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Costa Rica March 2007 with Richard Knapton and Héctor Gómez de Silva
BIRD SPECIES No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard TINAMOUS 1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major h 2 Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus s GREBES 3 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus s PELICANS 4 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis s GANNETS AND BOOBIES 5 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster s CORMORANTS 6 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus s ANHINGAS 7 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga s FRIGATEBIRDS 8 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens s HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS 9 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias s 10 Great Egret Ardea alba s 11 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor s 12 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea s 13 Snowy Egret Egretta thula s 14 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis s 15 Green Heron Butorides virescens s 16 Agami Heron Agamia agami s 17 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax l.o. 18 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius s 19 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum s STORKS 20 Wood Stork Mycteria americana s 21 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria s IBIS AND SPOONBILLS 22 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis s 23 White Ibis Eudocimus albus s 24 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja s DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS 25 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis s 26 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata s 27 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors s NEW WORLD VULTURES 28 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus s 29 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura s 30 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa s OSPREY Page 1 of 11 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 31 Osprey Pandion haliaetus s HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES 32 Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis s 33 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus s 34 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus s 35 Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii s 36 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus s 37 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus s 38 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea s 39 Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps s 40 Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbea h 41 Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis s 42 Gray Hawk Asturina nitida s 43 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris s 44 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus s 45 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus s 46 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni s 47 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus s 48 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis s 49 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus s FALCONS AND CARACARAS 50 Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway s 51 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima s 52 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans s 53 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis s 54 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus s GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS 55 Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps s 56 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens s 57 Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor s NEW WORLD QUAIL 58 Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus s 59 Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Odontopohorus erythrops s 60 Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys h SUNGREBE AND FINFOOTS 61 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica s RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS 62 White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis h 63 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea h 64 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica s SUNBITTERN 65 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias s JACANAS 66 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa s AVOCETS AND STILTS 67 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus s THICK-KNEES 68 Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus s PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS 69 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola s 70 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus s
Page 2 of 11 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 71 Killdeer Charadrius vociferans s 72 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia s SANDPIPERS 73 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus s 74 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus s 75 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes s 76 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria s 77 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia s 78 Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus s 79 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres s 80 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla s 81 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri s 82 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla s 83 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii s 84 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos s 85 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus s GULLS 86 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla s TERNS 87 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia s 88 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis s 89 Royal Tern Sterna maxima s PIGEONS AND DOVES 90 Rock Pigeon Columba livia s 91 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata s 92 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis s 93 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris s 94 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris s 95 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea s 96 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura s 97 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica s 98 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina s 99 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti s 100 Inca Dove Columbina inca s 101 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa s 102 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi s 103 Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini s 104 Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon costaricensis s PARROTS 105 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao s 106 Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi s 107 Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana s 108 Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis s 109 Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni s 110 Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis s 111 Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis s 112 White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis s 113 White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons s 114 Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis s 115 Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata s Page 3 of 11 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 116 Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa s 117 Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis h CUCKOOS 118 Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor s 119 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana s 120 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris s 121 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia s 122 Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus s OWLS 123 Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops vermiculatus s 124 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata s 125 Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata s 126 Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata s 127 Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium costaricanum s 128 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum s POTOOS 129 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus s NIGHTJARS 130 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus s 131 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis s 132 Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis s 133 Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus saturatus h SWIFTS 134 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris s 135 Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa s 136 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris s 137 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi s HUMMINGBIRDS 138 Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri s 139 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy s 140 Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris s 141 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis s 142 Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii s 143 Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus s 144 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora s 145 Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae s 146 Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus s 147 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii s 148 Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti s 149 Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae s 150 Green Thorntail Discosura conversii s 151 Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii s 152 Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis s 153 Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps s 154 Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris l.o. 155 Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica s 156 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl s 157 Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila s 158 Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis s 159 Mangrove Hummingbird Polyerata boucardi s 160 Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerrottei s 161 Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward s 162 Snowcap Microchera albocoronata s
Page 4 of 11 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 163 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia s 164 White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus s 165 Gray-tailed Mountain-gem Lampornis cinereicauda s 166 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula s 167 Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens s 168 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti s 169 Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii s 170 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris s 171 Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla s 172 Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula s TROGONS AND QUETZALS 173 Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus s 174 Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii s 175 Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus s 176 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris s 177 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus s 178 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena s 179 Lattice-tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus s 180 Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno s KINGFISHERS 181 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon s 182 Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata s 183 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona s 184 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana s 185 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea s MOTMOTS 186 Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota s 187 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii s 188 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum s 189 Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa s JACAMARS 190 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda h PUFFBIRDS 191 White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos s 192 White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis s BARBETS 193 Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii s 194 Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii s TOUCANS 195 Blue-throated (
Arthropods Golden-silk spider Nephila Dobsonfly Neuroptera Elater Elateridae Blue morpho Morpho Caligo Caligo Page 10 of 11 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus Tarantula hawk Pepsis Leafcutter ants Atta Army ants predatory Formicidae Giant helicopter damselfly Megaloprepus
Reptiles and amphibians Strawberry poison-dart frog Dendrobates pumilio Black and green poisin-dart frog Dendrobates aureus Green iguana Iguana iguana Black iguana Ctenosaurus similis Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus American crocodile Crocodilus acutus Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus Black and yellow tortoise Black river turtle Rhinoclemmys funerea Ground anole Anolis humilis
Mammals Fuit-eating bat Artibeus Long-nosed bat Rhynchonycteris naso White-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus Mantled howler monkey Alouaatta palliata Central American spider monkey Ateles geofrroyi Hoffman´s two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmani Brown-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis Variegated squirrel Sciurus variegatoides Deppe´ squirrel Sciurus deppei Poas squirrel Syntheosciurus brochus Mexican hairy porcupine Coendou mexicanus Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata Crab-eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus White-nosed coati Nasua narica White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus Collared peccary Tayassu tajacu
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