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HMANA Costa Rica Tour - October 16-23, 2010

CHECKLIST

Scientific Name English Common Name Oct'10 NOTES

1 Nothocercus bonapartei Highland Tinamou

2 Tinamus major Great Tinamou X great looks at Carara

3 Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou X heard/seen on trail to Kekoldi

4 Crypturellus cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou

5 Crypturellus boucardi Slaty-breasted Tinamou

6 Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling-Duck

7 Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck X flock of 40+ flying over Rio Tarcoles

8 Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck

9 Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck

10 Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck X 1 bird seen at Cerro Lodge

11 Anas americana American Wigeon

12 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard

13 Anas discors Blue-winged Teal X flock of 12 from Rio Tarcoles boat

14 Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal

15 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler

16 Anas acuta Northern Pintail

17 Anas crecca Green-winged Teal

18 Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck

19 Aythya marila Greater Scaup

20 Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup

21 Nomonyx dominicus Masked Duck

22 Ortalis vetula Plain Chachalaca

23 Ortalis cinereiceps Gray-headed Chachalaca X El Pizote, Rancho Naturalista

24 Penelope purpurascens Crested Guan X

25 Chamaepetes unicolor Black Guan

26 Crax rubra Great Curassow

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27 Dendrortyx leucophrys Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge

28 Colinus cristatus Crested Bobwhite X bird singing from live fence on Guacalillo Rd

29 Odontophorus gujanensis Marbled Wood-Quail

30 Odontophorus melanotis Black-eared Wood-Quail

31 Odontophorus leucolaemus Black-breasted Wood-Quail

32 Odontophorus guttatus Spotted Wood-Quail

33 Rhynchortyx cinctus Tawny-faced Quail

34 Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe

35 Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe

36 Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe

37 Phoebastria irrorata Waved Albatross

38 Pterodroma rostrata Tahiti Petrel

39 Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped Petrel

40 Pterodroma phaeopygia Galapagos Petrel

41 Procellaria parkinsoni Parkinson's Petrel

42 Calonectris diomedea Cory's Shearwater

43 Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater

44 Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater

45 Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater

46 Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater

47 Puffinus nativitatis Christmas Shearwater

48 Puffinus opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater

49 Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater

50 Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel

51 Pelagodroma marina White-faced Storm-Petrel

52 Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-Petrel

53 Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

54 Oceanodroma tethys Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

55 Oceanodroma melania Black Storm-Petrel

56 Oceanodroma markhami Markham's Storm-Petrel

57 Oceanodroma microsoma Least Storm-Petrel


58 Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird

59 Jabiru mycteria Jabiru

60 Mycteria americana Wood Stork X seen migrating from Kekoldi, Tarcoles

61 Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird X many offshore in Pacific; fewer Atlantic

62 Fregata minor Great Frigatebird

63 Sula dactylatra Masked Booby

64 Sula granti Nazca Booby

65 Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby

66 Sula leucogaster Brown Booby g Richard only from lunch stop on Day 7

67 Sula sula Red-footed Booby

68 Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant X

69 Anhinga anhinga Anhinga X 1 seen soaring from Rio Tarcoles bridge

70 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican

71 Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican X both coasts

72 Botaurus pinnatus Pinnated Bittern

73 Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern

74 Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern

75 Tigrisoma lineatum Rufescent Tiger-Heron

76 Tigrisoma fasciatum Fasciated Tiger-Heron X 1 seen briefly by some on Tuis River

77 Tigrisoma mexicanum Bare-throated Tiger-Heron X great looks from Mangrove boat tour

78 Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron X

79 Ardea alba Great Egret X

80 Egretta thula Snowy Egret X

81 Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron X many on Tarcoles River

82 Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron X 2 or 3 total

83 Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret

84 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret X anywhere there were cattle!

85 Butorides virescens Green Heron X

86 Butorides striata Striated Heron

87 Agamia agami Agami Heron

88 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron X few on Tarcoles River


89 Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron X "

90 Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed Heron X up to 6 on Tarcoles River

91 Eudocimus albus White Ibis X few flybys

92 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis

93 Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis

94 Mesembrinibis cayennensis Green Ibis

95 Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill X couple of birds on Tarcoles River

96 Coragyps atratus Black Vulture X

97 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture X tens of thousands, maybe more!!!

98 Cathartes burrovianus Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

99 Sarcoramphus papa King Vulture X 1 or 2 from Kekoldi

100 Pandion haliaetus Osprey X

101 Leptodon cayanensis Gray-headed Kite X great looks from Cerro Lodge of perched bird

102 Chondrohierax uncinatus Hook-billed Kite g Daniel only

103 Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite

104 Gampsonyx swainsonii Pearl Kite

105 Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite g Phil & Julie only from Bougainvillea

106 Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite

107 Harpagus bidentatus Double-toothed Kite X great looks from trail to Kekoldi tower

108 Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite X several dozen over 3 days in Caribbean

109 Ictinia plumbea Plumbeous Kite

110 Busarellus nigricollis Black-collared Hawk

111 Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier

112 Accipiter poliogaster Gray-bellied Goshawk

113 Accipiter superciliosus Tiny Hawk

114 Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk

115 Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk

116 Accipiter bicolor Bicolored Hawk X

117 Geranospiza caerulescens Crane Hawk X bird with legs hanging down flying over Cerro Lodge

118 Leucopternis princeps Barred Hawk

119 Leucopternis semiplumbeus Semiplumbeous Hawk


120 Leucopternis albicollis White Hawk

121 Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk X nice looks in several places, esp Tarcoles River

122 Buteogallus urubitinga Great Black-Hawk

123 Buteogallus meridionalis Savanna Hawk

124 Parabuteo unicinctus Harris's Hawk

125 Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Solitary Eagle

126 Buteo magnirostris Roadside Hawk X seen in suitable roadside habitat

127 Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk X many thousands migrating!

128 Buteo nitidus Gray Hawk X several in Carara area

129 Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk X good looks at dark & light morphs in Caribbean

130 Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk X many thousands migrating!

131 Buteo albicaudatus White-tailed Hawk

132 Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk X 1 well seen by some from Kekoldi

133 Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk X a few en route to Irazu Volcano

134 Morphnus guianensis Crested Eagle

135 Harpia harpyja Harpy Eagle

136 Spizaetus tyrannus Black Hawk-Eagle X seen from Kekoldi

137 Spizaetus ornatus Ornate Hawk-Eagle X

138 Spizaetus melanoleucus Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle

139 Micrastur ruficollis Barred Forest-Falcon X

140 Micrastur mirandollei Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon X seen by some near Kekoldi

141 Micrastur semitorquatus Collared Forest-Falcon X

142 Ibycter americanus Red-throated Caracara

143 Caracara cheriway Crested Caracara X several in Carara area

144 Milvago chimachima Yellow-headed Caracara X several in Carara area

145 Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon X El Pizote Lodge

146 Falco sparverius American Kestrel X a few roadside

147 Falco columbarius Merlin X a few migrating over Kekoldi

148 Falco femoralis Aplomado Falcon

149 Falco rufigularis Bat Falcon X 1 great look from roadside pulloff

150 Falco deiroleucus Orange-breasted Falcon


151 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon X 100 counted from Kekoldi in single day!

152 Eurypyga helias Sunbittern

153 Micropygia schomburgkii Ocellated Crake

154 Laterallus ruber Ruddy Crake

155 Laterallus albigularis White-throated Crake X heard at El Pizote

156 Laterallus exilis Gray-breasted Crake

157 Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail

158 Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail

159 Aramides axillaris Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

160 Aramides cajanea Gray-necked Wood-Rail X heard at El Pizote

161 Amaurolimnas concolor Uniform Crake

162 Porzana carolina Sora

163 Porzana flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake

164 Neocrex erythrops Paint-billed Crake

165 Pardirallus maculatus Spotted Rail

166 Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule X 1a & 3 young seen along Guacalillo Road

167 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen

168 Fulica americana American Coot

169 Heliornis fulica Sungrebe

170 Aramus guarauna Limpkin

171 Burhinus bistriatus Double-striped Thick-knee X 1 gawky looking bird on Rio Tarcoles

172 Vanellus chilensis Southern Lapwing X 2 near thick-knee on plastic-covered sandbar

173 Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover

174 Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover

175 Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover

176 Charadrius collaris Collared Plover

177 Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover

178 Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover X Caribbean side

179 Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover X Caribbean side

180 Charadrius melodus Piping Plover

181 Charadrius vociferus Killdeer


182 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher

183 Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt X good looks from Tarcoles

184 Recurvirostra americana American Avocet

185 Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana X 1 or 2 from Carara area

186 Jacana jacana Wattled Jacana

187 Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper X abundant on coasts

188 Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper

189 Tringa incana Wandering Tattler

190 Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs X 2 from Tarcoles

191 Tringa semipalmata Willet X both coasts

192 Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs

193 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper

194 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel X both coasts

195 Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew

196 Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit

197 Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit

198 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone X 5 at lunch stop on Pacific beach

199 Aphriza virgata Surfbird

200 Calidris canutus Red Knot

201 Calidris alba Sanderling X Caribbean side

202 Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper

203 Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper

204 Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper X Tarcoles River

205 Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper

206 Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper

207 Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper

208 Calidris alpina Dunlin

209 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper

210 Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper

211 Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper

212 Philomachus pugnax Ruff


213 Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher

214 Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher

215 Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe

216 Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope

217 Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope

218 Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope

219 Creagrus furcatus Swallow-tailed Gull

220 Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake

221 Xema sabini Sabine's Gull

222 Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull

223 Leucophaeus modestus Gray Gull

224 Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull

225 Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's Gull

226 Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull

227 Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull

228 Larus argentatus Herring Gull

229 Anous stolidus Brown Noddy

230 Anous minutus Black Noddy

231 Gygis alba White Tern

232 Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty Tern

233 Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled Tern

234 Sternula antillarum Least Tern

235 Phaetusa simplex Large-billed Tern

236 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern

237 Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern

238 Chlidonias niger Black Tern

239 Sterna hirundo Common Tern

240 Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern

241 Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern

242 Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern X several way offshore from Pacific lunch stop

243 Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern g 1 with Royals


244 Thalasseus elegans Elegant Tern

245 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer

246 Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar Skua

247 Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger

248 Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger

249 Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger

250 Columba livia Rock Pigeon X

251 Patagioenas cayennensis Pale-vented Pigeon X Boungainvillea first

252 Patagioenas speciosa Scaled Pigeon

253 Patagioenas leucocephala White-crowned Pigeon

254 Patagioenas flavirostris Red-billed Pigeon X Boungainvillea first

255 Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon X flocks en route to Irazu

256 Patagioenas subvinacea Ruddy Pigeon X

257 Patagioenas nigrirostris Short-billed Pigeon X

258 Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove X

259 Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove

260 Columbina inca Inca Dove X

261 Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove X 2 on road near Cerro Lodge

262 Columbina minuta Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

263 Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove X

264 Claravis pretiosa Blue Ground-Dove

265 Claravis mondetoura Maroon-chested Ground-Dove

266 Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove X

267 Leptotila plumbeiceps Gray-headed Dove

268 Leptotila cassini Gray-chested Dove X

269 Geotrygon veraguensis Olive-backed Quail-Dove X nice looks from Braulio Carillo NP

270 Geotrygon chiriquensis Chiriqui Quail-Dove

271 Geotrygon lawrencii Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

272 Geotrygon costaricensis Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

273 Geotrygon violacea Violaceous Quail-Dove

274 Geotrygon montana Ruddy Quail-Dove g


275 Pyrrhura hoffmanni Sulphur-winged Parakeet

276 Aratinga finschi Crimson-fronted Parakeet X big flocks seen from Bougainvillea & elsewhere

277 Aratinga nana Olive-throated Parakeet X Caribbean side

278 Aratinga canicularis Orange-fronted Parakeet X from Guacalillo Road

279 Aratinga pertinax Brown-throated Parakeet

280 Ara ambiguus Great Green Macaw X 2 spotted by Liz at distance from lunch stop on Day 1

281 Ara macao Scarlet Macaw X great looks from Cerrol Lodge & Carara area

282 Bolborhynchus lineola Barred Parakeet

283 Brotogeris jugularis Orange-chinned Parakeet X

284 Touit costaricensis Red-fronted Parrotlet

285 Pyrilia haematotis Brown-hooded Parrot X

286 Pionus menstruus Blue-headed Parrot X

287 Pionus senilis White-crowned Parrot X

288 Amazona albifrons White-fronted Parrot

289 Amazona autumnalis Red-Lored Parrot X

290 Amazona farinosa Mealy Parrot X

291 Amazona auropalliata Yellow-naped Parrot X nice looks from Cerro Lodge of flybys

292 Piaya cayana Squirrel Cuckoo X almost daily

293 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo

294 Coccyzus minor Mangrove Cuckoo

295 Coccyzus ferrugineus Cocos Cuckoo

296 Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo

297 Tapera naevia Striped Cuckoo g Richard & Nino heard only

298 Dromococcyx phasianellus Pheasant Cuckoo

299 Morococcyx erythropygus Lesser Ground-Cuckoo X fantastic scope views from Guacalillo Road

300 Neomorphus geoffroyi Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo

301 Crotophaga major Greater Ani

302 Crotophaga ani Smooth-billed Ani

303 Crotophaga sulcirostris Groove-billed Ani X

304 Tyto alba Barn Owl

305 Megascops cooperi Pacific Screech-Owl


306 Megascops choliba Tropical Screech-Owl

307 Megascops guatemalae Vermiculated Screech-Owl

308 Megascops clarkii Bare-shanked Screech-Owl

309 Lophostrix cristata Crested Owl

310 Pulsatrix perspicillata Spectacled Owl X nice find by Carl from trails in Carara

311 Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl

312 Glaucidium costaricanum Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl

313 Glaucidium griseiceps Central American Pygmy-Owl

314 Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl X several seen; Boungainvillea & Cerro Lodge area

315 Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl

316 Ciccaba virgata Mottled Owl X heard only from Rancho Naturalista

317 Ciccaba nigrolineata Black-and-white Owl

318 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl

319 Pseudoscops clamator Striped Owl

320 Aegolius ridgwayi Unspotted Saw-whet Owl

321 Lurocalis semitorquatus Short-tailed Nighthawk g Daniel - heard only

322 Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk

323 Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk X migrating on both coasts

324 Nyctidromus albicollis Common Pauraque X good looks from several places; almost in hand!

325 Nyctiphrynus ocellatus Ocellated Poorwill

326 Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow

327 Caprimulgus rufus Rufous Nightjar

328 Caprimulgus vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will

329 Caprimulgus saturatus Dusky Nightjar

330 Caprimulgus cayennensis White-tailed Nightjar

331 Nyctibius grandis Great Potoo X amazing looks at 3 of these stunning birds at El Pizote!

332 Nyctibius griseus Common Potoo

333 Nyctibius jamaicensis Northern Potoo

334 Steatornis caripensis Oilbird

335 Cypseloides niger Black Swift

336 Cypseloides cryptus White-chinned Swift


337 Cypseloides cherriei Spot-fronted Swift

338 Streptoprocne rutila Chestnut-collared Swift

339 Streptoprocne zonaris White-collared Swift X

340 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift X there had to be a million migrating past Kekoldi!

341 Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift

342 Chaetura fumosa Costa Rican Swift

343 Chaetura cinereiventris Gray-rumped Swift X

344 Panyptila cayennensis Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

345 Panyptila sanctihieronymi Great Swallow-tailed Swift

346 Glaucis aeneus Bronzy Hermit g

347 Threnetes ruckeri Band-tailed Barbthroat X

348 Phaethornis guy Green Hermit X

349 Phaethornis longirostris Long-billed Hermit X

350 Phaethornis striigularis Stripe-throated Hermit X

351 Eutoxeres aquila White-tipped Sicklebill

352 Doryfera ludovicae Green-fronted Lancebill

353 Phaeochroa cuvierii Scaly-breasted Hummingbird X

354 Campylopterus hemileucurus Violet Sabrewing X Rancho

355 Florisuga mellivora White-necked Jacobin X Rancho

356 Colibri delphinae Brown Violetear X Rancho

357 Colibri thalassinus Green Violetear X Rancho

358 Anthracothorax prevostii Green-breasted Mango X Rancho

359 Anthracothorax veraguensis Veraguan Mango

360 Klais guimeti Violet-headed Hummingbird

361 Lophornis delattrei Rufous-crested Coquette

362 Lophornis helenae Black-crested Coquette

363 Lophornis adorabilis White-crested Coquette

364 Discosura conversii Green Thorntail

365 Chlorostilbon canivetii Canivet's Emerald

366 Chlorostilbon assimilis Garden Emerald

367 Thalurania colombica Violet-crowned Woodnymph X


368 Panterpe insignis Fiery-throated Hummingbird X 1 near summit of Volcan Irazu

369 Lepidopyga coeruleogularis Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

370 Hylocharis eliciae Blue-throated Goldentail X 1 at Carara NP near visitor's center

371 Amazilia candida White-bellied Emerald

372 Amazilia amabilis Blue-chested Hummingbird

373 Amazilia decora Charming Hummingbird

374 Amazilia boucardi Mangrove Hummingbird X patience paid off on Tarcoles boat tour

375 Amazilia alfaroana Alfaro's Hummingbird

376 Amazilia cyanura Blue-tailed Hummingbird

377 Amazilia saucerrottei Steely-vented Hummingbird X

378 Amazilia edward Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

379 Amazilia tzacatl Rufous-tailed Hummingbird X abundant throughout

380 Amazilia rutila Cinnamon Hummingbird X great looks from Cerro Lodge

381 Eupherusa eximia Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

382 Eupherusa nigriventris Black-bellied Hummingbird

383 Elvira chionura White-tailed Emerald

384 Elvira cupreiceps Coppery-headed Emerald

385 Microchera albocoronata Snowcap X great looks at this scarce hummingbird at Rancho

386 Chalybura urochrysia Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer X

387 Lampornis hemileucus White-bellied Mountain-gem

388 Lampornis calolaemus Purple-throated Mountain-gem

389 Lampornis castaneoventris White-throated Mountain-gem

390 Heliodoxa jacula Green-crowned Brilliant X Rancho

391 Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird X 1 near summit of Volcan Irazu

392 Heliothryx barroti Purple-crowned Fairy X

393 Heliomaster longirostris Long-billed Starthroat

394 Heliomaster constantii Plain-capped Starthroat X 1 near Cerro Lodge

395 Calliphlox bryantae Magenta-throated Woodstar

396 Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird X 1

397 Selasphorus flammula Volcano Hummingbird X near summit of Volcan Irazu

398 Selasphorus scintilla Scintillant Hummingbird X


399 Trogon clathratus Lattice-tailed Trogon

400 Trogon massena Slaty-tailed Trogon X

401 Trogon melanocephalus Black-headed Trogon X

402 Trogon bairdii Baird's Trogon

403 Trogon caligatus Gartered Trogon X

404 Trogon rufus Black-throated Trogon X

405 Trogon elegans Elegant Trogon

406 Trogon collaris Collared Trogon X

407 Trogon aurantiiventris Orange-bellied Trogon

408 Pharomachrus mocinno Resplendent Quetzal X fantastic looks at up to 6 of them en route to Irazu

409 Hylomanes momotula Tody Motmot

410 Momotus momota Blue-crowned Motmot X

411 Baryphthengus martii Rufous Motmot

412 Electron carinatum Keel-billed Motmot

413 Electron platyrhynchum Broad-billed Motmot X

414 Eumomota superciliosa Turquoise-browed Motmot X the dry forest species of Motmot

415 Megaceryle torquatus Ringed Kingfisher X

416 Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher

417 Chloroceryle amazona Amazon Kingfisher X

418 Chloroceryle americana Green Kingfisher X

419 Chloroceryle inda Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

420 Chloroceryle aenea American Pygmy Kingfisher

421 Notharchus hyperrhynchus White-necked Puffbird X on trail to Kekoldi

422 Notharchus tectus Pied Puffbird g

423 Malacoptila panamensis White-whiskered Puffbird X trails in Carara

424 Micromonacha lanceolata Lanceolated Monklet

425 Monasa morphoeus White-fronted Nunbird

426 Galbula ruficauda Rufous-tailed Jacamar X patience paid off near Carara V.C.

427 Jacamerops aureus Great Jacamar

428 Eubucco bourcierii Red-headed Barbet X

429 Semnornis frantzii Prong-billed Barbet


430 Aulacorhynchus prasinus Emerald Toucanet

431 Pteroglossus torquatus Collared Aracari X our only Aracari; common

432 Pteroglossus frantzii Fiery-billed Aracari

433 Selenidera spectabilis Yellow-eared Toucanet

434 Ramphastos sulfuratus Keel-billed Toucan X

435 Ramphastos swainsonii Chestnut-mandibled Toucan X

436 Picumnus olivaceus Olivaceous Piculet

437 Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker X a few seen near summit of Irazu

438 Melanerpes chrysauchen Golden-naped Woodpecker

439 Melanerpes pucherani Black-cheeked Woodpecker X our most common woodpecker on coasts

440 Melanerpes rubricapillus Red-crowned Woodpecker

441 Melanerpes hoffmannii Hoffmann's Woodpecker X our most common woodpecker in highlands

442 Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

443 Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker

444 Veniliornis fumigatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker

445 Veniliornis kirkii Red-rumped Woodpecker

446 Piculus simplex Rufous-winged Woodpecker X 1 at Rancho

447 Colaptes rubiginosus Golden-olive Woodpecker X 1 at Rancho

448 Celeus loricatus Cinnamon Woodpecker X

449 Celeus castaneus Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

450 Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker X some good looks

451 Campephilus guatemalensis Pale-billed Woodpecker X heard only in few places

452 Sclerurus mexicanus Tawny-throated Leaftosser

453 Sclerurus albigularis Gray-throated Leaftosser

454 Sclerurus guatemalensis Scaly-throated Leaftosser

455 Synallaxis albescens Pale-breasted Spinetail

456 Synallaxis brachyura Slaty Spinetail X

457 Cranioleuca erythrops Red-faced Spinetail

458 Premnoplex brunnescens Spotted Barbtail

459 Margarornis rubiginosus Ruddy Treerunner

460 Pseudocolaptes lawrencii Buffy Tuftedcheek


461 Hyloctistes subulatus Striped Woodhaunter

462 Syndactyla subalaris Lineated Foliage-gleaner

463 Anabacerthia variegaticeps Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner

464 Philydor rufum Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

465 Automolus ochrolaemus Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner X 2 seen by only a few

466 Automolus rubiginosus Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

467 Thripadectes rufobrunneus Streak-breasted Treehunter

468 Xenops minutus Plain Xenops X trail down from Kekoldi

469 Xenops rutilans Streaked Xenops

470 Dendrocincla fuliginosa Plain-brown Woodcreeper X lowlands on both coasts

471 Dendrocincla anabatina Tawny-winged Woodcreeper X a few from Carara

472 Dendrocincla homochroa Ruddy Woodcreeper

473 Sittasomus griseicapillus Olivaceous Woodcreeper X Guacalillo Road

474 Deconychura longicauda Long-tailed Woodcreeper

475 Glyphorynchus spirurus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper X

476 Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Strong-billed Woodcreeper

477 Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae Northern Barred-Woodcreeper X lowlands on both coasts

478 Dendrocolaptes picumnus Black-banded Woodcreeper

479 Xiphorhynchus susurrans Cocoa Woodcreeper X lowlands on both coasts

480 Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

481 Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus Black-striped Woodcreeper

482 Xiphorhynchus erythropygius Spotted Woodcreeper

483 Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Streak-headed Woodcreeper X lowlands on both coasts

484 Lepidocolaptes affinis Spot-crowned Woodcreeper X

485 Campylorhamphus pusillus Brown-billed Scythebill

486 Cymbilaimus lineatus Fasciated Antshrike X

487 Taraba major Great Antshrike X

488 Thamnophilus doliatus Barred Antshrike X

489 Thamnophilus bridgesi Black-hooded Antshrike X Carara NP

490 Thamnophilus atrinucha Western Slaty-Antshrike X Carara NP

491 Thamnistes anabatinus Russet Antshrike X Braulio Carillo NP


492 Dysithamnus mentalis Plain Antvireo X Braulio Carillo NP

493 Dysithamnus striaticeps Streak-crowned Antvireo X Braulio Carillo NP

494 Dysithamnus puncticeps Spot-crowned Antvireo

495 Myrmotherula axillaris White-flanked Antwren

496 Myrmotherula schisticolor Slaty Antwren X

497 Epinecrophylla fulviventris Checker-throated Antwren g

498 Microrhopias quixensis Dot-winged Antwren X

499 Terenura callinota Rufous-rumped Antwren

500 Cercomacra tyrannina Dusky Antbird X

501 Gymnocichla nudiceps Bare-crowned Antbird X

502 Myrmeciza exsul Chestnut-backed Antbird X good looks at this scarce bird from El Pizote

503 Myrmeciza laemosticta Dull-mantled Antbird X

504 Myrmeciza immaculata Immaculate Antbird X nice looks from Rancho trails

505 Hylophylax naevioides Spotted Antbird X

506 Gymnopithys leucaspis Bicolored Antbird X

507 Phaenostictus mcleannani Ocellated Antbird X

508 Formicarius analis Black-faced Antthrush X

509 Formicarius nigricapillus Black-headed Antthrush

510 Formicarius rufipectus Rufous-breasted Antthrush

511 Pittasoma michleri Black-crowned Antpitta

512 Grallaria guatimalensis Scaled Antpitta

513 Hylopezus perspicillatus Streak-chested Antpitta X good looks on Carara trails by Elaine & Julie

514 Hylopezus dives Thicket Antpitta

515 Grallaricula flavirostris Ochre-breasted Antpitta

516 Scytalopus argentifrons Silvery-fronted Tapaculo

517 Ornithion semiflavum Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet

518 Ornithion brunneicapillus Brown-capped Tyrannulet g

519 Camptostoma imberbe Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

520 Camptostoma obsoletum Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

521 Phaeomyias murina Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

522 Nesotriccus ridgwayi Cocos Flycatcher


523 Capsiempis flaveola Yellow Tyrannulet

524 Tyrannulus elatus Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

525 Myiopagis viridicata Greenish Elaenia X Carara NP

526 Elaenia flavogaster Yellow-bellied Elaenia

527 Elaenia chiriquensis Lesser Elaenia

528 Elaenia frantzii Mountain Elaenia X Volcan Irazu NP

529 Serpophaga cinerea Torrent Tyrannulet

530 Mionectes olivaceus Olive-striped Flycatcher

531 Mionectes oleagineus Ochre-bellied Flycatcher X

532 Leptopogon amaurocephalus Sepia-capped Flycatcher

533 Leptopogon superciliaris Slaty-capped Flycatcher

534 Phylloscartes superciliaris Rufous-browed Tyrannulet

535 Phyllomyias burmeisteri Rough-legged Tyrannulet

536 Zimmerius vilissimus Paltry Tyrannulet X

537 Sublegatus arenarum Northern Scrub-Flycatcher

538 Myiornis atricapillus Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

539 Lophotriccus pileatus Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant X fine looks at this tiny tyrant from Rancho trails

540 Oncostoma cinereigulare Northern Bentbill

541 Poecilotriccus sylvia Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

542 Todirostrum cinereum Common Tody-Flycatcher X common throughout

543 Todirostrum nigriceps Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher g

544 Rhynchocyclus brevirostris Eye-ringed Flatbill

545 Tolmomyias sulphurescens Yellow-olive Flycatcher X

546 Tolmomyias assimilis Yellow-margined Flycatcher

547 Platyrinchus cancrominus Stub-tailed Spadebill X Carara NP

548 Platyrinchus mystaceus White-throated Spadebill

549 Platyrinchus coronatus Golden-crowned Spadebill X Carara NP

550 Onychorhynchus coronatus Royal Flycatcher

551 Terenotriccus erythrurus Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher X

552 Myiobius sulphureipygius Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher X Rancho

553 Myiobius atricaudus Black-tailed Flycatcher


554 Myiophobus fasciatus Bran-colored Flycatcher

555 Aphanotriccus capitalis Tawny-chested Flycatcher X specialty bird at Rancho by "moth sheet"

556 Mitrephanes phaeocercus Tufted Flycatcher

557 Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher X 1 at El Pizote

558 Contopus lugubris Dark Pewee

559 Contopus ochraceus Ochraceous Pewee

560 Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee

561 Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee X hmmm…any of these around?

562 Contopus cinereus Tropical Pewee X

563 Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher X

564 Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher X 1 or 2 at Rancho

565 Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher

566 Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher

567 Empidonax albigularis White-throated Flycatcher

568 Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher g

569 Empidonax flavescens Yellowish Flycatcher

570 Empidonax atriceps Black-capped Flycatcher X high-elevation bird near Irazu

571 Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe X high-elevation bird near Irazu

572 Colonia colonus Long-tailed Tyrant X good looks at El Pizote

573 Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped Attila X

574 Rhytipterna holerythra Rufous Mourner

575 Myiarchus tuberculifer Dusky-capped Flycatcher X

576 Myiarchus panamensis Panama Flycatcher X specialty bird & regional endemic from mangrove tour

577 Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher

578 Myiarchus nuttingi Nutting's Flycatcher

579 Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher X

580 Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher X 1 on Guacalillo Road - dry forest

581 Pitangus sulphuratus Great Kiskadee X lots

582 Megarynchus pitangua Boat-billed Flycatcher X lots

583 Myiozetetes cayanensis Rusty-margined Flycatcher

584 Myiozetetes similis Social Flycatcher X many


585 Myiozetetes granadensis Gray-capped Flycatcher X

586 Conopias albovittatus White-ringed Flycatcher

587 Myiodynastes hemichrysus Golden-bellied Flycatcher

588 Myiodynastes maculatus Streaked Flycatcher X

589 Myiodynastes luteiventris Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

590 Legatus leucophaius Piratic Flycatcher

591 Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird X "TK"

592 Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird

593 Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird X groups of up to 100 migrating on Caribbean coast

594 Tyrannus dominicensis Gray Kingbird

595 Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

596 Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed Flycatcher

597 Schiffornis turdina Thrush-like Schiffornis

598 Piprites griseiceps Gray-headed Piprites

599 Laniocera rufescens Speckled Mourner

600 Pachyramphus versicolor Barred Becard

601 Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Becard X

602 Pachyramphus polychopterus White-winged Becard X

603 Pachyramphus albogriseus Black-and-white Becard

604 Pachyramphus aglaiae Rose-throated Becard X Carara NP

605 Tityra semifasciata Masked Tityra X both coasts

606 Tityra inquisitor Black-crowned Tityra X Rancho

607 Querula purpurata Purple-throated Fruitcrow X specialty bird near Kekoldi - several individuals by road

608 Cephalopterus glabricollis Bare-necked Umbrellabird

609 Cotinga amabilis Lovely Cotinga

610 Cotinga ridgwayi Turquoise Cotinga

611 Lipaugus unirufus Rufous Piha X Carara NP

612 Procnias tricarunculatus Three-wattled Bellbird

613 Carpodectes antoniae Yellow-billed Cotinga

614 Carpodectes nitidus Snowy Cotinga X 1 on trail to Kekoldi

615 Manacus candei White-collared Manakin X beautiful looks at Rancho & El Pizote


616 Manacus aurantiacus Orange-collared Manakin

617 Corapipo altera White-ruffed Manakin X Rancho

618 Chiroxiphia lanceolata Lance-tailed Manakin

619 Chiroxiphia linearis Long-tailed Manakin X Guacalillo Road - but never a great look

620 Pipra pipra White-crowned Manakin

621 Pipra coronata Blue-crowned Manakin

622 Pipra mentalis Red-capped Manakin X near Kekoldi

623 Oxyruncus cristatus Sharpbill

624 Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo

625 Vireo pallens Mangrove Vireo X specialty bird of mangrove boat tour - mostly heard

626 Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo X

627 Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo

628 Vireo carmioli Yellow-winged Vireo

629 Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo

630 Vireo leucophrys Brown-capped Vireo

631 Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo X couple of migrants in Caribbean lowlands

632 Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo X

633 Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo

634 Vireo altiloquus Black-whiskered Vireo

635 Hylophilus flavipes Scrub Greenlet

636 Hylophilus ochraceiceps Tawny-crowned Greenlet X

637 Hylophilus decurtatus Lesser Greenlet X

638 Vireolanius pulchellus Green Shrike-Vireo

639 Cyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-browed Peppershrike X specialty bird of mangrove boat tour - mostly heard

640 Cyanolyca argentigula Silvery-throated Jay

641 Cyanolyca cucullata Azure-hooded Jay

642 Calocitta formosa White-throated Magpie-Jay X our last group addition - flock of 12 on Guacalillo Road

643 Psilorhinus morio Brown Jay X feeders at Rancho, elsewhere

644 Cyanocorax affinis Black-chested Jay

645 Progne subis Purple Martin X migrants on Caribbean coast

646 Progne chalybea Gray-breasted Martin X


647 Progne tapera Brown-chested Martin

648 Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow

649 Tachycineta albilinea Mangrove Swallow X following their nests on the mangrove boat tour

650 Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow

651 Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Blue-and-white Swallow X

652 Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow X

653 Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Southern Rough-winged Swallow X

654 Riparia riparia Bank Swallow X

655 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow X

656 Petrochelidon fulva Cave Swallow

657 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow X

658 Campylorhynchus zonatus Band-backed Wren X

659 Campylorhynchus rufinucha Rufous-naped Wren X chattery birds at Cerro Lodge

660 Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren

661 Thryothorus atrogularis Black-throated Wren

662 Thryothorus fasciatoventris Black-bellied Wren

663 Thryothorus nigricapillus Bay Wren X

664 Thryothorus semibadius Riverside Wren X Carara NP

665 Thryothorus thoracicus Stripe-breasted Wren X

666 Thryothorus rutilus Rufous-breasted Wren X

667 Thryothorus maculipectus Spot-breasted Wren

668 Thryothorus rufalbus Rufous-and-white Wren X

669 Thryothorus pleurostictus Banded Wren

670 Thryothorus modestus Plain Wren X including 'Canebrake' Wren subspecies

671 Troglodytes aedon House Wren X

672 Troglodytes ochraceus Ochraceous Wren

673 Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren

674 Thryorchilus browni Timberline Wren X seen & heard near Irazu summit

675 Henicorhina leucosticta White-breasted Wood-Wren X

676 Henicorhina leucophrys Gray-breasted Wood-Wren X

677 Microcerculus philomela Nightingale Wren


678 Microcerculus marginatus Scaly-breasted Wren X

679 Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus Song Wren

680 Microbates cinereiventris Tawny-faced Gnatwren

681 Ramphocaenus melanurus Long-billed Gnatwren X common throughout

682 Polioptila albiloris White-lored Gnatcatcher X Guacalillo Road

683 Polioptila plumbea Tropical Gnatcatcher X

684 Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper

685 Myadestes melanops Black-faced Solitaire X

686 Catharus gracilirostris Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush X near summit of Volcan Irazu

687 Catharus aurantiirostris Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush X

688 Catharus fuscater Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

689 Catharus frantzii Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush

690 Catharus mexicanus Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush X

691 Catharus fuscescens Veery X a few

692 Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush X a few NA migrants

693 Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush X everywhere

694 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush X a few

695 Turdus nigrescens Sooty Thrush X near summit of Volcan Irazu

696 Turdus plebejus Mountain Thrush

697 Turdus obsoletus Pale-vented Thrush

698 Turdus grayi Clay-colored Thrush X "National Bird" & quite common

699 Turdus assimilis White-throated Thrush

700 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird X Daniel's best find - group of 5 at El Pizote!

701 Mimus gilvus Tropical Mockingbird

702 Anthus rubescens American Pipit

703 Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing

704 Phainoptila melanoxantha Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher

705 Ptilogonys caudatus Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher

706 Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler

707 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler X several at Rancho

708 Oreothlypis peregrina Tennessee Warbler X common throughout


709 Oreothlypis celata Orange-crowned Warbler

710 Oreothlypis ruficapilla Nashville Warbler

711 Oreothlypis gutturalis Flame-throated Warbler X a couple near summit of Irazu

712 Parula americana Northern Parula

713 Parula pitiayumi Tropical Parula X 1 or 2 at Rancho

714 Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler X common throughout

715 Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler X common throughout

716 Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler

717 Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler

718 Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler X rare NA migrant picked out by Liz at El Pizote

719 Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler

720 Dendroica chrysoparia Golden-cheeked Warbler

721 Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler X

722 Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler X 1 or 2 at Rancho

723 Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler

724 Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler X

725 Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler

726 Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler

727 Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler

728 Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler

729 Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler X migrants at Kekoldi, elsewhere

730 Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler

731 Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler

732 Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler X

733 Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart X

734 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler X great looks from Mangrove boat tour

735 Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler g

736 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird X El Pizote

737 Parkesia noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush X

738 Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush X along Tuis River

739 Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler X 1 or 2


740 Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler

741 Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler X 1 on each coast

742 Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler

743 Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat X

744 Geothlypis semiflava Olive-crowned Yellowthroat X

745 Geothlypis aequinoctialis Masked Yellowthroat

746 Geothlypis poliocephala Gray-crowned Yellowthroat X

747 Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler g

748 Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler X

749 Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler X

750 Myioborus miniatus Slate-throated Redstart

751 Myioborus torquatus Collared Redstart

752 Basileuterus culicivorus Golden-crowned Warbler X Rancho

753 Basileuterus rufifrons Rufous-capped Warbler X Rancho

754 Basileuterus melanogenys Black-cheeked Warbler

755 Basileuterus tristriatus Three-striped Warbler

756 Phaeothlypis fulvicauda Buff-rumped Warbler X along Tuis River

757 Zeledonia coronata Wrenthrush

758 Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat

759 Coereba flaveola Bananaquit X common on Caribbean coast

760 Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Common Bush-Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

761 Chlorospingus pileatus Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager X near summit of Volcan Irazu

762 Chlorospingus canigularis Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager

763 Chrysothlypis chrysomelas Black-and-yellow Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

764 Rhodinocichla rosea Rosy Thrush-Tanager

765 Mitrospingus cassinii Dusky-faced Tanager

766 Eucometis penicillata Gray-headed Tanager X Carara NP

767 Lanio leucothorax White-throated Shrike-Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

768 Heterospingus rubrifrons Sulphur-rumped Tanager

769 Tachyphonus luctuosus White-shouldered Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

770 Tachyphonus delatrii Tawny-crested Tanager X near Kekoldi


771 Tachyphonus rufus White-lined Tanager X feeders at Rancho, elsewhere

772 Ramphocelus sanguinolentus Crimson-collared Tanager X nice looks at scarce bird at Rancho

773 Ramphocelus passerinii Passerini's Tanager X many in Caribbean lowlands

774 Ramphocelus costaricensis Cherrie's Tanager X only 1 or 2 in Pacific lowlands

775 Thraupis episcopus Blue-gray Tanager X common throughout

776 Thraupis abbas Yellow-winged Tanager

777 Thraupis palmarum Palm Tanager X

778 Bangsia arcaei Blue-and-gold Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

779 Tangara larvata Golden-hooded Tanager X Caribbean lowlands

780 Tangara guttata Speckled Tanager X at Bat Falcon stop along roadside on 1st day

781 Tangara dowii Spangle-cheeked Tanager

782 Tangara inornata Plain-colored Tanager X a couple of this limited species at El Pizote

783 Tangara lavinia Rufous-winged Tanager X

784 Tangara gyrola Bay-headed Tanager X Rancho

785 Tangara florida Emerald Tanager

786 Tangara icterocephala Silver-throated Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

787 Dacnis venusta Scarlet-thighed Dacnis X from tower at Kekoldi

788 Dacnis cayana Blue Dacnis X from tower at Kekoldi

789 Chlorophanes spiza Green Honeycreeper

790 Cyanerpes lucidus Shining Honeycreeper X Kekoldi area

791 Cyanerpes cyaneus Red-legged Honeycreeper X lowlands on both coasts

792 Tersina viridis Swallow Tanager

793 Saltator striatipectus Streaked Saltator

794 Saltator coerulescens Grayish Saltator X

795 Saltator maximus Buff-throated Saltator X

796 Saltator atriceps Black-headed Saltator X

797 Saltator grossus Slate-colored Grosbeak

798 Volatinia jacarina Blue-black Grassquit X

799 Sporophila schistacea Slate-colored Seedeater

800 Sporophila americana Variable Seedeater X

801 Sporophila torqueola White-collared Seedeater X


802 Sporophila nigricollis Yellow-bellied Seedeater

803 Sporophila minuta Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

804 Oryzoborus nuttingi Nicaraguan Seed-Finch

805 Oryzoborus funereus Thick-billed Seed-Finch

806 Tiaris olivaceus Yellow-faced Grassquit X roadside en route to Irazu

807 Pinaroloxias inornata Cocos Finch

808 Haplospiza rustica Slaty Finch

809 Acanthidops bairdi Peg-billed Finch

810 Diglossa plumbea Slaty Flowerpiercer X near summit of Volcan Irazu

811 Sicalis luteola Grassland Yellow-Finch

812 Emberizoides herbicola Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch

813 Pselliophorus tibialis Yellow-thighed Finch

814 Pezopetes capitalis Large-footed Finch

815 Arremon aurantiirostris Orange-billed Sparrow X lowlands on both coasts

816 Arremon crassirostris Sooty-faced Finch

817 Arremon brunneinucha Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch

818 Arremon torquatus Stripe-headed Brush-Finch

819 Arremonops rufivirgatus Olive Sparrow X Guacalillo Road

820 Arremonops conirostris Black-striped Sparrow X Cerro Lodge & Guacalillo Road

821 Atlapetes albinucha White-naped Brush-Finch

822 Aimophila rufescens Rusty Sparrow

823 Melozone biarcuata Prevost's Ground-Sparrow

824 Melozone leucotis White-eared Ground-Sparrow

825 Peucaea ruficauda Stripe-headed Sparrow X

826 Peucaea botterii Botteri's Sparrow

827 Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow

828 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow

829 Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow

830 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow

831 Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow

832 Zonotrichia capensis Rufous-collared Sparrow X common in higher elevations


833 Junco vulcani Volcano Junco X near summit of Volcan Irazu

834 Piranga flava Hepatic Tanager

835 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager X common throughout

836 Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager X a few NA migrants

837 Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager

838 Piranga bidentata Flame-colored Tanager

839 Piranga leucoptera White-winged Tanager

840 Habia rubica Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

841 Habia fuscicauda Red-throated Ant-Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

842 Habia atrimaxillaris Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager

843 Chlorothraupis carmioli Carmiol's Tanager X Braulio Carillo NP

844 Caryothraustes poliogaster Black-faced Grosbeak

845 Pheucticus tibialis Black-thighed Grosbeak

846 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak X a few NA migrants

847 Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak

848 Cyanocompsa cyanoides Blue-black Grosbeak X

849 Amaurospiza concolor Blue Seedeater

850 Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak

851 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting X a few NA migrants

852 Passerina ciris Painted Bunting

853 Spiza americana Dickcissel X a few NA migrants

854 Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink g flyover - Phil only

855 Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird

856 Sturnella militaris Red-breasted Blackbird X great looks near Puerto Limon airport from roadside

857 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark X roadside en route to Irazu

858 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird

859 Dives dives Melodious Blackbird X

860 Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle X common throughout

861 Quiscalus nicaraguensis Nicaraguan Grackle

862 Molothrus bonariensis Shiny Cowbird

863 Molothrus aeneus Bronzed Cowbird X Rancho


864 Molothrus oryzivorus Giant Cowbird

865 Icterus prosthemelas Black-cowled Oriole X 1 or 2 at El Pizote

866 Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole

867 Icterus mesomelas Yellow-tailed Oriole

868 Icterus pustulatus Streak-backed Oriole

869 Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole

870 Icterus pectoralis Spot-breasted Oriole

871 Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole X common throughout

872 Amblycercus holosericeus Yellow-billed Cacique

873 Cacicus uropygialis Scarlet-rumped Cacique X Rancho

874 Psarocolius decumanus Crested Oropendola

875 Psarocolius wagleri Chestnut-headed Oropendola X Caribbean lowlands

876 Psarocolius montezuma Montezuma Oropendola X Caribbean lowlands

877 Euphonia affinis Scrub Euphonia X Guacalillo Road

878 Euphonia luteicapilla Yellow-crowned Euphonia X El Pizote

879 Euphonia laniirostris Thick-billed Euphonia

880 Euphonia hirundinacea Yellow-throated Euphonia X Rancho

881 Euphonia elegantissima Elegant Euphonia

882 Euphonia imitans Spot-crowned Euphonia

883 Euphonia gouldi Olive-backed Euphonia X El Pizote

884 Euphonia minuta White-vented Euphonia X Braulio Carillo NP

885 Euphonia anneae Tawny-capped Euphonia X Braulio Carillo NP

886 Chlorophonia callophrys Golden-browed Chlorophonia

887 Spinus xanthogastra Yellow-bellied Siskin X near summit of Volcan Irazu

888 Spinus psaltria Lesser Goldfinch X near summit of Volcan Irazu

889 Passer domesticus House Sparrow X San Jose, Cartago

890 Lonchura malacca Tricolored Munia

Last Updated on 07/08/2010 393 Day 1 = Bougainvillea/Braulio Carillo NP/Road/El Pizote

By Richard Garrigues g=guideDay 2 = El Pizote/Puerto Viejo/Kekoldi

only Day 3 = El Pizote/Kekoldi/Beaches

OTHER BIOTA Day 4 = El Pizote/Cahuita NP/Road/Rancho Naturalista


MAMMALS Day 5 = Rancho Naturalista/Tuis River

Three-toed Sloth Day 6 = Rancho/Volcan Irazu NP/Road/Cerro Lodge

Two-toed Sloth Day 7 = Cerro Lodge/Carara NP/Pacific Ocean/Tarcoles

Howler Monkey Day 8 = Cerro Lodge/Tarcoles River/Carara/Guacalillo Rd

White-faced Capuchin

Tayra

White-nosed Coati (Coatimundi)

Agouti

Common Opossum

Variegated Squirrel

Banded Anteater

Jaguarundi

REPTILES

Cat-eyed Snake

Fer-de-Lance

Green Iguana

Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaur)

American Crocodile

House Gecko

Lineated Basalisk

Whiptail Lizard sp.

AMPHIBIANS

Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

Tink Frog

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Masked Frog

Central American Bullfrog

Talamanca Rocket Frog

Glass Frog sp.

Hourglass Tree Frog

INSECTS

Army Ant

Bullet Ant

Cercopia Moth sp.

Blue Morpho


Monarch

Praying Mantis

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