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FULL TRIP LIST: on the birds seen during a trip to Costa Rica From 8 March till 25 March 2007,

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Taxonomy strictly follows Clements' 5th Edition (incl. updates). The list only contains species positively identified by at least one of our group. Birds identified by guides or other people only are not included, presumed species neither...

Great Tinamou Tinamus major
One confiding individual at La Selva and 3 birds on the figure eight trail at Carara. Also heard at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 seen + a few heard
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - heard
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + a few more heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2 + more heard

Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
2 birds seen, more heard, at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - 2 heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 3 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Fairly common in the Tarcol mangroves and along the Pacific coast.
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - 5
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - ca. 30
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 20+
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - a few

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
A single bird flying past Punta Leona beach.
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 1

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
A few birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - ca. 5

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
A few birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Regularly recorded in good numbers along the Pacific coast.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 4+
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - fairly common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - fairly common

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
A few birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
08/03/2007 - Orlando airport - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 5+

Great Egret Ardea alba
Regularly recorded along the road, and fairly common in the Tarcol mangroves.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 5
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
A few birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 5+

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Fairly common in wetlands throughout the country.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 5
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 10+
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 10+
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 10+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 2
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common

Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Small flocks were observed flying to their roost every night at Selva Verde. Also occasionally recorded along the road and fairly common in the Tarcol mangroves.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 5
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 10+
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - fairly common
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 10+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common

Green Heron Butorides virescens
Small numbers in wetlands throughout the country.
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 2+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
2 birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
3 birds by the lagoon at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, and a small colony both along the Vigilancia trail in Carara and in the Tarcol mangroves.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 3
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 10+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Single birds from the Rincon bridge, along the river by the figure eight trail in Carara, and from the boat in the Tarcol mangroves.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
1 bird seen in the distance from the suspension bridge at Selva Verde.
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1

Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Three observations of small groups along the Pacific coast in Osa and Playa Azul.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 2
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - ca. 5

Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Up to 4 birds seen and heard on two different days at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3 +
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2

White Ibis Eudocimus albus
A few birds on the Golfo Dulce coast at Rincon, and fairly common in the Tarcol mangroves.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
4 birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - ca. 4

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
A group of c20 birds seen from the Tarcol bridge.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 20+

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
A single bird flying by on the Tarcol mangrove boat trip.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - a few
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 1
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
A single adult seen from the figure eight trail in Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 adult

Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2 birds along the road on the Osa peninsula, and fairly common in the Tarcol mangroves.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 4
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 2

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Small groups of up to 11 birds throughout the country. Recorded on 7 days.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 11
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 7
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 1
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 10+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - circa 5
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
A single bird along the road to Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, on the Osa peninsula.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
One bird along the road from Rancho Naturalista to Tapanti, and another bird near the Rincon bridge.
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1

Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Up to 5 birds near the Rincon bridge, and about 4 birds at Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 4
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 4

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Much to our surprise we spotted 2 adult Bald Eagles from the airplane as we were taxiing to our gate in Orlando.
08/03/2007 - Orlando airport - 2 adults

Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps
One individual flying past the restaurant of La Paz Waterfall Gardens.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1

Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus
We were able to approach a calling bird near the swampy area at La Selva. Soon a second bird showed up and we were even lucky enough to watch them mating!
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2

White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
2 birds en route to the Osa peninsula, and another bird at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - ssp costaricensis - 1

Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis
A few birds in the mangroves at Rincon and at Tarcoles.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1 juvenile
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - ca. 5

Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
Singles were seen en route from La Selva to Braulio Carillo, along the way from Osa to Carara, and in the dry scrub at Guacimo near Carara.
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - ssp costaricensis - 1
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - ssp costaricensis - 1

Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
A few birds recorded along the road on 4 different days, particularly near La Selva and on the Pacific slope.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 5+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Singles recorded on 3 days on the Caribbean side, and two larger groups of 50+ individuals were seen migrating across the highlands of Cerro de la Muerte.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 2 ex.
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 2
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 50+
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 30+

Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
A single observation at Selva Verde.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1

Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
c5 birds migrating in a mixed flock with mainly Turkey Vultures over the station of La Selva, and another individual recorded along the road to the Osa peninsula.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Single birds recorded along the road on 6 days near La Selva, Carara, and the Osa peninsula.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
A few birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, in the Guacimo dry scrub near Carara, and in the Tarcol mangroves.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2+
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 5+

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Single birds along the road near La Paz and near La Selva.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 1

Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
A single bird heard behind the lodge at Rancho Naturalista.
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - HO - 1 heard
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - HO - 1 heard

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Single birds seen from the suspension bridge at Selva Verde and at the Dusky Nightjar spot along the road to Savegre lodge.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - 1

Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
2 birds along the access road to La Selva, and common at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common

Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
2 birds along the La Selva entrance road, and another individual seen from the lodge at Rancho Naturalista.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard

Great Curassow Crax rubra Near-threatened (NT)
At least one male and one female walking around on the lawns of the station at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2+

Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
Unfortunately only heard at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, both near the lodge and along the access road between Rincon and the lodge.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard

Black-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus leucolaemus Near-endemic
We were surprised to hear this species calling at Savegre, in the valley where the Zeledonia's are along the La Quebrada trail. Most birders report Spotted Wood-Quail here, in fact we heard them the next day as well.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - HO - heard

Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus
Heard only along the Los Robles trail at Savegre.
17/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - heard

White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
We heard several birds in wetlands in and near the small town at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. We eventually taped out a pair in a riverside marsh and got great views.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2 + a few heard

Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
We saw 2 rather tame birds along the La Selva entrance road. Later seen again at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Rincon.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2

Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
We were rather surprised when Abraham, the owner and bird guide at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, told us that this species was fairly easy to see here. We got stunning views of this crake without any effort at all, it was walking around in the open on the forest floor. We saw at least one and perhaps even two individuals.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 or 2

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Recorded by the lagoon at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, at the swamp along the Vigilancia trail in Carara, and in the Tarcol mangroves.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Wim caught a glimpse of an interesting, grebe-like bird swimming on a small river at La Selva. We stayed put for a few minutes and suddenly there it was, a stunning Sungrebe. Our (lousy) guide didn't quite believe us and missed it because he had moved on.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1

Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
Surprisingly not recorded at Selva Verde, but we got fair views of a single bird along a small river at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1

Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Recorded in wetlands along the road near La Selva, at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, along the Vigilancia trail, and in the Tarcol mangroves.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - fairly common

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Small numbers in the Vigilancia trail wetland at Carara, from the Tarcol bridge and in the Tarcol mangroves.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 5+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
A pair with young was seen from the Tarcol mangrove boat trip.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 3

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
10+ birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Singles recorded from the Tarcol bridge and on the beach at Punta Leona. More birds were seen from the boat in the Tarcol mangroves.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 1

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
10+ birds in the Tarcol mangroves and a few more on the beach at Punta Leona.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - ssp hudsonicus - 10+
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - ssp hudsonicus - 3

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
2 birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Regularly recorded along rivers and at wetlands throughout the country.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 3
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 4
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 10+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - a few

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
2 birds in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
2 birds from the boat in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
10+ birds foraging at low tide next to the jetty at Playa Azul.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Small numbers seen from the Tarcol bridge, and fairly common at Playa Azul where they were feeding alongside Western Sandpipers.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 5+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - fairly common

Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Small numbers at the coast and in the mangroves in the Carara area.
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Royal Tern Sterna maxima
2 birds seen from the boat in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Fairly common in the highlands - recorded at Silent Mountain, Tapanti, Savegre and Cerro de la Muerte.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 4
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - circa 20
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - fairly common

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Recorded along the road between La Selva and Braulio Carillo, and near Rancho. Confusion with Red-billed Pigeon is easy, we didn't quite pay attention after we identified individuals of both species.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 3
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
Fairly common in the Central Valley, in the garden of the Buena Vista hotel and en route to La Paz. Also recorded near Tarcol.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - a few
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - fairly common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - fairly common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - a few
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
Commonly recorded by voice, and regularly seen, in suitable habitat throughout the country, e.g. at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + heard
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
Replaces the previous species at higher elevations. Recorded at Savegre, Tapanti and Rancho Naturalista where it overlaps with Short-tailed Pigeon.
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few + heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few + a few heard
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2 + a few heard
17/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - heard
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Single birds in the garden of the Buena Vista hotel and at the Carara park entrance.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 1

Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
A few birds recorded in the dry scrub along the road to Guacimo (near Carara).
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Good views of a pair along the road between Rincon and Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. Also recorded at the lodge itself, feeding on rice.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Common on the Pacific slope, but also recorded in smaller numbers on the Caribbean slope.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 5
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 5+
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Inca Dove Columbina inca
Small numbers recorded in the Carara area.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 2
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
A few birds recorded daily at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, and another pair seen along the Vigilancia trail at Carara.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 2

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Small numbers recorded throughout the trip.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2+
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 2
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 1

Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
We recorded both the Caribbean (La Selva, Selva Verde, Rancho Naturalista) and the Pacific form (Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Carara).
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 3
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 3
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove Geotrygon lawrencii Near-endemic
2 birds seen with effort and tape playback at Rancho Naturalista. We also heard a third bird. Thanks to Leo, our local guide, for taking us to the right spot.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 + 1 heard

Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
A single bird near the lagoon at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1

Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Recorded daily in good numbers in the Osa peninsula. Less common in Carara but still easy to see.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 15
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 6
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 8
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 15
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 5+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi Near-endemic
It took a while until we connected with this species (we missed it at La Selva and Rancho), but in Tapanti we finally got good looks at a large feeding flock. We later saw them again at Playa Azul, in the Tarcoles mangroves and in the garden of the Bougeainvillea hotel.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - 30+
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 5+
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
Fairly common at La Selva and at Selva Verde.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few

Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis
4 birds seen through the scope in dry scrub habitat along the Guacimo road (near Carara).
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 4

Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni Near-endemic
c10 birds seen in flight only at Silent Mountain, and 3 more birds recorded at the Vista del Valle restaurant, along the road between Cerro de la Muerte and the Osa peninsula.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 10
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 3

Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Small numbers recorded throughout.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 10+
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis Vulnerable (VU) Near-endemic
Poor views (without binoculars) of two small parrots with red on wings and head, flying by near the top of Silent Mountain.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2

Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis
Up to 5 birds seen at Rancho Naturalista, and a few birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few

White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
Small numbers at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, and along the road throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 10+
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 15+

Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
A few birds seen daily at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Rincon.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 5+
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata
2 birds flying over the figure 8 trail at Carara, 4 more seen at Playa Azul, and a small colony in the Tarcol mangroves.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 4
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Fairly common at La Selva and Selva Verde.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Small numbers heard and seen in suitable habitat throughout the country - recorded at La Selva, Selva Verde, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain, Tapanti, Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge and Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - circa 5
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + a few more heard
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Small numbers seen daily on the Osa peninsula.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few

Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Small numbers along the road between La Selva and Braulio Carillo, and in the dry scrub along the Guacimo road (near Carara).
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 5+
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Great views of a single bird along the road on the Osa peninsula. More birds heard in the same area and in the dry scrub along the Guacimo road near Carara.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 + a few heard
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - HO - heard

Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus
A single bird heard in the dry scrub along the Guacimo road near Carara. Unfortunately it did not want to come into view.
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - HO - heard

Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
One bird seen at dusk at Rancho Naturalista. Another bird heard at Kiri Lodge in Tapanti.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - HO - 1 heard

Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
The usual pair was still present in the city park of Orotina.
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 2

Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
A single bird on a dayroost in La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1

Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium costaricanum Near-endemic
One individual responded to pro-active playback near the top of Silent Mountain. It perched right above our heads and attracted a big mobbing flock. We heard another bird along the Los Robles trail at Savegre.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - HO - heard
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - 1 heard

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Missed it in the Carara area, but ultimately we got great views of a pair in the garden of the Bougainvillea hotel.
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 2
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 1

Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
At dusk a Great Potoo appeared in a dead tree high above the suspension bridge at Selva Verde. It was flying circles to hunt for insects - very impressive size. Or as one of the local guides put it: that bird's got a whole lotta wings and tail going on up there... :-)
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1

Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
One bird on its dayroost along one of the trails in Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1

Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
A single bird seen at dusk from the suspension bridge at Selva Verde on three consecutive evenings.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
10+ birds at Playa Azul at dusk.
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 10+
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
We obtained our best views at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, where we flushed a bird during the day. Also a few birds seen along the road to Kiri Lodge (Tapanti), and heard at La Selva and Selva Verde.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - heard only
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - heard
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - HO - heard
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus saturatus Near-endemic
The access road that leads from the PanAmerican highway down to Savegre lodge is a good area for this species. We stopped and waited at the first large open area down from the highway and played the call a few times at dusk - it didn't take long for the bird to respond and we got great views.
16/03/2007 - Entrance road to San Gerardo de Dota - 1

White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Fairly common on the Caribbean slope and in the highlands.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 50+
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - fairly common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - a few
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 150+
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 20+

Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa Near-endemic
Small numbers recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in Carara.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 10+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Recorded daily at La Selva.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 4
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Single birds seen on two days at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1

Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aenea
A single bird along the La Selva entrance road was the only record.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1

Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
Singles recorded at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
Small numbers recorded at La Selva, on the feeders at Rancho Naturalista and at Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 2

Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
Fairly common at La Selva and Selva Verde, and small numbers at Braulio Carillo, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 or 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
1 or 2 birds in the small butterfly garden near the Quebrada Gonzalez section of Braulio Carillo (El Tapir). Also recorded at Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain, and at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 1 or 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1

Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
2 birds at Tapanti - one on the main road at the start of the Arboles Caidos trail, and another one halfway along this trail.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 2

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
Single birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, on the figure 8 trail at Carara, and by the bridge along the Guacimo road.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 1

Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
First a single bird at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, followed by a few birds at Mirador Cinchona, on the feeders at Rancho Naturalista, at Savegre lodge and at the Vista del Valle restaurant.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 3+
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 1 female
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2

White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Common at Rancho Naturalista. Also 2 birds at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common

Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
1 bird at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, more common at Mirador Cinchona and at Rancho Naturalista where a few birds were visiting the feeders.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 5
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 3
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few

Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
Common in the highlands - at Savegre lodge, Cerro de la Muerte and La Georgina restaurant.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
Common at Rancho Naturalista.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1 female
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common

Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
5+ birds in the El Tapir butterfly garden near Braulio Carillo. Also singles recorded at Rancho Naturalista and on Silent Mountain.
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
Splendid views of a single male at the El Tapir hummingbird garden near Braulio Carillo. Also very brief views of the individual that was visiting flowers at Rancho Naturalista.
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 1 male
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1

White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis Near-endemic
Scope views of a single female visiting a flowering tree at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 female

Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
2 birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, and one more at Mirador Cinchona. Also recorded in the El Tapir hummingbird garden near Braulio Carillo, and a pair visiting the feeders at Rancho Naturalista.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 2
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2

Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
2 birds in the garden of hotel Bougainvillea.
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - ssp canivetii - 2

Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis Near-endemic
Only recorded on the feeders of the La Georgina restaurant near the summit of the Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - common

Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps Country endemic
This endemic hummingbird was fairly common at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and at Mirador Cinchona.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - fairly common

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
We didn't expect to see this species but nevertheless we got great views of a male on Silent Mountain, and a female the next day at Tapanti.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 male
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 female

Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris Near-endemic
3 birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, and a few more birds on Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 3
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few

Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Singles at Braulio Carillo and the nearby El Tapir hummingbird garden, common at Rancho Naturalista. Also recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 male
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 1 male
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1

Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
2 birds in the White-crested Coquette tree at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. Another bird along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - fairly common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - a few
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
A single bird in dry scrub habitat along the Guacimo road near Carara.
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 1

Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
A single female in the forest at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 female

Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora Near-endemic
Small numbers seen daily at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Rincon.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Mangrove Hummingbird Polyerata boucardi Endangered (EN) Country endemic
A single female of this endangered endemic species was seen through the scope in the mangroves near the Rincon bridge.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 female

Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerrottei
A few birds in the coffee plantation of hotel Buena Vista. Also seen in Carara.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 2+
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Snowcap Microchera albocoronata
Our first observation was a single male at the El Tapir hummingbird garden near Braulio Carillo. Otherwise we saw small numbers visiting the feeders at Rancho Naturalista.
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 1 male
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 1 female

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
A single bird at La Selva, and small numbers seen by the feeders at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few

White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus Near-endemic
Brief views of a single female at Tapanti, along the road near the start of the Arboles Caidos trail.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 female

Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaema Near-endemic
3+ birds of both sexes at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, and a single male at Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 3+
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 male

Gray-tailed Mountain-gem Lampornis cinereicauda Near-endemic
Common at Savegre and at the La Georgina restaurant.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Common at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Mirador Cinchona. Also recorded on the feeders at Rancho Naturalista
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
Common at Savegre and at the La Georgina restaurant.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common

Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Singles recorded at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Selva Verde, Rancho Naturalista, and at Rincon.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1 male
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1

Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
1 or 2 birds in the coffee plantation at hotel Buena Vista.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1 or 2

Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae Near-endemic
2 males at La Paz Waterfall Gardens were a pleasant surprise.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2 males

Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla Near-endemic
1 male on Silent Mountain, and common at Savegre lodge.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 male
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - a few
17/03/2007 - Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common

Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula Near-endemic
Fairly common at Savegre lodge, also recorded on the Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - a few
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - a few
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 5
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
2 or 3 birds seen from the bridge along the Guacimo road near Carara. Also recorded along the Vigilancia trail the next day.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 2+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 2

Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii Near-threatened (NT) Near-endemic
Great views of a single bird at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and two birds along the figure 8 trail at Carara. Also more birds heard at both locations.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + a few heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2 + heard

Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Fairly common in forest edge at La Selva, Bosque del Rio Tigre and Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 4
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 1

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
2 birds seen and more heard on Silent Mountain. Also two females in Savegre.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2 + a few heard
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2 females

Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Single birds at La Selva, Selva Verde and Braulio Carillo. Heard at Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
5+ birds in the forests at La Selva and Selva Verde. Also heard at Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge and at Rincon, and another bird seen at the restaurant at Puenta Leona.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 5+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 1

Lattice-tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus Near-endemic
A single male at Braulio Carillo was the only one of the trip.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 male

Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Near-threatened (NT)
A total of 3 birds in the garden of Savegre Lodge, and a pair in the Zeledonia valley along the La Quebrada trail.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - ssp costaricensis - 2 males + 1 female
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - ssp costaricensis - 2

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
A single bird on the beach at Punta Leona.
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 1

Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus
Regularly recorded in small numbers wetlands and along rivers throughout the trip.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 4
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Twice a female at Selva Verde, also recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in the Tarcol mangroves.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1 female
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1 female
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2+

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Small numbers recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Rincon, Carara and in the Tarcol mangroves.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 male
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 5+

Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Small numbers recorded in the garden of hotel Buena Vista, at Rancho Naturalista, at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, at Carara, and in the garden of hotel Bougeainvillea.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 3
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 4
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2 + a few more heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1 + heard
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 2

Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
5+ birds at La Selva, and heard at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard

Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Regularly heard at La Selva and at Rancho Naturalista, but we only saw a single individual throughout the entire trip, along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 heard
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - 1 heard
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - HO - heard

Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
Singles in the dry scrub along the Guacimo road near Carara, along the Vigilancia trail, and two birds seen from the boat in the Tarcoles mangroves. Also regularly heard in the Carara area, including on the hotel grounds at Punta Leona.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 1 + a few more heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - HO - heard

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
A single pair at La Selva, but more commonly seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. Also several more heard at both sites.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 5+

White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
A single bird along the Vigilancia trail, and two more birds along the figure 8 trail at Carara the next day.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2

Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
Our first observation was a female on the feeders at Mirador Cinchona. Later we saw beautiful males on Silent Mountain and at Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1 female
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 male + a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 male

Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii Near-endemic
1 and 2 birds respectively visiting the feeders at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Mirador Cinchona. Another bird seen at Tapanti, and fairly commonly heard on Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 2
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - HO - fairly common heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 + fairly common heard

Blue-throated Toucanet Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis Near-endemic
Two birds at Mirador Cinchona, also recorded at Tapanti and Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 2
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Fairly common at La Selva and Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 2

Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii Near-endemic
10+ birds on the Osa peninsula - at Rincon and along the road towards the Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. Also singles recorded at Carara.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 10+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1

Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Small numbers recorded daily in the Caribbean lowlands.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - HO - heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - fairly common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 1

Black-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
Fairly common at La Selva, and regularly recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 + a few heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - a few heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - HO - heard

Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
A single bird along the Ocelot trail at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 female

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Small numbers at Savegre, and a single bird at Mirador Cinchona.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - a few
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen Near-endemic
Only recorded on the Osa peninsula, along the road as we were entering Corcovado National Park and at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 3
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + a few heard

Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Small numbers recorded daily at La Selva, Braulio Carillo and Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - HO - heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - a few

Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Fairly commonly recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 5+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii Near-endemic
Recorded in small numbers in the gardens of hotel Buena Vista and Bougeainvillea, at Rancho Naturalista, Tapanti and Carara.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 female
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 1
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 1
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 1

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
2 birds along the Los Robles trail at Savegre, and a single bird on the Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 1

Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
A single bird at Tapanti.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
3 or 4 birds near the Rincon bridge.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 3+

Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
3 birds at La Selva, and another one on Silent Mountain.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Unfortunately only heard along the Los Robles trail at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - HO - heard

Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
Splendid views of single birds at La Selva and along the La Selva entrance road.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
3 birds at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
A pair on the hotel grounds at Punta Leona.
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 2

Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
2 birds by the bridge along the Guacimo road near Carara.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 2

Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
A single bird foraging in vines on Silent Mountain.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
Recorded at Silent Mountain, Tapanti, and Savegre.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2

Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus Near-endemic
Fairly common at Savegre, and also a single bird at Tapanti.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common

Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Singles at Rancho Naturalista, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Rincon, and several birds at Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few

Buffy Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes lawrencii Near-endemic
2 birds in a mixed flock in the Zeledonia valley along the La Quebrada trail at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2

Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus Near-endemic
One bird at Tapanti.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
15/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - 1 heard

Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
A few birds seen and more heard on Silent Mountain.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few + heard

Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Only heard at Rancho Naturalista and Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, but finally we got great views of 3 birds in total along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
At first we got frustrating views of a fly-by bird that visited the antswarm at Rancho Naturalista, but lucky we encountered a tame bird at Tapanti that was tossing leafs on the trail right in front of us.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
A single bird was following an antswarm at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1

Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
3 or 4 birds were visiting an antswarm at Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 3+

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Small numbers encountered in suitable habitat throughout.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
2 birds at La Selva, and 5 or more birds visiting the impressive antswarm that we encountered at Rancho Naturalista. Also recorded in small numbers at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1

Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Several individuals at La Selva, also regularly recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in Carara. More heard than seen.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 + heard
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - ssp costaricensis - a few + heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - ssp costaricensis - a few heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - ssp costaricensis - a few heard
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - HO - ssp costaricensis - heard

Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Single birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and by the Rincon bridge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1

Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Small numbers recorded at Braulio Carillo, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain and Tapanti.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 + a few heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 2

Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Small numbers at La Selva and Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - HO - a few heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few + heard
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few + heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1 + heard
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - HO - heard

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
Fairly common (especially by voice) along the La Quebrada trail at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - a few heard

Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Splendid views of at least 4 birds at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 male

Great Antshrike Taraba major
A single male along the La Selva entrance road was the only sighting of the trip, despite hearing a few more birds on the Osa peninsula.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 male
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
One male along the entrance road to La Selva, and 4 birds along the Vigilancia trail in Carara.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 male
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 4

Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi Near-endemic
Commonly seen and heard at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in Carara.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - fairly common

Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
3 birds at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 3

Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Two seen and more heard at Rancho Naturalista, and two more birds on Silent Mountain.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 + a few heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2

Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps Near-endemic
2 birds along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 2

Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
A pair along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo, and another pair at Rancho Naturalista.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 + a few heard

Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
Several heard but only a single female seen at Rancho Naturalista. Also up to 4 birds seen along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 4

Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Fairly common at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 5+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - fairly common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few

Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Two females at Rancho Naturalista, and fairly common at Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 females
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - fairly common

Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps
Great views of a single male at La Selva - our guide was very pleased with this observation, apparently this is a very hard bird to get here.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 male

Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
The most common antbird on the trip. Recorded in small numbers at La Selva and Rancho Naturalista, but quite common at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - heard
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 + a few heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few

Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta
A single bird at Rancho Naturalista, unfortunately only seen by Joris and Christel.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard

Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
Up to 10 birds engaged in a feeding frenzy at the antswarm that we encountered at Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - circa 10

Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
A single bird seen (and more heard) by the antswarm that we encountered along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo. We got better views of at least 2 birds by the bridge at Rincon.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2+

Ocellated Antbird Phaenostictus mcleannani
Rather unexpectedly we walked into an antswarm along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo, and to our great surprise we realised it was being followed by Ocellated Antbirds! At first they were calling in the distance but they were moving in our direction, and after an agonising wait, we got exceptional views of 2 birds as they perched right next to the trail. In total there were at least 5 birds following the swarm.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 5+

Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Heard at Rancho Naturalista, and subsequently seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge and along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2 + heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2 + a few more heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 4 + a few more heard

Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus
Heard only on Silent Mountain.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - HO - a few heard

Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus
Heard only on our first day along the figure 8 trail, but we returned the next day at dawn and managed to obtain great views.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris
A pair along the Arboles Caidos trail at Tapanti.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - ssp costaricensis - 2

Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons Near-endemic
A single bird seen after tape playback on Silent Mountain. More birds heard in the same area, at Tapanti, on Cerro de la Muerte (K76 road), and in the Zeledonia valley along the La Quebrada trail at Savegre.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 + a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - HO - a few heard
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - a few heard
17/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - a few heard

Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
2 birds seen by the bridge at Rincon, and another bird seen and heard along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + 2 heard

Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi Vulnerable (VU) Near-endemic
We were very pleased with scope views of a single male in a fruiting tree at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 male

Yellow-billed Cotinga Carpodectes antoniae Endangered (EN) Near-endemic
Very distant flight views of a male on our way into the Osa peninsula, from the Rincon bridge. We returned a few days later with Abraham from Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, and saw at least 2 males and at least 4 females in the Rincon area.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1 male
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2+ males + 4+ females

White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
Up to 10 birds seen, and more birds heard, during our stay at La Selva and Selva Verde. Also recorded regularly at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+ and a few heard
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 female
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 3+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5 + a few heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 + a few heard

Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus Near-endemic
Great views at the lek of Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. Also fairly common at Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - fairly common

White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera
A single male along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo, and up to 5 birds (mostly females) at Rancho Naturalista.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 male
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+ + a few heard

Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
At least 4 birds from the bridge on the Guacimo road near Carara, and 2 more on our return visit as we were driving towards San Jose. Also heard but not seen along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 4+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 2

White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra
At least 3 birds seen at Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 3+ + a few heard

Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
A single female along a small stream in the village at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. Luckily later on we also saw a splendid male by the Manakin bathing pools along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 female
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 male + 2 females

Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Abraham sure knew where to find these... he managed to put the scope on a single male that was sitting motionless in the canopy. Later on we heard this species again by the manakin bathing pools along the figure 8 trail at Carara, but we didn't see them again.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 male + 1 female
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Singles seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, along the road to Playa Azul, and heard at Punta Leona.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 2
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - HO - heard

Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Singles seen along the La Selva entrance road and along the road on the Osa peninsula.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Recorded in small numbers throughout the trip.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1 seen + heard a few more
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 + a few heard
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - HO - heard

Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
A single bird seen as we were having a drink at the Los Chorros restaurant - you pass this restaurant when you descend from the Cerro de la Muerte towards the Pacific side.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Heard on Silent Mountain, and fairly common at Savegre and on the Cerro de la Muerte.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few heard
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - a few heard
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
A pair along the access road to Silent Mountain, and another pair at Savegre lodge.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Several birds at La Selva, also seen and heard at Rancho Naturalista and at the Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few

Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Single birds at the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, at Rancho Naturalista and on Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
A single bird at Rancho Naturalista, and up to 3 birds at Tapanti the next day.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 3

Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
The most common tyrannulet on the trip - recorded in small numbers at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Tapanti, and at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 5+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1

Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
A few birds near the bridge along the Guacimo road near Carara.
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
Not an easy bird to see, but our afternoon guide at La Selva was kind enough to show us a nest. Within seconds we got eyeball-to-eyeball views of a splendid male !
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 male

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
A few birds seen, and many more heard, at Rancho Naturalista, on Silent Mountain and at Tapanti.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few + heard common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 + a few heard

Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
First seen (and more heard) at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, but also regularly recorded at Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + fairly common heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - fairly common heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - a few heard

Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus sylvia
A pair along the La Selva entrance road, and small numbers along both the figure 8 and the Vigilancia trails at Carara. More easily heard than seen.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1 + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
This canopy species has the habit of building a nest close to wasps' nests. Our guide at La Selva showed us two nests but we only managed to see the bird at the second location.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard

Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Fairly common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - 1
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
This distinctive flycatcher was seen at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Tapanti, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and Carara (always a single bird).
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1

Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
2 birds nesting along the La Selva entrance road. Also seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + a few more heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus
With effort we got great views of a single bird by the manakin bathing pools along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
Single birds seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1

Northern Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus mexicanus
1 bird seen and another heard along the figure 8 trail, and another one seen along the Vigilancia trail in the afternoon of the same day at Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + 1 more heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
2 birds in a mixed flock along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo. Another individual was seen along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 2
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
At least 2 birds in a mixed flock along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo. Also recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 2+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2+

Tawny-chested Flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis Vulnerable (VU) Near-endemic
At least 2 birds seen and more heard at Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 + a few heard

Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
5+ birds on Silent Mountain, and a few more at Tapanti. Also a single bird at La Paz Waterfall Gardens.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 5+
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Near-threatened (NT)
A single bird along the trail leading up to the figure 8 trail in Carara.
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris Near-endemic
2 or 3 birds in the large clearing near the top of Silent Mountain. Also heard at Tapanti.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2+
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - HO - heard

Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
A single bird along the road near La Selva and another one on Silent Mountain.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
A few birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few

Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
4 birds in total at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 3
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 1

Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps Near-endemic
2 birds at Savegre, and a third bird at the La Georgina restaurant.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 1
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
A single bird along the access road to Silent Mountain, and a few more birds at Tapanti.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few

Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Common by voice throughout the trip, with regular sight observations.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 + a few heard
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2 + a few heard
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - HO - a few heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - HO - heard

Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra
First seen along the La Selva entrance road, but also recorded on Silent Mountain, at Tapanti and by the Rincon bridge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - a few
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 + a few heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few + heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Fairly common at La Selva and small numbers at Carara.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi
c3 birds recorded in dry scrub along the Guacimo road near Carara. Best identified by voice and habitat.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 3+

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Small numbers at Carara and at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Recorded on most days of the trip, easily picked up by voice.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 + heard
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - HO - heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1 + heard
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 2 + heard
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 2 + heard

Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Fairly common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 5+
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - fairly common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - fairly common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - fairly common

Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Quite common at La Selva, and common at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittata
At least 4 birds positively identified at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1

Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus Near-endemic
Small numbers on Silent Mountain, and single birds at Tapanti and on Cerro de la Muerte.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 1

Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Up to 4 birds at Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 2
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
2 birds.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Heard daily in the lowlands, with singles seen at hotel Buena Vista, La Selva, Bosque del Rio Tigre and Carara.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 + heard
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - HO - heard only
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - HO - heard
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - fairly common
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + a few heard
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - HO - heard

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
A single bird along the Los Robles trail at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - ssp costaricensis - 1

Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
At least 4 birds at La Selva, and a pair at the Rincon bridge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 4+
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 2

White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Singles at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 male
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 male
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 male + 1 female
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1 male

Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
A single male on Silent Mountain.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 male

Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
4 birds at Carara near the HQ, and a female along the Guacimo road.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 4
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 1 female

Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Recorded in small numbers throughout.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 4+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - ssp costaricensis - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - ssp costaricensis - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - ssp costaricensis - 1
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - ssp costaricensis - 2

Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
A few birds along the access road of La Selva. Also recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few

Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Small numbers along the road throughout the trip.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 10+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 10+
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
Small numbers near the river in Rincon and in Tarcol where it was common in the mangroves.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - circa 5
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common

Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Common at higher elevations.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - fairly common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - fairly common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - a few
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Small numbers recorded along the road. After seeing both species we did not bother identifying roadside roughwings.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - a few
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Small numbers recorded along the road, more common than the previous species. After seeing both species we did not bother identifying roadside roughwings.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - on the road from Rincon to Punta Leona - a few

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Small groups along the road near La Selva and in Carara.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - circa 10
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 10+
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus Near-endemic
Surprisingly we got this bird on the first day near a gas station along the road to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. It turned out to be fairly common in the Savegre and Cerro de la Muerte area.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - a few
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 2
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
Dippers have been seen at Tapanti and at Savegre lodge.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 2
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 1

Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Up to 4 birds at La Selva, and a pair in the garden of Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 4
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2

Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha
2 birds in the garden of hotel Buena Vista, and regularly recorded in Carara.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 2
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - fairly common

Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis Near-endemic
We heard several birds in the forest at La Selva, but eventually we also saw 2 birds along the access road. Also heard at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - heard
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard

Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris Near-endemic
Heard near the bridge at Rincon and along the Vigilancia trail in Carara, but not seen... until we found an inquisitive pair, at another spot along the Vigilancia trail.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 3

Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus
A single bird along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius Near-endemic
Small numbers heard but also seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, near the bridge at Rincon, and at Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few + heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 + a few heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
Up to 3 birds seen and more heard at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3+

Stripe-breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus Near-endemic
Small numbers at La Selva, Braulio Carillo and Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - HO - heard
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few

Banded Wren Thryothorus pleurostictus
3 birds in dry scrub along the Guacimo road near Carara.
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 3

Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus
2 birds along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus
When Pieter put us onto a singing individual of this species in Tapanti, we realised that we had heard this species before without knowing it. Unfortunately the bird didn't cooperate and we left its range the day after... so it stayed on the list as heard only.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - HO - heard

House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Small numbers throughout.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - a few heard
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 1
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus Near-endemic
One bird was hopping about on the ground between the plants at the La Paz hummingbird feeders - giving great views at less than 1m away ! Also seen on Silent Mountain, at Tapanti and at Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 3+
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 + a few heard
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2

Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni Near-endemic
1 bird gave great views along the antennae road on Cerro de la Muerte, where it was fairly common by voice.
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - HO - heard
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - 1 + a few heard
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - HO - heard

White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Fairly common by voice, and also regularly seen, at La Selva and Selva Verde, at Braulio Carillo, at Rancho Naturalista and on Silent Mountain.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2 + a few heard
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 4
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - HO - a few heard

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Replaces the previous species at higher elevations. Recorded in good numbers at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, on Silent Mountain, at Tapanti and in Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 3
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - HO - a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - fairly common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few

Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela
A single bird seen, with effort, along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1

Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus
Heard but not seen at Rancho Naturalista during the day... until after dusk, when Leo showed us a roost of this species. The bird was using what appeared to be an abandoned hole of a tarantula, and allowed great views when Leo briefly put his spotlight on the bird.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
3 birds along the La Selva entrance road.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2

Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops Near-endemic
Our first one was a single bird seen at La Paz Waterfall Gardens. We heard more birds at Rancho Naturalista, but eventually this bird turned out to be quite common and easy to see both at Tapanti and in the Zeledonia valley along the La Quebrada trail at Savegre (presumably the birds were coming down from the canopy in late afternoon to drink from the stream).
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1 + heard a few more
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1 heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 5+ + heard

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
A single bird seen well at Tapanti.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris Near-endemic
Fairly common in the Savegre area.
15/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common
16/03/2007 - Entrance road to San Gerardo de Dota - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii
One bird at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, and fairly common at Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
1 bird seen and more heard along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo. Later seen and heard again at Rancho Naturalista.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 + a few heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 + a few heard

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Single birds seen by Wim only at Rancho Naturalista and at the Vista del Valle restaurant.
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Small numbers at La Selva, Selva Verde, Braulio Carillo, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain and Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1

Sooty Robin Turdus nigrescens Near-endemic
Common in Savegre.
15/03/2007 - Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common

Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus
First seen at Silent Mountain, and they were fairly common in Savegre where they were singing all over the place, although they were not easy to see well.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - a few
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi
The ultimate ubiquitous trashbird.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
A single bird at Tapanti.
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris
3 or 4 birds seen along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 3+

Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
At least 2 seen and more heard, both at Rancho Naturalista and along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2 + a few heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2 + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris
Good numbers in dry scrub habitat along the Guacimo road, near Carara.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 2
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - fairly common

Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
A single bird in the forest at Rancho Naturalista, and a few birds at Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 2 + heard

White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa
At least 8 birds seen during our first visit to the Guacimo road scrub, and smaller numbers on our return visit.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 8+
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
Regularly recorded in the garden of hotel Buena Vista, at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Carara and Punta Leona.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 2
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - fairly common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 1 + heard
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 2

Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata
Recorded at no less than 2 locations, at Silent Mountain and in Tapanti. Unfortunately we only heard them.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - HO - a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - HO - heard

Silvery-throated Jay Cyanolyca argentigula Near-endemic
At least 3 birds seen and more heard along the Los Robles trail at Savegre. Also heard along the K76 road on the Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 3+
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - HO - heard

Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens
Picked up by voice and subsequently seen from the boat in the Tarcol mangroves.
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Singles seen at Braulio Carillo, Rancho Naturalista, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Rincon and Carara.
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 1
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 2

Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli Near-endemic
A single bird at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, and 5+ birds at Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 5+

Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Joris saw 2 birds at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2

Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
A single bird at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, and a few birds at Punta Leona.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - a few

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
2 birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2

Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
5+ birds seen and more heard in the coffee plantation of the Buena Vista hotel. Also recorded near the HQ at Carara and on the beach at Punta Leona.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 5+
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Heard only at Rancho Naturalista, but we caught up with this species along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2+
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - HO - heard

Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Fairly common by voice, and regularly also seen, in suitable habitat throughout the country.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2+ , fairly common heard
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - HO - heard
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - a few heard
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - HO - heard
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 + a few heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - HO - a few heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few + heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
Poor views of a calling bird that responded to tape playback along the Las Palmas trail in Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 + heard

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
A few birds heard and a single one seen by Wim only in the forests above Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - HO - 1 + a few heard

Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
3 or 4 birds in dry scrub along the Guacimo road in Carara, and 2 more birds along the road to Playa Azul.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 3+
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 2

Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla Near-endemic
A single bird from the suspension bridge in La Selva, two birds along the road near La Selva, and a single bird along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 1

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
A single male by its nest in an electricity pole, in the village near Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 male

Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
2 birds at Rancho Naturalista and 2 more along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2

Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans Near-endemic
A single female at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge was a great find by Abraham. Luckily the females of this species are easily recognised.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 female

Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
4 birds in total at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1

Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae Near-endemic
Small numbers recorded at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Mirador Cinchona, Braulio Carillo, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain and Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1 male
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 male
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1 male
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 male
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few

Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys Near-endemic
Splendid views of a male on the very first day of the trip, at Mirador Cinchona. Later we saw a pair at Tapanti, and we heard more birds on Silent Mountain and at Savegre.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1 male
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 heard
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1 male & 1 female
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - HO - heard

Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra
3 or 4 birds in pines along the access road to Savegre lodge.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 3+
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 1

Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Near-threatened (NT)
2 birds along the entrance road of La Selva and a female in Carara.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - 1 female

Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Fairly common throughout the country - recorded at La Paz, Mirador Cinchona, La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Savegre and Carara.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 2
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few

Flame-throated Warbler Parula gutturalis Near-endemic
Good numbers along the La Quebrada and Los Robles trails at Savegre, and also recorded on Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few

Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Recorded along the road from La Paz to La Selva, at Rancho Naturalista, and a few on Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Small numbers at the Buena Vista and Bougeainvillea hotels, at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, in Carara and at Punta Leona. In the Tarcol mangroves we also recorded at least 5 Mangrove Yellow Warblers (ssp xanthotera), a potential split.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 2+
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 5
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - ssp xanthotera - 5+
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - fairly common

Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
The common American warbler, recorded almost daily throughout the trip.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
2 birds along the figure 8 trail at Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2

Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
2 birds at Mirador Cinchona, and good numbers along the La Quebrada trail at Savegre, including several splendid adult males.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 2
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common

Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Small numbers along the road to La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain and Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2+
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Small numbers at La Paz, La Selva, Braulio Carillo, Rancho Naturalista and Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
A male at Rincon and 2 birds seen from the boat in the Tarcol mangroves.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 male
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 2

Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Small numbers seen daily on the Pacific slope.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 1
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2+
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - 1

Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Single birds at La Selva and along the road to the Osa peninsula.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Two birds at Rancho Naturalista - one along the trails and the other one by the hummingbird bathing pools.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2

Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
Single females along the road near La Selva, on Silent Mountain and a male at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1 female
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 female
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 male

Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava
2 birds seen in a marshy area along the road close to La Selva.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2

Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Regularly recorded in small numbers on the Caribbean slope.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 5+
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Fairly common at La Paz Waterfall gardens and Tapanti. Also recorded at Rancho Naturalista and Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - fairly common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - fairly common

Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus Near-endemic
Common along the trails at Savegre.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common

Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
5+ birds at Rancho Naturalista, and a single bird on Silent Mountain.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
1 bird in the coffee plantation at the Buena Vista hotel, and 3 birds at Rancho Naturalista.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2

Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys Near-endemic
Fairly common at Savegre, also recorded in smaller numbers on Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - fairly common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - a few
17/03/2007 - Savegre - fairly common

Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
A group of 5+ birds on Silent Mountain was the only observation.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 5+

Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda
Small numbers on both days at La Selva, also heard at Braulio Carillo.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 3+
10/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - HO - heard

Wrenthrush Zeledonia coronata Near-endemic
We heard up to 4 birds at close range, and we tried very hard to see all of them, but they just didn't want to come out of the thick vegetation they were hiding in. We heard two birds on the first day and another one the day after, in the valley along the La Quebrada trail. A fourth bird was heard along the K76 road on Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - HO - 2 heard
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - HO - 1 heard
17/03/2007 - Savegre - HO - 1 heard

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Small numbers throughout the trip.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - a few
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 10+
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - fairly common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - a few
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - a few
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Common on Silent Mountain and at Tapanti. We also saw 3 birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 3
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus Near-endemic
Common at Savegre and on Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - fairly common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - common

Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus canigularis
Brief views of a single bird along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1

Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena Near-endemic
Fairly common along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo. The females were a bit confusing at first but our suspicions of their identity were confirmed as soon as a stunning male appeared.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - fairly common

Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
2 birds at La Selva and another bird at Braulio Carillo.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1

Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli
The common understorey bird at Braulio Carillo. Also heard at Rancho Naturalista and 1 bird on Silent Mountain.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
4+ birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, also recorded along the figure 8 trail. They tend to follow antswarms as well.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 4+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2+
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

White-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio leucothorax
A fine male appeared to be the sentinel of a mixed species flock along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 male

White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Small numbers at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2+
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1 male

Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii
Common in the understorey at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common

White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
A pair visiting the feeders at Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2

Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda
3 birds at La Selva and Selva Verde, also heard at Rancho Naturalista.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2 + heard
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - HO - heard

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager Habia atrimaxillaris Endangered (EN) Country endemic
Fairly common at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. They do visit the feeders sporadically but they are more easily encountered along the trails.
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
A single female along the Guacimo road near Carara.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - 1 female

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Small numbers recorded throughout the trip.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 3+
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2 + a few more heard
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 1 female

Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
Small numbers at Savegre and Cerro de la Muerte.
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 3+
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 2
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
2 birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a single one at Rancho Naturalista, and up to 5 birds at La Selva.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2+
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1

Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Common at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, on Silent Mountain and in Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 5
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - EL Tapir hummingbird garden - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - fairly common

Cherrie's Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis Near-endemic
First seen at the Vista del Valle restaurant while descending from the Cerro de la Muerte, and common on the Osa peninsula. Surprisingly absent in Carara.
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - 1
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - fairly common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Recorded in small numbers on most days of the trip.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - fairly common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - fairly common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - fairly common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - fairly common
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

Emerald Tanager Tangara florida
5+ birds along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 5+

Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
Common at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Mirador Cinchona. Also recorded at Rancho Naturalista, and fairly common on Silent Mountain and in Tapanti.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - fairly common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - fairly common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Small numbers recorded along the road to La Selva, at Rancho Naturalista, in Tapanti, at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 3
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2

Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Small numbers throughout the trip - recorded at La Paz, La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and Carara.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 2
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 5+
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 10+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - fairly common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1

Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii Near-endemic
At least 5 birds on Silent Mountain, 4 birds at Tapanti and a few more in Savegre.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - circa 5
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 4
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - a few

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
2 birds at a roadside stop between La Paz and La Selva, and two more birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 2+
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
A pair by the HQ of Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Small numbers throughout the country.
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 1 female
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 male
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2

Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
Single males at La Selva and at Braulio Carillo, and a few birds at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1 male
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 1 male
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few

Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
A single male at a roadside stop between La Paz and La Selva was the only observation on the Caribbean slope. They were more common on the Pacific slope, with observations at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Rincon, Carara and Punta Leona.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1 male
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - fairly common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 2

Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
c5 birds along the road between La Selva and Braulio Carillo, and fairly common on the Osa peninsula and at Carara.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 5
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - fairly common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - fairly common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few

Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
Small numbers, usually along the road, throughout the country. We saw the almost all-black form on the Caribbean slope, and the form that resembles White-collared Seedeater on the Pacific slope.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - a few
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - fairly common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1 male
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few

White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
A few birds near the Rincon bridge, including some females which are easily recognised by their wing bars.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
A few birds in the mixed seedeater flock near the Rincon bridge.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
A few birds in the mixed seedeater flock near the Rincon bridge.
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
A single bird near the La Selva entrance gate.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1

Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea
Small numbers throughout the country.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 2
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2+
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 5+
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
16/03/2007 - Entrance road to San Gerardo de Dota - a few
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few

Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea Near-endemic
A female by the hummingbird feeders at La Paz, and small numbers on Silent Mountain and at Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1 female
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - a few

Sooty-faced Finch Lysurus crassirostris Near-endemic
We were surprised to see up to 3 birds visiting the banana feeders at La Paz Waterfall Gardens. We later saw this difficult species again on Silent Mountain.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 3
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1

Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis Near-endemic
A single bird visiting the banana feeders at La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Later on they turned out to be common at Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 1
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2

Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis Near-endemic
Small numbers along the road and in the forest at Savegre. Also recorded along the K76 road on Cerro de la Muerte.
15/03/2007 - Savegre - 2
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - circa 5
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - 1
17/03/2007 - Savegre - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1

White-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes albinucha
2 birds in the large clearing near the top of Silent Mountain, and another bird by the HQ of Tapanti the next day.
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 2
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha
2 birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, and another bird at Rancho Naturalista.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1

Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
A single bird crossed the road right in front of our car when we were driving from Selva Verde to La Selva in the early morning - it was unfortunately killed stone-dead. Otherwise small numbers throughout the trip at Selva Verde, Rancho Naturalista, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge, Carara and Punta Leona.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 2
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 2
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 2 + heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 2+
23/03/2007 - Punta Leona beach - 2

Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Small numbers at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, Silent Mountain, Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and Rincon.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1 + heard
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few + a few heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few

Prevost's Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuatum
A single bird seen, with effort, feeding on a compost heap in the garden of hotel Bougeainvillea.
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - ssp cabanisi - 1

White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis
A single bird on our first morning in the garden of the Buena Vista hotel, and another one on our last morning in the garden of hotel Bougeainvillea when we were searching for that other ground-sparrow.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 1
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 1

Stripe-headed Sparrow Aimophila ruficauda
Good numbers in dry scrub habitat along the Guacimo road near Carara.
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - fairly common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - a few

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Common at higher elevations - recorded at La Paz, Silent Mountain, Tapanti and Savegre.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - ssp costaricensis - common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - common
15/03/2007 - Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - La Quebrada trail & Los Robles trail, Savegre - common
16/03/2007 - Cerro de la Muerte and la Georgina - common
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - common
17/03/2007 - Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

Volcano Junco Junco vulcani Near-endemic
Fairly common along the antenna road at Cerro de la Muerte.
17/03/2007 - Cerro de la muerte - common

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Small numbers in the garden of the Buena Vista hotel, along the La Selva entrance road, and at hotel Bougeainvillea.
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - 5
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - 2
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 3

Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Good numbers througout the trip.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 2
10/03/2007 - La Selva - fairly common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - fairly common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - fairly common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - fairly common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few

Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
Fairly common in the garden of Rancho Naturalista.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 5
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - fairly common

Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
5+ birds along the entrance road to La Selva, and 2 more birds along the Las Palmas trail at Braulio Carillo.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 5+
12/03/2007 - Braullio Carillo - 2

Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis Near-endemic
Single birds at Rancho Naturalista, on Silent Mountain and in the garden of the Savegre hotel.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1 male

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Good numbers at La Paz and the nearby Mirador Cinchona. Also recorded at La Selva and Savegre.
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 5+
09/03/2007 - Mirador La Chincona - 2
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1 female
17/03/2007 - Savegre - 1 male
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - 1 male

Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
5+ birds at La Selva, also regularly recorded at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and in Carara.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 1 male + heard
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - HO - heard
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - HO - heard
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - 1 + heard

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Near-threatened (NT)
A fine male along the figure 8 trail in Carara.
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - 1 male

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Small numbers along the road and at Playa Azul.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 1
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 2
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - 10+

Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
A large group of c50 birds along the road between Rincon and Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge. On our way out we saw one more bird.
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - circa 50
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - 1

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Small numbers at the marshy roadside area near La Selva and at Cartago.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - 5
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - a few

Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Small numbers recorded near La Selva, at Tapanti and at Playa Azul.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - a few
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - 1
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - 2

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Common throughout.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - La Paz Waterfall Gardens - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - on road from Selva Verde to Braullio Carillo - common
14/03/2007 - on road from Silent Mountain to Tapanti - common
15/03/2007 - on road from Tapanti to Savegre - common
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - common
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - common
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - common
21/03/2007 - Playa Azul - common
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - common
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - common
23/03/2007 - Guacimo road - common
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - common
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - common

Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Recorded along the road between La Selva and Braulio Carillo, at Rancho Naturalista and in the garden of the Bougeainvillea hotel.
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - circa 10
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 1
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 2

Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
Poor views of 2 birds flying past at La Selva, but we saw 5 of them very well at Rancho Naturalista a few days later.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 2
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 5

Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
2 or 3 birds along the La Selva entrance road.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 2+

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Recorded in small numbers on most days of the trip.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - common
09/03/2007 - Hotel Buena Vista gardens - common
10/03/2007 - La Selva - a few
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 1
18/03/2007 - on the road from Savegre to Osa peninsula - a few
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - a few
20/03/2007 - Roadside birding trip to Rincon - a few
20/03/2007 - Guacimo, dry scrub area - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: figure 8 trail - a few
21/03/2007 - Carara NP: Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Carara NP: Figure 8 and Vigilancia trail - a few
22/03/2007 - Tarcoles mangroves and boat trip - a few
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - a few

Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
Up to 5 birds daily at La Selva.
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 5+
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 5+

Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
A single bird along the La Selva entrance road. Also two birds seen at Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge.
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - 1
18/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - HO - heard
19/03/2007 - Bosque del rio Tigre - 2

Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
2+ birds at Rancho Naturalista.
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - 2+
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - 2

Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Small numbers recorded at a roadside stop between La Paz and La Selva, at La Selva itself, at Rancho Naturalista, on Silent Mountain and at Tapanti where it was fairly common. Generally a lot less common than the next species.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 5
10/03/2007 - La Selva - 1
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - a few
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - a few
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - a few
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - fairly common

Montezuma Oropendola Gymnostinops montezuma
Common on the Caribbean slope - recorded at La Selva, Rancho Naturalista, on Silent Mountain, in Tapanti and in the garden of hotel Bougeainvillea.
09/03/2007 - Road from Cinchona to Selva Verde - 5
10/03/2007 - La Selva - common
11/03/2007 - La Selva entrance road - common
11/03/2007 - Selva Verde - common
12/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
13/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista - common
14/03/2007 - Rancho Naturalista before breakfast - common
14/03/2007 - Silent Mountain - common
15/03/2007 - Tapanti NP - a few
23/03/2007 - on the road to Hotel Bougainvillea and the hotel gardens - a few
24/03/2007 - Hotel Bougainvillea - 5+

Total number of birds: 471

 

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