The giant cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) breeds from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Seen here close to some oropendolas nests waiting for his chance, as it is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of oropendolas and caciques.
Category: Passerine
Passerine
Streaked Saltator
The streaked saltator (Saltator striatipectus) is a species of saltator in the Cardinalidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Red-crowned ant tanager
The Red-crowned ant tanager is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Paraguay and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad.
Panamanian Flycatcher
The Panamanian flycatcher (Myiarchus panamensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela.
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. 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”).
Plain-coloured tanager
The plain-coloured tanager (Tangara inornata) is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Golden Hooded Tanager
The golden-hooded tanager (Tangara larvata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador.
Green Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper, image taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.
Scarlet Thighed Dacnis
The scarlet-thighed dacnis (Dacnis venusta) is a tanager 4¾” long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.
Buff Throated Saltator
The buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus) is a seed-eating bird, breeds from southeastern Mexico to western Ecuador and northeastern Brazil. The attached images where taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.