Parte Alta de la Bahía de Panamá

Links to Additional Resources

Panama Audubon Society (PAS)
Promotes knowledge and understanding of birds and their habitat in Panama. Includes full checklist of the birds of Panama and descriptions of endemic birds and areas where they are found.

Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM)
Panama's environmental authority.

Site Facts

Country, State,
Province/Region
Panama Province,
Republic of Panama

Relative Location:
Pacific coast of the Isthmus of Panama

Latitude/Longitude:
8˚ 57' N, 79˚ 01' W

Category:
Hemispheric Site

Basis for Designation:
Usage by more than 1,000,000 shorebirds annually

Size:
48,919 ha. Approximately half are mudflats exposed at low tide, most of the remainder are mangroves

Joined:
January, 2005

Site Owner/Steward:
State owned, managed by the Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (National Environmental Authority)

Site Partners:
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM)
Panama Audubon Society (PAS)

Human Population within 100 km:
Over 1 million

Contact:
Panama Audubon Society audupan@cwpanama.net