Rufous and white wren image taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.
Category: Passerine
Passerine
Scarlet Tanager
Smooth-billed ani
The smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, northern Argentina and southern Chile.
Long-tailed tyrant
The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
White-ruffed manakin
White-ruffed manakin image taken in Altos del Maria, Panama. The white-ruffed manakin (Corapipo altera) is a sub-oscine (Tyranni), passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Honduras to northwestern Colombia. Its typical habitat is wet forest, adjacent clearings and tall secondary growth. It is a small, plump bird about 10 centimetres (4 in) long. Males have glossy blue-black plumage with a white erectile ruff on the throat and females are green.
Red-legged honeycreeper
Red-legged honeycreeper feeding on citrus fruits, images taken in Panama. According to Wikipedia the Red-legged honeycreepers can be found from southern Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and on Cuba, where possibly introduced. It is also rarely found in southern Texas.
Great Kiskadee
Great Kiskadee image taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.
Great Kiskadee
Crimson backed tanager
Crimson-backed tanager image taken in Altos del Maria, Panama. A nickname in Panama is sangre de toro (“Blood of the bull”).
Twany capped Euphonia
Twany capped Euphonia image taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.
Crimson Backed Tanager
The crimson-backed tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela, and introduced to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. A nickname in Panama is sangre de toro (“Blood of the bull”). The attached image was taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.