WORLDWIDE BIRDING TOURS: Costa Rica 2012February 2nd to 16th 2012
Bird Species Listing
Tour Leader: Peter Jones
Tour Guide: Steven Easley
Author: Peter Jones
A daily account of our tour activities appears in our previous 2 blogs, to read these please see Trip Reports 1 and 2.
The tour trip report is posted in three parts, this the final part deals with all the species we had recorded. Our tour took us to Rancho Naturalista, Savegre, La Selva, Arenal and the Pacific Coast. It was a fun packed group and all enjoyed being in a superb country seeing a wide variety of wildlife.
The tour trip report is posted in three parts, this the final part deals with all the species we had recorded. Our tour took us to Rancho Naturalista, Savegre, La Selva, Arenal and the Pacific Coast. It was a fun packed group and all enjoyed being in a superb country seeing a wide variety of wildlife.
TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
GREBES
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
PELICANS
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
CORMORANTS
Neotropical Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
ANHINGAS
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
FRIGATEBIRDS
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa Violácea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Great Egret Ardea albus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
STORKS
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
IBIS
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
DUCKS
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Canvas-back Duck Aythya valisineria
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
OSPREY
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Black-chested Hawk Leucopternis princeps
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Gray Hawk Asturina nitidus
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis
Bay-winged Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Black Hawk-Eagle
CARACARAS, FALCONS
Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Merlin Falco columbarius
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
CRACIDS
Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor
Great Curassow Crax rubra
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus
RAILS, GALLINULE, COOT
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
American Coot Fulica americana
SUNBITTERN
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
JACANAS
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
STILTS
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
THICK-KNEES
Double-striped Thick-Knee Burhinus bistriatus
LAPWINGS, PLOVERS
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
SANDPIPERS
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
GULLS, TERNS
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
SKIMMERS
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
DOVES, PIGEONS
Rock Dove Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
PARROTS
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis
Sulfur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons
Red-Lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
CUCKOOS, ANIS
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
TYPICAL OWLS
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
NIGHTHAWKS, NIGHTJARS
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus saturatus
SWIFTS
Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei
Chestnut-collared Swift Cypseloides rutilus
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura spinicauda
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
HUMMINGBIRDS
Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis
Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Mangrove Hummingbird Amazilia boucardi
Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei
Blue-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia cyanura
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris
Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps
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Snowcap Microchera albocoronata
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula
TROGONS
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Orange-bellied Trogon Trogon aurantiiventris
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
MOTMOTS
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
JACAMARS
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
PUFFBIRDS
White-necked Puffbird Bucco macrorhynchos
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
TOUCANS
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii
WOODPECKERS
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
WOODCREEPERS
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
FURNARIIDS
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus
Striped Woodhaunter Hyloctistes subulatus
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Automolus rubiginosus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
ANTBIRDS
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
Rufous-rumped Antwren Terenura callinota
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta
Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides
Ocellated Antbird Phaenostictus mcleannani
ANTTHRUSH, ANTPITTAS
Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus
Thicket Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris
BECARDS, TITYRAS
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
CONTINGAS
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculata
MANAKINS
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Blue-crowned Manakin Pipra coronata
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
Thrushlike Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
White-ringed Flycatcher Coryphotriccus albovittatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhynchus pitangua
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris
Tawny-chested Flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Northern Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus sylvia
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
Rufous-browed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes superciliaris
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
Yellow-bellied Eleania Elaenia flavogaster
Mountain Eleania Elaenia frantzii
Greenish Eleania Myipagis viridicata
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
Mistletoe "Paltry" Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
SWALLOWS
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
JAYS
White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
DIPPERS
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
WRENS
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus
Stripe-breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus
Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius
Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis
Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela
Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus luscinia
Song Wren Cyphorinus phaeocephalus
THRUSH
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi
Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus
Sooty Robin Turdus nigrescens
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris
GNATCATCHERS, GNATWRENS
White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS
Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus
VIREOS
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
BANANAQUIT
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Flame-throated Warbler Parula gutturalis
Northern Parula Parula americana
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
"Mangrove" Warbler Dendroica p. erithachorides
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda
ICTERIDS
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
EUPHONIAS, TANAGERS
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
Emerald Tanager Tangara florida
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Crimson-collared Tanager Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda
White-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio leucothorax
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delattrii
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis
EMBERIZIDS
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
Slate-colored Grosbeak Pitylus grossus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea
Variable Seedeater Sporophila aurita
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch Oryzoborus nuttingi
Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis
Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Stripe-headed Sparrow Aimophila ruficauda
Volcano Junco Junco vulcani
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
GOLDFINCHES, SISKINS
Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
ADDITIONAL SPECIES:
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Phew, that will teach us to find so many birds on a tour, I never thought I would finish this blog trip report on the 2012 tour to Costa Rica! I hope you enjoyed reading through the 3 part series, if you got this far I thank you for your indulgence. Peter
Phew, that will teach us to find so many birds on a tour, I never thought I would finish this blog trip report on the 2012 tour to Costa Rica! I hope you enjoyed reading through the 3 part series, if you got this far I thank you for your indulgence. Peter
For details on next year's tour which will certainly take place in February 2013, please keep an eye on our full tour listing and itinerary - see here
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