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Costa Rica Eagle-Eye Tours February 23 - March 11, 2019 Guide: Ernesto Carman Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard TINAMOUS 1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major 1 2 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui 1 3 Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi H DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL 4 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 5 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 1 6 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1 7 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1 GUANS, CHACHALACAS, AND CURASSOWS 8 Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 1 9 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 1 10 Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor 1 11 Great Curassow Crax rubra 1 NEW WORLD QUAIL 12 Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys H GREBES 13 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 1 14 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 STORKS 15 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 1 16 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 FRIGATEBIRDS 17 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1 CORMORANTS AND SHAGS 18 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 1 ANHINGAS 19 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 PELICANS 20 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1 HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 21 Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus 1 22 Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum 1 23 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 1 24 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 25 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 26 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 27 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 28 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 1 29 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 30 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 31 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 1 32 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 33 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1 IBISES AND SPOONBILLS 34 White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1 35 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis 1 36 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 1 NEW WORLD VULTURES 37 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1 38 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 39 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 1 40 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 1 Page 1 of 13 Costa Rica Eagle-Eye Tours February 23 - March 11, 2019 Guide: Ernesto Carman Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard OSPREY 41 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 42 Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii 1 43 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 1 44 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 45 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 46 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 1 47 Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 1 48 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 1 49 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea 1 50 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 1 51 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 1 52 Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 1 53 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 1 54 White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis 1 55 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 1 56 Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus 1 57 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1 58 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1 59 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 1 60 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1 61 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 1 SUNBITTERN 62 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 1 RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS 63 White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis 1 64 Gray-cowled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus H 65 Russet-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris 1 66 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 1 FINFOOTS 67 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 1 LIMPKIN 68 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 1 THICK-KNEES 69 Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 1 PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS 70 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 1 71 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 72 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia 1 73 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1 STILTS AND AVOCETS 74 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1 JACANAS 75 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 1 SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 76 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1 77 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 78 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 79 Willet Tringa semipalmata 1 80 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1 81 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 82 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 1 Page 2 of 13 Costa Rica Eagle-Eye Tours February 23 - March 11, 2019 Guide: Ernesto Carman Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 83 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1 84 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1 85 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 1 GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS 86 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1 87 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 1 PIGEONS AND DOVES 88 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 1 89 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1 90 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 1 91 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 1 92 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 1 93 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea 1 94 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 1 95 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 1 96 Inca Dove Columbina inca 1 97 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 1 98 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 1 99 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 1 100 Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini 1 101 Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps 1 102 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 1 103 Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon costarricensis 1 104 Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 1 CUCKOOS 105 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1 106 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia 1 107 Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus H 108 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 1 109 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 1 BARN-OWLS 110 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 OWLS 111 Middle American Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae H 112 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 1 113 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 1 114 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 1 115 Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata 1 NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES 116 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1 117 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 1 118 Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus 1 POTOOS 119 Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis 1 120 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus 1 SWIFTS 121 Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei 1 122 Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila 1 123 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 1 124 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 1 125 Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa 1 126 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 1 127 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis 1 Page 3 of 13 Costa Rica Eagle-Eye Tours February 23 - March 11, 2019 Guide: Ernesto Carman Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard HUMMINGBIRDS 128 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 1 129 White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila H 130 Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus 1 131 Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri 1 132 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy 1 133 Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris 1 134 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 1 135 Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae 1 136 Lesser Violetear Colibri thalassinus 1 137 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti 1 138 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 1 139 Green Thorntail Discosura conversii 1 140 Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae 1 141 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 1 142 Talamanca Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 1 143 Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii 1 144 Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis 1 145 White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus 1 146 Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus 1 147 White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris 1 148 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1 149 Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula 1 150 Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla 1 151 Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis 1 152 Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti 1 153 Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii 1 154 Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 1 155 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 1 156 Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 1 157 Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia 1 158 Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris 1 159 White-tailed Emerald Elvira chionura 1 160 Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps 1 161 Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis 1 162 Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora 1 163 Mangrove Hummingbird Amazilia boucardi 1 164 Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei 1 165 Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward 1 166 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 1 167 Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 1 168 Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae 1 TROGONS 169 Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno 1 170 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 1 171 Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 1 172 Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii 1 173 Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus 1 174 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 1 175 Orange-bellied Trogon Trogon aurantiiventris 1 176 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 1 MOTMOTS 177 Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessoni 1 Page 4 of 13 Costa Rica Eagle-Eye Tours February 23 - March 11, 2019 Guide: Ernesto Carman Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 178 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii H 179 Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum 1 180 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum 1 181 Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula H 182 Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 1 KINGFISHERS 183 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 1 184 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1 185 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 1 186 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 1 187 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 1 PUFFBIRDS 188 White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus 1 189 Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus H 190 White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 1 191 White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus 1 JACAMARS 192 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 1 NEW
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