Costa Rica Birding

Welcome to my Costa Rica birding Chronology page. This lists the birds I've seen in Costa Rica.

* - new to overall Life List as well

The Costa Rica Life List (10/6/2005) - 228 birds ID'd

  1. Rock Pigeon (7/25/02) - San Jose
  2. * Rufous-collared Sparrow (7/25/02) - San Jose
  3. * Muscovy Duck (7/25/02) - San Jose
  4. * Northern Jacana (7/26/02) - Los Lagos
  5. * Montezuma Oropendola (7/26/02) - Los Lagos
  6. * Collared Aracari (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  7. * Tropical Kingbird (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  8. * White-ringed Flycatcher (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  9. * Orange-chinned Parakeet (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  10. * Barred Antshrike (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  11. * Black-cheeked Woodpecker (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  12. * Black-headed Tody Flycatcher (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  13. * Brown Jay (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  14. * Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  15. * Broad-billed Motmot (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  16. * Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  17. * Clay-colored Robin (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  18. * Variable Seedeater (7/26/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  19. * Blue-headed Parrot (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  20. * White-crowned Parrot (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  21. * Red-lored Parrot (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  22. * Crested Guan (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  23. * Red-billed Pigeon (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  24. * Keel-billed Toucan (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  25. * Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  26. * Common Tody-Flycatcher (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  27. * Bananaquit (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  28. * Yellow-faced Grassquit (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  29. * Grayish Saltator (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  30. * Gray Hawk (7/27/02) - Mirador Trail, Arenal
  31. * White Hawk (7/27/02) - Mirador Trail, Arenal
  32. * Blue-Gray Tanager (7/27/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  33. * Black-striped Sparrow (7/28/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  34. * Orange-billed Sparrow (7/28/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  35. * Neotropic Cormorant (7/28/02) - Rio Frio boat trip
  36. Anhinga (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  37. * Mangrove Swallow (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  38. * Black-bellied Whistling Duck (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  39. * Amazon Kingfisher (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  40. * Black-headed Trogon (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  41. * Scarlet-rumped Tanager (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  42. * Great Potoo (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  43. * Ringed Kingfisher (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  44. * Snail Kite (7/28/02) - Rio Frio " "
  45. * Palm Tanager (7/28/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  46. * Streak-backed Woodcreeper (7/29/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  47. * Gray-fronted Dove (7/29/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  48. * Black-cowled Oriole (7/29/02) - Montana de Fuego, Arenal
  49. * American Swallow-tailed Kite (7/29/02) - NW of Santa Elena
  50. * Blue-and-white Swallow (7/29/02) - NW of Santa Elena
  51. * Violet Sabrewing (7/29/02) - Monteverde, Hotel Belmar
  52. * Green Violet-ear (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  53. * White-eared Ground Sparrow (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  54. * Black Guan (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  55. * Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  56. * Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  57. * Green Hermit (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  58. * Little Hermit (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  59. * Green-crowned Brilliant (7/29/02) - Monteverde, ..
  60. * Yellow-throated Euphonia (7/30/02) - Monteverde, ..
  61. * Brown-hooded Parrot (7/30/02) - Monteverde, ..
  62. * White-breasted Wood-wren (7/30/02) - Monteverde, ..
  63. * Purple-throated Mountain Gem (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  64. * Gray-breasted Wood-wren (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  65. * Prong-billed Barbet (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  66. * Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  67. * Three-striped Warbler (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  68. * Eye-ringed Flatbill (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  69. * Common Bush-Tanager (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  70. * Coppery-headed Emerald (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  71. * Slate-throated Redstart (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  72. * Spangled-cheeked Tanager (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  73. * White-throated Robin (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  74. * Long-tailed Manakin (7/30/02) - Monteverde Reserve
  75. * Golden-olive Woodpecker (7/30/02) - Monteverde (Ecofarm)
  76. * Three-wattled Bellbird (7/30/02) - Monteverde (Ecofarm)
  77. * Emerald Toucanet (7/30/02) - Monteverde (Ecofarm)
  78. * Brown-billed Scythebill (7/30/02) - Santa Elena (Skywalk)
  79. * Rufous-and-White Wren (7/31/02) - Monteverde, Hotel Belmar
  80. * Yellow-throated Brush Finch (7/31/02) - Monteverde, Hotel Belmar
  81. * Black-faced Solitaire (7/31/02) - Monteverde, Hotel Belmar
  82. * Blue-and-gold Tanager (7/31/02) - Monteverde, Hotel Belmar
  83. * White-collared Swift (7/31/02) - Monteverde, Hotel Belmar
  84. * Golden-browed Chlorophonia (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  85. * Boat-billed Flycatcher (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  86. * Gray-headed Chachalaca (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  87. * Green Shrike-Vireo (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  88. * Blue-crowned Motmot (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  89. * Rufous-capped Warbler (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  90. * Red-faced Spinetail (7/31/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  91. * White-tipped Dove (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  92. * Plain Wren (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  93. * Groove-billed Ani (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  94. * Social Flycatcher (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  95. * Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  96. * Crimson-collared Tanager (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  97. * Rufous-breasted Wren (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  98. * Mountain Robin (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  99. * Mottled Owl (8/1/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  100. * Hoffman's Woodpecker (8/2/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  101. * Ochraceous Wren (8/2/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  102. * Yellow-crowned Euphonia (8/2/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  103. * Yellow-bellied Elaenia (8/2/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  104. * Magnificent Hummingbird (8/2/02) - San Luis Ecolodge
  105. * Sooty Robin (8/4/02) - Volcan Poas
  106. * Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher (8/4/02) - Volcan Poas
  107. * Yellow-thighed Finch (8/4/02) - Volcan Poas
  108. * Slaty Flowerpiercer (8/4/02) - Volcan Poas
  109. * Zeledonia (8/4/02) - Volcan Poas
  110. * Brown Violet-ear Hummingbird (8/4/02) - La Paz Waterfall Gardens
  111. * Black-bellied Hummingbird (8/4/02) - La Paz Waterfall Gardens
  112. * Volcano Hummingbird (8/4/02) - La Paz Waterfall Gardens
  113. * Magnificent Frigatebird (8/5/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  114. * Scarlet Macaw (8/5/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  115. * Mealy Parrot (8/5/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  116. * Common Black-Hawk (8/6/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  117. * Red-footed Booby (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  118. * Least Tern (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  119. * Black-throated Trogon (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  120. * Black-hooded Antshrike (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  121. * Rufous Piha (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  122. * Golden-crowned Spadebill (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  123. * Bright-rumped Attila (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  124. * Blue-crowned Manakin (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  125. * Slaty-tailed Trogon (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  126. * Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  127. * Boat-billed Heron (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  128. * Buff-throated Woodcreeper (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  129. * Buff-rumped Warbler (8/6/02) - PN Corcovado
  130. * Chestnut-backed Antbird (8/6/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  131. * Green Kingfisher (8/6/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  132. * Bay-headed Tanager (8/6/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  133. * Yellow-headed Caracara (8/7/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  134. * Long-tailed Hermit (8/7/02) - Marenco Lodge, Osa Peninsula
  135. * White-shouldered Tanager (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  136. * Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  137. * Blue Dacnis (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  138. * Golden-naped Woodpecker (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  139. * Lesser Greenlet (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  140. * Black-striped Woodcreeper (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  141. * Black-crowned Tityra (8/8/02) - Marenco Reserve, Osa Peninsula
  142. * Yellow-crowned Night-heron (8/9/02) - Rio Sierpe
  143. * Ruddy Ground-Dove (8/9/02) - Sierpe
  144. * Smooth-billed Ani (8/9/02) - near Palmar Sur
  145. * Broad-winged Hawk (11/22/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  146. * Squirrel Cuckoo (11/23/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  147. * Yellowish Flycatcher (11/23/03) - Monteverde Reserve
  148. * Gray-throated Leaftosser (11/23/03) - Monteverde Reserve
  149. * Masked Tityra (11/24/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  150. * Pale-billed Woodpecker (11/24/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  151. Black-and-White Warbler (11/24/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  152. * Buff-throated Saltator (11/24/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  153. * Ruddy Woodcreeper (11/24/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  154. * Baltimore Oriole (11/24/03) - San Luis Ecolodge
  155. * Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (11/25/03) - near Tamarindo
  156. * White-throated Magpie-Jay (11/25/03) - Tamarindo
  157. * Sandwich Tern (11/26/03) - Tamarindo
  158. * Streak-backed Oriole (11/26/03) - Tamarindo
  159. * Hook-billed Kite (11/26/03) - Tamarindo
  160. * Common Ground-Dove (11/27/03) - Tamarindo
  161. * Orange-fronted Parakeet (11/27/03) - Tamarindo
  162. * Great Kiskadee (11/28/03) - Tamarindo
  163. * Banded Wren (11/28/03) - Tamarindo
  164. * Mangrove Hummingbird (11/29/03) - PN Las Baulas
  165. * Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (11/29/03) - PN Las Baulas
  166. * Pacific Screech Owl (11/29/03) - Tamarindo
  167. * Melodious Blackbird (11/30/03) - Tamarindo
  168. * Cinnamon Hummingbird (11/30/03) - Tamarindo
  169. * Rufous-naped Wren (9/29/05) - Hotel Los Volcanes, Alajuela
  170. Wilson's Warbler (9/29/05) - Hotel Los Volcanes, Alajuela
  171. * Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (9/29/05) - Road to Rara Avis
  172. Summer Tanager (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  173. * Speckled Tanager (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  174. * Green Honeycreeper (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  175. * Emerald Tanager (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  176. * Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  177. * Crowned Woodnymph (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  178. * Black-and-Yellow Tanager (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  179. * Russet Antshrike (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  180. * Golden-hooded Tanager (9/29/05) - Rara Avis
  181. * White-lined Tanager (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  182. * Shining Honeycreeper (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  183. * Spotted Woodcreeper (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  184. * Pale-vented Robin (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  185. Black Vulture (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  186. * Stripe-breasted Wren (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  187. * Tufted Flycatcher (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  188. * White-ruffed Manakin (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  189. * Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  190. * Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  191. * Tawny-capped Euphonia (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  192. * Snowcap (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  193. * Eastern Wood-Pewee (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  194. Townsend's Warbler (9/30/05) - Rara Avis
  195. * Buffy Tuftedcheek (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  196. * Red-eyed Vireo (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  197. Olive-sided Flycatcher (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  198. Turkey Vulture (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  199. * Gray-necked Wood-Rail (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  200. * Olive Tanager (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  201. * Solitary Eagle (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  202. * Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  203. * Long-billed Gnatwren (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  204. * Common Pauraque (10/1/05) - Rara Avis
  205. Mississippi Kite (10/2/05) - Rara Avis
  206. * Tawny-crested Tanager (10/2/05) - Rara Avis
  207. * Silver-throated Tanager (10/2/05) - Rara Avis
  208. * White-collared Manakin (10/2/05) - Rara Avis
  209. * Rufous Mourner (10/2/05) - Rara Avis
  210. * Chestnut-sided Warbler (10/2/05) - Rara Avis
  211. * Bay Wren (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  212. * Cinnamon Becard (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  213. * Long-tailed Woodcreeper (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  214. * Purple-crowned Fairy (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  215. Red-throated Caracara (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  216. * Streaked-crowned Antvireo (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  217. * Great Green Macaw (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  218. * Black-faced Grosbeak (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  219. * Tawny-faced Gnatwren (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  220. * Hepatic Tanager (10/3/05) - Rara Avis
  221. * Yellow-eared Toucanet (10/4/05) - Rara Avis
  222. * Plain Antvireo (10/4/05) - Rara Avis
  223. * Scarlet Tanager (10/4/05) - Rara Avis
  224. * White-throated Crake (10/4/05) - El Plastico, Rara Avis
  225. Barn Swallow (10/4/05) - Road to Horquetas
  226. Eastern Meadowlark (10/4/05) - Road to Horquetas
  227. Yellow Warbler (10/5/05) - Hotel Los Volcanes, Alajuela
  228. Great-tailed Grackle (10/5/05) - San Jose Int'l Airport

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