Panama bird checklist
1018 bird species in 97 families have been recorded in Panama, according to eBird; about 792 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Panama right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Barn Swallow
3Laughing Gull
4Neotropic Cormorant
5Black Vulture
6Cliff Swallow
7Least Sandpiper
8Black-bellied Plover
9Great-tailed Grackle
10Royal Tern
Panama bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Highland Tinamou
- Great Tinamou
- Little Tinamou
- Choco Tinamou
Screamers
- Northern Screamer
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Comb Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Masked Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Black Guan
- Crested Guan
- Baudo Guan
- Great Curassow
- Gray-headed Chachalaca
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Tawny-faced Quail
- Crested Bobwhite
- Marbled Wood-Quail
- Black-eared Wood-Quail
- Tacarcuna Wood-Quail
- Black-breasted Wood-Quail
- Spotted Wood-Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Red-billed Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Plumbeous Pigeon
- Ruddy Pigeon
- Short-billed Pigeon
- Dusky Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Violaceous Quail-Dove
- Olive-backed Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Gray-chested Dove
- Gray-headed Dove
- Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
- Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
- Chiriqui Quail-Dove
- Russet-crowned Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Eared Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
- Little Cuckoo
- Dwarf Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Gray-capped Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Rufous Nightjar
- Dusky Nightjar
Potoos
- Great Potoo
- Common Potoo
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-chinned Swift
- Spot-fronted Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Band-rumped Swift
- Costa Rican Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- Chapman's Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- White-tipped Sicklebill
- Bronzy Hermit
- Rufous-breasted Hermit
- Band-tailed Barbthroat
- White-whiskered Hermit
- Green Hermit
- Long-billed Hermit
- Pale-bellied Hermit
- Stripe-throated Hermit
- Green-fronted Lancebill
- Brown Violetear
- Lesser Violetear
- Tooth-billed Hummingbird
- Purple-crowned Fairy
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Black-throated Mango
- Green-breasted Mango
- Veraguan Mango
- Green Thorntail
- Rufous-crested Coquette
- Black-crested Coquette
- White-crested Coquette
- Greenish Puffleg
- Green-crowned Brilliant
- Talamanca Hummingbird
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Plain-capped Starthroat
- Fiery-throated Hummingbird
- White-bellied Mountain-gem
- Purple-throated Mountain-gem
- White-throated Mountain-gem
- Magenta-throated Woodstar
- Purple-throated Woodstar
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Volcano Hummingbird
- Scintillant Hummingbird
- Glow-throated Hummingbird
- Garden Emerald
- Violet-headed Hummingbird
- Violet Sabrewing
- Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
- White-vented Plumeleteer
- Crowned Woodnymph
- Snowcap
- White-tailed Emerald
- Violet-capped Hummingbird
- Pirre Hummingbird
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
- Black-bellied Hummingbird
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
- Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Amazilia Hummingbird
- Mangrove Hummingbird
- Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
- Humboldt's Sapphire
- Blue-chested Hummingbird
- Charming Hummingbird
- Blue-throated Goldentail
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Spotted Rail
- Paint-billed Crake
- Uniform Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- White-throated Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
- Black Rail
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wandering Tattler
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Gray Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Western Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Yellow-billed Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Inca Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Sunbittern
- Sunbittern
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Albatrosses
- Waved Albatross
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Black Storm-Petrel
- Markham's Storm-Petrel
- Least Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Galapagos Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Parkinson's Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Christmas Shearwater
- Galapagos Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Black-vented Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
- Peruvian Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
- Guanay Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- Green Ibis
- Bare-faced Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron
- Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Agami Heron
- Pinnated Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Capped Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
- Cocoi Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Crested Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Gray-bellied Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Long-winged Harrier
- Northern Harrier
- Tiny Hawk
- Double-toothed Kite
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Slender-billed Kite
- Barred Hawk
- Plumbeous Hawk
- Common Black Hawk
- Savanna Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Solitary Eagle
- Roadside Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Semiplumbeous Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Gray-lined Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
- Tropical Screech-Owl
- Middle American Screech-Owl
- Choco Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
- Central American Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-and-white Owl
- Striped Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Trogons
- Golden-headed Quetzal
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Lattice-tailed Trogon
- Slaty-tailed Trogon
- Black-tailed Trogon
- White-tailed Trogon
- Baird's Trogon
- Gartered Violaceous Trogon
- Graceful Black-throated Trogon
- Collared Trogon
Motmots
- Tody Motmot
- Lesson's Motmot
- Whooping Motmot
- Rufous Motmot
- Broad-billed Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
- Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- White-necked Puffbird
- Black-breasted Puffbird
- Pied Puffbird
- Barred Puffbird
- Russet-throated Puffbird
- White-whiskered Puffbird
- Lanceolated Monklet
- Gray-cheeked Nunlet
- White-fronted Nunbird
Jacamars
- Dusky-backed Jacamar
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
- Great Jacamar
New World Barbets
- Spot-crowned Barbet
- Red-headed Barbet
Toucan-Barbets
- Prong-billed Barbet
Toucans
- Northern Emerald-Toucanet
- Collared Aracari
- Pale-mandibled Aracari
- Fiery-billed Aracari
- Yellow-eared Toucanet
- Yellow-throated Toucan
- Keel-billed Toucan
- Choco Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Olivaceous Piculet
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Golden-naped Woodpecker
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Hoffmann's Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Red-rumped Woodpecker
- Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker
- Pale-billed Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Cinnamon Woodpecker
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
- Rufous-winged Woodpecker
- Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
- Golden-green Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Crested Caracara
- Red-throated Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Red-fronted Parrotlet
- Blue-fronted Parrotlet
- Barred Parakeet
- Monk Parakeet
- Orange-chinned Parakeet
- Brown-hooded Parrot
- Saffron-headed Parrot
- Blue-headed Parrot
- White-crowned Parrot
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Spectacled Parrotlet
- Subandean Parakeet
- Sulphur-winged Parakeet
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw
- Great Green Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Sapayoa
- Sapayoa
Typical Antbirds
- Rufous-rumped Antwren
- Fasciated Antshrike
- Great Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Black-crowned Antshrike
- Black-hooded Antshrike
- Black Antshrike
- Russet Antshrike
- Plain Antvireo
- Spot-crowned Antvireo
- Spiny-faced Antshrike
- Checker-throated Stipplethroat
- Moustached Antwren
- Pacific Antwren
- White-flanked Antwren
- Slaty Antwren
- Rusty-winged Antwren
- Dot-winged Antwren
- Northern White-fringed Antwren
- Dusky Antbird
- Jet Antbird
- Bare-crowned Antbird
- White-bellied Antbird
- Chestnut-backed Antbird
- Dull-mantled Antbird
- Zeledon's Antbird
- Wing-banded Antbird
- Bicolored Antbird
- Spotted Antbird
- Ocellated Antbird
Gnateaters
- Black-crowned Antpitta
Antpittas
- Scaled Antpitta
- Streak-chested Antpitta
- Thicket Antpitta
- Ochre-breasted Antpitta
Tapaculos
- Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
- Tacarcuna Tapaculo
- Choco Tapaculo
Antthrushes
- Black-faced Antthrush
- Black-capped Antthrush
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Middle American Leaftosser
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser
- Gray-throated Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Piping Long-tailed Woodcreeper
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Cocoa Woodcreeper
- Black-striped Woodcreeper
- Spotted Woodcreeper
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper
- Red-billed Scythebill
- Brown-billed Scythebill
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
- Northern Plain-Xenops
- Streaked Xenops
- Buffy Tuftedcheek
- Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
- Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
- Streak-breasted Treehunter
- Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
- Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Western Woodhaunter
- Spotted Barbtail
- Beautiful Treerunner
- Ruddy Treerunner
- Double-banded Graytail
- Coiba Spinetail
- Red-faced Spinetail
- Slaty Spinetail
- Pale-breasted Spinetail
Manakins
- Lance-tailed Manakin
- White-ruffed Manakin
- Choco Manakin
- Velvety Manakin
- White-collared Manakin
- Orange-collared Manakin
- Golden-collared Manakin
- White-crowned Manakin
- Red-capped Manakin
- Golden-headed Manakin
Cotingas
- Purple-throated Fruitcrow
- Bare-necked Umbrellabird
- Lovely Cotinga
- Turquoise Cotinga
- Blue Cotinga
- Rufous Piha
- Three-wattled Bellbird
- Black-tipped Cotinga
- Yellow-billed Cotinga
- Snowy Cotinga
Tityras and Allies
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Masked Tityra
- Northern Schiffornis
- Russet-winged Schiffornis
- Speckled Mourner
- Barred Becard
- Cinereous Becard
- Cinnamon Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Black-and-white Becard
- Rose-throated Becard
- One-colored Becard
Sharpbill
- Sharpbill
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
- Tawny-breasted Flycatcher
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
- Black-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Piprites
- Stub-tailed Spadebill
- White-throated Spadebill
- Golden-crowned Spadebill
- Olive-streaked Flycatcher
- Olive-striped Flycatcher
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher
- Yellow-green Tyrannulet
- Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
- Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant
- Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
- Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
- Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant
- Northern Bentbill
- Southern Bentbill
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Brownish Twistwing
- Eye-ringed Flatbill
- Western Olivaceous Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-winged Flatbill
- Ochre-lored Flatbill
- Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Yellow Tyrannulet
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- Forest Elaenia
- Choco Elaenia
- Greenish Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Lesser Elaenia
- Mountain Elaenia
- Torrent Tyrannulet
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
- White-fronted Tyrannulet
- Mistletoe Tyrannulet
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Black-billed Flycatcher
- Tufted Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Ochraceous Pewee
- Dark Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- White-throated Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Yellowish Flycatcher
- Black-capped Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Long-tailed Tyrant
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Choco Sirystes
- Rufous Mourner
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Panama Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Cattle Tyrant
- Lesser Kiskadee
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher
- Social Flycatcher
- Gray-capped Flycatcher
- White-ringed Flycatcher
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Scrub Greenlet
- Green Shrike-Vireo
- Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo
- Ochre-crowned Greenlet
- Lesser Greenlet
- Golden-fronted Greenlet
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Yellow-winged Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Brown-capped Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Silvery-throated Jay
- Azure-hooded Jay
- White-throated Magpie-Jay
- Brown Jay
- Black-chested Jay
- Oriental Magpie
Donacobius
- Black-capped Donacobius
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- White-winged Swallow
- Mangrove Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Southern Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- White-thighed Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Tawny-faced Gnatwren
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
- White-browed Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Scaly-breasted Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Ochraceous Wren
- Timberline Wren
- White-headed Wren
- Band-backed Wren
- Bicolored Wren
- Sooty-headed Wren
- Black-bellied Wren
- Rufous-breasted Wren
- Black-throated Wren
- Rufous-and-white Wren
- Stripe-breasted Wren
- Stripe-throated Wren
- Canebrake Wren
- Isthmian Wren
- Riverside Wren
- Bay Wren
- Buff-breasted Wren
- White-breasted Wood-Wren
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
- Song Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Black-faced Solitaire
- Varied Solitaire
- Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Sooty Thrush
- Mountain Thrush
- Pale-vented Thrush
- White-throated Thrush
- Dagua Thrush
- Clay-colored Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
- Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher
- Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Yellowish Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Elegant Euphonia
- Yellow-collared Chlorophonia
- Golden-browed Chlorophonia
- Yellow-crowned Euphonia
- White-vented Euphonia
- Yellow-throated Euphonia
- Thick-billed Euphonia
- Spot-crowned Euphonia
- Olive-backed Euphonia
- Fulvous-vented Euphonia
- Tawny-capped Euphonia
- Orange-bellied Euphonia
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Yellow-bellied Siskin
Thrush-Tanager
- Rosy Thrush-Tanager
New World Sparrows
- Yellow-throated Chlorospingus
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
- Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
- Common Chlorospingus
- Tacarcuna Chlorospingus
- Pirre Chlorospingus
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Black-striped Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Costa Rican Brushfinch
- Black-headed Brushfinch
- Orange-billed Sparrow
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
- Sooty-faced Finch
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Volcano Junco
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Large-footed Finch
- White-naped Brushfinch
- Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
- Yellow-green Brushfinch
Wrenthrush
- Wrenthrush
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Crested Oropendola
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola
- Montezuma Oropendola
- Black Oropendola
- Scarlet-rumped Cacique
- Yellow-rumped Cacique
- Black-cowled Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Orange-crowned Oriole
- Yellow-tailed Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Melodious Blackbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Carib Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Flame-throated Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Chestnut-capped Warbler
- Black-cheeked Warbler
- Pirre Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Costa Rican Warbler
- Tacarcuna Warbler
- Buff-rumped Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Slate-throated Redstart
- Collared Redstart
Mitrospingid Tanagers
- Dusky-faced Tanager
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Flame-colored Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager
- Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
- Carmiol's Tanager
- Lemon-spectacled Tanager
- Black-faced Grosbeak
- Yellow-green Grosbeak
- Black-thighed Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Seedeater
- Blue-black Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Black-faced Tanager
- Hooded Tanager
- Gray-headed Tanager
- White-shouldered Tanager
- Tawny-crested Tanager
- White-lined Tanager
- White-throated Shrike-Tanager
- Crimson-collared Tanager
- Flame-rumped Tanager
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager
- Crimson-backed Tanager
- Blue-and-gold Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Palm Tanager
- Speckled Tanager
- Gray-and-gold Tanager
- Golden-hooded Tanager
- Spangle-cheeked Tanager
- Green-naped Tanager
- Plain-colored Tanager
- Rufous-winged Tanager
- Bay-headed Tanager
- Emerald Tanager
- Silver-throated Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
- Blue Dacnis
- Viridian Dacnis
- Shining Honeycreeper
- Purple Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Sulphur-rumped Tanager
- Scarlet-browed Tanager
- Yellow-backed Tanager
- Black-and-yellow Tanager
- White-eared Conebill
- Slaty Flowerpiercer
- Slaty Finch
- Peg-billed Finch
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lesson's Seedeater
- Lined Seedeater
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Thick-billed Seed-Finch
- Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
- Large-billed Seed-Finch
- Variable Seedeater
- Morelet's Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Slate-colored Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Buff-throated Saltator
- Black-headed Saltator
- Olive-gray Saltator
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
- Streaked Saltator
- Slate-colored Grosbeak
Most common birds in Panama
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Panama’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
Largest bird families in Panama
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers81
- Tanagers and Allies50
- Hummingbirds48
- New World Warblers39
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites36
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers33
- Typical Antbirds27
- Sandpipers and Allies26
Reported in the last 30 days
765 species reported to eBird in Panama in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Great Jacamar, Cocoa Woodcreeper, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Bicolored Antbird, White-tailed Trogon, House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, Great-tailed Grackle, Gray-breasted Martin, Black Vulture, Tropical Kingbird, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Blue-gray Tanager, Ruddy Ground Dove, Palm Tanager, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Crimson-backed Tanager, Clay-colored Thrush, Variable Seedeater, Summer Tanager, Roseate Spoonbill, Royal Tern, Laughing Gull, Blue Ground Dove, Neotropic Cormorant, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Least Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Isthmian Wren, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Lesser Greenlet, Mistletoe Tyrannulet, Streaked Saltator, Rufous-and-white Wren, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Brown-throated Parakeet, Magnificent Frigatebird, …
Get to know some of them
Great Egret
Sandwich Tern
House Sparrow
Brown Pelican
Magnificent Frigatebird
Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Willet
Little Blue Heron
Ruddy Turnstone
Snowy Egret
Spotted Sandpiper
White Ibis
Tricolored Heron