Panama is a paradise for the bird enthusiast. Bird watching in Panama is a truly rewarding experience, with over 960 species of birds found in an area of less than 50,000 square miles that are easily reached, avid and the beginner birders alike will enjoy a unique avian adventure
Many migrating birds spend their winters in Panama and you may see, for example, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in the same tree with Keel-billed Toucans. In this small, easily accessible country you will find a wide range of habitats from highland cloud forest to lowland rainforest and coastal estuaries. There are actually seven life zones to be discovered in Panama.
Most extended stay lodging for bird watching in Panama is in association with eco-lodges or eco-travel companies. Here are a few of the best, although there will be a few unguided lodging alternatives, in bird rich locations, offered in upcoming extended stay lodging editions.
Canopy Tower
World-wide Tel No.: 507-264-5720 Panama fax: 507.263.2784
US Tel No.: 1-800-930-3397 US fax line: 1-800-854-2597
http://canopytower.com/cont.php mail to: birding@canopytower.com
If awakening to a tropical chorus of motmots, toucans, and fruitcrows doesn’t remind you that you’re at one of Panama’s leading eco resort’s…. finding yourself in a mosquito net covered bed, high in the treetops will; especially with Blue Cotingas and Green Shrike-Vireos, birds normally glimpsed high in the tops of trees, perched right outside your Canopy Tower room.
Canopy Tower’s all inclusive package includes: entrance fee to Soberanía National Park; lodging based on double occupancy and all meals and a complementary tour in the forest with one of our bilingual birding guides. Rates for some short trips into the forest range from $105 to $220 at this moment, and yet Canopy Tower does offer seven night, eight day packages for a little over $2000.
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EcoVentures LLC PO Box 3881 Charlottesville, VA 22903-0881
Tel: (434) 831.2575 Toll Free Tel: 800.743.8352
http://www.ecoventures-travel.com e-mail: info@ecoventurestravel.com
EcoVentures has been offering birding tours to Panama for over ten years. Previous tours have generated lists of 350 to over 400 species on the itinerary to Central Panama, the Darien and the Chiriqui western highlands.
The intense nature show exhilarates everyone. A canopy flock arrives and diverts attention to a Slate throated Gnatcatcher and Yellow Green Grosbeaks. Within minutes of this initial encounter all the binocs are adjusted…and yes!! It’s the Rufous Vented Ground Cuckoo, one of the rarest birds in the world. After adding several new birds to their life lists, all you see are smiling faces starting down the trail, ready for a hearty meal and talking about tomorrow’s bird quest.
Rates differ on a wide variety of EcoVenture trips, depending on the time you’re planning to spend in Panama, and the birds you’d like to focus on seeing. Whether you are a serious lister or take a more casual approach to birding, this trip is an excellent chance to increase your life list and experience the wonders of Panama, with guides.
