George Angehr is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama and the coauthor of A Bird-Finding Guide to Panama, also from Cornell. Robert Dean is the coauthor of The Wildlife of Costa Rica: A Field Guide and the illustrator of The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, both from Cornell.

Map of Panama

Introduction

Anatomical Features

Adult Vultures and Raptors in FlightSpecies Accounts and Illustrations

Tinamous

Ducks

Curassows, Chachalacas & Guans

Quails

Grebes

Shearwaters & Petrels

Storm-Petrels

Tropicbirds

Boobies & Gannets

Pelicans

Albatrosses

Cormorants

Darters

Frigatebirds

Herons & Egrets

Storks

Ibises & Spoonbills

New World Vultures

Hawks, Eagles & Kites

Falcons & Caracaras

Sunbittern

Rails, Gallinules & Coots

Finfoots

Limpkin

Plovers & Lapwings

Oystercatchers

Stilts & Avocats

Jacanas

Sandpipers & Allies

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers

Skuas & Jaegers

Pigeons & Doves

Parrots

Cuckoos

Barn Owls

Typical Owls

Nightjars

Potoos

Oilbird

Swifts

Hummingbirds

Trogons

Motmots

Kingfishers

Puffbirds

Jacamars

Barbets & Toucans

Woodpeckers

Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers

Typical Antbirds

Antthrushes

Gnateaters

Antpittas

Tapaculos

Broadbills

Tryant Flycatchers

Becards, Tityra & Others

Cotingas

Manakins

Vireos

Sharpbill

Crows & Jays

Swallows

Donocobins

Wrens

Dippers

Gnatwrens & Gnatcatchers

Thrushes

Mockingbirds & Allies

Pipis & Wagtails

Waxwings

Silky-flycatchers

Wood-Warblers

Tanagers

Bananaquit

Saltators

Seedeaters, Finches & Sparrows

Grosbeaks, Buntings & Allies

Old World Sparrows

New World Orioles & Blackbirds

Goldfinches & EuphoniasAcknowledgments

Appendix: Additional Species

Glossary

Checklist of the Birds of Panama

Index of Common and Scientific Names

About the Author and Illustrator