Fat Birder's Travel

Description:
Our signature, comprehensive 14-night tour fully explores the best birding spots of Central Panamá, with excursions to the lowland tropical forests of the Canal Zone, including Pipeline Road, Metro Park, with excursions to Achiote Road on the Caribbean Coast, the foothill forests of Cerro Azul/Cerro Jefe, the cloud forests of El Valle de Anton & Altos de Maria, Cerro Gaital Natural Monument and the scrub & rice fields of El Chiru and Juan Hombron. This is a dream itinerary for any serious birder. We’ll enjoy 7 nights lodging in the world-famous Canopy Tower and 7 nights at the charming Canopy Lodge.

Target birds:
Long-billed Hermit, White-necked Jacobin, Violet-bellied, Blue-chested Hummingbirds, White-vented Plumeleteer, Crimson-backed, Blue-gray, White-lined, Lemon-rumped, Dusky-faced

Description:
This 7-night tour explores the foothills and cloud forests of El Valle de Anton—the home of motmots, tanagers, hummingbirds, antpittas and the mythical Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo! We enjoy all accommodations at the award-winning Canopy Lodge, with exciting bird-filled trips to Altos de Maria (full day), La Mesa, Cerro Gaital Natural Monument, Cara iguana, Rio Indio, Las Minas, Jordanal, a day trip to the scrub of El Chiru, the beaches of Juan Hombron and Santa Clara—all designed to find as many of the area's specialties as possible!

Target birds:
Tawny-capped Euphonia, Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Spot-crowned Antvireo, Gray-headed Kite, Barred Hawk, Bat Falcon, Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Swallow-tailed Kite, Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer, White-tipped Sicklebill

Description:
This 7-night tour emphasizes the bird-rich lowland tropical forests of the Canal Zone. Lodging and our base of operations will be the world-famous Canopy Tower with unlimited access to our fabulous Observation Deck every morning, afternoon and evening, where you enjoy "canopy birding" at its best! Excursions to Panamá's premier birding location, Pipeline Road (twice), Semaphore Hill, Plantation Trail, Summit Ponds, Panamá Rainforest Discovery Center and its remarkable tower, Chagres River, Gamboa and the marshy Ammo Ponds round out an outstanding week of birding.

Target birds:
Olivaceous Flatbill, Plain Xenops, Lesser Greenlet, Black-breasted, White-whiskered Puffbirds, Fasciated, Western Slaty Antshrikes, Slate-colored Grosbeak, Bay-headed, White-shouldered Tanagers

Description:
Today, Panama, the crossroads between two continents, offers the richest birding in Central America, and a stay at the Canopy Lodges has become synonymous with some of Panama’s best birding...

Target birds:
Broad-tailed Motmot, Tiny Hawk, Slaty-tailed Trogon, Ocelated Antbird, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Cinnamon Becard, Keel-billed Toucan, Collared Acari, Giant Jacamar, White-necked Jacobin

Description:
The birds are numerous and easy to see even in the gardens surrounding the jungle lodge, but the best birding is on the interlocking trails that go into the forest jungle - La Poza, El Manakin, and El Colibrí.

Target birds:
White Hawk, Mealy Parrot, Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Black-throated Trogon, Black- breasted Puffbird, Pied Puffbird, Chestnut-mandible Toucan, Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Fasciated Antshrike