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Birds in Panama

Our list for Panama has 119 bird species recorded regularly there: 33 residents, 1 summer visitor, 56 winter visitors, 23 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 5.7 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
119
In October
103
Common
13
Busiest month
Mar

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Turkey VultureTurkey Vulture1.40%
  2. Palm TanagerPalm Tanager1.02%
  3. Swainson's ThrushSwainson's Thrush0.98%
  4. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow0.89%
  5. Crimson-backed TanagerCrimson-backed Tanager0.84%
  6. Broad-winged HawkBroad-winged Hawk0.64%

Arriving now

  1. Bay-breasted WarblerBay-breasted WarblerWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.53%
  2. Rose-breasted GrosbeakRose-breasted GrosbeakWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.15%
  3. Philadelphia VireoPhiladelphia VireoWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  4. Black-billed CuckooBlack-billed CuckooPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%
  5. Gray CatbirdGray CatbirdWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.01%
  6. Least FlycatcherLeast FlycatcherPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.01%

Share of all bird records in Panama in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Panama

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Panama

Records by month
Bird records in Panama by month, 2019–2024
January632,251
February622,082
March732,173
April438,553
May491,821
June276,653
July280,872
August275,946
September378,759
October642,952
November474,729
December454,254

March has the most records (732,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 18
All 18 families in Panama

How common

All 119 birds, A to Z

Show all 119 birds

Questions

3

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Panama?

119 species, each recorded regularly in Panama (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 33 residents, 1 summer visitor, 56 winter visitors, 23 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Panama, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Panama in October?

103 species on our list for Panama are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, Palm Tanager, Swainson's Thrush, Barn Swallow and Crimson-backed Tanager.

What are the most common birds in Panama?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Panama are Turkey Vulture, Palm Tanager, Crimson-backed Tanager, Bay-breasted Warbler and Swainson's Thrush.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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