Common Birds in Panama
Our list for Panama has 13 common birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 5 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Panama in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaWinter visitorCommon14–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorCommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorCommon34–44 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Bay-breasted Warbler 14–14 cm
- Palm Tanager 16–18 cm
- Crimson-backed Tanager 16–18 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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