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Species List January 28 – February 6, 2020 | Compiled by Keith Hansen
Guatemala: Nature & Culture With Tikal Extension| Species List January 28 – February 6, 2020 | Compiled by Keith Hansen With Guides Keith Hansen, Patricia Briceño, Roland Rumm and local guide Freddie and participants Julie, Paul, Gwen, Gary, Barbara, Rolande, Brian, Jane, and Debbie. Itinerary Day 1: 1/29/20, Guatemala City. Clarion Hotel to Marroquin University and Textile Museum, to Guatemala Market, to Cocales “Crazy Gas Station” at intersection of CA 12 and 11 to Los Tarrales Natural Reserve. Day 2: 1/30/20, Los Tarrales Nat. Res. into jeeps and up to La Isla vista point. Down for lunch at lodge. Then San Pedro trail and back to La Rinconada lodge, for dinner. Day 3: 1/31/20, Pre-dawn, Volcan Fuego eruption. Los Tarrales, short walk on San Pedro Trail. Breakfast at lodge. Depart and drive to Fuentes Georginia Hot Springs Spa. Lunch with “mega flock”. Depart and drive to Xela (Quetzaltenango). Dinner at Hotel Bonifaz. Day 4: 2/1/20, Split group. One group, (Keith), up at 4:00 AM. Drive to Refugio del Quetzal for Quetzal, then viewing from mirador “overlook”. Then drive to San Rafael for lunch. Then drive back to Xela. Second group, (Patricia) Xela tour. Later some went back to “Owl” at Fuentes Georgino Hot Springs, then back to Xela. Day 5: 2/2/20, Xela breakfast at Hotel, depart for the market at Chichicastenango with stop at Continental Divide at 10,000 feet. To market, then lunch at “Mayan Inn”. Drive to Panajachel at Lago de Atitlan. Boarded a launch to cross the lake to Hotel Bambu, Santiago Atitlan. -
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2 3 Participant’s Name: Tour Company: Date#1: / / Tour locations Date #2: / / Tour locations Date #3: / / Tour locations Date #4: / / Tour locations Date #5: / / Tour locations Date #6: / / Tour locations Date #7: / / Tour locations Date #8: / / Tour locations Codes used in Column A Codes Sample Species a = Abundant Red-lored Parrot c = Common White-headed Wren u = Uncommon Gray-cheeked Nunlet r = Rare Sapayoa vr = Very rare Wing-banded Antbird m = Migrant Bay-breasted Warbler x = Accidental Dwarf Cuckoo (E) = Endemic Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker Species marked with an asterisk (*) can be found in the birding areas visited on the tour outside of the immediate Canopy Camp property such as Nusagandi, San Francisco Reserve, El Real and Darien National Park/Cerro Pirre. Of course, 4with incredible biodiversity and changing environments, there is always the possibility to see species not listed here. If you have a sighting not on this list, please let us know! No. Bird Species 1A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tinamous Great Tinamou u 1 Tinamus major Little Tinamou c 2 Crypturellus soui Ducks Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 3 Dendrocygna autumnalis u Muscovy Duck 4 Cairina moschata r Blue-winged Teal 5 Anas discors m Curassows, Guans & Chachalacas Gray-headed Chachalaca 6 Ortalis cinereiceps c Crested Guan 7 Penelope purpurascens u Great Curassow 8 Crax rubra r New World Quails Tawny-faced Quail 9 Rhynchortyx cinctus r* Marbled Wood-Quail 10 Odontophorus gujanensis r* Black-eared Wood-Quail 11 Odontophorus melanotis u Grebes Least Grebe 12 Tachybaptus dominicus u www.canopytower.com 3 BirdChecklist No. -
Tinamiformes – Falconiformes
LIST OF THE 2,008 BIRD SPECIES (WITH SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES) KNOWN FROM THE A.O.U. CHECK-LIST AREA. Notes: "(A)" = accidental/casualin A.O.U. area; "(H)" -- recordedin A.O.U. area only from Hawaii; "(I)" = introducedinto A.O.U. area; "(N)" = has not bred in A.O.U. area but occursregularly as nonbreedingvisitor; "?" precedingname = extinct. TINAMIFORMES TINAMIDAE Tinamus major Great Tinamou. Nothocercusbonapartei Highland Tinamou. Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou. Crypturelluscinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou. Crypturellusboucardi Slaty-breastedTinamou. Crypturellus kerriae Choco Tinamou. GAVIIFORMES GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon. Gavia arctica Arctic Loon. Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon. Gavia immer Common Loon. Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon. PODICIPEDIFORMES PODICIPEDIDAE Tachybaptusdominicus Least Grebe. Podilymbuspodiceps Pied-billed Grebe. ?Podilymbusgigas Atitlan Grebe. Podicepsauritus Horned Grebe. Podicepsgrisegena Red-neckedGrebe. Podicepsnigricollis Eared Grebe. Aechmophorusoccidentalis Western Grebe. Aechmophorusclarkii Clark's Grebe. PROCELLARIIFORMES DIOMEDEIDAE Thalassarchechlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross. (A) Thalassarchecauta Shy Albatross.(A) Thalassarchemelanophris Black-browed Albatross. (A) Phoebetriapalpebrata Light-mantled Albatross. (A) Diomedea exulans WanderingAlbatross. (A) Phoebastriaimmutabilis Laysan Albatross. Phoebastrianigripes Black-lootedAlbatross. Phoebastriaalbatrus Short-tailedAlbatross. (N) PROCELLARIIDAE Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar. Pterodroma neglecta KermadecPetrel. (A) Pterodroma -
Biodiversity and Conservation of Sierra Chinaja: a Rapid Assessment of Biophysical Socioeconomic and Management Factors in Alta Verapaz Guatemala
University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2006 Biodiversity and conservation of Sierra Chinaja: A rapid assessment of biophysical socioeconomic and management factors in Alta Verapaz Guatemala Curan A. Bonham The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Bonham, Curan A., "Biodiversity and conservation of Sierra Chinaja: A rapid assessment of biophysical socioeconomic and management factors in Alta Verapaz Guatemala" (2006). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 4760. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4760 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Maureen and Mike MANSFIELD LIBRARY The University of M ontana Permission is granted by the author to reproduce this material in its entirety, provided that this material is used for scholarly purposes and is properly cited in published works and reports. **Please check "Yes" or "No" and provide signature Yes, I grant permission No, I do not grant permission Author's Signature:i _ ________ Date: Any copying for commercial purposes or financial gain may be undertaken only with the author's explicit consent. 8/98 Biodiversity and Conservation of Sierra Chinaja: A r a p id ASSESSMENT OF BIOPHYSICAL, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND MANAGEMENT f a c t o r s in A l t a V e r a p a z , G u a t e m a l a by Curan A. -
Avian Monitoring Program
AVIAN INVENTORY AND MONITORING REPORT OSA CONSERVATION PROPERTIES CERRO OSA PIRO NEENAH PAPER OSA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA PREPARED BY: KAREN M. LEAVELLE FOR: OSA CONSERVATION APRIL 2013 Scarlet Macaw © Alan Dahl TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 METHODS 3 Study Site 3 Bird Surveys 5 RESULTS Community Composition and Density 6 Neotropical Migratory and Indicator Species 6 Habitat and Elevation Associations Neenah Paper 12 LITERATURE CITED 14 Table 1: Osa Priority Species 3 Table 2: Species Richness 6 Table 3: Cumulative list of resident bird species 7 Table 4: Cumulative list of Neotropical migratory birds 10 Table 5: BCAT by elevation 11 Table 6: BCAT by forest type 12 Table 7: Neenah Paper species richness 12 Appendix A: Bird species densities Osa Conservation 15 Appendix B: Bird species densities Neenah Paper 16 Appendix C: Threatened or endemic species 17 Appendix D: Comprehensive list of all OC bird species 18 Appendix E: Comprehensive list of all Osa Peninsula species 24 RECOMMENDED CITATION Leavelle, K.M. 2013. Avian Inventory and Monitoring Report for Osa Conservation Properties at Cerro Osa and Piro Research Stations, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Technical Report for Osa Conservation. p 36. Washington, DC. INTRODUCTION The Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica is home to over 460 tropical year round resident and overwintering neotropical migratory bird species blanketing one of the most biologically diverse corners of the planet. The Osa habors eight regional endemic species, five of which are considered to be globally threatened or endangered (Appendix C), and over 100 North American Nearctic or passage migrants found within all 13 ecosystems that characterize the peninsula. -
Species List February 20 ‒ 28, 2019 | Written by Bob Meinke
Southern Belize: Birding & Nature | Species List February 20 ‒ 28, 2019 | Written by Bob Meinke Guide Bob Meinke, with expert local lodge naturalists Marvin and Steven, and 9 participants: Kelly, Isaac, Lenore, Harold, Cindy, Richelle, Beth, Nancy, and Joe SUMMARY We enjoyed a scenic and productive trip, starting with the vast freshwater wetlands at Crooked Tree Lagoon, transitioning on to the montane woodlands of the Mountain Pine Ridge, and ending our tour in the broadleaf forests and mangroves of Toledo District at the southern tip of Belize. Working our way down the length of the country increased our exposure to a wide range of habitats, and with it came a nice assortment of resident and migrant bird species as well as other wildlife. Highlights among the resident species included King Vulture, Bare-crowned Antbird, Black-and-white Owl, Yucatan Jay, White-winged Becard, Ruddy Woodcreeper, Eye-ringed Flatbill, Violet Sabrewing, three species of Trogon, and five species of Kingfisher (with multiple, close-in views of American Pygmy a surprising bonus). And while not unexpected, Keel-billed Toucan, Collared Aracari, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Montezuma Oropendola, Golden -headed Tanager, Barred Antshrike, and Squirrel Cuckoo were all exquisite reminders of the rich colors and morphological diversity that characterize the avifauna of the Neotropics. North American migrants were also plentiful during our visit, and among the many warblers encountered, Blue-winged, Worm-eating, and Prothonotary stood out among the 21 overwintering species we recorded, most of which were just entering full breeding plumage as they readied for their journey north to the U.S. -
TINAMIDAE O Great Tinamou Tinamus
The following is a brief checklist of birds that have been recorded in Belize. TINAMOUS - TINAMIDAE TOUCANS - RAMPHASTIDAE o Great Tinamou Tinamus major o Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus o Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui o Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus o Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus o Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus o Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi WOODPECKERS - PICIDAE GREBES - PODICIPEDIDAE o Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus o Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus o Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani o Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps o Red-vented Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus o Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons SHEARWATERS & PETRELS - o Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius PROCELLARIIDAE o Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris o Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus o Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus o Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus o Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus o Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus BOOBIES & GANNETS - SULIDAE o Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus o Masked Booby Sula dactylatra o Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus o Brown Booby Sula leucogaster guatemalensis o Red-footed Booby Sula sula OVENBIRDS - FURNARIIDAE PELICANS - PELECANIDAE o Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax o American White Pelican Pelecanus o Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia erythrorhynchos variegaticeps o Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis o Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus CORMORANTS -
Disappearance of Insectivorous Birds from Tropical Forest Fragments
Disappearance of insectivorous birds from tropical forest fragments C.ag¯anH.S.ekerciog¯lu*†, Paul R. Ehrlich*, Gretchen C. Daily*, Deniz Aygen‡, David Goehring§, and Randi F. Sandı´¶ *Center for Conservation Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5020; ‡Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, Cape Charles, VA 23310; and §Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, ¶Copal de Agua Buena, Coto Brus 8257, Costa Rica Contributed by Paul R. Ehrlich, November 19, 2001 Determining the impact of forest disturbance and fragmentation If the food scarcity hypothesis is correct and a reduced resource on tropical biotas is a central goal of conservation biology. Among base is the main reason for the decline of insectivorous under- tropical forest birds, understory insectivores are particularly sen- story birds in smaller forest fragments, these fragments should sitive to habitat disturbance and fragmentation, despite their exhibit some combination of lower invertebrate abundance and relatively small sizes and freedom from hunting pressure. Why biomass. In addition, food limitation may be apparent in the these birds are especially vulnerable to fragmentation is not quantity and composition of invertebrates in the birds’ diets. known. Our data indicate that the best determinant of the persis- Given the centrality of food availability to the reproductive tence of understory insectivorous birds in small fragments is the success of songbirds in general (14), we decided to test the food ability to disperse through deforested countryside habitats. This scarcity hypothesis in tropical humid forest, where it has received finding contradicts our initial hypothesis that the decline of insec- relatively little attention (15). -
Rotenberg, J. A. Et Al. P 493-507
Proceedings of the Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference: Tundra to Tropics 493–507 AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY-BASED HARPY EAGLE AND AVIAN CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE MAYA MOUNTAINS MASSIF, BELIZE JAMES A. ROTENBERG,1,4 JACOB MARLIN,2 SAM MEACHAM,3 AND SHARNA TOLFREE2 1Department of Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; 2Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), P.O. Box 129, Punta Gorda, Belize; and 3El Centro Investigador del Sistema Aquífero de Quintana Roo (CINDAQ), Retorno Copan Lote 85, Manzana 22, Playacar Fase 2, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico 77710 Abstract. Historically, research and monitoring of fl ora and fauna in the protected areas of the Maya Mountains Massif (MMM) of Belize have been conducted primarily by foreign scientists. This is par- ticularly true in areas such as the Bladen Nature Reserve (BNR) where its strict category of protection prevents even tourism as a means of alternative livelihoods for locals. Past studies have had little to no direct benefi ts (economic or educational) to buffer zone villages that border the BNR. What benefi ts that have been received are short-term in nature, and have had a strong negative impact on the local population’s appreciation of the protected areas themselves. Locals perceive the parks as a benefi t only for non-Belizeans. Our goal is to build capacity for avian conservation in the Maya Mountains by enhancing the links between protected areas and their surrounding communities. To achieve this goal, our project begins with a community-based alternative livelihood strengthening program for the development of a core group of avian technicians from buffer zone villages, and provides the tools for the acquisition of science based skills related to their work as parabiologists. -
Army Ant Raid Attendance and Bivouac-Checking Behavior by Neotropical Montane Forest Birds
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(3):503–512, 2010 ARMY ANT RAID ATTENDANCE AND BIVOUAC-CHECKING BEHAVIOR BY NEOTROPICAL MONTANE FOREST BIRDS SEAN O’DONNELL,1,3 ANJALI KUMAR,1 AND CORINA LOGAN2 ABSTRACT.—We quantified resident and migrant bird attendance at army ant swarm raids (n 5 48) in a neotropical montane forest. All observations were during seasons when Nearctic migrant birds are present. Bird species differed in army ant raid-attending behavior. Resident bird species attended 2 to 54% of raids, while migrants attended at lower maximum frequencies (2 to 21% of raids attended per species). Some resident and migrant bird species attended raids more frequently than expected based on capture rates in mist-net studies and point-count density surveys. Army ant raid attendance may be a regular element of foraging behavior for some resident species, and important in the wintering ecology of some Nearctic migrant species. The bird species that attended raids most frequently were predicted to show behavioral specializations for exploiting army ant swarms. Eight resident bird species (but no migrants) performed a specialized behavior, bivouac checking, by which birds sample army ant activity. Resident bird species’ frequencies of raid attendance were positively associated with frequency of checking bivouacs (r 5 0.68). We hypothesize the absence of obligate army ant-following birds in montane forests has favored performance of specialized behaviors for exploiting army ant raids by some resident birds. Received 3 October 2009. Accepted 9 March 2010. Neotropical army ants (Formicidae: Ecitoninae) to other birds (Willis 1966, Willis and Oniki 1978, are top predators, and a diverse array of animal Brumfield et al. -
An Integrated Community-Based Harpy Eagle and Avian Conservation Program for the Maya Mountains Massif
An Integrated Community-Based Harpy Eagle and Avian Conservation Program for the Maya Mountains Massif 2007 Results submitted by: Jacob A. Marlin Managing Director Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE) P.O. Box 129, Punta Gorda, Belize email:[email protected] phone: 614-3896 James A. Rotenberg, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Studies University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC USA 28403-5949 email:[email protected] phone: (910) 962-7549 Results of Project (Deliverables - Addendum): From part 2 of Project Report: “A GIS database for BNR of Neo-tropical migratory and resident birds” Results: We identified 271 bird species during year one of the project (five-month field season: Jan-May 2007). These species included both neotropical migratory and resident species, some of which were previously un-documented in the reserve. This intensive bird survey was the first of its kind in the Bladen Nature Reserve (BNR), and validated the previous bird studies that were done on a limited basis in this area in the past. Bird species were surveyed and identified by three methods: point counts, mist-net capture with mark-and-release (banding), and general observations. Table 1 provides a comprehensive list in taxonomical order of all bird species identified and also denotes species detected by mist-net and point count surveys. Table 2 contains the bird species detected by point counts and mist-nets only in alphabetical order. The 271 bird species identified during the project also includes three species designated as “near threaten” by the IUCN Red List of Threaten Species for Belize and the Maya Mountains. -
Ornitologia Neotropical
ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL EDITOR RAYMOND McNEIL INDEX TO VOLUME 13, 2002 (Authors, key words, families, common names, latin names) An International Journal of Neotropical Ornithology published by THE NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY INDEX, VOL. 13, 2002 Abeille's Oriole, 197–201 Anas discors, 381–396 Abeillia abeillei, 167–193 Anciães, M., 159–165 Acadian Flycatcher, 381–396 Andes, 301–305, 397–412 Accipiter bicolor, 273–282, 397–412 Anna's Hummingbird, 197–201 Accipiter cooperi, 197–201 Annotated bibliography, 31–59 Accipiter erythromenius, 273–282 Antarctic Cormorant, 267–271 Accipiter poliogaster, 273–282 Antarctic Fulmar, 137–142 Accipiter striatus, 197–201 Antarctic Prion, 137–142 Accipiter superciliosus, 273–282 Antarctica, 267–271, 413–422 Acorn Woodpecker, 167–193 Antártida, 413–422 Actitis macularia, 381–396 Anthracothorax nigricollis, 397–412 Aeronautes saxatalis, 197–201 Anthracothorax prevostii, 381–396 Agroecosystems,307–311 Anthus rubescens, 197–201 Águila Arpía, 365–379 Antiparasite behavior, 433–436 Águila Crestuda Real, 273–282 Antpittas, 423–425 Águila Mora, 313–317 Aphelocoma californica, 197–201 Águila Negra, 273–282 Aphelocoma unicolor, 167–193 Águila Viuda, 273–282 Aphrastura spinicauda, 427–432 Aguilucho Andino, 313–317 Apodidae, 61–84 Aguilucho Chico, 427–432 Aptenodytes forsteri, 267–271 Aguilucho Cola Corta, 273–282 Ara macao, 381–396 Aguilucho Común, 313–317 Aramburu, R., 433–436 Albanese, G., 437–439 Ararajuba, 336, 464 Alilicucu Común, 273–282 Aratinga nana, 381–396 Altamira Oriole, 381–396 Aratinga pertinax,