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  1. Tawny-crested Tanager (female)

    Tawny-crested Tanager (female)

    Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) Photographed foraging on the small fruits of this melastome near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 823 m (2,700 ft) elevation. Species sexually dimorphic.
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    • la mesa panama tachyphonus delatrii tawny-crested tanager
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Polydesmid Centipede

    Polydesmid Centipede

    Polydesmid Centipede (Polydesmidae) This centipede is ca. 7.0-7.6 cm (2.75-3.0 in) long. Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 853 m (2,800 ft) elevation.
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    • la mesa panama polydesmid centipede polydesmidae
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. San Jose Orchid

    San Jose Orchid

    San Jose Orchid (Oestedella pseudohumanniana: Orchidaceae) This native orchid grows from 250-1,100 m (820-3,609 ft) elevation. An epiphyte that blooms on a terminal branch that is stiffly erect about 61 cm (2 ft) tall with many 2.5 cm (1 in) wide flowers that are fragrant and long-lived...
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    • la mesa oestedella pseudohumanniana orchid orchidaceae panama san jose
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  4. Gray-headed Kite

    Gray-headed Kite

    Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis cayanensis) Two subspecies are recognized with only the nominate being mapped for Panama. Photographed around La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 823 m (2,700 ft) elevation.
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    • cayanensis gray-headed kite la mesa leptodon panama. province
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Broad-billed Motmot

    Broad-billed Motmot

    Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum minor). Six subspecies are recognized with only subspecies minor being mapped for Panama. Sexes are similar but with this couple sitting together one can make out that the male on the right is a bit larger than the female on the left. Photographed...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • broad-billed electron la mesa minor motmot panama playthytnchum
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (male)

    Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (male)

    Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta venusta) Two subspecies are recognized with both being mapped for Panama. The nominate occurs in western to Central Panama while subspecies fulginata is mapped for eastern Panama along the Caribbean-slope into the Dairin Province. Photographed near La...
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    • dacnis venusta venusta la mesa panama scarlet-thighed dacnis
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Tawny-crested Tanager (female)

    Tawny-crested Tanager (female)

    Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) No subspecies have been described. Female Tawny-crested Tanager could easily be mistaken for some female cowbird species. Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 823 m (2,700 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • la mesa panama tachyphonus delatrii tawny-crested tanager
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Tawny-crested Tanager (male)

    Tawny-crested Tanager (male)

    Tawny-crested Tanager (A.K.A. The La Mesa Punk-rocker) (Tachyphonus delatrii) No subspecies have been described though the size and color of the coronal patch is variable but not in a systematic way according to ornithologist that have studied this species. Photographed near La Mesa, north of...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • la mesa panama tachyphonus delatrii tawny-crested tanager
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Rufous-and-white Wren

    Rufous-and-white Wren

    Rufous-and-white Wren (Thryophilus rufalbus castanonotus) Seven subspecies have been described with two being placed under synonym leaving five recognized subspecies. Only subspecies castanonotus is mapped for Panama. Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama...
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    • la mesa panama rufous-and-white wren thryophilus rufalbus castanonotus
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. San Jose Orchid

    San Jose Orchid

    San Jose Orchid [Oerstedella (Epidendrum) schumanniana: Orchidaceae] This native orchid grows at 250-1,100 m (820-3,609 ft) elevation. An epiphyte that blooms on a terminal branch that is stiffly erect about 61 cm (2 ft) tall with many 2.5 cm (1 in) wide flowers that are fragrant and...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • la mesa oerstedella schumanniana orchidaceae panama san jose orchid
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  11. Mistletoe Tyrannulet

    Mistletoe Tyrannulet

    Paltry Tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus parvus) Most authors recognize two subspecies of this little bird with only subspecies parvus being mapped for Panama. However, Clements places the Venezuelan Tyrannulet under synonymy under the Paltry Tyrannulet and then recognizes its three (including...
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    • la mesa mistletoe tyrannulet panama zimmerius parvus
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Orange-bellied Trogon (male)

    Orange-bellied Trogon (male)

    Orange-bellied Trogon (Trogon aurantiventris) Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 823 m (2,700 ft) elevation. Sexes similar. Species sexually dimorphic. Female with brown head and white eye-ring. Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF...
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    • collared trogon aurantiiventris la mesa male orange-bellied trogon panama trogon aurantiventris trogon collaris aurantiiventris
    • Comments: 24
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Emerald Toucanet

    Emerald Toucanet

    Emerald Toucanet. This subspecies is also known as the Blue-throated Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) Seventeen subspecies have been described with three being placed in synonym leaving fourteen subspecies recognized of this beautiful Toucanet. Two are found in Panama. The...
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    • blue-throated toucanet emerald toucanet la mesa panama.
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. White-tipped Sicklebill

    White-tipped Sicklebill

    White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila salvini) Four subspecies have been described with one subspecies being synonymized under subspecies salvini leaving three recognized subspecies. Only subspecies salvini is mapped for Panama. Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocl...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • eutoxeres aquila salvini la mesa panama white-tipped sicklebill
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Black-striped Sparrow

    Black-striped Sparrow

    Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris striaticeps) Five subspecies are recognized with two being mapped for Panama. Subspecies richmondi is found in western Panama while subspecies striaticeps is found in Central and eastern Panama. Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn...
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    • arremonops conirostris striaticeps black-striped sparrow cocle province la mesa panama
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Black-striped Woodcreeper

    Black-striped Woodcreeper

    Black-striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus lachrymosus) Three subspecies are recognized including the nominate. Two occur in Panama, subspecies eximus is restricted along the Pacific Coast in northwestern Panama. Photographed the nominate subspecies near La Mesa, north of El Valle...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-striped woodcreeper cocle province la mesa north of el valle de antn panama xiphorhynchus lachrymosus xiphorhynchus lachrymosus lachrymosus
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Black-breasted Puffbird

    Black-breasted Puffbird

    Black-breasted Puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) Photographed near La Mesa, north of El Valle de Antn, Cocle Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 823 m (2,700 ft) elevation. Sexes similar.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-breasted puffbird cocle province el valle de antn la mesa norharchus pectoralis panama
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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