Birdwatching in Panama
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
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Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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Initial | Last Name | Area | Available | Language |
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| A | Raab | Altos del Maria (Winter only) | Anytime | English/Spanish |
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| J | Schellinger | Volcan, Chiriqui | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| I'm retired with my Panamanian wife in the western highlands of the province of Chiriqui in Panama; we live near the town of Volcan I'm a photographer, painter, picture framer, gardener and orchid lover; I would love to hook up with other bird lovers to go to some of the exotic places in Panama. I live close to Cielito Sur B&B listed on Birdingpal and the hosts, Glen and Janet, have extensive information all the parks and birds to be found in my area. | ||||||
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| R | Arias de Para | El Dorado | Anytime | Spanish/English |
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| I | Ortiz | Gamboa | Anytime | Spanish/English Portuguese/Italian |
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| C | Elton | Panama City | Weekend | |
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| LM | Harrington | Darian Jungle, Sambu River | Anytime | Spanish/English |
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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| Initial | Last Name | Area | Available | Language |
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| G | Horna | Colon, Central Panama | Anytime | Spanish/English |
| In only 6 complete days of birding, Gonzalo Horna helped my group to see 302 species
in 2002, 306 species in 2003 and 290 species in 2004...Year after year its a pleasure and a good blessing to come back here. The birds, nature are great. Gonzalo...and the Staff are just wonderful. Thanks and all the success you deserve. Hasta Luego." Laval Roy, Porte Platon, Quebec, Canada. lavar(AT)videotron.ca. Birding highlights include Crested Owl (actually seen and not just heard for a change) and Blue Cotinga, which features quite reliably along the road side... We hope to return before too long. " James A. Christensen, Vancouver B.C., Canada, jchristensen(AT)look.ca and Avid A. Christensen, Tucoma, USA, scppc2000(AT)yahoo.com | ||||||
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| A | Aguirre | Panama City | Anytime | English/French Italian/Spanish |
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| JC | Garcia | Panama City | Anytime | Spanish/English |
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| G | Berguido | Panama City | Anytime | Spanish/English |
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| K | Allaire | Panama | Anytime | English/Spanish |
Local Information
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| Name | Description
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| Panama Audubon Society | Club |
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| Centro Biológico Nusagandi | Club |
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| Birding by Boat | Pelagic |
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| Canopy Tower | Site |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Panama |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | MapQuest |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from Panama | |
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| Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from Panama |
Last update 06/01/2009