Red-legged Honeycreeper in Puerto Viejo (1 Viewer)

QBE

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• Mar 13, 2011

• #1

In Costa Rica recently I spent a lovely hour photographing a male Red-legged Honeycreeper at Manzanillo south of Puerto Viejo. Now I'm back home again sorting all the piccies out I've noticed that this is apparently completely out of its range. Does anyone know if this is normal?

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 13, 2011

• #2

Which Puerto Viejo are you talking about? The one one the Sarapiquí river or the one on the coast somewhere?

Niels

 

gdhunter

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• Mar 13, 2011

• #3

QBE said:

In Costa Rica recently I spent a lovely hour photographing a male Red-legged Honeycreeper at Manzanillo south of Puerto Viejo. Now I'm back home again sorting all the piccies out I've noticed that this is apparently completely out of its range. Does anyone know if this is normal?

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During May 2010, I saw Red-legged Honeycreepers at Cahuita (just north of Puerto Viejo de Limon), frequenting a feeder in the village. The Garrigues/Dean map suggests that's out-of-range.

 

Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Mar 13, 2011

• #4

True, but the Panama guide map shows them right at the border, very close to Manzanillo.
They are not common in the costarican south caribbean but definitely there. I lived for 6 months in that same area 10 years ago and found them rarely. They are probably spreading from the Panama range.