Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds.

To Understand How Species Evolve, Scientists Flock to Where Charismatic Birds Intermingle. For decades, researchers have explored a region in Panama that serves as a “manakin melting pot” ...

Frigate birds flying around Rocky Island in Panama Bay. Plankton collections were made near this spot attracted the birds. From 1910 to 1912, the Smithsonian participated in the Biological Survey of ...