Site Report: Volcan Baru
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) - Male
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii)
Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli)
American Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys)
Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys)
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
Flame-throated Warbler (Parula gutturalis)
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus)
White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica)
Sooty Thrush (Turdus nigrescens)
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus pileatus)
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)
Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis)
Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis)
Yellow-thighed Finch (Pselliophorus tibialis)
Slaty Flower-piercer (Diglossa plumbea)
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Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) - Male
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii)
Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli)
American Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys)
Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys)
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
Flame-throated Warbler (Parula gutturalis)
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus)
White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica)
Sooty Thrush (Turdus nigrescens)
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus pileatus)
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)
Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis)
Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis)
Yellow-thighed Finch (Pselliophorus tibialis)
Slaty Flower-piercer (Diglossa plumbea)
Volcan Baru is a national park near Boquette, and the peak is the highest point in all of Panama. The national park consists of farmland, cloud forest, and a rocky elfin forest near the peak. On a clear day, it is possible to see the Caribbean and the Pacific from this peak.
Visits
- 2009-03-01: After the back-breaking hiking trip into Corcovado National Park, we were ready for an easy day. So, we woke up at 5:00 AM to conquer the 20 mile round-trip hike up the Volcan Baru... Panama's highest point. It is worth noting that half of the hike in this "National Park" was actually hiking through farms. This hike was probably the most difficult day of our entire trip. It took the entire day to negotiate the 5000 foot elevation change (10,000 feet up and back). The path to the top is on a road, but the road is so poor that I can honestly say I have done several easier off-track hikes. The road was very steep and slippery, and there were several falls on the way down the mountain. My knees are still killing me from this hike.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (26 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(26 records)
Class: Birds
(25 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (4 records)
- Family: Swifts
- White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
- Order: Perching Birds
(18 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- White-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha)
- Yellow-thighed Finch (Atlapetes tibialis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Flame-throated Warbler (Oreothlypis gutturalis)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii)
- Family: Silky-flycatchers
- Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus pileatus)
- Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris)
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii)
- Sooty Thrush (Turdus nigrescens)
- Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii)
- Order: Trogons
(1 record)
- Family: Trogons
- Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Procyonidae
- White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica)