COSTA RICA: Dragonflies & Nature

SPECIES LIST June 16 – 25, 2018

BC = Braulio Carrillo SV = Selva Verde Lodge LS = La Selva LL – Laguna del Lagarto Lodge

Dragonflies & Damsels: x = seen Species Scientific Name BC SV LS LL 1. Tikal Spreadwing Lestes tikalus X 2. Arch-tipped Shadowdamsel Palaemnema collaris X 3. Redstripe Rubyspot Hetaerina miniata X X X 4. Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia X X X 5. Pale-faced Flatwing Heteragrion albifrons X 6. Red-and-black Flatwing Heteragrion erythrogastrum X X 7. Costa Rican Flatwing Philogenia carrillica X 8. Costa Rican Wedgetail Acanthagrion speculum X X X 9. Pacific Wedgetail Acanthagrion trilobatum X 10. Varied Dancer Argia adamsi X X X 11. Green-eyed Dancer Argia frequentula X X X 12. Swamp Dancer Argia indicatrix X 13. Bristle-tipped Dancer Argia johannella X 14. Oculate Dancer Argia oculata X X 15. Popoluca Dancer Argia popoluca X 16. Purple Dancer Argia pulla X X 17. Dusky Dancer Argia translata X X X 18. Neotropical Bluet Enallagma novaehispaniae X 19. Tiny Forktail Ischnura capreolus X X X 20. Bromeliad Helicopter Mecistogaster modesta X 21. Blue-winged Helicopter Megaloprepus caerulatus X X 22. Guatemalan Spinyneck Metaleptobasis bovilla X 23. Caribbean Yellowface Neoerythromma cultellatum X 24. Amelia's Threadtail Neoneura amelia X 25. Crimson Threadtail Protoneura amatoria X 26. Sulphury Threadtail Protoneura sulfurata X 27. Wispy Threadtail Psaironeura angeloi X 28. Marsh Firetail Telebasis digiticollis X X X 29. Unnamed Firetail Telebasis sp X 30. Fiery Darner Coryphaeschna diapyra X 31. Dark-saddled Darner Gynacantha membranalis X 32. Pincertail Desmogomphus paucinervis X 33. Armed Knobtail Epigomphus armatus X 34. Lowland Knobtail Epigomphus tumefactus X 35. Tuxtla Leaftail Phyllogomphoides pugnifer X 36. Gray-waisted Skimmer Cannaphila insularis X X X 37. Morton's Skimmer Cannaphila mortoni X 38. Blue-eyed Setwing Dythemis nigra X X X 39. Brown Setwing Dythemis sterilis X X X 40. Black Pondhawk Erythemis attala X X SUNRISE BIRDING – Costa Rica Tour Report – June – 2018 1

41. Flame-tailed Pondhawk Erythemis peruviana X X 42. Andagoya Dragonlet Erythrodiplax andagoya X 43. Scarlet Dragonlet Erythrodiplax castanea X X 44. Red-mantled Dragonlet Erythrodiplax fervida X X X 45. Red-faced Dragonlet Erythrodiplax fusca X X X 46. Band-winged Dragonlet Erythrodiplax umbrata X 47. Metallic Pennant Idiataphe cubensis X 48. Black Dasher Micrathyria atra X X 49. Peten Dasher Micrathyria debilis X 50. Even-striped Dasher Micrathyria dictynna X 51. Three-striped Dasher Micrathyria didyma X 52. Fork-tipped Dasher Micrathyria mengeri X 53. Square-spotted Dasher Micrathyria ocellata X X 54. Little Swamp Dasher Micrathyria pseudeximia X 55. Glossy-fronted Dryad Nephepeltia flavifrons X 56. Spine-bellied Dryad Nephepeltia phryne X X 57. Shadowy Leafsitter Oligoclada umbricola X 58. Swamp Skimmer Orthemis cultriformis X 59. Carmine Skimmer Orthemis discolor X X X 60. Slender Skimmer Orthemis levis X 61. Red-tailed Skimmer Orthemis schmidti X 62. Golden Amberwing Perithemis electra X X X 63. Pond Amberwing Perithemis mooma X X 64. Unnamed Amberwing Perithemis sp X X 65. Mexican Scarlet-tail Planiplax sanguiniventris X 66. Brilliant Redskimmer Rhodopygia hinei X X X 67. Arch-tipped Glider Tauriphila argo X X 68. Garnet Glider Tauriphila australis X 69. Vermilion Saddlebags Tramea abdominalis X 70. Sooty Saddlebags Tramea binotata X X 71. Striped Saddlebags Tramea calverti X X 72. Large Woodskimmer Uracis fastigiata X 73. Tropical Woodskimmer Uracis imbuta X 74. Amazon Sapphirewing Zenithoptera fasciata X

Scarlet Dragonlet Brilliant Redskimmer Lowland Knobtail

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Highest daily count No of days C.= Common BIRD SPECIES Scientific Name out of 9 LC = Locally Common recorded H.= Heard only N/C.= No count

1. Great Tinamou Tinamus major 2 + 5H 1 2. Neotropical Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2 2 3. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 4 1 4. Eastern Cattle Egret Bublcus ibis 2 N/C 5. Green Heron Butorides verescens 2 2 6. Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 4 2 7. Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 100 8. Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis 4 2 9. Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 2 5 10. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 3 2 11. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 8 50+ 12. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 5 30+ 13. King Vulture Sacoramphus papa 4 13 14. Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 1 1 15. Gray Hawk Asturina plagiata 3 1 16. Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 3 1 17. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1 1 18. Northern Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus 4 2 19. Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 2 1 20. Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 2 2 21. Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 4 4 22. Great Curassow Crax rubra 6 3 23. Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 1 3 24. White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis 2 H 25. Russet-naped Wood-rail Aramides Albiventris 4 3 26. Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 2 4 27. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 1 2 28. Rock Pigeon (Feral) Columba livia 'feral' 4 10 29. Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 2 1 30. Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 2 2 31. Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 3 5 32. Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 5 4 33. Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina 3 10 34. Ruddy Ground-dove Columbina talpacoti 5 10+ 35. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 2 1 36. Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua 3 12 37. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao 5 10+ 38. Finsch's Parakeet Psittacara finschi 2 5 39. Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana 1 4 40. Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis 6 20 41. Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis 5 20+ 42. White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis 4 10 43. White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 1 10 44. Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis 3 5 45. Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa 6 5

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46. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 5 2 47. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 4 10 48. Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 1 1 49. Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis 1 1 50. Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus 1 2 51. Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 2 H 52. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 1 2 53. Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 5 N/C 54. Green Hermit Phaethornis guy 2 2 55. Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris 5 2 56. Striped-throated Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus 6 2 57. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii 4 1 58. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 2 5 59. Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 1 5 60. Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti 3 1 61. Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 3 3 62. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 8 3 63. Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis 1 1 64. Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 2 2 65. Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti 2 1 66. Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 2 2 67. Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 1 1 68. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 5 3 69. Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 6 4 70. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda 1 1 71. Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum 1 1 72. Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii 3 2 73. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 1 1 74. Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus 2 2 75. White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus 3 2 76. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 8 15 77. Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 6 5 78. Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii 5 10 79. Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 7 5 80. Hoffmanns' Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii 1 1 81. Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex 1 1 82. Chestnut-coloured Woodpecker Celeus castaneus 5 4 83. Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1 H 84. Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 3 1 85. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 1 2 86. Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae 1 1 87. Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans 2 2 88. Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus 1 H 89. Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 4 2 90. Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 1 1 91. Great Antshrike Taraba major 1 H 92. Black-crowned Antshrike Thamnophiluss atrinucha 1 H 93. Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina 1 H 94. Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul 2 H 95. Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis 1 1 SUNRISE BIRDING – Costa Rica Tour Report – June – 2018 4

96. Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis 2 H 97. Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus 1 2 98. White-collared Manakin Manacus candei 5 4 99. Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 5 3 100. Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps 1 H 101. Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus 4 2 102. Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola 2 2 103. Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 4 2 104. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 2 1 105. Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus 4 2 106. Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus citreopyga 3 1 107. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 1 1 108. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 8 10 109. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus 1 1 110. Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 6 5 111. White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus 5 4 112. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 6 10 113. Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis 2 1 114. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 6 10+ 115. Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 4 4 116. Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor 5 3 117. Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus 4 1 118. Northern Schiffornis Sciffornis verapacis 1 1 119. Rufous Mourner Lipaugus unirufus 1 1 120. Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 1 1 121. Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea 1 1 122. Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 2 20+ 123. Purple Martin Progne subis 1 1 124. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 1 N/C 125. Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 4 10 126. Rufous-backed Wren Campylorhynchus capistratus 1 H 127. Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus 1 1 128. Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis 1 H 129. Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus 1 H 130. House Wren Troglodytes aedon musculus 5 3 131. White-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucosticta 6 2 132. Clay-coloured Thrush Turdus grayi 7 20 133. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava 1 2 134. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 1 1 135. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 1 2 136. Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 2 1 137. Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio 1 2 138. House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 3 139. Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 1 2 140. Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtatus 4 1 141. Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda 3 4 142. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 4 10 143. Common Bush-tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus 1 1 144. Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelas 1 1 145. Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii 1 5 SUNRISE BIRDING – Costa Rica Tour Report – June – 2018 5

146. Carmiol’s Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli 1 4 147. White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus 1 N/C 148. Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii 1 5 149. White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus 1 3 150. Red-throated Ant-tanager Habia fuscicauda 3 5 151. Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus 1 1 152. Passerini’s Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii 7 15 153. Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus 7 20+ 154. Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum 6 10+ 155. Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 2 1 156. Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla 1 1 157. Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi 5 10 158. Plain-coloured Tanager Tangara inornata 1 1 159. Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata 6 10+ 160. Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 5 15+ 161. Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus 5 10+ 162. Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 5 10+ 163. Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris 1 2 164. Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris 1 2 165. Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 3 5 166. Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina 8 5 167. White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 5 5 168. Thick-billed Seed-finch Sporophila funerea 1 1 169. Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides 1 2 170. Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea 2 5 171. Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 6 3 172. Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 1 1 173. Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma 7 20 174. Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis 2 2 175. Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas 5 5 176. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 4 5 177. Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 2 5 178. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 6 10+

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Black-crowned Tityra Bat Falcon

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OTHER WILDLIFE – Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians 1. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus 1 1 2. Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni 1 1 3. White-headed Capuchin Cebus capucinus 1 1 4. Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Sphiggurus mexicanus 1 1 5. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus 3 2 6. Central American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus 1 1 7. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata 2 1 8. Crab Eating Racoon Procyon cancrivorus 1 1 9. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica 5 20+ 10. Central American Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi 1 1 11. Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata 1 5 12. Honduran White Bat Ectophylla alba 1 4 13. Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides 5 N/C 14. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu 1 10 15. Fer-de-lance Bothrops asper 1 1 16. Tropical Rat Snake Spilotes pullatus 1 1 17. Common Bird Snake Phrynonax poecilonotus 1 1 18. Savage's Thin-toed Frog Leptodactylus savagei 1 1 19. Vaillant's frog Lithobates vaillanti 1 1 20. 1 Red Eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas 3 3 21. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates auratus 4 2 22. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio 3 3 23. Big-headed Anole Anolis capito 1 1 24. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus 2 1 25. Green Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons 5 5 26. Green Iguana Iguana iguana 4 10

White-nosed Coati Honduran White Bats Green Basilisk

OTHER WILDLIFE – Butterflies & Moths 1. Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Papilo anchisiades Seen 2. Victorine Swallowtail Papilio victorinus Seen 3. Florida White Appias drusilla Seen 4. Apricot Sulphur Phoebis argante Seen 5. Pale-rayed Greatstreak Atlides atys Seen 6. Chiapas Stripestreak Arawacus togarna Seen

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7. White Scrub Hairstreak Strymon albata Seen 8. Cloudy-eyed Whitemark Leucochimona lagora Seen 9. Blue-winged Sheenmark Eurybia lycisca Seen 10. Cloaked Scintillant Detritivora barnesi Seen 11. Red-spotted Hemmark Nymphidium onaeum Seen 12. Julia Heliconian Dryas julia Seen 13. Erato Heliconian Heliconius erato Seen 14. (Probably) Grinning Heliconian Heliconius cydno Seen 15. Banded Orange Heliconian Dryadula phaetusa Seen 16. Sara Heliconian Heliconius sara Seen 17. Square-tipped Crescent Eresia phillyra Seen 18. Three-banded Crescent Ereasia alsina Seen 19. Creamy Crescent Eresia clio Seen 20. Pale-banded Crescent Phyciodes tulcis Seen 21. Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva Seen 22. White Peacock Anarita jatrophae Seen 23. Banded Peacock Anarita fatima Seen 24. Celadon Sister Adelpha serpa Seen 25. Smooth-banded Sister Adelpha cytherea Seen 26. Common Banner Epiphile adrasta Seen 27. Little Banner Nica flavilla Seen 28. Stoplight Catone Catonephele numilia Seen 29. Red Cracker Hamadryas amphinome Seen 30. Variable Cracker Hamadryas feronia Seen 31. New Beauty Colobura annulata Seen 32. Tiger Beauty Tigridia acesta Seen 33. Dappled Daggerwing Marpesia merops Seen 34. Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus Seen 35. Jazzy Leafwing Hypna clytemnestra Seen 36. (Possible) Big-spotted Leafwing Anaea perenna Seen 37. Tailed Cecropian Historis acheronta Seen 38. Orion Cecropian Historis odius Seen 39. Common Morpho Morpho helenor Seen 40. White-signed Morphet Antirrhea philoctetes Seen 41. Dusky Owl-Butterfly Caligo illioneus Seen 42. Split-banded Owlet Opsiphanes cassina Seen 43. Rusted Phantom Satyr Cithaerias pireta Seen 44. Common Ur Satyr Taygetis thamyra Seen 45. Transgressive Black-eyed Satyr Euptychia jesia Seen 46. Double-white Satyr Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Seen 47. White-banded Satyr Pareuptychia metaleuca Seen 48. Plain Satyr Cissia pompilia Seen 49. Blue-vented Blue Satyr Chloreuptychia arnaca Seen 50. Blue-gray Big-eyed Satyr Magneuptychia libye Seen 51. Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius Seen 52. Clearwing sp Seen 53. Variable Prestonian Tithorea tarricina Seen 54. Variegated Ticlear Godyris zavaleta Seen 55. Teleus Longtail Urbanus teleus Seen 56. Esmeraldas Longtail Urbanus esmeraldus Seen SUNRISE BIRDING – Costa Rica Tour Report – June – 2018 8

57. Hyparagyra Skipper Paracarystus hypargyra Seen 58. Common Blue Skipper Quadrus cerialis Seen 59. Powder Blue Skipper Pythonides jovianus Seen 60. Variegated Skipper Gorgythion begga Seen 61. Tropical Checkered Skipper Pyrgus oileus Seen 62. Pale-veined Brown Skipper Vehilius vetula Seen 63. Goldbars Skipper Aroma henricius Seen 64. Common Glassywing Pompeius pompeius Seen 1. Leafy Sphinx Xylophanes chiron Seen 2. Salax Saturnid Moth Therinia transversaria Seen 3. Red-bordered Stink Bugs Edessa rutomarginata Seen 4. Golden Orbweaver Nephila clavipes Seen

Many thanks to everyone that contributed to this list. Please accept apologies for any omissions as I know many more things were seen especially insects.

Blue-gray Big-eyed Satyr Chiapas Stripestreak Orion Cecropian

Thanks to Mary Beth Stowe for providing the Butterfly List and the above photos. All other photos taken by Tom Bird

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