PANAMA: EL VALLE’S CANOPY LODGE JANUARY 5–12, 2020

Sunbittern © Erik Bruhnke

LEADERS: ERIK BRUHNKE & DANILO RODRIGUEZ, JR. LIST COMPILED BY: ERIK BRUHNKE

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Our Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge tour was teeming with memorable birding moments every day. Over the course of the week we observed over two hundred species, most of which are unique to the tropics, and a few of which have come down from “our backyards” for the winter months. The food was exceptional. Our local guide, Danilo Jr., took exceptional care of us every day. Our rooms were exquisite. The entire experience of birding through the Canopy Lodge was incredible and memorable.

Our first morning started out in front of the Radisson Panama Canal Hotel. Although located among the downtown Panama City ambience, the surrounding woods and manicured courtyard plants are home to many tropical bird species, and a moment’s walk away was the great Panama Canal. Crimson-backed Tanagers and Clay-colored Thrushes fluttered among the lower branches while Yellow-crowned Euphonias fed near the tops of the Cecropia trees. The beautiful Tropical Kingbirds that we would be seeing every day of the tour made a bright and early appearance this morning. After breakfast we rode a bus to the Panama Canal and to the stunning Canopy Lodge, where we explored the property and nearby trails that afternoon.

Home sweet home at the incredible Canopy Lodge © Erik Bruhnke

Upon arriving at our home-sweet-home for the week to come, we were greeted by welcoming staff and the many vibrant that live here. A Buff-rumped Warbler patrolled the rocks along the creek as Blue-gray Tanagers, wintering Tennessee Warblers, and a Rufous Motmot bounded in a feeding frenzy just feet from our seats. An afternoon walk up to the Canopy Adventure area offered great views of TWO Mottled Owls, chatty Keel-billed Toucans, and a Dusky Antbird. While heading to the waterfall, we found a delicate yet strong Violet-headed Hummingbird nest, initially seen with the female incubating her eggs! The views of the amazing scenery just kept getting better and better, and it was only our first day of the tour! Without a doubt, we all went to sleep that night dreaming of the colorful array of stunning life we witnessed that afternoon.

After a delicious and hearty breakfast and the ambience of energetic Thick-billed Euphonias and Gray- headed Chachalacas, we headed to La Mesa, where vast fields and densely wooded trails awaited us. Southern Lapwings fed among the grassy fields as Smooth-billed Anis called inside a cluster of trees. Several less commonly observed birds sang in the woods not far from us, including the colorful Rufous- and-white , Song Wren, and a Black-crowned Antpitta. Bursts of neon colors glistened at the tops of trees as Silver-throated Tanagers and Bay-headed Tanagers fed in a mixed flock. In the afternoon and after some valiant effort, we scored views of both the elusive Rosy Thrush-Tanager and a family of

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 2 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Spectacled Owls. We ended the day at Cara Iguana, where two Lesson’s Motmots were perched out in the open for us, seemingly waiting for us to arrive and look in their direction. Out along the scenic cliffside stretch, we set our views on an adult light morph Short-tailed Hawk, adult Lesser Goldfinch, and swirling kettles of Black Vultures and Turkey Vultures.

Over the next two days, our travels would take us well into the cloud forest of Altos Del Maria. This intermingled stretch of old-growth rainforest is unfortunately being taken over by lots and upcoming houses. On the drive up we stopped at a pull-off, where we had glimpses of the uncommon Golden- winged Warbler and a White-tipped Sicklebill, a unique and scarce hummingbird species that favors Heliconian flowers. As the day progressed, our trails led us higher and higher. Scaled Pigeons rowed through the air with force as elusive Northern Emerald-Toucanets and Collared Aracaris fed on fruit throughout the nearby canopy. A little hummingbird persistence payed off when everyone got stunning scope views of a male Snowcap! This gorgeous little hummingbird species is unique to the higher elevations, and it was so great to see the burgundy head and body of this little stunner, topped with its unique snow-white cap. On the drive back we spotted a Gray-lined Hawk flying from a telephone post.

Our next day had us repeating the Altos Del Maria landscape. We headed out a little earlier, straight to the higher elevations (instead of birding our way there), to maximize our chances of several specialties. Little did we know what thrills were to come, especially on the Biodiversity Trail that we would be revisiting first thing this morning. On every tour I lead, I find there are several moments where the scenery is not just “impressive” or “great” but truly near- perfect in a sentimental sense. The Biodiversity Trail captivated our senses as a bubbling creek rushed along our trail and ancient trees towered towards the sky, with much of the undergrowth and surface area along their trunks covered in complex arrays of vibrant green plant life. Two Bat Falcons flew high overhead just before entering the corridor of green. Watching the female Crimson-bellied Woodpecker was breathtaking! Shortly after getting on the trail, a pair of Spotted Antbirds caught our attention. © Erik Bruhnke Walking further down the trail, Tufted Flycatchers sallied insects from branches, almost always returning to the same perch that they departed from. We came across the massive tree where a pair of Crimson-bellied Woodpeckers had been seen earlier before our tour. We waited a little bit in absolute silence, keeping our eyes on high alert for movement both near and far. And then it happened…a female Crimson-bellied Woodpecker came into view, calling briefly and working her way along the sides of a nearby tree. Her bright red belly

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 3 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 complemented her head of off-white, black, and red feathers. During most visits to Panama, this species is simply not possible due to elusiveness and scarcity within their preferred habitat. We were all on a birding high when we returned to the vehicles. A highly unexpected adult Zone-tailed Hawk flew over us as a Green Kingfisher cackled along the pond’s edge.

Following a delicious dinner that night, we would partake in a night hike around the Canopy Lodge property. A brief stroll provided views of a Fleischmann’s Glass Frog, Red-webbed Tree Frogs, and a very large Smoky Jungle Frog. While carefully using our flashlights among the lower branches, we found a roosting Ringed Kingfisher and two Gray-cowled Wood-Rails. Before Curious Olingo, seen during our night hike! © Erik Bruhnke calling it a night, we located a very inquisitive Olingo in the trees. A few moments of watching this beautiful had us viewing it over our heads as it crossed the road via power lines!

The next day we headed through vast lowlands while on our way to the beach. Our first stop near the town of Anton offered great views of TWO Ferruginous Pygmy- Owls, Brown-throated Parakeets, and resident Eastern Meadowlarks. We could feel the heat and dry air, quite different from the cooler, humid conditions experienced on earlier days of the tour. The long, hot stretch of Juan Hombron to come would delight our birding hopes of displaying Lance-tailed Manakins, Fork-tailed Flycatchers, Savanna Hawks, and so much more! We heard Crested Bobwhites calling among the vast Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture © Erik Bruhnke fields while a pair of Orchard Orioles fed close to the road. A high-up Peregrine Falcon was spotted soaring over our heads during our snack break. Among the nearby fields were many vultures, including the very common Black Vultures, Turkey Vultures, and a few Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures!

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 4 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 We spent the midday hours at Raul’s beach house on Santa Clara beach, where we were immersed in the comfort of an amazing home-cooked lunch, shade from large nearby trees, and a beach-going view of Brown Pelicans, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Royal Terns, and a few distant Blue-footed Boobies.

Our final morning was truly overflowing with birds. A simple morning walk around the immediate Canopy Lodge property boasted views of 62 species, including a Rufous-crested Coquette, two Green Thorntails, two Spot-crowned Barbets, and more! Additional icing on the cake was a Sunbittern feeding nearby and out-in-the-opening to the Canopy Lodge welcoming bridge. Pair of Blue Dacnis © Erik Bruhnke Throughout this last morning extravaganza, we also saw numerous gorgeous butterflies including a Starry Cracker, Malachites, Banded Peacocks, and Zebra Heliconians. Over the course of the week our adventure through central Panama reached 217 bird species. I’m already looking forward to coming back this fall!

Tour grand finale with the Sunbittern! © Erik Bruhnke

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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Tinamous Tinamidae

Great Tinamou Tinamus major Altos Del Maria… not just heard, but seen!

Guans, Chachalacas & Curassows Cracidae

Gray-headed Ortalis cinereiceps Seen at the Canopy Lodge feeders every day Chachalaca

Black Guan (RE) Chamaepetes Altos Del Maria unicolor

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus Juan Hombron

Pigeons and Doves Columbidae

Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia Panama City

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Mata Ahogado cayennensis

Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas Altos Del Maria speciosa

Plain-breasted Ground Columbina minuta Antón Dove

Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti Seen most days along roadsides

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Frequent visitor below Canopy Lodge feeders. Heard while out in the field many days too.

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Juan Hombron

Cuckoos Cuculidae

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani La Mesa Road, Mata Ahogado, Antón

Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga Antón sulcirostris

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana La Mesa Road, Canopy Lodge

Swifts Apodidae

White-collared Swift Streptoprocne La Mesa Road zonaris

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 6 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura Radisson Inn Panama Canal

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Canopy Lodge

White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila Altos Del Maria

Rufous-breasted Glaucis hirsutus Canopy Lodge Hermit

Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Canopy Lodge, Altos Del Maria

Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis Canopy Lodge/Adventure Trail, La Mesa Road, Altos striigularis Del Maria

Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae Altos Del Maria

Veraguan Mango (E) Anthracothorax Juan Hombron veraguensis

Green Thorntail Discosura conversii Canopy Lodge

Rufous-crested Lophornis delattrei Canopy Lodge Coquette

Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster Canopy Lodge longirostris

Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon Canopy Lodge assimilis

Violet-headed Klais guimeti Adventure Trail, Altos Del Maria, Canopy Lodge Hummingbird

White-vented Chalybura buffonii Adventure Trail, Canopy Lodge Plumeleteer

Bronze-tailed Chalybura La Mesa, Altos Del Maria Plumeleteer urochrysia

Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania Canopy Lodge, Altos Del Maria colombica

Snowcap Microchera Altos Del Maria albocoronata

Blue-chested Amazilia amabilis La Mesa Road, Canopy Lodge Hummingbird

Snowy-bellied Amazilia edward Canopy Lodge, La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria, Mata Hummingbird Ahogado

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 7 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Rufous-tailed Amazilia tzacatl A gorgeous stunner of a hummingbird, seen every Hummingbird day!

Rails, Gallinules & Rallidae Coots

Gray-cowled Wood- Aramides cajaneus Seen every day on/around the Canopy Lodge Rail feeders

Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis La Mesa Road, Juan Hombron

Jacanas Jacanidae

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Juan Hombron

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Juan Hombron (specifically the beach access near El Chirú)

Sanderling Calidris alba Juan Hombron (specifically the beach access near El Chirú)

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Juan Hombron

Gulls, Terns & Laridae Skimmers

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Santa Clara Beach

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Santa Clara Beach

Sunbittern Eurypygidae

Sunbittern Eurypyga helias Canopy Lodge - Truly exceptional experience… observed

Storks Ciconiidae

Wood Stork Mycteria americana Juan Hombron

Frigatebirds Fregatidae

Magnificent Fregata magnificens Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Juan Hombron, Santa Frigatebird Clara Beach

Boobies & Gannets Sulidae

Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Santa Clara beach

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 8 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax Observed nearly every day brasilianus

Pelicans Pelecanidae

Brown Pelican Pelecanus Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Santa Clara beach occidentalis

Herons, Egrets & Ardeidae Bitterns

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Seen while driving from Canopy Lodge to Panama City

Great Egret Ardea alba Radisson Inn Panama Canal, La Mesa Road, Juan Hombron, Santa Clara Beach

Snowy Egret Egretta thula Juan Hombron

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Juan Hombron

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis La Mesa Road, Mata Ahogado, Jaun Hombron, Radisson Inn Panama Canal

Green Heron Butorides virescens Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Altos Del Maria, Juan Hombron

Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

White Ibis Eudocimus albus Radisson Inn Panama Canal

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Seen every day in good numbers

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Seen every day in good numbers

Lesser Yellow-headed Cathartes Good study/comparison of this species at Juan Vulture burrovianus Hombron

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus Altos Del Maria, Santa Clara beach

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Savanna Hawk Buteogallus Juan Hombron meridionalis

White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis Altos Del Maria

Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus Altos Del Maria

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus La Mesa, Mata Ahogado, Altos Del Maria

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 9 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Adventure Trail, La Mesa

Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Cara Iguana, and a big surprise to see up in Altos Del Maria

Owls Strigidae

Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix El Valle perspicillata

Ferruginous Pygmy- Glaucidium Antón Owl brasilianum

Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Canopy Adventure

Trogons Trogonidae

Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus Altos Del Maria

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Altos Del Maria

Motmots Momotidae

Tody Motmot Hylomanes La Mesa Road momotula

Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessoni Cara Iguana, Juan Hombron

Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus Seen nearly every day at the Canopy Lodge feeders martii

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle Creek that goes through Canopy Lodge, Altos Del torquata Maria. Seen during the Canopy Lodge night hike!

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle Altos Del Maria, Canopy Lodge americana

New World Barbets Capitonidae

Spot-crowned Barbet Capito La Mesa Road, Canopy Lodge maculicoronatus

Toucans Ramphastidae

Northern Emerald- Aulacorhynchus Altos Del Maria Toucanet prasinus

Collared Aracari Pteroglossus Altos Del Maria torquatus

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 10 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Yellow-eared Toucanet Selenidera Altos Del Maria spectabilis

Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos Canopy Lodge, Adventure Trail, Altos Del Maria sulfuratus

Woodpeckers Picidae

Black-cheeked Melanerpes Altos Del Maria Woodpecker pucherani

Red-crowned Melanerpes Seen every day! Woodpecker rubricapillus

Smoky-brown Dryobates fumigatus An uncommon treat located in Altos Del Maria Woodpecker

Crimson-bellied Campephilus INCREDIBLE experience with this rare woodpecker - Woodpecker haematogaster in Altos Del Maria

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria, Mata Ahogado

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Commute between Panama City and Canopy Lodge, Juan Hombron

Yellow-headed Milvago chimachima Seen nearly ever day among the fields and Caracara woodlands

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Altos Del Maria

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Juan Hombron

African & New World Psittacidae Parrots

Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissimus A very rare sight to see - located in Altos Del Maria (a small, disconnected population on the range map)!

Orange-chinned Brotogeris jugularis Panama City, Altos Del Maria, Canopy Lodge Parakeet

Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria

Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria, Canopy Lodge

Brown-throated Eupsittula pertinax Antón Parakeet

Typical Antbirds Thamnophilidae

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 11 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus Canopy Lodge lineatus

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Cara Iguana doliatus

Russet Antshrike Thamnistes Altos Del Maria anabatinus

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria mentalis

Spot-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus La Mesa Road puncticeps

Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula Altos Del Maria schisticolor

Dusky Antbird Cercomacroides Adventure Trail tyrannina

Dull-mantled Antbird Sipia laemosticta Mata Ahogado

Spotted Antbird Hylophylax Altos Del Maria naevioides

Gnateaters Conopophagidae

Black-crowned Pittasoma michleri La Mesa Road Antpitta

Antpittas Grallariidae

Streak-chested Hylopezus Altos Del Maria Antpitta perspicillatus

Ovenbirds & Furnariidae Woodcreepers

Plain-brown Dendrocincla La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria Woodcreeper fuliginosa

Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus Canopy Lodge, La Mesa Road susurrans

Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus Altos Del Maria erythropygius

Straight-billed Dendroplex picus Juan Hombron Woodcreeper

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 12 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus Mata Ahogado pusillus

Buff-throated Foliage- Automolus Heard from Biodiversity Trail in Altos Del Maria gleaner ochrolaemus

Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca Altos Del Maria erythrops

Manakins Pipridae

Lance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia Great study of this species along Juan Hombron lanceolata

Golden-collared Manacus vitellinus La Mesa Road Manakin

Tityras & Allies Tityridae

Northern Schiffornis Schiffornis Altos Del Maria veraepacis

White-winged Becard Pachyramphus Altos Del Maria polychopterus

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Olive-striped Mionectes olivaceus La Mesa Road Flycatcher

Ochre-bellied Mionectes Canopy Lodge Flycatcher oleagineus

Sepia-capped Leptopogon La Mesa Flycatcher amaurocephalus

Scale-crested Pygmy- Lophotriccus pileatus Altos Del Maria Tyrant

Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocylclus An unexpected write-in!! Found in Altos Del Maria brevirostris

Common Tody- Todirostrum Seen nearly every day - great views at Canopy Flycatcher cinereum Lodge!

Southern Beardless- Camptostoma Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Juan Hombron Tyrannulet obsoletum

Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola La Mesa Road

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Mata Ahogado, Juan Hombron

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 13 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus Altos Del Maria

Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes Altos Del Maria phaeocercus

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Canopy Lodge - a lingering winter bird

Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus Altos Del Maria

Dusky-capped Myiarchus Altos Del Maria Flycatcher tuberculifer

Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus Juan Hombron panamensis

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Observed nearly every day. Fairly common

Rusty-margined Myiozetetes Juan Hombron Flycatcher cayanensis

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Great experience seeing them hunt over fields at Juan Hombron

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers & Erpornis Vireonidae

Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes Altos Del Maria

Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia Altos Del Maria, Canopy Lodge decurtatus

Golden-fronted Pachysylvia Juan Hombron Greenlet aurantiifrons

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis Seen/heard nearly every day from Canopy Lodge vicinity

Swallows Hirundinidae

Blue-and-white Pygochelidon La Mesa Road Swallow cyanoleuca

Southern Rough- Stelgidopteryx Observed every day throughout clearings winged Swallow ruficollis

Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Radisson Inn Panama Canal, La Mesa Road, Juan Hombron

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica La Mesa Road, Juan Hombron

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Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates Mata Ahogado cinereiventris

Wrens Troglodytidae

House Wren Troglodytes aedon Daily observation - seen frequently at Canopy Lodge and also among daily travels

Ochraceous Wren (RE) Troglodytes Altos Del Maria ochraceus

Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus Adventure Trail

Rufous-and-white Thryophilus rufalbus La Mesa Wren

Isthmian Wren Cantorchilus elutus Altos Del Maria

Bay Wren Cantorchilus Beautiful trickster that teased us every day at nigricapillus Canopy Lodge. Worked hard to get looks at this species!

White-breasted Wood- Henicorhina Altos Del Maria Wren leucosticta

Gray-breasted Wood- Henicorhina La Mesa Road Wren leucophrys

Song Wren La Mesa Road phaeocephalus

Mockingbirds & Mimidae Thrashers

Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus Commute between Panama City and Canopy Lodge, (I) Juan Hombron

Thrushes & Allies Turdidae

Orange-billed Catharus Mata Ahogado Nightingale-Thrush aurantiirostris

Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus Mata Ahogado

Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi Common daily sight at Canopy Lodge feeders, as well as in our travels

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus Antón gas station

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Finches, Euphonias & Fringillidae Allies

Yellow-crowned Euphonia luteicapilla Seen nearly every day Euphonia

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris Common sight in our travels, especially at Canopy Lodge feeders

Tawny-capped Euphonia anneae La Mesa Road, Mata Ahogado Euphonia

Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Cara Iguana, Canopy Lodge

Thrush-Tanager Rhodinocichlidae

Rosy Thrush-Tanager Rhodinocichla rosea El Valle

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Common Chlorospingus Altos Del Maria Chlorospingus flavopectus

Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops La Mesa Road conirostris

Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon Juan Hombron, Canopy Lodge aurantiirostris

Chestnut-capped Arremon Altos Del Maria Brushfinch brunneinucha

Troupials & Allies Icteridae

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Antón

Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus Altos Del Maria holosericeus

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius Adventure Trail decumanus

Chestnut-headed Psarocolius wagleri Canopy Lodge, Altos Del Maria Oropendola

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Juan Hombron

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Common everyday sight

New World Warblers Parulidae

Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla Canopy Lodge

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 16 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia Canopy Lodge noveboracensis

Golden-winged Vermivora Mata Ahogado Warbler chrysoptera

Black-and-white Mniotilta varia Canopy Lodge, Altos Del Maria Warbler

Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Fairly common sight in our travels, especially at Canopy Lodge feeders

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Near-daily sighting among our travels

Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Mata Ahogado

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Near-daily sighting among our travels. Interesting to note, most were females.

Chestnut-sided Setophaga La Mesa Road Warbler pensylvanica

Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Seen on our last morning, at Canopy Lodge. Unexpected sighting.

Rufous-capped Basileuterus Common sight at Canopy Lodge, and a few times Warbler rufifrons while out in the field

Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis Altos Del Maria, and along the creek by the Canopy fulvicauda Lodge

Canada Warbler Cardellina Mata Ahogado canadensis

Mitrospingid Tanagers Mitrospingidae

Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii Canopy Lodge, Mata Ahogado, Altos Del Maria

Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae

Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Altos Del Maria

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Near-daily sighting, and seen regularly around the Canopy Lodge

Red-throated Ant- Habia fuscicauda Canopy Lodge Tanager

Rose-breasted Pheucticus Male and female seen at Altos Del Maria Grosbeak ludovicianus

Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 17 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 White-shouldered Tachyphonus Altos Del Maria Tanager luctuosus

Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii La Mesa Road

White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus Canopy Lodge

Flame (Lemon)- Ramphocelus Altos Del Maria, Canopy Lodge feeders rumped Tanager flammigerus

Crimson-backed Ramphocelus Seen every day at Canopy Lodge feeders and in our Tanager dimidiatus travels

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Common at Canopy Lodge feeders, and in our daily travels

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Canopy Lodge

Golden-hooded Stilpnia larvata Gorgeous bird, seen most days! Tanager

Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata Radisson Inn Panama Canal, Canopy Lodge

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Canopy Lodge

Silver-throated Tangara La Mesa Road, Altos Del Maria Tanager icterocephala

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Canopy Lodge

Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus Altos Del Maria

Red-legged Cyanerpes cyaneus Canopy Lodge, Juan Hombron Honeycreeper

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza La Mesa Road

Black-and-yellow Chrysothlypis Altos Del Maria Tanager chrysomelas

Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina Good views at Radisson Inn Panama Canal, seen several times afterward too

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Handsome little bird, seen nearly every day both in the field and at the Canopy Lodge feeders

Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus La Mesa Road

Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus Uncommon visitor at the Canopy Lodge feeders, seen a few times in the field

Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps Altos Del Maria

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 18 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus Altos Del Maria

MAMMALS

Opossums Didelphidae

Central American Caluromys derbianus Canopy Lodge night hike Woolly Opossum

Three-toed Sloths Bradypodidae

Brown-throated Three- Bradypus variegatus Seen nearly every day! Such a treat to see them! toed Sloth

Two-toed Sloths Megalonychidae

Hoffman's Two-toed Choloepus Observed along Cara Iguana Sloth hoffmanni

Squirrels, Prairie Dogs & Marmots Sciuridae

Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis A regular visitor to the Canopy Lodge feeders

Variegated Squirrel Sciurus Radisson Inn Canopy Lodge variegatoides

Porcupines Erethizonitidae

Rothschild's Porcupine Coendou rothschildi Altos Del Maria

Agoutis Dasyproctidae

Central American Dasyprocta punctata "cleanup crew" below the Canopy Lodge feeders, Agouti seen all but one day.

Raccoons Procyonidae

Olingo Bassaricyon gabbii Awesome experience during our night hike at Canopy Lodge!

INSECTS

Butterflies

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 19 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020 Variable Crescent Eresia Canopy Lodge ithomioides Hewitso n

Starry Cracker Hamadryas Canopy Lodge laodamia

Erato Heliconian Heliconius erato Canopy Lodge, La Mesa Road

Zebra Heliconian Heliconius Canopy Lodge, La Mesa Road, Juan Hombron charithonia

Malachite Siproeta stelenes Canopy Lodge

Blue Morpho Morpho helenor Seen almost every day at Canopy Lodge and throughout our field travels!

Cattleheart Parides sp. Canopy Lodge, La Mesa Road

Rusty-tipped Page Siproeta epaphus Canopy Lodge, La Mesa Road

Banded Peacock Siproeta epaphus Daily sight at both Canopy Lodge and throughout our field travels!

White Peacock Anartia jatrophae Canopy Lodge

AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

Basalisk Lizard Basiliscus basiliscus Canopy Lodge

Green Iguana Iguana iguana Canopy Lodge

Black Shiny-tailed Ctenosaura similis Juan Hombron Iguana

Central American Holcosus festivus Canopy Lodge, Altos Del Maria Whiptail

Fleischmann's Glass Hyalinobatrachium Canopy Lodge Frog fleischmanni

Smoky Jungle Frog Leptodactylus Canopy Lodge pentadactylus

Red-webbed Tree Frog Hypsiboas rufitelus Canopy Lodge

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 20 Panama: El Valle’s Canopy Lodge, January 2020