Central Panama Birding Tour:  Visit the major
birding sites in the Canal area.  Most trips find around 300
species in one week with well-planned itineraries and top
Panamanian guides.  20 to 30 hummingbird species and
20 to 30 tanager species on most trips.  High value lodges
make for great trip prices from $1,690.  Great guides
include Jose Carlos and Mahelis Rodriquez,  who will
assure good communication and productive birding.  Trips
possible from about December to April, with three
scheduled group trips during this period.  Learn more from
our Central Panama website (click here).


Panama - Central plus Chiriquí Highlands:  Most
of these trips find over 350 species over ten days with
well-planned itineraries and top Panamanian guides.  This
trip is much like our Central Panama trip, but also includes
a few more days in the Chiriquí highlands.  25
hummingbird species and 20 tanager species on most
trips.  High value lodges make for great trip prices starting
at under $2,190. Trips offered from December to April with
additional custom options.  Learn more from our Panama
- Central plus Chiriqui website (click here).


Western Darién Extension:  The Darién has become
much more accessible due to improvements in the
Pan-American Highway through the lowlands.  Besides
having access to the Harpy Eagle, you have a chance to
get many other Darién specialities.  This is an extension
trip to all our Panama trips.  Over four days, most trips find
over 150 species, 80 new species compared to the main
trips.  Extension trips here range from $690 to $790.  
Trips offered each month during drier season from
December to April with additional custom options.  Learn
more from our Western Darién Extension website
(click here).
Brief Overview of Each Trip
Three Choices for Birding in Panama
For more information or to register for any of our birding trips, call Charles at
888-203-7464 or Charles directly at 720-320-1974 or by email at
info@PIBird.com.
Birding in Panama
Canal Zone and Rainforest (Metropolitan Park, Pipeline Road & Discovery
Center Tower, Plantation Road & Old Gamboa Road)
Atlantic Side of Canal (Achiote Road, Sierra Llorona))
Cerro Azul Foothills & Chagres National Park
Chiriquí Highlands, Darién and More!
Panama is a great location for persons who are falling in
love with Central and South American birding.  For many,
Panama is their second trip to Central American birding.  

  • For first time Panama birders, each day brings 30 to
    40 life birds, with travel between most major sites
    less than 2 hours.
  • Trips to this location provide a great value to those
    who want to see a lot of beautiful and fascinating
    species within a reasonable budget.
  • Birding with a great local guide usually means
    finding twice as many species as going out alone.  
    Local guides know the best way to spend a
    productive day birding, covering a number of key
    sites in a well-planned itinerary.
  • These routes are good for lots of beautiful tanagers
    - as many as 30 species in one week.
  • Many places have hummingbird feeders, which can
    help bring the trip total close to or over 30 species
    in one week.
  • The lodges provide excellent meals and a base for a
    number of birding routes each day.
  • Our guides include Jose Carlos and Mahelis
    Rodriquez, plus other reliable and excellent guides
    throughout the country.
  • These trips are well planned to focus on bird
    watching.  With excellent guides, we anticipate trip
    participants will see 300 to 400 species each week.

Trip extensions include western Darién and/or the Chiriquí
Highlands.  
  • We recommend the Darién to all bird watchers.  A
    Darién trip also offers the opportunity for seeing
    Harpy Eagle, for those fit for a full day's hike.


We offer Panama Birding trips three times during the year
during the Panama dry season from mid-December to mid-
April.

Please contact us for trip reports to get a good idea of the
bird species you will see based upon our past experiences.