Birding Costa Rica from North to South 2015 Dates 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr page BIRDS TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae 1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major 24 NT 1 H H H H 2 Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi 24 H H ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae 3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 32 6 GALLIFORMES: Cracidae 4 Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 26 3 2 6 6 5 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 26 6 5 6 Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor 26 NT 3 1 GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae 7 Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus 28 9 CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae 8 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 66 NT 2 9 Great Curassow Crax rubra 26 NT 1 SULIFORMES: Fregatidae 10 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 38 C C C C SULIFORMES: Sulidae 11 Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii 40 R/A 7, N 12 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 40 11 7 8 C 13 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 38 12 15 13 C PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae 14 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 56 1 3 1 3 15 Great Egret Ardea alba 60 6 10 2 7 5 16 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 60 11 1 8 17 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 60 20 2 18 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 58 3 1 19 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 58 NT 3 20 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 60 6 2 C C C C 21 Green Heron Butorides virescens 58 5, N 1 22 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 62 1 PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae 23 White Ibis Eudocimus albus 64 21 60 24 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis 64 1 7 25 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 64 ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae 26 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 90 2 C C C C C C 5 C C Page 1 of 14 Birding Costa Rica from North to South 2015 Dates 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr page 27 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 90 3 C C C C C C 5 C C ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae 28 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 92 2 1 ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae 29 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 98 1 2 30 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 98 8 5 3 3 31 Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 98 4 32 Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor 100 1 33 Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 106 2 31 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 106 2 1 32 Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus (anthracinus) subtilis 106 2 6 2 33 Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 104 1 34 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 104 1 C 35 Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus 104 1 1 36 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 102 2 1 1 37 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 108 C 38 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 108 1 3 1 1 1 EURYPYGIFORMES: Eurypygidae 39 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 54 1 GRUIFORMES: Rallidae 40 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus 90 1 CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae 41 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 72 2 CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae 42 American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 54 2 CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae 43 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 68 4 2 CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae 44 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 76 5 1 4 6 2, D 3 45 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 74 1 46 Willet Tringa semipalmata 74 2 47 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 74 1 2 1 1 CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae 48 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 54 1 49 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 50 2 2 50 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 50 2 Page 2 of 14 Birding Costa Rica from North to South 2015 Dates 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr page COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae 51 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 158 I C C C C C 52 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 160 6 C 5 1 53 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 160 C C 2 1 2 1 2 54 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 160 1 11 2 55 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea 160 2 5 56 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 160 2 H H H 1 57 Inca Dove Columbina inca 162 6 1 1 58 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 162 5 4 2 10 59 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 164 H 60 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 164 1 3 7 2 2 2 2 2 61 Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini 164 1 62 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 162 5 3 1 C CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae 63 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 176 2 1 1 64 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 176 3 65 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 176 11 2 STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae 66 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 118 2 H 1 1 H 67 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 122 H 68 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 118 H CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae 69 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 128 1 1 70 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus 128 3 4 3 71 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 126 3 5 1 H APODIFORMES: Apodidae 72 Black Swift Cypseloides niger 130 2 73 White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus 130 3 74 Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei 130 20 75 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 130 C 21 C C 76 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 132 1 77 Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa 132 C 10 3 78 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 132 C C 79 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis 132 2 APODIFORMES: Trochilidae 80 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 144 1 C C 1 1 1 1 81 Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus 140 1 1 Page 3 of 14 Birding Costa Rica from North to South 2015 Dates 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr page 82 Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri 140 1 83 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy 140 3 5 1 84 Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris 140 1 2 1 85 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 140 1 2 1 2 1 86 Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae 152 1 2 1 87 Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae 152 1 1 88 Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 152 1 1 C C 89 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti 144 1 1 1 90 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 150 1 3 C 91 Veraguan Mango Anthracothorax veraguensis 150 1 92 Green Thorntail Discosura conversii 156 3 2 93 Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae 156 1 1 2 94 White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis 156 1 2, D 95 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 142 C C C 96 Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 142 1 2 3 C 96 Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis 142 1 5 98 Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus 154 11 99 White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris 154 2 5 3 100 Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae 158 1 101 Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula 158 1 3 2 102 Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla 158 1 2 1 103 Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 146 104 Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 138 C 2 105 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 150 1 1 106 (Violet-) Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 146 C C 1 107 Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia 148 1 108 Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris 148 2 109 White-tailed Emerald Elvira chionura 148 2 110 Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps 148 En Ed C 111 Snowcap Microchera albocoronata 156 1 1 113 Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora 144 C 5 2 114 Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei 146 1 115 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 150 C C 2 C C C 1 5 3 116 Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae 150 1 TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae 117 Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno 182 8, N 1 118 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 182 4, N 1 1 H Page 4 of 14 Birding Costa Rica from North to South 2015 Dates 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr page 119 Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii 180 NT H H H 120 Gartered (Violaceous) Trogon Trogon (violaceous) caligatus 178 2 5 1 1 121 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 178 H 3 122 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 180 H 3 CORACIIFORMES: Momotidae 123 Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus coeruliceps 184 1 H H 1 124 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii 184 2 H 125 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum 184 2 CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae 126 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 186 2 127 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 186 1 1 1 1 128 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 186 2 2 129 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 186 1 2 GALBULIFORMES: Bucconidae 130 Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus 188 H 131 White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 188 3 1 GALBULIFORMES: Galbulidae 132 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 190 2 PICIFORMES: Semnornithidae 133 Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii 190 H PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae 134 Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 192 2 3 135 Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 192 1 C C 1 136 Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii 192 2 5 H 5 137 Black- (Chestnut-)mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus (swainsonii) 192 H 7 1 1 2 2 3 3 138 Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 192 1 5 13 5 PICIFORMES: Picidae 139 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 194 1 C C 140 Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen 194 3 3 3 2 141 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 194 1 C C C 142 Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus 194 1 3, N 143 Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii 194 2 2 144 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 196 2 145 Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus 198 2 146 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 198 2 1 1 2 2 147 Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 198 H 1 Page 5 of 14 Birding Costa Rica from North to South 2015 Dates 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr page FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae 148 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 114 2 C C C 3 149 Merlin Falco columbarius 112 1 150 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 112 1 PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae 151 Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi 168 C 2 152 Olive-throated