The Chiriqui Highlands are situated in Panama near the southern border of Costa Rica. They are the southern portion of the Endemic Bird Area (EBA) called the Costa Rica-Panama Highlands which stretches from just south of the Nicaraguan border in Costa Rica almost to the Panama Canal. It is comprised of mountains and foothills over 1,000 m. in elevation to the highest part of the mountains at 3,800 m. It includes both the Caribbean and Pacific slopes. There are 49 species of birds endemic to this area as well as many subspecies. A summary of these species follows:
Following is a list of the 49 species recognized as endemic to the Highlands of Costa Rica and Panama. Additionally there are a large number of subspecies found there. (Based on information from Endemic Bird Areas of the World by Statterfield, Crosby, Long and Wege )
| Black Guan | Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove |
| Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Red-fronted Parrotlet |
| Dusky Nightjar | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Black-bellied Hummingbird |
| White-tailed Emerald | Coppery-headed Emerald | White-bellied Mountain-gem |
| Magenta-throated Woodstar | Scintillant Hummingbird | Volcano Hummingbird |
| Glow-throated Hummingbird | Orange-bellied Trogon | Prong-billed Barbet |
| Ruddy Treerunner | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo |
| Bare-necked Umbrellabird | Dark Pewee | Ochraceous Pewee |
| Black-capped Flycatcher | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher |
| Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Ochraceous Wren | Timberline Wren |
| Black-faced Solitaire | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Sooty Robin |
| Volcano Junco | Large-footed Finch | Yellow-thighed Finch |
| Yellow-green Finch | Peg-billed Finch | Black-thighed Grosbeak |
| Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Spangle-cheeked Tanager |
| Slaty Flower-Piercer | Flame-throated Warbler | Collared Redstart |
| Collared Redstart | Wrenthrush | Yellow-winged Vireo |
| Silvery-throated Jay | ||
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