George Angehr is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama and the coauthor of A Bird-Finding Guide to Panama, also from Cornell. Robert Dean is the coauthor of The Wildlife of Costa Rica: A Field Guide and the illustrator of The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, both from Cornell.

Map of Panama
Introduction
Anatomical Features
Adult Vultures and Raptors in FlightSpecies Accounts and Illustrations
Tinamous
Ducks
Curassows, Chachalacas & Guans
Quails
Grebes
Shearwaters & Petrels
Storm-Petrels
Tropicbirds
Boobies & Gannets
Pelicans
Albatrosses
Cormorants
Darters
Frigatebirds
Herons & Egrets
Storks
Ibises & Spoonbills
New World Vultures
Hawks, Eagles & Kites
Falcons & Caracaras
Sunbittern
Rails, Gallinules & Coots
Finfoots
Limpkin
Plovers & Lapwings
Oystercatchers
Stilts & Avocats
Jacanas
Sandpipers & Allies
Gulls, Terns & Skimmers
Skuas & Jaegers
Pigeons & Doves
Parrots
Cuckoos
Barn Owls
Typical Owls
Nightjars
Potoos
Oilbird
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Trogons
Motmots
Kingfishers
Puffbirds
Jacamars
Barbets & Toucans
Woodpeckers
Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers
Typical Antbirds
Antthrushes
Gnateaters
Antpittas
Tapaculos
Broadbills
Tryant Flycatchers
Becards, Tityra & Others
Cotingas
Manakins
Vireos
Sharpbill
Crows & Jays
Swallows
Donocobins
Wrens
Dippers
Gnatwrens & Gnatcatchers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Allies
Pipis & Wagtails
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Wood-Warblers
Tanagers
Bananaquit
Saltators
Seedeaters, Finches & Sparrows
Grosbeaks, Buntings & Allies
Old World Sparrows
New World Orioles & Blackbirds
Goldfinches & EuphoniasAcknowledgments
Appendix: Additional Species
Glossary
Checklist of the Birds of Panama
Index of Common and Scientific Names
About the Author and Illustrator

George Angehr is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama and the coauthor of A Bird-Finding Guide to Panama, also from Cornell. Robert Dean is the coauthor of The Wildlife of Costa Rica: A Field Guide and the illustrator of The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, both from Cornell.