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Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Count Name: Monteverde, Costa Count Code: CRMO Count Date: 12/19/2001 Rica # of Party Hours: 257.00 Species reported on count date: 376 Organizations & Sponsors: Weather Temperature Minimum: 59.0 Celsius Maximum: 77.0 Celsius Wind Direction Northeast Wind Velocity Minimum: 0.00 Kilometers/hour Maximum: 6.00 Kilometers/hour Snow Depth Minimum: 0.00 Centimeters Maximum: 0.00 Centimeters Still Water Open Moving Water Open AM and PM Conditions Cloud Cover AM: Clear PM: Cloudy AM Rain None AM Snow None PM Rain Light PM Snow None Start & End Times Start time End time 12:00 AM 10:00 AM Effort Observers In Field Total Number: 70 Minimum Number of Parties (daylight): 19 Maximum Number of Parties (daylight): 24 At Feeders Total Number: 0 Party Hours and Distance (excludes viewing at feeders and nocturnal birding) By Hours Distance Units Foot 239.00 114.00 Kilometers Car 18.00 85.00 Kilometers Air All-Terrain Vehicle Page 1 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Bicycle Dog Sled Golfcart Horseback Motorized Boat Non-Motorized Boat Skis/Xc-Skis Snowmachine Snowshoe Wheelchair Other Time and Distance Hours Distance Units At Feeders 0.00 Nocturnal Birding 17.00 26.00 Miles Total Party 257.00 199.00 Kilometers Checklist Species Number Number/Party Hrs. Flags Editorial Codes Highland Tinamou 3 0.0117 Great Tinamou 2 0.0078 Gray-headed Chachalaca 33 0.1284 Crested Guan 20 0.0778 Black Guan 18 0.0700 Black-breasted Wood-Quail 56 0.2179 Least Grebe 5 0.0195 Anhinga 1 0.0039 Fasciated Tiger-Heron 1 0.0039 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron 1 0.0039 Great Blue Heron 2 0.0078 Great Egret 1 0.0039 Little Blue Heron 2 0.0078 Cattle Egret 41 0.1595 Green Heron 3 0.0117 Black Vulture 100 0.3891 Turkey Vulture 71 0.2763 King Vulture 3 0.0117 Page 2 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Hook-billed Kite 1 0.0039 Crested Eagle 1 0.0039 Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle 1 0.0039 Double-toothed Kite 2 0.0078 Tiny Hawk 1 0.0039 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 0.0039 Great Black Hawk 1 0.0039 Barred Hawk 2 0.0078 White-tailed Hawk 2 0.0078 Gray Hawk 11 0.0428 Broad-winged Hawk 20 0.0778 Short-tailed Hawk 2 0.0078 Swainson's Hawk 1 0.0039 Sunbittern 2 0.0078 White-throated Crake 20 0.0778 Gray-necked Wood-Rail 3 0.0117 Spotted Sandpiper 6 0.0233 Red-billed Pigeon 26 0.1012 Band-tailed Pigeon 30 0.1167 Ruddy Pigeon 8 0.0311 Short-billed Pigeon 9 0.0350 Inca Dove 18 0.0700 Common Ground-Dove 2 0.0078 Ruddy Ground-Dove 2 0.0078 Olive-backed Quail-Dove 1 0.0039 White-tipped Dove 20 0.0778 Buff-fronted Quail-Dove 1 0.0039 Purplish-backed Quail-Dove 1 0.0039 Chiriqui Quail-Dove 3 0.0117 Squirrel Cuckoo 32 0.1245 HC, Lesser Ground-Cuckoo 19 0.0739 Groove-billed Ani 45 0.1751 Pacific Screech-Owl 3 0.0117 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl 4 0.0156 Spectacled Owl 2 0.0078 Mottled Owl 18 0.0700 HC, Short-tailed Nighthawk 3 0.0117 Common Pauraque 35 0.1362 Page 3 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Chuck-will's-widow 1 0.0039 Black Swift 8 0.0311 White-chinned Swift 30 0.1167 White-collared Swift 601 2.3385 Vaux's Swift 54 0.2101 Gray-rumped Swift 27 0.1051 White-tipped Sicklebill 2 0.0078 Green Hermit 55 0.2140 Little Hermit 15 0.0584 Green-fronted Lancebill 2 0.0078 Brown Violetear 9 0.0350 Green Violetear 26 0.1012 Purple-crowned Fairy 21 0.0817 Green-breasted Mango 1 0.0039 Green Thorntail 4 0.0156 Black-crested Coquette 1 0.0039 Green-crowned Brilliant 18 0.0700 Long-billed Starthroat 1 0.0039 Plain-capped Starthroat 9 0.0350 Fiery-throated Hummingbird 4 0.0156 White-bellied Mountain-gem 4 0.0156 Purple-throated Mountain-gem 36 0.1401 Magenta-throated Woodstar 19 0.0739 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 0.0233 Scintillant Hummingbird 1 0.0039 Canivet's Emerald 9 0.0350 Violet-headed Hummingbird 5 0.0195 Violet Sabrewing 35 0.1362 HC, Crowned Woodnymph (Violet- 8 0.0311 crowned Woodnymph) Stripe-tailed Hummingbird 34 0.1323 Coppery-headed Emerald 19 0.0739 Snowcap 2 0.0078 Steely-vented Hummingbird 26 0.1012 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 52 0.2023 Cinnamon Hummingbird 8 0.0311 Resplendent Quetzal 3 0.0117 Lattice-tailed Trogon 6 0.0233 Page 4 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Slaty-tailed Trogon 4 0.0156 Guianan Trogon 2 0.0078 Orange-bellied Trogon 42 0.1634 Amazonian Motmot 47 0.1829 Rufous Motmot 14 0.0545 Broad-billed Motmot 1 0.0039 Turquoise-browed Motmot 4 0.0156 Ringed Kingfisher 1 0.0039 Amazon Kingfisher 1 0.0039 Green Kingfisher 2 0.0078 Rufous-tailed Jacamar 28 0.1089 Red-headed Barbet 11 0.0428 Prong-billed Barbet 62 0.2412 HC, Emerald Toucanet 57 0.2218 HC, Collared Aracari 2 0.0078 Keel-billed Toucan 63 0.2451 HC, Black-cheeked Woodpecker 7 0.0272 Hoffmann's Woodpecker 45 0.1751 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 0.0117 Smoky-brown Woodpecker 13 0.0506 Rufous-winged Woodpecker 14 0.0545 Golden-olive Woodpecker 17 0.0661 Cinnamon Woodpecker 2 0.0078 Lineated Woodpecker 3 0.0117 Pale-billed Woodpecker 6 0.0233 Barred Forest-Falcon 7 0.0272 Collared Forest-Falcon 1 0.0039 Crested Caracara 1 0.0039 Laughing Falcon 8 0.0311 American Kestrel 3 0.0117 Bat Falcon 7 0.0272 Red-fronted Parrotlet 45 0.1751 Barred Parakeet 8 0.0311 Orange-chinned Parakeet 82 0.3191 Brown-hooded Parrot 91 0.3541 White-crowned Parrot 17 0.0661 White-fronted Parrot 114 0.4436 Orange-fronted Parakeet 13 0.0506 Page 5 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Crimson-fronted Parakeet 206 0.8016 Rufous-rumped Antwren 1 0.0039 Northern Slaty-Antshrike 5 0.0195 Russet Antshrike 25 0.0973 Plain Antvireo 34 0.1323 Streak-crowned Antvireo 12 0.0467 Checker-throated Antwren 2 0.0078 Slaty Antwren 31 0.1206 Dusky Antbird 5 0.0195 Chestnut-backed Antbird 2 0.0078 Dull-mantled Antbird 2 0.0078 Blue-lored Antbird 19 0.0739 White-cheeked Antbird 3 0.0117 Spotted Antbird 1 0.0039 Ocellated Antbird 7 0.0272 Black-crowned Antpitta 2 0.0078 Scaled Antpitta 1 0.0039 Thicket Antpitta 1 0.0039 Silvery-fronted Tapaculo 25 0.0973 Black-faced Antthrush 1 0.0039 Black-headed Antthrush 8 0.0311 Rufous-breasted Antthrush 7 0.0272 Tawny-throated Leaftosser 3 0.0117 Gray-throated Leaftosser 10 0.0389 Olivaceous Woodcreeper 13 0.0506 Long-tailed Woodcreeper 2 0.0078 Ruddy Woodcreeper 4 0.0156 Plain-brown Woodcreeper 4 0.0156 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper 29 0.1128 HC, Northern Barred-Woodcreeper 4 0.0156 Strong-billed Woodcreeper 1 0.0039 Cocoa Woodcreeper 1 0.0039 Spotted Woodcreeper 71 0.2763 HC, Brown-billed Scythebill 14 0.0545 Streak-headed Woodcreeper 23 0.0895 Plain Xenops 6 0.0233 Buffy Tuftedcheek 1 0.0039 Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner 1 0.0039 Page 6 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner 9 0.0350 Lineated Foliage-gleaner 13 0.0506 Streak-breasted Treehunter 7 0.0272 Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner 4 0.0156 Striped Woodhaunter 1 0.0039 Spotted Barbtail 46 0.1790 Ruddy Treerunner 20 0.0778 Red-faced Spinetail 25 0.0973 Slaty Spinetail 27 0.1051 Yellow Tyrannulet 4 0.0156 Yellow-bellied Elaenia 12 0.0467 Mountain Elaenia 23 0.0895 Torrent Tyrannulet 2 0.0078 Olive-striped Flycatcher 20 0.0778 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher 7 0.0272 Slaty-capped Flycatcher 17 0.0661 Rufous-browed Tyrannulet 104 0.4047 HC, Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Zeledon's) 16 0.0623 Paltry Tyrannulet 38 0.1479 Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant 134 0.5214 HC, Common Tody-Flycatcher 39 0.1518 Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher 9 0.0350 Eye-ringed Flatbill 4 0.0156 Yellow-olive Flycatcher 8 0.0311 Yellow-margined Flycatcher 5 0.0195 Stub-tailed Spadebill 2 0.0078 White-throated Spadebill 12 0.0467 Golden-crowned Spadebill 4 0.0156 Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher 9 0.0350 Tufted Flycatcher 123 0.4786 HC, Olive-sided Flycatcher 3 0.0117 Dark Pewee 2 0.0078 Western Wood-Pewee 1 0.0039 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 0.0117 Tropical Pewee 3 0.0117 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 8 0.0311 Alder Flycatcher 1 0.0039 Least Flycatcher 6 0.0233 Page 7 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Yellowish Flycatcher 15 0.0584 Black Phoebe 6 0.0233 Long-tailed Tyrant 2 0.0078 Bright-rumped Attila 12 0.0467 Dusky-capped Flycatcher 51 0.1984 HC, Ash-throated Flycatcher 2 0.0078 Nutting's Flycatcher 3 0.0117 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 0.0117 Brown-crested Flycatcher 8 0.0311 Great Kiskadee 27 0.1051 Boat-billed Flycatcher 46 0.1790 Social Flycatcher 72 0.2802 Gray-capped Flycatcher 2 0.0078 White-ringed Flycatcher 1 0.0039 Golden-bellied Flycatcher 8 0.0311 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher 2 0.0078 Tropical Kingbird 78 0.3035 Western Kingbird 24 0.0934 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 12 0.0467 Sharpbill 4 0.0156 Bare-necked Umbrellabird 1 0.0039 Lovely Cotinga 2 0.0078 Long-tailed Manakin 15 0.0584 White-ruffed Manakin 16 0.0623 Black-crowned Tityra 1 0.0039 Masked Tityra 41 0.1595 Barred Becard 2 0.0078 Cinnamon Becard 37 0.1440 Rose-throated Becard 2 0.0078 Yellow-throated Vireo 17 0.0661 Blue-headed Vireo 2 0.0078 Warbling Vireo 4 0.0156 Brown-capped Vireo 8 0.0311 Philadelphia Vireo 13 0.0506 Red-eyed Vireo 4 0.0156 Yellow-green Vireo 5 0.0195 Tawny-crowned Greenlet 29 0.1128 Lesser Greenlet 143 0.5564 HC, Page 8 of 12 pages Count Summary Report Printout Date: 11/11/2016 Rufous-browed Peppershrike 10 0.0389 Azure-hooded Jay 47 0.1829 White-throated Magpie-Jay 73 0.2840 Brown Jay 156 0.6070 Blue-and-white Swallow 77 0.2996 Northern Rough-winged 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    Rapid Assessment Program A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname Editors: Leeanne E. Alonso and Trond H. Larsen 67 CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL - SURINAME CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ANTON DE KOM UNIVERSITY OF SURINAME THE SURINAME FOREST SERVICE (LBB) NATURE CONSERVATION DIVISION (NB) FOUNDATION FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION CONTROL (SBB) SURINAME CONSERVATION FOUNDATION THE HARBERS FAMILY FOUNDATION Rapid Assessment Program A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed RAP (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname Bulletin of Biological Assessment 67 Editors: Leeanne E. Alonso and Trond H. Larsen CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL - SURINAME CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ANTON DE KOM UNIVERSITY OF SURINAME THE SURINAME FOREST SERVICE (LBB) NATURE CONSERVATION DIVISION (NB) FOUNDATION FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION CONTROL (SBB) SURINAME CONSERVATION FOUNDATION THE HARBERS FAMILY FOUNDATION The RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment is published by: Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, VA USA 22202 Tel : +1 703-341-2400 www.conservation.org Cover photos: The RAP team surveyed the Grensgebergte Mountains and Upper Palumeu Watershed, as well as the Middle Palumeu River and Kasikasima Mountains visible here. Freshwater resources originating here are vital for all of Suriname. (T. Larsen) Glass frogs (Hyalinobatrachium cf. taylori) lay their
  • Lapa Rios Bird Checklist Lapa Rios Bird Checklist

    Lapa Rios Bird Checklist Lapa Rios Bird Checklist

    Lapa Rios Bird Checklist Lapa Rios Bird Checklist The birds listed as "have been seen" at Lapa Rios include the Reserve itself as well as sighthings in the Matapalo (beach) area, in and around Puerto Jiménez and along the road from Puerto Jiménez to Lapa Rios; a distance of approximately 19 kilometers (11 miles). Lapa Rios is a private Biological Preserve of approximately 1000 acres. Access to its trail system is only through the permission of the management. The trail inmmediately adjacent to the main lodge can be explored without a staff guide, but a staff guide is required for any excursion into the interior of the preserve or along the Carbonera River. STATUS CODE: A = "Abundant" - many seen or heard daily in appropriate habitat/season and/or in large groups at frequent intervals. C = "Common" - consistently recorded in appropiate habitat/season and/or in large groups at frequent intervals. U = "Uncommon" - recorded regularly but with longer intervals and in small numbers. R = "Rare" - recorded in very small numbers or on really rare occasions. Acc = "Accidental" - recorded only a few times at Lapa Rios sometimes far out of its normal range and not likely to recur. Ex = "Extinct"- considered to be extint in the wild, with no populations on the country and only few sightings in the last years. GARRIGUES GUIDE: We reference Richard Garrigues guidebook for the bird’s description. The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide. Zona Tropical Publications, Paperback – April 12, 2007 1 COMMON NAME LATIN NAME STATUS GUIDE TINAMOUS 1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major A Pag.