📅 Updated May 2025
Explore the rich diversity of bird species observed at Mount Totumas Cloud Forest in Panama, a premier birding destination featuring tropical and cloud forest habitats.
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| Subfamily | Genus | Species | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| TINAMIDAE | Nothocercus | bonapartei | Highland Tinamou |
| ARDEIDAE | Bubulcus | ibis | Cattle Egret. |
| Tigrisoma | fasciatum | Faciated Tiger-Heron | |
| CRACIDAE | Ortalis | cinereiceps | Grey Headed Chacalaca |
| Penelope | purpurascens | Crested Guan | |
| Chamaepetes | unicolor | Black Guan | |
| Crux | rubra | Great Currasow | |
| ODONTOPHORIDAE | Odontophorus | guttatus | Spotted Wood-Quail |
| CATHARTIDAE | Coragyps | atratus | Black Vulture. |
| Cathartes | aura | Turkey Vulture | |
| ACCIPITRIFORMES | Elanoides | forficatus | Swallow-tailed Kite |
| Ictinia | mississippiensis | Plumbeous Kite | |
| Accipiter | striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | |
| Accipiter | bicolor | Bicolored Hawk | |
| Pandion | haliaetus | Osprey | |
| Leucopternis | princeps | Barred Hawk | |
| Leucopternis | albicollis | White Hawk | |
| Buteogallus | urubitinga | Great Black-Hawk | |
| Buteo | magnirostris | Roadside Hawk | |
| Buteo | platypterus | Broad-winged Hawk | |
| Buteo | brachyurus | Short-tailed Hawk | |
| Buteo | swainsoni | Swainson's Hawk | |
| Buteo | albonotatus | Zone-tailed Hawk | |
| Buteo | jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | |
| Spizaetus | ornatus | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | |
| Spizaetus | tyrannus | Black Hawk-Eagle | |
| Spizaetus | melanoleucus | Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle | |
| FALCONIDAE | Micrastur | ruficollis | Barred Forest-Falcon |
| Micrastur | semitorquatus | Collared Forest-Falcon | |
| Milvago | chimachima | Yellow-headed Caracara | |
| Caracara | cheriway | Crested Caracara | |
| Falco | sparverius | American Kestrel | |
| Falco | columbarius | Merlin | |
| Falco | rufigularis | Bat Falcon | |
| SCOLOPACIDAE | Actitis | macularia | Spotted Sandpiper. |
| COLUMBIDAE | Patagioenas | subvinacea | Ruddy Pigeon |
| Patagioenas | fasciata | Band-tailed Pigeon | |
| Leptotila | verreauxi | White-tipped Dove | |
| Geotrygon | chiriquensis | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | |
| Geotrygon | costaricensis | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove | |
| CUCULIDAE | Piaya | cayana | Squirrel Cuckoo |
| PSITTACIDAE | Pyyhura | hoffmani | Sulfur-winged Parakeet |
| Aratinga | finschi | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | |
| Pionus | menstruus | Blue-Headed Parrot | |
| Pyrilia | haematotus | Brown-hooded Parrot | |
| Bolborhynchus | lineola | Barred Parakeet | |
| TYTONIDAE | Tyto | alba | Barn Own |
| STRIGIDAE | Ciccaba | virgata | Mottled Owl |
| Pulsatrix | perspicillata | Spectacled Owl | |
| Glaucidium | costaricanum | Costarican Pygmy Owl | |
| Megascops | clarkii | Bare-shanked Screech-Owl | |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE | Nyctidromus | albicollis | Common Pauraque. |
| Caprimulgus | saturatus | Dusky Nightjar | |
| Nytibius | griseus | Common Potoo | |
| APODIDAE | Streptoprocne | zonaris | White-collared Swift |
| Streptoprocne | rutila | Chestnut-collared Swift | |
| Chaetura | vauxi | Vaux's Swift | |
| TROCHILIDAE | Phaethornis | guy | Green Hermit |
| Campylopterus | hemileucurus | Violet Sabrewing | |
| Doryfera | ludovicae | Green-fronted Lancebill | |
| Colibri | delphinae | Brown Violet-ear | |
| Colibri | thalassinus | Lesser Violet-ear | |
| Panterpe | insignis | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | |
| Amazilia | edward | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | |
| Amazilia | tzacatl | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | |
| Eupherusa | eximia | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | |
| Chlorostilbon | assimilis | Garden Emerald | |
| Elvira | chionura | White-tailed Emerald | |
| Lampornis | castaneoventris | White-throated Mountain Gem | |
| Lampornis | calolaemus | Purple-throated Mountain Gem | |
| Heliodoxa | jacula | Green-crowned Brilliant | |
| Eugenes | spectabilis | Talamanca Hummingbird | |
| Microchera | albocoronata | Snowcap | |
| Heliothryx | barroti | Purple-crowned Fairy | |
| Heliomaster | longirostris | Long-billed Starthroat | |
| Calliphlox | bryantae | Magenta-throated Woodstar | |
| Archilochus | colubris | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | |
| Selasphorus | scintilla | Scintillant Hummingbird | |
| Selasphorus | flammula | Volcano Hummingbird. | |
| TROGONIDAE | Trogon | aurantiiventris | Orange-bellied Trogon |
| Trogon | collaris | Collared Trogon | |
| Pharomachrus | mocinno | Resplendent Quetzal | |
| MOMOTIDAE | Momotus | lessonii | Lesson's Motmot |
| RAMPHASTIDAE | Eubucco | bourcierii | Red-headed Barbet |
| Semnornis | frantzii | Prong-billed Barbet | |
| Ramphastos | sulfuratus | Keel-billed Toucan | |
| Ramphastos | ambiguus | Yellow-throated Toucan | |
| Aulacorhynchus | caeruleogularis | Blue-throated Toucanet | |
| Pteroglossus | frantzii | Fiery-billed Aracari | |
| PICIDAE | Picoides | villosus | Hairy Woodpecker. |
| Melanerpes | formicivorus | Acorn Woodpecker | |
| Melanerpes | rubricapillus | Red-crowned Woodpecker | |
| Picumnus | olivaceus | Olivaceous Piculet | |
| Sphyrapicus | varius | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | |
| Veniliornis | fumigatus | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | |
| Colaptes | rubiginosus | Golden-olive Woodpecker | |
| Campephilus | guatemalensis | Pale-billed Woodpecker | |
| FURNARIIDAE | Cranioleuca | erythrops | Red-faced Spinetail |
| Premnoplex | brunnescens | Spotted Barbtail | |
| Margarornis | rubiginosus | Ruddy Treerunner | |
| Thripadectes | rufobrunneus | Streak-breasted Treehunter | |
| Syndactyla | subalaris | Lineated Foliage-gleaner | |
| Anabacerthia | variegaticeps | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | |
| Automolus | ochrolaemus | Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner | |
| Philydor | fuscipenne | Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner | |
| Xenops | rutilans | Streaked Xenops | |
| Sclerurus | mexicanus | Tawny-throated Leaftosser | |
| Sclerurus | albigularis | Gray-Throated Leaftosser | |
| Pseudocolaptes | lawrencii | Buffy Tuftedcheek | |
| Sittasomus | griseicapillus | Olivaceous Woodcreeper | |
| Dendrocincla | homochroa | Ruddy Woodcreeper | |
| Xiphorhyncus | erythropygius | Spotted Woodcreeper | |
| Lepidocolaptes | affinis | Spot-crowned Woodcreeper | |
| Glyphorynchus | spirurus | Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | |
| THAMNOPHILIDAE | Dysithamnus | mentalis | Plain Antvireo |
| Gymnopithys | leucaspis | Bicolored Antbird | |
| Myrmotherula | schisticolor | Slaty Antwren | |
| RHINOCRYPTIDAE | Scytalopus | argentifrons | Silvery-fronted tapaculo |
| TYRANNIDAE | Contopus | cooperi | Yellow-bellied Elaenia |
| Sayornis | nigricans | Mountain Elaenia | |
| Mionectes | olivaceus | Olive-striped Flycatcher | |
| Leptopogon | superciliaris | Slaty-capped Flycatcher | |
| Pitangus | sulphuratus | Rough-legged Tyrannulet | |
| Tyrannus | tyrannus | Torrent Tyrannulet | |
| Phyllomyias | vilissimus | Mistletoe Tyrannulet | |
| Lophotriccus | pileatus | Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant | |
| Platyrinchus | mystaceus | White-throated Spadebill | |
| Mitrephanes | phaeocercus | Tufted Flycatcher | |
| Rhynchocyclus | brevirostris | Eye-ringed Flatbill | |
| Contopus | cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | |
| Contopus | lugubris | Dark Pewee | |
| Contopus | virens | Eastern Pewee | |
| Contopus | sordidulus | Western Pewee | |
| Contopus | ochrceus | Ochraceous Pewee | |
| Empidonax | traillii | Willow Flycatcher | |
| Empidonax | flaviventris | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | |
| Empidonax | albigularis | White-throated Flycatcher | |
| Empidonax | flavescens | Yellowish Flycatcher | |
| Empidonax | atriceps | Black-capped Flycatcher | |
| Sayornis | nigricans | Black Phoebe | |
| Attila | spadiceus | Bright-rumped Attila | |
| Myiarchus | tuberculifer | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | |
| Pitangus | sulphuratus | Great Kiskadee | |
| Myiozetetes | similis | Social Flycatcher | |
| Megarynchus | pitangua | Boat-billed Flycatcher | |
| Myiodynastes | hemichrysus | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | |
| Myiodynastes | maculatus | Streaked Flycatcher | |
| Legatus | leucophaius | Piratic Flycatcher | |
| Tyrannus | melancholicus | Tropical Kingbird | |
| Tyrannus | tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | |
| BECARDS/TITYRAS | Pachyramphus | versicolor | Barred Becard |
| Pachyramphus | albogriseus | Black-and-white Becard | |
| Tityra | semifasciata | Masked Tityra | |
| COTINGIDAE | Procnias | tricarunculatus | Three-wattled Bellbird |
| Corapipo | altera | White-ruffed Manakin | |
| VIREONIDAE | Vireo | carmioli | Yellow-winged Vireo |
| Vireo | flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | |
| Vireo | flavoviridis | Yellow-green Vireo | |
| Vireo | leucophrys | Brown-capped Vireo | |
| Vireo | philadelphicus | Philadelphia Vireo | |
| Vireo | olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo | |
| Hylophilus | decurtatus | Lesser Greenlet | |
| Cyclarhis | gujanensis | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | |
| CORVIDAE | Cyanolyca | argentigula | Silvery-throated Jay |
| Cyanocorax | morio | Brown Jay | |
| HIRUNDINIDAE | Pygochelidon | cyanoleuca | Blue-and-white Swallow |
| Hirundo | rustica | Barn Swallow | |
| Stelgidopteryx | rufficollis | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | |
| TROGLODYTIDAE | Henicorhina | leucophrys | Grey-breasted Wood-Wren |
| Troglodytes | aedon | House Wren | |
| Cantorchilus | elutus | Isthmian Wren | |
| Troglodytes | ochraceus | Ochraceous Wren | |
| Microcerculus | marginatus | Scaly-Breasted Wren | |
| CINCLIDAE | Cinclus | mexicanus | American Dipper |
| TURDIDAE | Myadestes | melanops | Black-faced Solitaire |
| Catharus | gracilirostris | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | |
| Catharus | aurantiirostris | Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | |
| Catharus | frantzii | Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | |
| Catharus | ustulatus | Swainson’s Thrush. | |
| Hylocichla | mustelina | Wood Thrush. | |
| Turdus | grayi | Clay-colored Robin | |
| Turdus | nigrescens | Mountain Thrush | |
| Turdus | assimilis | White-throated Thrush | |
| MIMIDAE | Mimus | gilvus | Tropical Mockingbird |
| PTILOGONATIDAE | Phainoptila | melanoxanthus | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher |
| Ptilogonys | caudatus | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | |
| BOMBYCILLIDAE | Bombycilla | cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing |
| PARULIDAE | Parkesia | motacilla | Louisiana Waterthrush. |
| Parkesia | noveboracensis | Northern Waterthrush. | |
| Vermivora | chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler. | |
| Helmitheros | vermivorum | Worm-eating Warbler | |
| Mniotilta | varia | Black-and-white Warbler. | |
| Oreothlypus | peregrina | Tennessee Warbler. | |
| Oreothlypus | ruficapilla | Nashville Warbler. | |
| Oporornis | formosus | Kentucky Warbler | |
| Geothlypis | philadelphia | Mourning Warbler. | |
| Setophaga | pitiayumi | Tropical Parula. | |
| Setophaga | fusca | Blackburnian Warbler. | |
| Setophaga | pensylvanica | Chestnut-sided Warbler. | |
| Setophaga | townsendi | Townsend’s Warbler. | |
| Setophaga | virens | Black-throated Green Warbler. | |
| Basileuterus | rufifrons | Rufous-capped Warbler. | |
| Cardellina | pusilla | Wilson’s Warbler. | |
| Myioborus | miniatus | Slate-throated Redstart | |
| Myioborus | torquatus | Collared Redstart | |
| Basileuterus | melanogenys | Black-cheeked Warbler | |
| Parula | gutturalis | Flame-throated Warbler | |
| Dendrioca | dominica | Yellow-throated Warbler | |
| Dendroica | pensylvanica | Chestnut-sided Warbler | |
| Phacothlypis | fulvicauda | Buff-rumped Warbler | |
| Basileuterus | tristriatus | Costa Rican Warbler | |
| Basileuterus | culicivorus | Golden-crowned Warbler | |
| Wilsonia | canadensis | Canada Warbler | |
| Dendroica | magnolia | Magnolia Warbler | |
| Zeledonia | coronata | Wrenthrush | |
| THRAUPIDAE | Chlorospingus | ophthalmicus | Common Bush-Tanager |
| Chlorospingus | pileatus | Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | |
| Tachyphonus | rufus | White-lined Tanager | |
| Ramphocelus | costaricensis | Scarlet-Rumped Tanager | |
| Thraupis | episcopus | Blue-grey Tanager | |
| Tangara | icterocephala | Silver-throated Tanager | |
| Tangara | gyrola | Bay-headed Tanager | |
| Tangara | guttata | Speckled Tanager | |
| Tangara | dowii | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | |
| Tangara | larvata | Golden-hooded Tanager | |
| Dacnis | venusta | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | |
| Coereba | flaveola | Bananaquit | |
| SALTATORS | Saltator | striatipectus | Streaked Saltator |
| Saltator | maximus | Buff-throated Saltator | |
| EMBERIZIDAE | Volatinia | jacarina | Blue-black Grassquit |
| Sporophila | americana | Variable Seedeater | |
| Tiaris | olivaceus | Yellow-faced Grassquit | |
| Acanthidops | bairdii | Peg-Billed Finch | |
| Haplospiza | rustica | Slaty Finch | |
| Diglossas | plumbea | Slaty Flowerpiercer | |
| Pselliophorus | tibialis | Yellow-thighed Finch | |
| Pezopetes | capitalis | Large-footed Finch | |
| Atlapetes | albinucha | White-naped Brush-Finch | |
| Arremon | brunneinucha | Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch | |
| Zonotrichia | capensis | Rufous-collared Sparrow | |
| CARDINALIDAE | Piranga | rubra | Summer Tanager. |
| Piranga | olivacea | Scarlet Tanager. | |
| Piranga | bidentata | Flame-colored Tanager | |
| Piranga | leucoptera | White-winged Tanager | |
| Pheucticus | ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak. | |
| Pheucticus | tibialis | Black-thighed Grosbeak | |
| Amaurospiza | concolor | Blue Seedeater | |
| ICTERIDAE | Sturnella | magna | Eastern Meadowlark |
| Molothrus | aeneus | Bronzed Cowbird | |
| Quiscalus | mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | |
| Icterus | galbula | Baltimore Oriole | |
| Psarocolius | wagleri | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | |
| FRINGILLIDAE | Euphonia | hirundinacea | Yellow-throated Euphonia |
| Euphonia | elegantissima | Elegant Euphonia | |
| Euphonia | imitans | Spot-crowned Euphonia | |
| Euphonia | laniirostris | Thick-billed Euphonia | |
| Chlorophonia | callophrys | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | |
| Spinus | xanthogastrus | Yellow-bellied Siskin | |
| Spinus | psaltria | Lesser Goldfinch |