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Tiskita Bird List X Common Name Scientific Name X Common Name Scientific Name Tinamous Tinamidae Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Great Tinamou Tinamus major Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Ibises Threskiornithidae Guans & Chachalacas Cracidae White Ibis Eudocimus albus Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps Storks Ciconiidae Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens Wood Stork Mycteria americana Great Curacao Crax rubra Vultures Cathartidae New World Quails Odontophoridae Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Marbled Wood Quail Odontophorous gujanensis Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Petrels & Shearwaters Procellariidae King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Hawks, Kites & Eagles Accipitridae Boobies Sulidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Pelicans Pelecanidae Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Frigatebirds Fregatidae Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata manificens Sharp-shinned Kite Accipiter striatus Herons & Egrets Aredidae Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulenscens Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps Bare-throated Tiger Heron Trigosoma mexicanum White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grey Hawk Asturina nitida Great Egret Ardea alba Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus subtilis Snowy Egret Egretta thula Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Green Heron Butorides virescens Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Agami Heron Agamis agami Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres !1 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae Gulls & Terns Laridae Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Royal Tern Sterna maxima Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Elegant Tern Sterna elegans Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Sandwich Tern Sterna sanvicensis American Krestel Falco sparverius Common Tern Sterna hirundo Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Black Tern Childonias niger Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Rails Rallidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris Plovers Charadriidae Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti Semipalmated Plover Charadius semipalmatus Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa Oystercatchers Haematopodidae White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini Jacanas Hacanidae Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Parrots Psittacidae Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae Crimson-throated Parakeet Aratinga finschi Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematosis Hummingbirds Trochilidae Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris Cuckoos & Anis Cuculidae Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Scaly-breated Hummingbird Phaechroa cuvierii Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus Squirrel Cuckoo Playa cayana White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora !2 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis Owls Strigidae & Tytonidae Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis Barn Owl Tyto alba Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica Crested Owl Pseudoscops clamator Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata White-tailed Emerald Elvira tchionura Nighthawks & Nightjars Caprimulgidae Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae Potoos Nyctibiidae Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Trogons Trogonidae Swifts Apodidae Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii Black Swift Cypseloides niger Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis Motmots Momotidae Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Striped Foliage-gleaner Hyloctistes subulatus Kingfishers Alcedinidae Plain Xenops Xenops minutus Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Woodcreepers Dendrocolaptidae Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Puffbirds Bucconidae Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans Jacamars Galbulidae Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius Toucans Ramphastidae Streak-heades Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii Typical Antbirds Thamnophilidae Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsinii Great Antshrike Taraba major !3 Woodpeckers Picidae Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tryrannina Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis Ground Antbirds Formicariidae Ovenbirds Furnariidae Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albecsens Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Paltry (Mistletoe) Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Common Tody-Flycatcher
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    Mexico Chiapas 15th April to 27th April 2021 (13 days) Horned Guan by Adam Riley Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, located on the border of Guatemala. Our 13 day tour of Chiapas takes in the very best of the areas birding sites such as San Cristobal de las Casas, Comitan, the Sumidero Canyon, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Tapachula and Volcan Tacana. A myriad of beautiful and sought after species includes the amazing Giant Wren, localized Nava’s Wren, dainty Pink-headed Warbler, Rufous-collared Thrush, Garnet-throated and Amethyst-throated Hummingbird, Rufous-browed Wren, Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Bearded Screech Owl, Slender Sheartail, Belted Flycatcher, Red-breasted Chat, Bar-winged Oriole, Lesser Ground Cuckoo, Lesser Roadrunner, Cabanis’s Wren, Mayan Antthrush, Orange-breasted and Rose-bellied Bunting, West Mexican Chachalaca, Citreoline Trogon, Yellow-eyed Junco, Unspotted Saw-whet Owl and Long- tailed Sabrewing. Without doubt, the tour highlight is liable to be the incredible Horned Guan. While searching for this incomparable species, we can expect to come across a host of other highlights such as Emerald-chinned, Wine-throated and Azure-crowned Hummingbird, Cabanis’s Tanager and at night the haunting Fulvous Owl! RBL Mexico – Chiapas Itinerary 2 THE TOUR AT A GLANCE… THE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrival in Tuxtla Gutierrez, transfer to San Cristobal del las Casas Day 2 San Cristobal to Comitan Day 3 Comitan to Tuxtla Gutierrez Days 4, 5 & 6 Sumidero Canyon and Eastern Sierra tropical forests Day 7 Arriaga to Mapastepec via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Day 8 Mapastepec to Tapachula Day 9 Benito Juarez el Plan to Chiquihuites Day 10 Chiquihuites to Volcan Tacana high camp & Horned Guan Day 11 Volcan Tacana high camp to Union Juarez Day 12 Union Juarez to Tapachula Day 13 Final departures from Tapachula TOUR MAP… RBL Mexico – Chiapas Itinerary 3 THE TOUR IN DETAIL… Day 1: Arrival in Tuxtla Gutierrez, transfer to San Cristobal del las Casas.
  • Costa Rica: the Introtour | July 2017

    Costa Rica: the Introtour | July 2017

    Tropical Birding Trip Report Costa Rica: The Introtour | July 2017 A Tropical Birding SET DEPARTURE tour Costa Rica: The Introtour July 15 – 25, 2017 Tour Leader: Scott Olmstead INTRODUCTION This year’s July departure of the Costa Rica Introtour had great luck with many of the most spectacular, emblematic birds of Central America like Resplendent Quetzal (photo right), Three-wattled Bellbird, Great Green and Scarlet Macaws, and Keel-billed Toucan, as well as some excellent rarities like Black Hawk- Eagle, Ochraceous Pewee and Azure-hooded Jay. We enjoyed great weather for birding, with almost no morning rain throughout the trip, and just a few delightful afternoon and evening showers. Comfortable accommodations, iconic landscapes, abundant, delicious meals, and our charismatic driver Luís enhanced our time in the field. Our group, made up of a mix of first- timers to the tropics and more seasoned tropical birders, got along wonderfully, with some spying their first-ever toucans, motmots, puffbirds, etc. on this trip, and others ticking off regional endemics and hard-to-get species. We were fortunate to have several high-quality mammal sightings, including three monkey species, Derby’s Wooly Opossum, Northern Tamandua, and Tayra. Then there were many www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Page Tropical Birding Trip Report Costa Rica: The Introtour | July 2017 superb reptiles and amphibians, among them Emerald Basilisk, Helmeted Iguana, Green-and- black and Strawberry Poison Frogs, and Red-eyed Leaf Frog. And on a daily basis we saw many other fantastic and odd tropical treasures like glorious Blue Morpho butterflies, enormous tree ferns, and giant stick insects! TOP FIVE BIRDS OF THE TOUR (as voted by the group) 1.