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Panama Hummingbird Cam Returns With Tropical Treasures

Watch the hummingbird feeder attract a flurry of tropical visitors.

In need of a warm-up as winter approaches? The Panama Hummingbird Feeder Cam is back online! The feeders at Canopy Tower are alive with activity as tropical jewels flock in for sips of sweet sugar water. Watch as a flurry of White-necked Jacobins are joined by other colorful visitors, including Snowy-bellied and Violet-bellied Hummingbirds.

Meet the Cast: Want to tell the visitors apart? Brush up on your tropical hummingbird ID skills with this highlight video featuring the eight most common species seen at the feeders.

You can also scroll to the “Species Info” section at the bottom of the Panama Hummingbird Feeder Cam page to explore a full list of species that have appeared since the cam began streaming live from Canopy Tower. We’ll keep adding new species as they arrive on cam—so check back often!

Watch a species ID video about tropical hummingbirds.
Learn about the common species that visit the cam site.
Cornell Lab

Bird Cams is a free resource

providing a virtual window into the natural world
of birds and funded by donors like you

Pileated Woodpecker by Lin McGrew / Macaulay Library