Birds found during the FONT Birding Tour 
in mostly northern Costa Rica 

 in  July 2005

List compiled by Armas Hill


Dates: 
July 3-14, 2005
          

Codes:
 
ar:  area of Arenal Volcano
cl:  Caribbean lowlands, including Laguna del Lagarto
cn:  area of Cano Negro in northern Costa Rica
cp:  central plateau (San Jose & nearby mountains, including Volcan Poas (vp))
cs:  Caribbean slope, north & east of San Jose   
gu:  region of Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica
tm: in the Talamanca Mountains, south of San Jose 


(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical     (t2): endangered     (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally.

(CRi): introduced in Costa Rica
(CRe): Costa Rican endemic
 (CRne): Costa Rica near-endemic 
(CRr): rare in Costa Rica.
(h): heard only

Photo at upper right of the rare Great Green Macaw, seen during the tour in northern Costa Rica 

Links:

Cumulative Lists of Birds during our Costa Rica Tours

List of Central American Mammals & Some Other Wildlife

List of Selected Central American Butterflies

Upcoming Costa Rica Birding Tours


Bird-List:
  1. Great Tinamou -  cl (h)

  2. Thicket Tinamou -  gu (h)

  3. Brown Pelican -  gu

  4. Brown Booby -  gu

  5. Neotropic Cormorant -  cl,cn 

  6. Anhinga -  cl,cn

  7. Magnificent Frigatebird -  gu

  8. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron -  cn,gu

  9. Boat-billed Heron -  cn

  10. Cattle Egret -  ar,cl,gu

  11. Green Heron -  ar,cl,cn,gu

  12. Little Blue Heron -  cl,gu

  13. Snowy Egret -  cn,gu

  14. Great Egret -  ar,cl,cn,gu

  15. Agami (or Chestnut-bellied) Heron -  cl

  16. Wood Stork -  cn,gu

  17. Jabiru -  gu

  18. Green Ibis -  cn

  19. White Ibis -  gu

  20. Roseate Spoonbill -  gu

  21. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -  ar,cn,gu

  22. Muscovy Duck -  cl,gu

  23. Turkey Vulture -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs,gu,tm

  24. Black Vulture -  ar,cl,cn,cp,gu

  25. King Vulture -  cs,gu

  26. Gray-headed Kite -  cs

  27. Swallow-tailed Kite -  ar

  28. White-tailed Kite -  ar,gu

  29. Plumbeous Kite -  cn

  30. Common Black Hawk -  gu

  31. Solitary Eagle -  cs

  32. Roadside Hawk -  cn,cs,gu

  33. Red-tailed Hawk -  cp(vp),tm

  34. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle -  cn

     
  35. Northern Crested Caracara -  cn,gu

  36. Yellow-headed Caracara -  cn

  37. Laughing Falcon -  cl,cs,gu

  38. American Kestrel -  cp

  39. Bat Falcon -  cl

  40. Gray-headed Chachalaca -  ar 

  41. Crested Guan -  ar

  42. Black Guan (nt) -  tm

  43. Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge -  cp(vp)

  44. Spot-bellied Bobwhite -  gu

  45. Limpkin -  gu

  46. Gray-necked Wood-Rail -  cl,cn

  47. White-throated Crake -  cl,cn (h)
      
  48. Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) -  gu

  49. Purple Gallinule -  gu

  50. Sungrebe -  cn

  51. Northern Jacana -  ar,cl,cn,gu

  52. Black-necked Stilt -  gu

  53. Double-striped Thick-knee -  gu

  54. Brown Noddy -  gu

  55. Feral Pigeon (i) -  ar,cr

  56. Scaled Pigeon -  cl

  57. Band-tailed Pigeon -  tm 

  58. Pale-vented Pigeon -  ar,cl,cn,cs

  59. Red-billed Pigeon -  cp(vp),gu

  60. Short-billed Pigeon -  cl

  61. Mourning Dove -  gu

  62. White-winged Dove -  ar,cp,gu

  63. Common Ground-Dove -  cn,cp,gu

  64. Ruddy Ground-Dove -  cl,cn,cs,gu

  65. Inca Dove -  gu

  66. Blue Ground-Dove -  cl,cn

  67. White-tipped (formerly White-fronted) Dove -  cl,cn,gu

  68. Ruddy Quail-Dove -  cl

  69. Scarlet Macaw -  cl

  70. Great Green Macaw -  cl 

     
  71. Crimson-fronted Parakeet -  cl,cp 

  72. Aztec (formerly Olive-throated) Parakeet -  cl

     
  73. Sulphur-winged Parakeet -  tm

  74. Orange-fronted Parakeet  -  cl,gu 

     
  75. Orange-chinned (or Tovi) Parakeet -  ar,cl,cn,cs,gu 

  76. Brown-hooded Parrot -  cl

  77. White-crowned Parrot -  cs

  78. White-fronted Parrot -  gu

  79. Red-lored Parrot -  cl,cs 

  80. Yellow-naped Parrot -  gu

  81. Mealy Parrot -  cl

  82. Squirrel Cuckoo -  cl,gu 

  83. Groove-billed Ani -  cl,cn,cp,cs

  84. Barn Owl -  gu

  85. Pacific Screech-Owl -  gu 

  86. Ridgway's (has been considered as part of Ferruginous) Pygmy-Owl -  gu 

  87. Pauraque -  cl,cn,gu

  88. White-chinned Swift -   cp(vp)

  89. White-collared Swift -  ar,cs

  90. Vaux's (or Dusky-backed) Swift -  cs

  91. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift -  cs

  92. Green Hermit -  cs

  93. Stripe-throated (formerly Little) Hermit -  cl

  94. Violet Sabrewing -  cs,tm

  95. Brown Violetear -  cs

  96. Montane (has been part of Green) Violetear -  cp(vp),cs,tm

  97. Green-breasted Mango -  ar

  98. Violet-headed Hummingbird -   ar

  99. Green Thorntail -  ar,cs

  100. Crowned Woodnymph -  cl 

  101. Fiery-throated Hummingbird -  tm

  102. Steely-vented Hummingbird -  ar,cs,gu

  103. Cinnamon Hummingbird -  gu

  104. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -  ar,cl,cn,cs

  105. Stripe-tailed Hummingbird -  ar,cs

  106. Black-bellied Hummingbird -  cs

  107. Coppery-headed Emerald (CRe) -  ar,cs

  108. Snowcap -  ar

  109. Red-footed (or Bronze-tailed) Plumeleteer -  ar

  110. Purple-throated Mountain-gem -  ar,cp(vp)

     
  111. Gray-tailed Mountain-gem (e) -  tm

  112. Green-crowned Brilliant -  cs,tm

  113. Magnificent Hummingbird -  cp(vp),tm

  114. Purple-crowned Fairy -  cl

  115. Long-billed Starthroat -  tm

     
  116. Magenta-throated Woodstar -  tm

  117. Scintillant Hummingbird -  tm

  118. Volcano Hummingbird -  cp(vp),tm

  119. Resplendent Quetzal (nt) -  tm

  120. Slaty-tailed (or Massena) Trogon (h) -  cl 

  121. Black-headed Trogon -  gu

  122. Elegant Trogon  (h)  -  gu

  123. Northern Violaceous Trogon -  cl

  124. Ringed Kingfisher -  cl,cn

  125. Amazon Kingfisher -  cl,cn

  126. Green Kingfisher -  cl,cn,gu

  127. American Pygmy Kingfisher -  cl,cn

  128. Turquoise-browed Motmot -  gu

  129. Blue-crowned Motmot  (h)  -  gu

  130. Prong-billed Barbet -  cp(vp)

  131. Collared Aracari -  cl,cs

  132. Keel-billed Toucan -  ar,cl,cs

  133. Chestnut-mandibled (or Swainson's) Toucan -  cl,cs

  134. Acorn Woodpecker -  tm

  135. Black-cheeked Woodpecker -  cl,cn,cs 

  136. Hoffmann's Woodpecker -  cp,gu

     
  137. Hairy Woodpecker -  cp

  138. Golden-olive Woodpecker -  cs

  139. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker -  cl

  140. Lineated Woodpecker -  cl,cs

  141. Pale-billed Woodpecker -  cl,gu

  142. Olivaceous Woodcreeper -  cp(vp)

  143. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper -  cl,cs

  144. Northern Barred Woodcreeper -  gu
  145. Cocoa (formerly Buff-throated) Woodcreeper -  cl

  146. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (h)  -  cn

     
  147. Streak-headed Woodcreeper -  gu

  148. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper -  cp(vp)

  149. Spotted Barbtail -  tm

  150. Streak-breasted Treehunter  -  cp(vp)

  151. Spectacled Foliage-gleaner -  cp(vp)

  152. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner -  cp(vp)

  153. Barred Antshrike -  ar,gu (h)

  154. Western Slaty Antshrike -  ar

  155. Cinnamon Becard -  cl

  156. White-winged Becard -  ar

  157. Rose-throated Becard -  ar

  158. Masked Tityra -  cl

  159. Long-tailed Manakin -  gu 

  160. Long-tailed Tyrant -  ar,cs

  161. Tropical Kingbird -  ar,cl,cn,cpcs,gu

  162. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher -  ar,cn,cs

  163. Streaked Flycatcher -  cs

  164. Gray-capped Flycatcher -  ar,cs 

  165. Social Flycatcher -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs

  166. Boat-billed Flycatcher -  cl,gu

  167. Great Kiskadee -  ar,cl,cn.cp,cs,gu

  168. Brown-crested Flycatcher -  gu

  169. Nutting's Flycatcher -  gu

  170. Tropical Pewee -  ar,cs

  171. Black-capped Flycatcher -  tm

  172. Yellow-olive Flycatcher -  gu

  173. Common Tody-Flycatcher -  ar,cl,cs

  174. Torrent Tyrannulet -  tm

  175. Yellow-bellied Elaenia -  cs 

  176. Mountain Elaenia -  cp(vp)

  177. Greenish Elaenia -  gu

  178. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet -  gn

  179. Zeledon's Tyrannulet -  ar

  180. Olive-striped Flycatcher -  cs

  181. Gray-breasted Martin -  cn,cp,gu

  182. Blue-and-white Swallow -  ar,cp(vp),tm

  183. Southern Rough-winged Swallow -  ar

  184. Mangrove Swallow -  cl,cn

  185. (White-throated) Magpie-Jay -  ar,gu 

  186. Brown Jay -   cp(vp),cs

  187. American Dipper -  cs

  188. Band-backed Wren -  cs

  189. Rufous-naped Wren -  gu

  190. Plain Wren -  ar,cp(vp)

  191. (Southern) House Wren -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs

  192. White-breasted Wood-Wren -  cl

  193. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren -  cp(vp)

  194. Black-faced Solitaire -  tm

  195. Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush -  cp(vp),tm 

  196. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush -  cp(vp),tm

  197. Sooty Thrush/Robin -  cp(vp),tm

  198. Mountain Thrush/Robin -  cp(vp),tm

  199. Clay-colored Thrush/Robin -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs,gu,tm

  200. White-lored Gnatcatcher -  gu

  201. Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher - cp(vp)

  202. Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher -  cp(vp)

  203. Lesser Greenlet -  gu

  204. Bananaquit -  cl,cs

  205. Tropical Parula -  ar

  206. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat -  ar

  207. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat -  cs,gu

  208. Slate-throated Redstart -  cp(vp),cs

  209. Collared Redstart -  cp(vp),tm

  210. Black-cheeked Warbler -  cp(vp)

  211. Chestnut-capped (has been considered conspecific with Rufous-capped) Warbler -  gu

      
  212. Buff-rumped Warbler -  ar,cs

  213. Chestnut-headed Oropendola -  cs

  214. Montezuma Oropendola -  ar,cl,cs

  215. Scarlet-rumped Cacique -  cl

     
  216. Black-cowled Oriole -  ar,cl,cs

  217. Streak-backed Oriole -  gu

  218. Eastern Meadowlark -  cl,cp(vp),gu

  219. Red-winged Blackbird -  ar,cl

  220. Melodious Blackbird  (CRr) -  cs 

  221. Nicaraguan Grackle  (nt) (CRr)  -  cn

  222. Great-tailed Grackle -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs,gu

  223. Giant Cowbird -  cl

  224. Bronzed (or Red-eyed) Cowbird -  ar,cl,cn 

  225. Blue Dacnis -  cl

  226. Red-legged Honeycreeper -  gu

  227. Green Honeycreeper -  ar,cl

  228. Slaty Flower-piercer -  cp(vp),tm

  229. Common Bush Tanager -  cp(vp),tm

  230. Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager -  cp(vp)

  231. Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager -  cp

  232. Tawny-crested Tanager -  cl

  233. White-lined Tanager -  cl

  234. Flame-colored Tanager -  cp(vp)

  235. Crimson-collared Tanager -  ar

  236. Passerini's (formerly Scarlet-rumped) Tanager -  ar,cl,cn,cs
  237. Blue-gray Tanager -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs,gu

  238. Palm Tanager -  ar,cl,cs

  239. Yellow-crowned Euphonia -  cl

  240. Olive-backed Euphonia -  cl

  241. Silver-throated Tanager -  cs

  242. Golden-hooded Tanager -  cl

  243. Spangle-cheeked Tanager -  cp(vp)

  244. Black-headed Saltator -  cs

     
  245. Buff-throated Saltator -  ar,cl 

  246. (Northern) Grayish Saltator -  ar,cp

  247. Black-thighed Grosbeak -  cs

  248. Yellow-faced Grassquit -  ar,cn,tm

  249. White-collared Seedeater -  ar,cl,cn,gu

  250. Variable Seedeater (black form, or "Hick's Seedeater") -  cl,cn,cs
     
  251. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater -  cn

  252. Thick-billed Seed-Finch -  cn 

  253. Blue-black Grassquit -  ar,cl,cn,cp,cs,gu

  254. Large-footed Finch -  cp(vp),tm

  255. Yellow-thighed Finch -  cp(vp),tm

  256. Yellow-throated Brush-Finch -  cp(vp)

  257. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch -  cp(vp)

  258. Black-striped Sparrow -  ar

  259. Stripe-headed Sparrow -  gu

  260. Rufous-collared Sparrow -  ar,cp(vp)

  261. House Sparrow (i) -  cp 



Mammals & Some Other Wildlife during the FONT tour 
in Northern Costa Rica in July 2005

 1.  Mantled Howler Monkey -  gu 


 2. White-faced Capuchin (Monkey) -  gu


 3. Virginia Opossum -  gu

 4. Northern Raccoon -  gu 


 5. Central American Agouti -  cl 

 
 6. Neotropical River Otter -  cl

 7. Variegated Squirrel -  gu 


 8. Red-tailed Squirrel -  tm

 9. White-tailed Deer -  gu


10. Proboscis Bat -  cl 


11. fruit bat -  cs




12. Spectacled Caiman - cl,cn


13. Morelet's Crocodile -  gu


14. Green Iguana -  cl,cn 


15. Ctenosaur -  gu


16. Common Basilisk -  gu 


17. Emerald Basilisk -  cl 


18. Green Spiny Lizard -  tm

19. Central American Whiptail -  cl,gu


20. House Gecko (i) -  ar,cl


21. Common Slider (turtle) -  cl,cn


22. Gaudy (or Red-eyed) Leaf Frog -  cl 

23. Strawberry Dart Frog -  cl


24. Black-and-green Dart Frog -  cl 



25. Morpho Butterflies -  ar,cl,cs 


26. Owl Butterfly -  cl 


27. other butterflies - (including some elsewhere in this web-site in the "Butterflies of Central America" list, noted with the code "CR")

28. leaf-cutter & other forest ants -  cl