Today we have another installment of photos of Panamanian birds, all taken by biologist John Avise. John’s captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
Panama Birds, Part 4
This is the fourth in a mini-series of birds I photographed in Panama during a seminar trip in 2008. So, here’s another dozen Panamanian bird species. [JAC: Part 1 is here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here]
Long-tailed Hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus):
White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis):
Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata):
Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa):
Northern Scrub Flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum):
Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata):
Red-and Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus):
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus):
Red-capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis):
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus):
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) male:
Red-lored Parrots (Amizona autumnalis):
Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus):
Remarkable birds – the Jacana has interesting sort of points on its wings – and the beautiful shading –
Plus some good ‘ol favorites – delightful set!
Thank you for another vicarious visit to the tropics!
Somehow I feel obliged to mention the Jacana’s nickname of ‘Jesus bird’ – alluding to its ability to walk on water (actually on lily pads), enabled by its very large feet.
Evocative photos. The Red and Green Macaw is especially impressive, very rare in Panama. In South America that species is disappearing much faster than the other big macaws, for reasons that are not understood. Maybe they are all going to Panama.
A fun set of birds. I’ve only seen macaws in the wild once, while living in California- late 80’s. There was a flock of Hyacinths that I assumed escaped from a zoo or something. No internet back then, I never figured it out, but I’ll never forget the sight of those magnificent birds flying over my apartment complex.
Lovely set of birds, beautifully done