Birds in Panama

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 Warbler
Tennessee WarblerSmallest · 10cm
to
Great Blue Heron
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 70–92 of 119 species

Harpy Eagle

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyjaVU

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronataLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopusNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnoliaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna griseaNT

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollisVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolorLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cattle Tyrant

Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensisLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podicepsLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Curassow

Great Curassow

Crax rubraVU

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Herring Gull

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus variusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichasLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Passerina cirisLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubrisLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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