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2020 Costa Rica Tour Species List Costa Rica Guides: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours February 22 - March 09, 2020 and Paz Angulo Irola Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard TINAMOUS 1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major 1 2 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui H DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL 3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 4 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 1 5 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1 GUANS, CHACHALACAS, AND CURASSOWS 6 Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 1 7 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 1 8 Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor 1 9 Great Curassow Crax rubra 1 NEW WORLD QUAIL 10 Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus H 11 Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys H 12 Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus 1 STORKS 13 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 1 14 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 FRIGATEBIRDS 15 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1 CORMORANTS AND SHAGS 16 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 1 ANHINGAS 17 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 PELICANS 18 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1 HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 19 Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum 1 20 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 1 21 Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus 1 22 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 23 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 24 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 25 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 26 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 1 27 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 28 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 29 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 1 30 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1 IBISES AND SPOONBILLS 31 White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1 32 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 1 NEW WORLD VULTURES 33 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1 34 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 35 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 1 OSPREY 36 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 37 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 38 Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 1 39 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 40 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 1 41 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 1 42 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus 1 43 Crane HawK Geranospiza caerulescens 1 Page 1 www.eagle-eye.com Costa Rica Guides: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours February 22 - March 09, 2020 and Paz Angulo Irola Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 44 Common Black-HawK Buteogallus anthracinus 1 45 Barred HawK Morphnarchus princeps 1 46 Roadside HawK Rupornis magnirostris 1 47 White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis 1 48 Broad-winged HawK Buteo platypterus 1 49 Gray HawK Buteo plagiatus 1 50 Short-tailed HawK Buteo brachyurus 1 51 Black-collared HawK Busarellus nigricollis 1 52 Red-tailed HawK Buteo jamaicensis 1 SUNBITTERN 53 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 1 RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS 54 White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis H 55 Gray-cowled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus 1 56 Russet-naped Wood Rail Aramides albiventris 1 57 Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis 1 58 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 1 FINFOOTS 59 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 1 LIMPKIN 60 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 1 THICK-KNEES 61 Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 1 PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS 62 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 1 STILTS AND AVOCETS 63 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1 JACANAS 64 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 1 SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 65 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1 66 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 67 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 68 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1 69 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 70 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1 GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS 71 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1 PIGEONS AND DOVES 72 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 1 73 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1 74 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 1 75 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 1 76 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 1 77 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea 1 78 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 1 79 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 1 80 Inca Dove Columbina inca 1 81 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 1 82 Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta 1 83 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 1 84 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 1 CUCKOOS 85 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1 86 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 1 87 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 1 Page 2 www.eagle-eye.com Costa Rica Guides: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours February 22 - March 09, 2020 and Paz Angulo Irola Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard BARN-OWLS 88 Barn Owl Tyto alba OWLS 89 Pacific Screech-Owl Megascops cooperi 1 90 Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba 1 91 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl Megascops clarkii 1 92 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 1 93 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 1 94 Unspotted Saw-whet Owl 1 95 Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata 1 NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES 96 Lesser NighthawK Chordeiles acutipennis 1 97 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis H 98 Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus H POTOOS 99 Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis 1 100 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus 1 SWIFTS 101 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 1 102 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 1 103 Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa 1 104 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 1 HUMMINGBIRDS 105 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 1 106 Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus 1 107 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy 1 108 Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris 1 109 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 1 110 Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae 1 111 Lesser Violetear Colibri thalassinus 1 112 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti 1 113 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 1 114 Green Thorntail Discosura conversii 1 115 Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae 1 116 White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis 1 117 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 1 118 Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 1 119 Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris 1 120 Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis 1 121 Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus 1 122 White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris 1 123 Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae 1 124 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1 125 Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula 1 126 Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla 1 127 Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti 1 128 Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii 1 129 Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 1 130 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 1 131 Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 1 132 Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia 1 133 Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris 1 134 White-tailed Emerald Elvira chionura 1 135 Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps 1 136 Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis 1 137 Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora 1 138 Mangrove Hummingbird Amazilia boucardi 1 Page 3 www.eagle-eye.com Costa Rica Guides: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours February 22 - March 09, 2020 and Paz Angulo Irola Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 139 Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei 1 140 Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward 1 141 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 1 142 Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 1 TROGONS 143 Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno 1 144 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 1 145 Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 1 146 Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii 1 147 Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus 1 148 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 1 149 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 1 MOTMOTS 150 Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessoni 1 151 Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum 1 152 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum 1 153 Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 1 KINGFISHERS 154 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 1 155 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1 156 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 1 157 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 1 158 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 1 PUFFBIRDS 159 White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus 1 160 Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus 1 161 White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 1 JACAMARS 162 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 1 NEW WORLD BARBETS 163 Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii 1 TOUCAN-BARBETS 164 Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii 1 TOUCANS 165 Northern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 1 166 Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 1 167 Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii 1 168 Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus 1 169 Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 1 WOODPECKERS 170 Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus 1 171 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 1 172 Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen 1 173 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 1 174 Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus 1 175 Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii 1 176 Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus 1 177 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 1 178 Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex 1 179 Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus 1 180 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1 181 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1 FALCONS AND CARACARAS 182 Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1 183 Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 1 184 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 1 185 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 1 Page 4 www.eagle-eye.com Costa Rica Guides: Ernesto Carman Eagle-Eye Tours February 22 - March 09, 2020 and Paz Angulo Irola Bird Species - Costa Rica Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard 186 Peregrine
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