Birds to See in Panama in August
62 bird species on our list for Panama are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Turkey Vulture, Palm Tanager, Crimson-backed Tanager, Great White Egret and Roadside Hawk. New this month: Barn Swallow, Prothonotary Warbler, Sand Martin and American Redstart and 6 more.
On the move in August
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From Panama’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 62 birds in August
62 birds
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Aug
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Aug
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusResidentUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiResidentUncommon76–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Purple MartinProgne subisWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Common PotooNyctibius griseusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Aug
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.03% in Aug
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentRare45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Aug
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaResidentRare89–105 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaResidentRare19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentRare30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
Great CurassowCrax rubraResidentRare84–92 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Scarlet MacawAra macaoResidentRare81–96 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanResidentUncommon32–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.01% in Aug
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusPassage migrantRare17–23 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentRare31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiWinter visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
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