What birds can I see in Panama in September?

92 species on our list for Panama are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, Palm Tanager, Barn Swallow, Crimson-backed Tanager and Great White Egret.

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.

Birds in Panama

Q: 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.

119 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Panama in September

92 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 92 birds in September

Arriving in September: Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, Northern Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Great Crested Flycatcher, Scarlet Tanager and 23 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Panama each month: most in October (103), fewest in June (48). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Tennessee WarblerSmallest · 10cm

Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm

From the Tennessee Warbler (10 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)34 families

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All 119 birds on the list

Showing 1–23 of 119 species

ResidentRecorded all yearSummer visitorArrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterWinter visitorPresent outside the breeding seasonPassage migrantSeen mainly in spring and autumn migrationScarceRecorded in some years but not every yearCommonAmong the most-recorded birds in its best monthUncommonRecorded regularly, but on a minority of outingsRareFew records, even in its best month

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes auraLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarumLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

Crimson-backed Tanager

Ramphocelus dimidiatusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castaneaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rusticaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

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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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