Visited areas and sites (see map)
WESTERN PANAMA:
Chiriqui Highlands (Cerro Punta): cloud forest, 2000m.
Resplendent Quetzal, Black Guan, Chiriqui Quail-Dove, Buff-throated Quail-Dove, Dusky Nightjar, Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl, Bare-shanked Screech-Owl, White-throated Mountain-gem, Scintillant Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird, Purple-throated Mountain-gem, Prong-billed Barbet, Ruddy Treerunner, Streak-breasted Treehunter, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Ochraceous Wren, Black-faced Solitaire, Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, Black-and-yellow Silky -Flycatcher, Yellow-thighed Finch, Flame-throated Warbler…
Finca Hartman, Chorcha Abajo, Laguna Volcan: mid-elevation tropical forest, pacific slope.
Turquoise Cotinga, Yellow-eared Toucanet, Riverside Wren, White-crested Coquette, Chiriqui Yellowthroat…
David area: semi-open habitats, savannas.
Brown-throated Parakeet, Green-breasted Mango(Veraguan), Barred Antshrike, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Panama Flycatcher…
La Fortuna, Oleoducto Road, Willie Mazu private reserve (forested hills, tropical mid-elevation rain forest, Atlantic slope) and Caribbean lowlands.
Tiny Hawk, Barred Forest-Falcon, Bare-necked Umbrellabird, Rufous-rumped Antwren, Azure-hooded Jay, Red-headed Barbet, Lovely Cotinga, Snowy Cotinga, Silver-throated Tanager, Emerald Tanager, Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Rufous Motmot, Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Golden-collared Manakin, (endemic), Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager…..
CENTRAL PANAMA:
Metropolitan Park: tropical semi deciduous forest, pacific slope.
Yellow-green Tyrannulet (endemic), Golden-fronted Tyrannulet, White-bellied Antbird, Crimson-backed Tanager, Rosy Thrush-Tanager, Pheasant Cuckoo, Lance-tailed Manakin…
Canal Zone (Old Gamboa road, Summit Ponds, Pipeline Road – Soberania National Park, Achiote Road): tropical rain forest.
Yellow-green Tyrannulet (endemic), Great Jacamar, Blue Cotinga, Lance-tailed, Blue-crowned, Red-capped Manakins, Scarlet-rumped Cacique, Crested Oropendola, Bicolored, Spotted, Ocellated Antbirds, Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo, Great Tinamou, Little Tinamou, Blue-headed Parrot, Brown-hooded Parrot, White-tailed , Slaty-tailed, Black-headed Trogons, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Olivaceous Flatbill, Spot-crowned Barbet, Pygmy Antwren, White-headed Wren….
Cerro Azul, Cerro Jefe: Cloud forest, elfins forest, 1000m.
Violet-capped Hummingbird (endemic), Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (endemic), Speckled Antshrike, Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager, Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner, Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Rufous-winged Tanager, Sulphur-rumped Tanager…
EASTERN PANAMA:
Darien National Park. Cana Field Station.
Great Green, Blue-and-yellow, Red-and-green and Chestnut-fronted Macaws, Crested, Black-and-white Hawk- Eagle, Black-tipped Cotinga, Dusky-backed and Great Jacamars, Barred Puffbird, Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (endemic), Little Cuckoo, Viridian Dacnis, Black-billed Flycatcher, Rufous-crested Coquette…
Cerro Pirre: cloud forest, 1100m.
Pirre Bush-Tanager (endemic), Pirre Warbler (endemic), Varied Solitaire (endemic), Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird (Pirre)(endemic), Beautiful Treerunner (endemic), Green-naped Tanager (endemic), Golden-headed Quetzal, Black Oropendola …..
[ Please contact us for detailed itinerary]
FIELD GUIDES
+ A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF COSTA RICA byG.Stiles et A. Skutch (Cornell Univ.)
+ BIRDS OF COSTA RICA by Richard Garrigues and Robert Dean ( Cornell Univ.)
PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT PANAMA
+ Documentation: Please check with consulate concerning current regulations and requirements.
+ Health: Consult your doctor or the Centers for Disease Control like http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx concerning health precautions and any injections that may be necessary to enter the area you will be visiting.
+ Infrastructure: Good driving conditions Very satisfactory accommodation is available.
+ Language: Spanish. English is widespread.
+ Local time: GMT-5
+ Electricity: 110 volts. American sockets.
+ Currency: US dollar, locally known as Balboa.
+ Climate: Tropical, Dry season: December to April. Showers are always possible, especially on the Caribbean side. Tropical temperatures but cool off with altitude.+ A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF PANAMA WITH COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA, AND HONDURAS
by Robert S. Ridgely and John A. Gwynne Jr. (Princeton)
Amazilia Tours provides an up-to-date check-list to each participant for daily reports.
All lodging is provided in hotels or comfortable lodges, near to or on-site.
The tour prices include lodging in double rooms (a supplement if 15% is charged for single room accommodation), all meals, transportation within the country, guide and entrance fees for the national parks. These prices do not include: international flight, alcoholic drinks, personal spending, airport departure tax, tips and travel insurance (repatriation, luggage loss and flight cancellation … (see terms and conditions).
