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On the Colombian border, a hundred miles from the nearest road, Serrania de Pirre reaches into the clouds above the vast lowland forests of Darien. Pirre's isolation has fostered the development of several endemic species (Beautiful Treerunner, Pirre Warbler, Pirre Bush-Tanager, Green-naped Tanager) and a number of "Darien specialties" restricted to the forested slopes of eastern Darien and adjacent northwestern Colombia (Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird, Dusky-backed Jacamar, Varied Solitaire, and Sooty-headed Wren). Endemics restricted to eastern Panama are also found here, such as Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker and Violet-throated Toucanet. Large cracids and big macaws that have been essentially extirpated from most of the rest of Panama are still regular here in the wilds of Darien.

Once the site of the world's most productive gold mines, abandoned Cana is the perfect base for our exploration of Pirre's abundant wildlife. Raptors abound--soaring over the airstrip and perched in the towering trees. In the surrounding forests we'll search for all the specialties, including the enigmatic Sapayoa, and we'll check out every column of raiding army ants in hopes of locating a seething swarm for such prizes as Black-crowned Antpitta and Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo. Along the way we could encounter any of four species of monkey or even a Baird's Tapir. If you're strongly lured to the wilderness and willing to hike and camp, join us in Darien for the most exciting birding in Middle America.

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Combo Tours
If you would like a longer birding holiday, some departures of this tour may be combined with:
PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER