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Dates: 

March 1-15, 2010
          

Codes:
 
N:   in Northern Costa Rica, March 1-8
S:   in Southern Costa Rica, March 9-15


(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 RESPLENDENT QUETZAL, as seen during the tour in southern Costa Rica 
(photo by Ruben Campos)

Links:

Cumulative List of Birds during FONT Costa Rica Tours  (with some photos) 

A Photographic Sampling of Colorful Costa Rican Birds

List of Central American Mammals & Some Other Wildlife

List of Selected Central American Butterflies   

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Costa Rica

1. Great Tinamou -  N,S
   
   
2. Slaty-breasted Tinamou - N 
   
   
3. Thicket Tinamou -  N
   
   
4. Gray-headed Chachalaca - N,S
   
   
5. Crested Guan - N,S
   
   
6. Great Curassow - N
   
   
7. Spot-bellied Bobwhite - N
   
   
8. Spotted Wood Quail - S
   
   
9. Black-bellied Whistling Duck - N
   
   
10. Blue-winged Teal - N,S
    
    
11. Northern Shoveler - N
    
    
12. Pied-billed Grebe - S
    
    
13. Wood Stork - N
    
    
14. Jabiru - N
    
    
15. Green Ibis - N
    
    
16. American White Ibis - N
    
    
17. Glossy Ibis - N
    
    
18. Roseate Spoonbill - N
    
    
19. Cattle Egret - N,S
    
    
20. Green Heron - N,S
    
    
21. Little Blue Heron - N
    
    
22. Tricolored Heron - N
    
    
23. Snowy Egret - N
    
    
24. Great Egret - N
    
    
25. Great Blue Heron - N
    
    
26. Agami Heron - N
    
    
27. Bare-throated Tiger Heron - N 
    
    
28. Black-crowned Night Heron - N
    
    
29. Yellow-crowned Night Heron - N
    
    
30. Boat-billed Heron - N 
    
    
31. Magnificent Frigatebird - N  
    
    
32. Brown Pelican -  N
    
    
33. Neotropic Cormorant -  N 
    
    
34. Anhinga -  N
    
    
35. Turkey Vulture -  N,S
    
    
36. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - N
    
    
37. Black Vulture -  N,S
    
    
38. King Vulture -  N
    
    
39. Northern Crested Caracara - N
    
    
40. Yellow-headed Caracara - N
    
    
41. Laughing Falcon - N,S
    
    
42. Bat Falcon - S
    
    
43. Osprey - N
    
    
44. Hook-billed Kite - N  
    
    
45. Swallow-tailed Kite -  N,S
    
    
46. White-tailed Kite -  N
    
    
47. Plumbeous Kite -  N
    
    
48. Snail Kite - N
    
    
49. Northern Harrier - N
    
    
50. Bicolored Hawk - N
    
    
51. Common Black Hawk -  N
    
    
52. Gray-lined (or Gray) Hawk - N,S
    
    
53. Roadside Hawk -  N,S
    
    
54. Short-tailed Hawk - N,S
    
    
55. Red-tailed Hawk -  S
    
    
56. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle -  N
    
     
57. Gray-necked Wood-Rail -  N
    
    
58. White-throated Crake -  N (h)
    
    
59. Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) -  S
      
    
60. Purple Gallinule -  N
    
    
61. Limpkin - N
    
    
62. Northern Jacana -  N,S
    
    
63. Black-necked Stilt -  N
    
    
64. Gray (or Black-bellied) Plover - N
    
    
65. Semipalmated Plover -  N
    
    
66. Wilson's Plover -  N
    
    
67. Collared Plover -  N
    
    
68. Killdeer -  N,S
    
    
69. Whimbrel -  N
    
    
70. Greater Yellowlegs -  N
    
    
71. Lesser Yellowlwgs -  N,S
    
    
72. Willet -  N
    
    
73. Solitary Sandpiper -  N
    
     
74. Spotted Sandpiper -  N,S
    
    
75. Semipalmated Sandpiper -  N
    
    
76. Western Sandpiper -  N
    
    
77. Least Sandpiper -  N
    
    
78. Dunlin -  N
    
    
79. Stilt Sandpiper -  N
    
    
80. Short-billed Dowitcher -  N
    
    
81. Laughing Gull -  N
    
    
82. Royal Tern -  N
    
    
83. Sandwich Tern -  N 
    
    
84. Feral Pigeon (i) -  N,S
    
    
85. Band-tailed Pigeon -  S
    
    
86. Pale-vented Pigeon -  N,S
    
    
87. Red-billed Pigeon -  N,S
    
    
88. Ruddy Pigeon -  S 
    
    
89. Short-billed Pigeon -  N,S
    
    
90. Mourning Dove -  N
    
    
91. White-winged Dove -  N
    
    
92. Common Ground-Dove -  N
    
    
93. Ruddy Ground-Dove -  N,S
    
    
94. Inca Dove -  N
    
    
95. White-tipped (formerly White-fronted) Dove -  N,S
    
    
96. Scarlet Macaw -  N
    
    
97. Great Green Macaw  (T3) -  N 
    
     
98. Crimson-fronted Parakeet -  N,S 
    
    
99. Aztec (formerly Olive-throated) Parakeet -  N
    
     
100. Orange-fronted Parakeet  -  N 
     
      
101. Orange-chinned (or Tovi) Parakeet -  N,S 
     
     
102. Brown-hooded Parrot -  N
     
     
103. Blue-headed Parrot - N
     
     
104. White-crowned Parrot -  N,S
     
     
105. White-fronted Parrot -  N
     
     
106. Red-lored Parrot -  N,S
     
     
107. Yellow-naped Parrot -  N
     
     
108. Mealy Parrot -  N
     
     
109. Squirrel Cuckoo -  N
     
     
110. Groove-billed Ani -  N,S
     
     
111. Smooth-billed Ani -  S
     
     
112. Barn Owl -  N
     
     
113. Bare-shanked Screech Owl -  S
     
     
114. Tropical Screech Owl -  N
     
     
115. Pacific Screech-Owl -  N
     
     
116. Crested Owl -  S
     
     
117. Central American Pygmy Owl -  N
     
     
118. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl -  N
     
     
119. Black-and-white Owl -  N
     
     
120. Mottled Owl -  N
     
     
121. Great Potoo -  N
     
     
122. Lesser Nighthawk -  N 
     
     
123. Pauraque -  N,S
     
     
124. American Black Swift -  N
     
     
125. Chestnut-collared Swift -  N 
     
     
126. White-collared Swift -  N,S
     
     
127. Gray-rumped Swift -  N
     
     
128. Vaux's (or Dusky-backed) Swift -  N,S
     
     
129. Band-tailed Barbthroat -  N
     
     
130. Green Hermit -  N,S
     
     
131. Long-billed (formerly Long-tailed) Hermit -  N,S
     
     
132. Stripe-throated (formerly Little) Hermit -  N
     
     
133. Green-fronted Lancebill -  S
     
     
134. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird -  N  
     
     
135. Violet Sabrewing -  N,S
     
     
136. White-necked Jacobin -  N,S
     
     
137. Green Violetear -  N,S
     
     
138. Green-breasted Mango -  N
     
     
139. Violet-headed Hummingbird -   N
     
     
140. Salvin's Emerald -  N
     
     
141. Garden Emerald -  S
     
     
142. Violet-crowned Woodnymph -  S 
     
     
143. Fiery-throated Hummingbird -  S
     
     
144. Steely-vented Hummingbird -  N
     
     
145. Cinnamon Hummingbird -  N
     
     
146. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -  N,S
     
     
147. Stripe-tailed Hummingbird -  S
     
     
148. Snowcap -  S
     
     
149. Red-footed (or Bronze-tailed) Plumeleteer -  S
     
     
150. Gray-tailed Mountain-gem (e) -  S
     
     
151. Green-crowned Brilliant -  S
     
     
152. Magnificent Hummingbird -  S
     
     
153. Magenta-throated Woodstar -  S
     
     
154. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - N
     
     
155. Scintillant Hummingbird -  S
     
     
156. Volcano Hummingbird -  N,S
     
     
157. Resplendent Quetzal (nt) -  S
     
     
158. Slaty-tailed (or Massena) Trogon (h) -  N
     
     
159. Black-headed Trogon -  N
     
     
160. Gartered (formerly Violaceous) Trogon -  S
     
     
161. Ringed Kingfisher -  N
     
     
162. Belted Kingfisher -  N
     
     
163. Amazon Kingfisher -  N,S
     
     
164. Green Kingfisher -  N
     
     
165. Broad-billed Motmot -  N
     
     
166. Turquoise-browed Motmot -  N
     
     
167. Blue-crowned Motmot  -  N,S
     
     
168. Red-billed Barbet -  S
     
     
169. Collared Aracari -  N
     
     
170. Fiery-billed Aracari -  S
     
     
171. Keel-billed Toucan -  N,S
     
     
172. Chestnut-mandibled (or Swainson's) Toucan -  N,S
     
     
173. Acorn Woodpecker -  S
     
     
174. Black-cheeked Woodpecker -  N,S
     
     
175. Hoffmann's Woodpecker -  N,S
     
     
176. Red-crowned Woodpecker -  S
     
      
177. Hairy Woodpecker -  S
     
     
178. Smoky-brown Woodpecker -  N  
     
     
179. Golden-olive Woodpecker -  N
     
     
180. Lineated Woodpecker -  N,S
     
     
181. Red-capped Manakin - N,S
     
     
182. Blue-crowned Manakin -  S
     
     
183. Orange-collared Manakin -  S
     
     
184. Masked Tityra -  N
     
     
185. Black-crowned Tityra -  N
     
     
186. Thrushlike Schiffornis -  N
     
     
187. Barred Becard -  S
     
     
188. White-winged Becard -  N
     
     
189. Rose-throated Becard -  N
     
     
190. Rufous Piha -  S
     
     
191. Turquoise Cotinga -  S
     
     
192. Black Phoebe -  S
     
     
193. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -  N
     
     
194. Fork-tailed Flycatcher -  S 
     
     
195. Tropical Kingbird -  N,S
     
     
196. Piratic Flycatcher -  N,S
     
     
197. Boat-billed Flycatcher - N,S
     
     
198. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher -  N
     
     
199. Golden-bellied Flycatcher -  S
     
     
200. Social Flycatcher -  N,S
     
     
201. Great Kiskadee -  N,S
     
     
202. Nutting's Flycatcher -  N
     
     
203. Great Crested Flycatcher -  N
     
     
204. Dusky-capped Flycatcher -  N,S
     
     
205. Bright-rumped Attila -  N
     
     
206. Western Wood Pewee -  N
     
     
207. Tropical Pewee -  N
     
     
208. Dark Pewee -  S
     
     
209. Ochraceous Pewee -  S
     
     
210. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -  S
     
     
211. Acadian Flycatcher -  S
     
     
212. Willow Flycatcher -  N
     
     
213. Yellowish Flycatcher -  S 
     
     
214. Black-capped Flycatcher -  S
     
     
215. Northern Tufted Flycatcher -  S
     
     
216. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher -  N 
     
     
217. Yellow-olive Flatbill (or Fycatcher) -  N
     
     
218. Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher - N
     
     
219. Common Tody-Flycatcher -  N,S
     
     
220. Yellow Tyrannulet -  S
     
     
221. Yellow-bellied Elaenia -  N,S 
     
     
222. Lesser Elaenia -  S
     
     
223. Mountain Elaenia -  N
     
     
224. Greenish Elaenia -  N
     
     
225. Northern Scrub Flycatcher -  N
     
     
226. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet -  N
     
     
227. Southern Beardless Tyrannulet -  S
     
     
228. Mouse-colored Tyrannulet - S
     
     
229. Paltry Tyrannulet -  N
     
     
230. Brown-capped Tyrannulet -  N
     
     
231. Zeledon's (or White-fronted)  Tyrannulet -  S
     
     
232. Fasciated Antshrike -  N
     
     
233. Barred Antshrike -  N
     
     
234. Black-hooded Antshrike -  S
     
     
235. Western Slaty Antshrike -  N
     
     
236. White-flanked Antwren -  N
     
     
237. Dot-winged Antwren -  N
     
     
238. Dusky Antbird -  N
     
     
239. Chestnut-backed Antbird -  N
     
     
240. Bicolored Antbird -  N
     
     
241. Spotted Antbird -  N
     
     
242. Ocellated Antbird -  N
     
     
243. Rufous-breasted Antthrush -  N
     
     
244. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo -  S
     
     
245. Spotted Barbtail -  S
     
     
246. Red-faced Spinetail -  S
     
     
247. Ruddy Treerunner -  S
     
     
248. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner -  S
     
     
249. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner -  N
     
     
250. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner -  S
     
     
251. Streak-breasted Treehunter -  S
     
     
252. Plain Xenops -  N
     
     
253. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper -  N,S
     
     
254. Northern Barred Woodcreeper -  N
     
     
255. Cocoa Woodcreeper -  N,S
     
     
256. Spotted Woodcreeper -  S
     
     
257. Streak-headed Woodcreeper -  N,S
     
     
258. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper -  S
     
     
259. Mangrove Vireo -  N
     
     
260. Yellow-winged Vireo -  S
     
     
261. Yellow-throated Vireo -  N,S
     
     
262. Philadelphia Vireo -  S
     
     
263. Yellow-green Vireo -  N
     
     
264. Warbling Vireo -  N
     
     
265. Brown-capped Vireo -  S
     
     
266. Blue-headed Vireo -  N      
     
     
267. Lesser Greenlet -  N
     
     
268. Brown Jay -  N,S
     
     
269. White-throated Magpie-Jay  -  N
     
     
270. Silvery-throated Jay -  S
     
     
271. Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher -  S
     
     
272. Gray-breasted Martin -  N,S
     
     
273. Purple Martin -  N
     
     
274. Tree Swallow -  N
     
     
275. Mangrove Swallow -  N
     
     
276. Blue-and-white Swallow -  N,S
     
     
277. Northern Rough-winged swallow -  N,S
     
     
278. Southern Rough-winged Swallow -  N
     
     
279. Barn Swallow -  N,S
     
     
280. American Cliff Swallow - N 
     
     
281. Rufous-naped Wren -  N
     
     
282. Band-backed Wren -  S
     
     
283. Rufous-breasted Wren -  S
     
     
284. Bay Wren -  N
     
     
285. Stripe-breasted Wren -  N
     
     
286. Plain Wren -  N,S
     
     
287. Black-throated Wren -  N
     
     
288. (Southern) House Wren -  N,S
     
     
289. Ochraceous Wren -  S
     
     
290. White-breasted Wood-Wren -  N,S
     
     
291. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren -  N,S
     
     
292. Northern Nightingale-Wren -  N,S
     
     
293. Song Wren -  N
     
     
294. White-lored Gnatcatcher -  N
     
     
295. Tropical Gnatcatcher -  N
     
     
296. Black-faced Solitaire -  N,S
     
     
297. Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush -  S
     
     
298. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush -  N,S
     
     
299. Wood Thrush -  N
     
     
300. Sooty Thrush/Robin -  S
     
     
301. Mountain Thrush/Robin -  N,S
     
     
302. Clay-colored Thrush/Robin -  N,S
     
     
303. House Sparrow -  N,S
     
     
304. Scrub Euphonia -  N
     
     
305. Thick-billed Euphonia -  N
     
     
306. Yellow-throated Euphonia -  N
     
     
307. Olive-backed Euphonia -  N
     
     
308. Tawny-capped Euphonia -  N
     
     
309. Lesser Goldfinch -  S
     
     
310. Yellow-bellied Siskin -  S
     
     
311. Black-and-white Warbler - N,S
     
     
312. Prothonotary Warbler -  N
     
     
313. Golden-winged Warbler -  N,S 
     
     
314. Tennessee Warbler -  N,S
     
     
315. Flame-throated Warbler -  S
     
     
316. American Yellow Warbler -  N,S
     
     
317. Mangrove Warbler -  N
     
     
318. Chestnut-sided Warbler -  N,S
     
     
319. Black-throated Green Warbler -  S
     
     
320. Townsend's Warbler -  S
     
     
321. Blackburnian Warbler -  N,S
     
     
322. American Redstart -  N
     
     
323. Northern Waterthrush -  N
     
     
324. Louisiana Waterthrush -  N
     
     
325. Common Yellowthroat -  N  
     
     
326. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat -  N
     
     
327. Mourning Warbler -  S
     
     
328. Wilson's Warbler -  N,S
     
     
329. Slate-throated Whitestart (or Redstart) -  S
     
     
330. Collared Whitestart (or Redstart) -  S
     
     
331. Stripe-crowned (or Golden-crowned) Warbler -  N
     
     
332. Black-cheeked Warbler -  S
     
     
333. Chestnut-capped Warbler -  N
     
       
334. Buff-rumped Warbler -  N
     
     
335. Wrenthrush (or Zeledonia) -  S
     
     
336. Montezuma Oropendola -  N,S
     
     
337. Scarlet-rumped Cacique -  S
     
     
338. Yellow-billed Cacique -  N
     
      
339. Black-cowled Oriole -  N
     
     
340. Spot-breasted Oriole -  N
     
     
341. Streak-backed Oriole -  N
     
     
342. Baltimore Oriole -  N.S
     
     
343. Orchard Oriole -  N 
     
     
344. Red-winged Blackbird -  N
     
     
345. Red-breasted Blackbird -  N,S 
     
     
346. Eastern Meadowlark -  N,S
     
     
347. Melodious Blackbird  -  N,S
     
     
348. Nicaraguan Grackle  (nt) (CRr)  -  N
     
     
349. Great-tailed Grackle -  N,S
     
     
350. Bronzed (or Red-eyed) Cowbird -  N
     
     
351. Bananaquit -  N,S
     
     
352. Orange-billed Sparrow -  S
     
     
353. Black-striped Sparrow -  N
     
     
354. Stripe-headed Sparrow -  N
     
     
355. Volcano Junco -  S
     
     
356. Rufous-collared Sparrow -  N,S
     
     
357. Common Bush Tanager -  S
     
     
358. Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager -  N,S
     
     
359. Dusky-faced Tanager -  N
     
     
360. Gray-headed Tanager -  N,S
     
     
361. White-throated Shrike-Tanager -  N
     
     
362. White-shouldered Tanager -  N 
     
     
363. Tawny-crested Tanager -  N
     
     
364. White-lined Tanager -  N,S
     
     
365. Carmiol's Tanager -  N
     
     
366. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager -  N
     
     
367. Summer Tanager -  N,S
     
     
368. Western Tanager -  S 
     
     
369. Flame-colored Tanager -  N,S
     
     
370. Crimson-collared Tanager -  N
     
     
371. Passerini's (formerly Scarlet-rumped) Tanager -  N,S
     
     
372. Cherrie's (formerly Scarlet-rumped) Tanager -  S
     
     
373. Blue-gray Tanager -  N,S
     
     
374. Palm Tanager -  N,S
     
     
375. Plain-colored Tanager -  N
     
     
376. Emerald Tanager -  N
     
     
377. Silver-throated Tanager -  N,S
     
     
378. Speckled Tanager -  S
     
     
379. Bay-headed Tanager -  S
     
     
380. Golden-hooded Tanager -  N,S
     
     
381. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis -  S
     
     
382. Blue Dacnis -  N,S
     
     
383. Green Honeycreeper -  N
     
     
384. Shining Honeycreeper -  S
     
     
385. Red-legged Honeycreeper -  N,S
     
     
386. Slaty Flower-piercer -  N,S
     
     
387. Yellow-faced Grassquit -  S
     
     
388. White-collared Seedeater -  N,S
     
     
389. Variable Seedeater -  N,S
     
     
390. Yellow-bellied Seedeater -  N
     
     
391. Thick-billed Seed Finch -  N
     
     
392. Nicaraguan Seed Finch (nt) -  N
     
     
393. Blue-black Grassquit -  N.S
     
     
394. Peg-billed Finch -  S
     
     
395. Large-footed Finch -  S
     
     
396. Yellow-thighed Finch -  S
     
     
397. Chestnut-capped Brush Finch  -  S
     
     
398. Black-headed Saltator -  N
     
      
399. Buff-throated Saltator -  N,S 
     
     
400. (Northern) Grayish Saltator -  N
     
     
401. Rose-breasted Grosbeak -  N,S
     
     
402. Blue-black Grosbeak -  N
     
     
403. Indigo Bunting -  S  

 1.  Mantled Howler Monkey -  N,S


 2.  Central American Spider Monkey -  N


 3.  White-faced Capuchin (Monkey) -  S


 4.  Northern Tamandua -  N


 5.  White-nosed Coati -  N 


 6.  Central American Agouti -  S 

 
 7.  Jaguarundi -  N

 8.  Variegated Squirrel -  N 


 9.  Red-tailed Squirrel -  S

10.  sac-winged bat -  N


11.  other bats -  N 




12.  Spectacled Caiman - N


13.  Ctenosaur -  N


14.  Common Basilisk -  N,S 


15.  House Gecko (i) -  N


16.  Strawberry Dart Frog -  N


17.  Black-and-green Dart Frog -  N 



18.  Morpho Butterflies -  N,S 


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

20.  leaf-cutter & other forest ants -  N,S