Panama Audubon Society releases 2016 list
On of the largest untapped tourism attractions in Panama is bird watching. The Panama Audubon Society, a group which has been promoting birds in Panama for over 35 years, has released the latest source for birds in Panama for 2016.
The source lists 1002 settled and identified species in the country. Last year the list including 997 species.The catalog, is available on the website of the nonprofit organization. Rosabel Miró, executive director of the Society, offered a some of the newly registered birds it includes:
the Pinnated Bittern (pinado mirasol), white-faced ibis, red phalarope, collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) and plain-capped starthroat (gorrioscuro Heliomaster). These five species, which have entered the record this year, have perhaps expanded their range.
“For such a small country such as Panama, with such a significant number of birds represents an opportunity that official authorities should take into account when marketing the country,” said Miro.
The list of Birds in Panama as of 2016 was carried out using a check list of the American Ornithologists’ ‘Union which studies birds from the North Pole to the Panamanian border with Colombia including the adjacent islands. The process for preparing the list, says Miró, included gathering historical information about Panama and the region. Additions or changes to the list mainly respond to reports of birds sighted in the country, which are then evaluated by a review committee, consisting of six scientists and professionals in identifying birds, says Miró.
