MALE BLUE DACNIS, PIPELINE ROAD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

MALE RED-THROATED ANT-TANAGER, PIPELINE ROAD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

SQUIRREL CUCKOO ABOUT TO FLY, PIPELINE ROAD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

SLEEPING GREAT POTOO ( NYCTIBIUS GRANDIS), PIPELINE RD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this Potoo  as a Great Potoo as follows:

• Large size.  This is the largest species of Potoo.
• Overall light gray/white body with brownish barring. This is the palest species of Potoo.

      The Great Potoo is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 885.

MALE AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER (CHLOROCERYLE AENEA), PIPELINE ROAD, GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this kingfisher as a  male American Pygmy Kingfisher as follows:

• Very small size.  This is the smallest kingfisher.
• Oily green upperparts with white spots
• Yellow-orange collar

      The American Pygmy Kingfisher is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 884.      

YELLOW-CROWNED TYRANNULET (TYRANNULUS ELATUS), AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this Tyrant Flycatcher as a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet as follows:

• Yellow belly and grayish yellow chest
• Gray face
• Stubby bill
• We can see one of its two yellowish wingbars in both photos

      The Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 883.

VARIABLE SEEDEATERS ON WIRE, AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/24/2019