Panama - 2026
Hummingbirds!
Panama is home to about 59 species of hummingbirds. Most hummingbirds in Panama do not migrate. However, some hummingbirds do over-winter between southern Mexico and northern Panama, and migrate in warmer months to the United States and Canada.
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Male Green-Crowned Brilliant. A small metallic violet-blue patch on the throat can be seen on it's throat if the light hits it just right. _DSC6328_web.jpg
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Showing It's Many Colors - _DSC6376_web.jpg
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Fiery-throated Hummingbirds Having An Intense Discussion. Note The One On The Right Has A Seemingly Bent Beak - _DSC6420_web.jpg
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Fiery-throated Hummingbirds
The birds in the following gallery are Fiery-throated Hummingbirds. They are a brilliant, medium-sized hummingbird known for displaying almost every color of the rainbow on its throat and breast. These birds are found exclusively in the high-altitude mountain and cloud forests of western Panama and Costa Rica. The extra light used when taking these photographs really brings out their colors.
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The Fiery-throated Hummingbird in the following two videos is taking a rain shower bath. It is definitely having a good time and enjoying the rain! Try to watch this without smiling!
Fiery Throated Hummingbird Enjoying A Rain Shower Bath. The video has been slowed down to 1/4 normal speed. C0010_web.mp4
Fiery Throated Hummingbird Enjoying A Rain Shower Bath. The video has been slowed down to 1/4 normal speed. C0015_web.mp4
Fiery Throated Hummingbird Enjoying A Rain Shower Bath. Can you believe the colors this small bird has? It seems like it can turn them on and off at will. C0027_web.mp4
Bigger Birds!
White-whiskered puffbird - _DSC8050_web.jpg
Mammals!
Panama is home to eight species of “New World monkeys”, with five primary species frequently encountered across the country's rainforests and canal zones. Attached are photos of four of the species.
Panamanian White-faced Capuchin - _DSC8961_web.jpg
Panamanian White-faced Capuchin - _DSC9039_web.jpg
Mantled howler monkey - _DSC9223_web.jpg
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Geoffroy's tamarin - _DSC9392_web.jpg
Panamanian night monkey - _DSC10922_web.jpg
The Central American Tigrina, widely known as the Central American Oncilla, is a critically endangered, elusive small wild cat native exclusively to the cloud forests and alpine paramo ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama. _DSC3551_web.jpg
The Central American Tigrina, widely known as the Central American Oncilla, is a critically endangered, elusive small wild cat native exclusively to the cloud forests and alpine paramo ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama. _DSC3576_web.jpg
The Central American Tigrina, widely known as the Central American Oncilla, is a critically endangered, elusive small wild cat native exclusively to the cloud forests and alpine paramo ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama. _DSC3972_web.jpg