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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Costa Rica 15th March 2011 to 29th March 2011 Bird List (1 Viewer)

Robert L Jarvis

Robert L Jarvis
These are the birds recorded

Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Black-eared Wood Quail Odontophorus melanotis
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricoloured Heron Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Grey Hawk Buteo nitidus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Grey-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
White-fronted Amazon Amazona albifrons
Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps
Purple-throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus
Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
Orange-bellied Trogon Trogon aurantiiventris
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphostos swainsonii
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Yellow-billed Cotinga Carpodectes antoniae
Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceous
White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa
Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Banded Wren Thryothorus pleurostictus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
White-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
Clay-coloured Thrush Turdus grayi
American Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Mangrove Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii
Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
Thick-billed Seed Finch Oryzoborus funereus
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Grey-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus
Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
 

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A busy two weeks! Sweet list. ~200 sp.!
As I looked over it I was surprised to not see Zonotrichia capensis (rufous-capped sparrow). I seem to recall them being all over the highlands, though maybe I was there at a different time of year. Makes me want to go back!
 
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