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Soberanía National Park
Soberanía National Park (''Parque Nacional Soberanía'') is a national park in Panama near the banks of the Panama Canal in the provinces of Panamá and Colón, some from Panama City. The Chagres River runs through the park. Established as a national park in 1980, the park covers . Visitors to the Soberanía National Park can also explore the Las Cruces Trail (Camino de Cruces). This historical trail dates back to the 16th century and was used by the Spanish to transport gold. Parts of the trail are still lined with old stones that once marked the trail's original path. The land that is now the Parque Municipal Summit was originally included in this park, but was turned over to Panama City in 1985. Birdwatching and fauna The park is popular with birdwatchers due to its abundance of bird species; some 525 bird species are found here. Pipeline Road extends for 17.5 km north–south through the park and passes through old-growth and secondary forest. Pipeline Road (''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Flickr ( ; ) is an American image hosting service, image hosting and Online video platform, video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was a popular way for amateur and professional photographers to host high-resolution photos. It has changed ownership several times and has been owned by SmugMug since April 20, 2018. Flickr had a total of 112 million registered members and more than 3.5 million new images uploaded daily. On August 5, 2011, the site reported that it was hosting more than 6 billion images. Photos and videos can be accessed from Flickr without the need to register an account, but an account must be made to upload content to the site. Registering an account also allows users to create a profile page containing photos and videos that the user has uploaded and also grants the ability to add another Flickr user as a contact. For mobile users, Flickr has off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squirrel Cuckoo
The squirrel cuckoo (''Piaya cayana'') is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the Mexican squirrel-cuckoo (''Piaya mexicana''). Description This large and extremely long-tailed cuckoo is long and weighs . The adult has mainly chestnut upperparts and head, becoming paler on the throat. The lower breast is grey and the belly is blackish. The central tail feathers are rufous, but the outer are black with white tips. The bill is yellow and the iris is red. Immature birds have a grey bill and eyering, brown iris, and less white in the tail. It resembles the little cuckoo, but that species is smaller and has a darker throat. There are a number of subspecies with minor plumage variations. For example, ''P. c. mehleri'', one of the South American subspecies, has mainly brown (not black) outer tail feathers. Additionally, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
The black-cheeked woodpecker (''Melanerpes pucherani'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico south to Ecuador. Taxonomy and systematics The black-cheeked woodpecker and several others were for a time placed in genus ''Tripsurus''. It and the golden-naped woodpecker (''M. chrysauchen'') form a superspecies.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved 24 July 2022 The black-cheeked woodpecker is monotypic but assigning it two subspecies has sometimes been proposed.Winkler, H. and D. A. Christie (2020). Black-cheeked Woodpecker (''Melanerpes pucherani''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collared Aracari
The collared aracari or collared araçari (''Pteroglossus torquatus'') is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The collared aracari was originally classified in the genus ''Ramphastos''. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's '' Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) recognize three subspecies:HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip retrieved December 13, 2022 * The nominate ''P. t. torquatus'' - ( Gmelin, 1788) * ''P. t. erythrozonus'' - Ridgway, 1912 * ''P. t. nuchalis'' - Cabanis, 1862 (originally described as a separate species.Green, C. and R. Kannan (2020). Collared Aracari (''Pteroglossus torquatus''), versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keel-billed Toucan
The keel-billed toucan (''Ramphastos sulfuratus''), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Colombia. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs. Taxonomy and systematics Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''R. s. sulfuratus'' – Lesson, 1830: Found in south-eastern Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala * ''R. s. brevicarinatus'' – Gould, 1854: Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern Guatemala to northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela Description Including its bill, the keel-billed toucan ranges in length from around . Their large and colorful bill averages around , about one-third of its length. It typically weighs about . While the bill seems large and cumbersome, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-mandibled Toucan
The yellow-throated toucan (''Ramphastos ambiguus'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Ramphastidae, the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. It is found from Honduras south into northern South America and beyond to Peru. Taxonomy and systematics Three subspecies of yellow-throated toucan are recognized:Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip retrieved December 13, 2022 * "Chestnut-mandibled" toucan, ''R. a. swainsonii'' - (Gould, 1833) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaty-tailed Trogon
The slaty-tailed trogon (''Trogon massena'') is a near passerine bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, throughout Central America, and in Colombia and Ecuador. Taxonomy and systematics Three subspecies of slaty-tailed trogon are recognized as of 2021: the nominate ''T. m. massena'', ''T. m. hoffmanni'', and ''T. m. australis''. The last has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of black-tailed trogon (''T. melanurus'') or as a separate species.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved August 24, 2021 Description Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colorful, feathers. The slaty-tailed trogon is long and weighs about . The nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-tailed Trogon
The black-tailed trogon (''Trogon melanurus'') is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found Panama and northern South America. Taxonomy and systematics The black-tailed trogon has three subspecies according to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC): the nominate ''T. m. melanurus'', ''T. m. macroura'', and ''T. m. eumorphus''. The Clements taxonomy adds a fourth subspecies, ''T. m. occidentalis''. What is now the Ecuadorian trogon (''T. mesurus'') was until the early 2000s considered another subspecies. A subspecies of slaty-tailed trogon (''T. massena australis'') is sometimes treated as a subspecies of black-tailed trogon, and ''T. m. macroura'' has been suggested as a separate species.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-throated Trogon
The black-throated trogon, also known as yellow-bellied trogon, (''Trogon rufus'') is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. Although it is also called "yellow-bellied trogon" it is not the only trogon with a yellow belly. It breeds in lowlands from Honduras south to western Ecuador and northern Argentina. Taxonomy The black-throated trogon was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the other trogons in the genus ''Trogon'' and coined the binomial name ''Trogon rufus''. Gmelin based his description on the "Couroucou à queue rousse de Cayenne" that had been described and illustrated in 1779 by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux ''. Buffon's specimen was a female with brown upperparts that had been collected in Cayenne. The specific epithet ''rufus'' is Latin for "red" or "ruddy". Six subspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gartered Trogon
The gartered trogon (''Trogon caligatus''), also known as the northern violaceous trogon, is a bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, all of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics Until the early 2000s, what are now the gartered trogon and the Amazonian trogon (''T. ramonianus'') were considered subspecies of the violaceous trogon (''T. violaceous''). The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS-SACC) have implemented the split making them separate species and renaming ''T. violaceous'' the Guianan trogon. However, BirdLife International's ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) retains them as subspecies. The classification schemes that treat the gartered trogon as a species assign three subspecies, the nominate ''T. c. caligatus'', ''T. c. sallaei'', and ''T. c. co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-tailed Trogon
The white-tailed trogon (''Trogon chionurus'') is a near passerine bird in the trogon family. It is found in tropical humid forests of the Chocó, ranging from Panama, through western Colombia, to western Ecuador. It was formerly considered a subspecies of '' T. viridis'', which is widespread in South America east of the Andes, but under the English name white-tailed trogon (a name now reserved for ''T. chionurus'', leaving ''T. viridis'' as the green-backed trogon).Remsen, J. V. (2008). Recognize Trogon chionurus as a separate species from Trogon viridis.'. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 25 January 2011. Description This relatively large trogon is long.Restall, R. L., Rodner, C., & Lentino, M. (2006). ''Birds of Northern South America.'' Christopher Helm. (vol. 1). (vol. 2). As most trogons, it is strongly sexually dimorphic. In the male the head and upper breast are dark blue (appears blackish in poor light), and the back is green, becoming bluer on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-chested Hummingbird
The blue-chested hummingbird (''Polyerata amabilis'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. The hummingbird feeds by trap-lining and also defends feeding territory (particularly in nectar-poor habitat), taking nectar and also small insects gleaned from foliage. These foraging territories are often on the borders of forests in areas of scattered flowers. The males will form leks to try to gain the attention of females during breeding season. This species was formerly placed in the genus ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that ''Amazilia'' was polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homopla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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