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Starting Another Year of Birding in Costa Rica

January 20, 2018 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments

Not long ago, I had trouble sleeping because of these small, random explosions going off in my neighborhood. Each one was followed up by a litany of dog barks, some high in pitch, others low, far-carrying woofs. I fashioned ear plugs out of tissue, I tried sleeping on the downstairs couch (that would have worked but Ginger the hamster was running like crazy on her wheel), I did my best to get some sleep. I guess I eventually did albeit mostly after the barrage of fireworks that went off at midnight. That bunch of noise marked the official beginning of 2018 and although I was annoyed at knowing that I had to get up in four short hours, I couldn’t help but feel a smidgeon of excitement.

A new year was starting and that meant that I could start a new list! Of all the things us birders look forward to, the year list might be the easiest one to work on, especially during the month of January. The pressure is on if you can only get certain species during the first month of the year but if you just want to add any old birds to the year list, everything is fresh! Since I’m in no big hurry to reach any number of species in 2018, my year birding is going to be a fresh one hopefully touched with a good dose of Zen.

Nice to have already put White-fronted Nunbird on the Zen year list.

Basically, that means that I will take whatever birds I can get without feeling frustrated. I just realized that I may have already failed at being Zen when I dipped a Lovely Cotinga the other day but it’s still early enough in the year to get back into an easy-going Zen mode. That doesn’t mean that I will ignore birds while guiding. Au contraire mon frere, my new Zen birding will be all about being in the zone. Focused on finding birds. At all times..,but especially while guiding or helping friends meet their birding goals for the year. A friend of mine mentioned just the other day that she wanted to hit 600. I want to help her reach that goal.

She already added a lifer Keel-billed Motmot.

In the meantime, I’m still going to keep a year list and maintain said list right here at this post. As usual, most of my birding will be in Costa Rica although if all goes well, come April, there should also be a sweet set of lifers from Guatemala, hopefully including one that has a red thing sticking out of its noggin. Lifers will be in caps, other cool birds of note in bold. Here we go!

  1. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  2. Highland Tinamou – Nothocercus bonapartei; Poas, 18-March
  3. Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  4. Slaty-breasted Tinamou – Crypturellus boucardi; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  5. Thicket Tinamou – Crypturellus cinnamomeus; Tarrales, Guatemala 13-April
  6. Pied-billed Grebe – Podylimbus podiceps; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  7. Least Grebe – Tachybaptus dominicus; Socorro road, 4-Feb
  8. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  9. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  10. Muscovy – Cairina moschata; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  11. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa; Beaver Island State Park, 14-Sep
  12. Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  13. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  14. Blue-winged Teal – Anas discors; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  15. Lesser Scaup – Aythya affinis; Socorro road, 4-Feb
  16. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus; Niagara River, 14-May
  17. Bufflehead – Bucephala albeola; Niagara River, 14-May
  18. Plain Chachalaca – Ortalis vetula; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  19. Gray-headed Chachalaca – Ortalis cinereiceps; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  20. WHITE-BELLIED CHACHALACA – ORTALIS LEUCOGASTRA; Tarrales, Guatemala 13-April
  21. Highland Guan – Penelopina nigra; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala 12-April
  22. HORNED GUAN – OREOPHASIS DERBIANUS; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala 12-April
  23. Crested Guan – Penelope purpurascens; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  24. Black Guan – Chamaepetes unicolor; Poas, 19-Feb
  25. Great Curassow – Crax rubra; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  26. Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge – Dendrortyx leucophrys; Irazu, 9-Feb
  27. Crested Bobwhite – Colinus cristatus; San Joaquin, 12-Jan
  28. Singing Quail – Dactylortyx thoracicus; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala 12-April
  29. Black-breasted Wood-Quail – Odontophorus leucolaemus; Verdesana, 29-June
  30. Spotted Wood-Quail – Odontophorus guttatus; Tarrales, Guatemala 14-April
  31. Marbled Wood-Quail – Odontophorus gujanensis; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  32. Common Loon – Gavia immer; Buckhorn Island, 11-May
  33. Brown Booby – Sula leucogaster; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  34. Brown Pelican – Pelacanus occidentalis; Arenal, 14-Jan
  35. Neotropic Cormorant – Phalacrocorax brasilianus; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  36. Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  37. Anhinga – Anhinga anhinga; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  38. Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  39. Pinnated Bittern – Botaurus pinnatus; Medio Queso, 6-Feb
  40. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  41. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum; Tirimbina, 2-Jan
  42. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum; Chilamate, 27-April
  43. Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias; Sarapiqui, 20-Jan
  44. Great Egret – Ardea alba; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  45. Snowy Egret – Egretta thula; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  46. Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  47. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  48. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  49. Green Heron – Butorides virescens; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  50. Boat-billed Heron – Cochlearius cochlearius; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  51. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron – Nyctanassa violacea; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  52. Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax; Buckhorn Island, 11-May
  53. White Ibis – Eudocimus albus; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  54. Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  55. Green Ibis – Mesembrinibis cayennensis; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  56. Roseate Spoonbill – Platalea ajaja; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  57. Wood Stork – Mycteria americana; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  58. Osprey – Pandion haliaetus; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  59. Black Vulture – Coragyps atratus; El Tapir 8-Jan
  60. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura; El Tapir 8-Jan
  61. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture – Cathartes burrovianus; Medio Queso, 6-Feb
  62. King Vulture – Sarcoramphus papa; El Tapir 8-Jan
  63. Bald Eagle – Halieaatus leucocephalus; Lewiston, 13-May
  64. Plumbeous Kite – Ictinia plumbea; Tarcoles, 5-May
  65. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississipiensis; Sarapiqui, 24-April
  66. White-tailed Kite – Elanus leucurus; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  67. Pearl Kite – Gampsonyx swainsonii; Puntarenas, 23-Sep
  68. Double-toothed Kite – Harpagus bidentatus; Sarapiqui 8-Jan
  69. Gray-headed Kite – Leptodon cayanensis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  70. Hook-billed Kite – Chondrohierax uncinatus; San Miguel, 1-March
  71. Swallow-tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus; Arenal, 11-Feb
  72. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis; Cano Negro, 6-Dec
  73. Northern Harrier – Circus hudsonius; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  74. Crane Hawk – Geranospiza caerulescens; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  75. Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus; Finca Filadelfia, Guatemala 16-April
  76. Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperi; Niagara Falls, 14-Sep
  77. Bicolored Hawk – Accipiter bicolor; Waterfall Gardens, 26-Feb
  78. Tiny Hawk – Accipiter superciliosus; La Selva entrance road, 31-March
  79. Gray Hawk – Buteo plagiatus; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  80. Broad-winged Hawk – Buteo platypterus; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  81. Roadside Hawk – Buteo magnirostris; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  82. Short-tailed Hawk – Buteo brachyurus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  83. Zone-tailed Hawk – Buteo albonotatus; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  84. Swainson’s Hawk – Buteo swainsoni; Tarrales, Guatemala 13-April
  85. Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis; Irazu, 9-Feb
  86. Harriss’s Hawk – Parabuteo unicinctus; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  87. White Hawk – Pseudaster albicollis; Arenal, 13-Jan
  88. Black-collared Hawk – Busarellus nigricollis; Cano Negro, 6-Dec
  89. Great Black-Hawk – Buteogallus urubitinga; Arenal, 13-Jan
  90. Common Black-Hawk – Buteogallus anthracinus; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  91. Barred Hawk – Morphnarchus princeps; El Tapir, 22-Jan
  92. Semiplumbeous Hawk – Leucopternis semiplumbea; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  93. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  94. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus; El Tapir, 22-Jan
  95. Uniform Crake – Amaurolimnas concolor; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  96. Gray-breasted Crake – Laterallus exilis; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  97. White-throated Crake – Laterallus albigularis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  98. Yellow-breasted Crake – Porzana flaviventer; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  99. Spotted Rail – Pardirallus maculatus; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  100. Russet-naped Wood-Rail – Aramides alboventris; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  101. Gray-cowled Wood-Rail – Aramides cajaneus; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 10-Jan
  102. Purple Gallinule – Porphyrio martinica; Medio Queso, 6-Feb
  103. Common Gallinule – Gallinula galeata; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  104. American Coot – Fulica americana; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  105. Limpkin – Aramus guarauna; Cano Negro, 6-Dec
  106. Sunbittern – Eurypyga helias; Lands in Love, 30-Jan
  107. Double-striped Thick-Knee – Burhinus bistriatus; Cerro Lodge, 5-Mayo
  108. Southern Lapwing – Vanellus chilensis; El Silencio wetland, 12-Jan
  109. Killdeer – Charadrius vociferus; El Silencio wetland, 12-Jan
  110. Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  111. Collared Plover – Charadrius collaris; Tarcoles, 5-May
  112. Wilson’s Plover – Charadrius wilsonia; Tarcoles, 5-May
  113. Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  114. Northern Jacana – Jacana spinosa; El Silencio wetland, 12-Jan
  115. Black-necked Stilt – Himantopus mexicanus; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  116. Willet – Tringa semipalmata; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  117. Lesser Yellowlegs – Tringa flavipes; Tigre Fields, 5-Oct
  118. Greater Yellowlegs – Tringa melanoleuca; Tarcoles, 5-May
  119. Marbled Godwit – Limosa fedoa; Punta Morales, 23-Sep
  120. Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  121. Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius; Tirimbina, 2-Jan
  122. Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  123. Surfbird – Aphriza virgata; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  124. Sanderling – Calidris alba; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  125. Semipalmated Sandpiper – Calidris pusilla; Punta Morales, 23-Sep
  126. Western Sandpiper – Calidris mauri; Punta Morales, 23-Sep
  127. Least Sandpiper – Calidris minutilla; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  128. Short-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus grisues; Punta Morales, 23-Sep
  129. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum; Puntarenas, 23-Sep
  130. Sandwich Tern – Thallaseus sandvicensis; Puntarenas, 23-Sep
  131. Royal Tern – Sterna maxima; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  132. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  133. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo; Lewiston, 13-May
  134. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger; Gulf of Nicoya, 12-July
  135. Brown Noddy – Anous stolidus; Manzanillo, 20-October
  136. Ring-billed Gull – Larus delawarensis; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  137. Herring Gull – Larus argentatus; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  138. Lesser Black-backed Gull – Larus fuscus; Niagara River, 17-Sep
  139. Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  140. Rock Pigeon – Columbia livia; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  141. Scaled Pigeon – Patagioemas squamata; La Selva entrance road, 8-July
  142. Pale-vented Pigeon – Patagioenas cayannensis; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  143. Band-tailed Pigeon – Patagioenas fasciata; Arenal, 13-Jan
  144. Red-billed Pigeon – Patagioenas flavirostris; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  145. Ruddy Pigeon – Patagioenas subvinacea; Waterfall Gardens, 26-Feb
  146. Short-billed Pigeon – Patagioenas nigrirostris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  147. Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura; Irazu, 9-Feb
  148. White-winged Dove – Zenaida asiatica; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  149. Ruddy Ground-Dove – Columbina talpacoti; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  150. Common Ground-Dove – Columbina passerina; Santa Barbara, 1-March
  151. Plain-breasted Ground-Dove; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  152. Inca Dove – Columbina inca; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  153. Blue Ground-Dove – Claravis pretiosa; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  154. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  155. Gray-chested Dove – Leptotila cassini; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  156. Gray-headed Dove – Leptotila rufaxilla; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  157. Olive-backed Quail-Dove – Leptotrygon veraguensis; El Tapir, 19-Feb
  158. Purplish-backed Quail-Dove – Zentrygon lawrencii; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  159. Buff-fronted Quail-Dove – Zentrygon costaricensis; Cinchona, 4-Feb
  160. White-faced Quail-Dove – Zentrygon albifacies; Volcan Toliman, 12-April
  161. Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  162. Lesser Ground-Cuckoo – Morococcyx erythropygius; Cerro Lodge road, 5-May
  163. Striped Cuckoo – Tapera naevia; Tarcoles, 7-Cano Negro
  164. Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  165. Smooth-billed Ani – Crotophaga ani; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  166. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  167. Mangrove Cuckoo – Coccyzus minor; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  168. Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Coccyzus americanus; Manzanillo, 20-October
  169. Barn Owl – Tyto alba; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 22-Jan
  170. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  171. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  172. Striped Owl – Pseudoscops clamator; La Fortuna, 12-Jan
  173. Black-and-White Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata; Arenal, 12-Jan
  174. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  175. FULVOUS OWL – Strix fulvescens; Near Antigua, Guatemala, 13-April
  176. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  177. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops tricopsis; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  178. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii; El Toucanet, 19-May
  179. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba; Birri, 5-May
  180. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  181. Vermiculated Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  182. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio; Niagara County, 15-Sep
  183. Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium minutissimum; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  184. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Tarcoles, 10-Feb
  185. Mexican Whip-poor-will – Antrostomus arizonae; Volcan Toliman, 12-April
  186. Dusky Nightjar – Antrostomus saturatus; El Toucanet, 19-May
  187. Common Pauraque – Nyctidromus albicollis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  188. Lesser Nighthawk – Chordeiles acutipennis; Tarrales, Guatemala, 11-April
  189. Common Nighthawk – Chordeiles minor; Manzanillo, 20-October
  190. Short-tailed Nighthawk – Lurocalis semitorquatus; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  191. Great Potoo – Nyctibius grandis; Arenal, 14-Jan
  192. White-collared Swift – Streptoprocne zonaris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  193. Chestnut-collared Swift – Streptoprocne rutila; Poas, 28-March
  194. White-chinned Swift – Cypseloides cryptus; Finca Luna Nueva, 8-Dec
  195. Gray-rumped Swift – Chaetura cinereiventris; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  196. Costa Rican Swift – Chaetura fumosa; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  197. Vaux’s Swift – Chaetura vauxi; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  198. Chimney Swift – Chaetura pelagica; Lewiston, 13-May
  199. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift – Panyptila cayannensis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  200. White-throated Swift – Aeronautes saxatalis; Volcan Toliman, 12-April
  201. White-necked Jacobin – Florisuga mellivora; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  202. White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila; Cope, 11-March
  203. Green Hermit – Phaethornis guy; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  204. Long-billed Hermit – Phaethornis longirostris; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  205. Stripe-throated Hermit – Phaethornis striigularis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  206. Band-tailed Barbthroat – Threnetes ruckeri; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  207. Bronzy Hermit – Glaucis aeneus; Manzanillo, 20-October
  208. Green-fronted Lancebill – Doryfera ludoviciae; Albergue Socorro, 25-July
  209. RUFOUS SABREWING – Campylopterus rufus; Volcan Toliman,Guatemala, 12-April
  210. Violet Sabrewing – Campylopterus hemileucurus; Cinchona, 4-Feb
  211. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird – Phaeochroa cuvierii; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  212. Lesser Violetear – Colibri cyanotus; Varablanca, 2-Jan
  213. Brown Violetear – Colibri delphinae; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  214. Green-breasted Mango – Anthracothorax prevostii; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  215. Violet-headed Hummingbird – Klais guimeti; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  216. EMERALD-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD – Abeillia abeillei; Tarrales, Guatemala, 14-April
  217. Fiery-throated Hummingbird – Panterpe insignis; Irazu, 9-Feb
  218. White-eared Hummingbird – Hylocharis leucotis; Guatemala City, Guatemala, 10-April
  219. Blue-throated Goldentail – Hylocharis eliciae; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  220. Green Thorntail – Discosura conversii; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  221. Black-crested Coquette – Lophornis helenae; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  222. Canivet’s Emerald – Chlorostilbon canivetii; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  223. Purple-crowned Fairy – Heliothryx barroti; Quebrada Gonzalez, 7-Jan
  224. Crowned Woodnymph – Thalurania colombica; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  225. Coppery-headed Emerald – Elvira cupreiceps; San Luis, 12-Jan
  226. Snowcap – Microchera albocoronata; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  227. Stripe-tailed Hummingbird – Eupherusa eximia;  Verdesana, 24-June
  228. Black-bellied Hummingbird – Eupherusa nigriventris; Waterfall Gardens, 26-Feb
  229. White-bellied Mountain-gem – Lampornis hemileucus; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  230. White-throated Mountain-gem – Lampornis castaneoventris; El Toucanet, 19-May
  231. Purple-throated Mountain-Gem – Lampornis calolaema; Irazu, 9-Feb
  232. GREEN-THROATED MOUNTAIN-GEM – Lampornis viridipallens; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  233. Amethyst-throated Hummingbird – Lampornis amethystinus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  234. Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer – Chalybura urochrysia; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  235. Green-crowned Brilliant – Heliodoxa jacula; Cinchona, 4-Feb
  236. Talamanca Hummingbird – Eugenes spectabilis; Irazu, 9-Feb
  237. Rivoli’s Hummingbird – Eugenes fulgens; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  238. Long-billed Starthroat – Heliomaster longirostris; Carara, 10-Feb
  239. Plain-capped Starthroat – Heliomaster constantii; La Garita, 27-March
  240. Blue-chested Hummingbird – Amazilia amabilis; Yatama Ecolodge, 21-Jan
  241. Charming Hummingbird – Amazilia decora; Carara, 10-Feb
  242. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird – Amazilia tzacatl; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  243. BLUE-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD – Amazilia cyanura; Tarrales, Guatemala, 11-April
  244. Steely-vented Hummingbird – Amazilia saucerrottei; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  245. Cinnamon Hummingbird – Amazilia rutila; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  246. Azure-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia cyanocephala; Atitlan, Guatemala, 14-April
  247. Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilocus colubris; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  248. Volcano Hummingbird – Selasphorus flammula; Irazu, 9-Feb
  249. Scintillant Hummingbird – Selasphorus scintilla; El Toucanet, 19-May
  250. Magenta-throated Woodstar – Calliphlox bryantae; Volcan Restaurant, 4-March
  251. Slaty-tailed Trogon – Trogon massena; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  252. Lattice-tailed Trogon – Trogon clathratus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  253. Orange-bellied Trogon – Trogon aurantiiventris; San Luis, 12-Jan
  254. Collared Trogon – Trogon collaris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  255. Mountain Trogon – Trogon mexicanus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  256. Black-headed Trogon – Trogon melanocephalus; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  257. Gartered Trogon – Trogon caligatus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  258. Black-throated Trogon – Trogon rufus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  259. Baird’s Trogon – Trogon bairdii; Carara, 10-Feb
  260. Elegant Trogon – Trogon elegans; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  261. Resplendent Quetzal – Pharomochrus mocinno; Poas, 19-Feb
  262. Tody Motmot – Hylomanes momotula; Tarrales, Guatemala, 14-April
  263. BLUE-THROATED MOTMOT – Aspatha gularis; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  264. Broad-billed Motmot – Electron platyrhynchum; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  265. Keel-billed Motmot – Electron carinatum; Arenal, 14-Jan
  266. Lesson’s Motmot – Momotus lessoni; Carara, 10-Feb
  267. Rufous Motmot – Baryphthengus martii; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  268. Turquoise-browed Motmot – Eumomota superciliosa; Cerro Lodge, 10-feb
  269. Ringed Kingfisher – Megaceryle torquata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  270. Belted Kingfisher – Ceryle alcyon; Medio Queso, 6-Feb
  271. Amazon Kingfisher – Chloroceryle amazona, Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  272. Green Kingfisher – Chloroceryle americana; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  273. American Pygmy Kingfisher – Chloroceryle aenea; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  274. White-necked Puffbird – Notharcus hyperrhynchus; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  275. Pied Puffbird – Notharcus tectus; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  276. Lanceolated Monklet – Micromonacha lanceolata; Quebrada Gonzalez, 14-Feb
  277. White-whiskered Puffbird – Malacoptila panamensis; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  278. White-fronted Nunbird – Monasa morphoeus; Tirimbina, 2-Jan
  279. Rufous-tailed Jacamar – Galbula ruficauda; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  280. Prong-billed Barbet – Semnornis frantzii; Cinchona, 4-Feb
  281. Red-headed Barbet – Eubucco bourcierii; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  282. Collared Aracari – Pteroglossus torquatus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  283. Fiery-billed Aracari – Pteroglossus franztii; Carara, 10-Feb
  284. Yellow-throated Toucan – Ramphastos ambiguus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  285. Keel-billed Toucan – Ramphastos sulfuratus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  286. Yellow-eared Toucanet – Selenidera spectabilis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  287. Emerald (Blue-throated) Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus prasinus; Quebrada Gonzalez, 7-Jan
  288. Olivaceous Piculet – Picumnus olivaceus; Arenal, 12-Jan
  289. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus; Irazu, 9-Feb
  290. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  291. Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  292. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  293. Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  294. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  295. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen; Carara, 10-Feb
  296. Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Picoides fumigatus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  297. Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  298. Hairy Woodpecker – Picoides villosus; Irazu, 9-Feb
  299. Red-rumped Woodpecker – Veniliornis kirkii; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  300. Rufous-winged Woodpecker – Piculus simplex; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  301. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius; Monteverde, 18-Nov
  302. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus; Arenal, 12-Jan
  303. Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  304. Cinnamon Woodpecker – Celus loricatus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  305. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Capephilus guatemalensis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  306. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  307. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  308. American Kestrel – Falco sparverius; Los Chiles, 6-Feb
  309. Merlin – Falco columbiarus; Manzanillo, 20-October
  310. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  311. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis; Arenal, 13-Jan
  312. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  313. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  314. Crested Caracara – Caracara cheriway; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  315. Yellow-headed Caracara – Milvago chimachima; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  316. Orange-chinned Parakeet – Brotogeris jugularis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  317. Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus lineola; Coronado, 24-June
  318. Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  319. Great Green Macaw – Ara ambiguus; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan
  320. PACIFIC PARAKEET = Psittacura strenua; Tarrales, Guatemala, 11-April
  321. Crimson-fronted Parakeet – Psittacara finschi; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  322. Olive-throated Parakeet – Eupsittula nana; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  323. Orange-fronted Parakeet – Eupsittula canicularis; San Ramon, 8-Jan
  324. Brown-throated Parakeet – Eupsittula pertinax; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  325. Sulfur-winged Parakeet – Pyrrhura hoffmanni; El Toucanet, 19-May
  326. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  327. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  328. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus mentruus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  329. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  330. Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  331. Yellow-naped Parrot – Amazona auropalliata; Carara, 10-Feb
  332. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons; El Silencio wetland, 12-Jan
  333. Fasciated Antshrike – Cymbilaimus lineatus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  334. Russet Antshrike – Thamnistes anabatinus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  335. Great Antshrike – Taraba major; Arenal, 14-Jan
  336. Barred Antshrike – Thamnophilus doliatus; Arenal, 12-Jan
  337. Black-crowned Antshrike – Thamnophilus atrinucha; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  338. Black-hooded Antshrike, Thamnophilus bridgesi; Carara, 10-Feb
  339. Streak-crowned Antvireo – Dysithamnus striaticeps; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  340. Plain Antvireo – Dysithamnus mentalis; San Luis, 24-March
  341. Checker-throated Antwren – Epinecrophillia fulviventris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  342. Slaty Antwren – Mymotherula schiticolor; Arenal, 13-Jan
  343. White-flanked Antwren – Myrmotherula axillaris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  344. Dot-winged Antwren – Microrhopias quixensis; Carara, 10-Feb
  345. Dusky Antbird – Cercomacra tyrannina; Sarapiqui, 7-Jan
  346. Chestnut-backed Antbird – Myrmeciza exsul; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  347. Dull-mantled Antbird – Myrmeciza laemosticta; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  348. Zeledon’s Antbird – Myrmeciza zeledonia; Virgen del Socorro, 2-March
  349. Spotted Antbird – Hylophylax naevioides; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  350. Bicolored Antbird – Gymnopithys leeucaspis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  351. Ocellated Antbird – Phaenostictus mcleannani; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  352. Bare-crowned Antbird – Gymnocichla nudiceps; Arenal, 14-Jan
  353. Thicket Antpitta – Hylopezus dives; Arenal, 14-Jan
  354. Streak-chested Antpitta – Hylopezus perspicillatus; Quebrada Gonzalez, 7-Jan
  355. Black-faced Antthrush – Formicarius analis; Lands in Love, 30-Jan
  356. Slaty Spinetail – Synallaxis brachyura; Arenal, 13-Jan
  357. Red-faced Spinetail – Cranioleuca erythrops; Varablanca, 4-feb
  358. Spotted Barbtail – Premnoplex brunnescens; Varablanca, 4-Feb
  359. Ruddy Treerunner – Margarornis rubiginosus; Varablanca, 4-Feb
  360. Striped Woodhaunter – Automolus subulatus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  361. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner – Automolus ochrolaemus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  362. Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner – Automolus excertus; Carara National Park, 10-Feb
  363. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner – Automolus rubiginosus; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  364. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner – Anabacerthia variegaticeps; Cinchona, 2-Nov
  365. Lineated Foliage’gleaner – Syndactyla subalaris; Coronado, 24-June
  366. Streak-breasted Treehunter – Thripadectes rufobrunneus; Poas, 19-Feb
  367. Buffy Tuftedcheek – Pseudocolaptes lawrencii; Varablanca; 4-March
  368. Plain Xenops – Xenops minutus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  369. Tawny-throated Leaftosser – Sclererus mexicanus; El Tapir, 18-Feb
  370. Scaly-throated Leaftosser – Sclerurus guatemalensis; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  371. Olivaceous Woodcreeper – Sittasomus griseicapillus; Carara, 10-Feb
  372. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper – Glyphorynchus spirurus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  373. Long-tailed Woodcreeper – Deconychura longicauda; Carara, 10-Feb
  374. Plain-brown Woodcreeper – Dendrocincla fuliginosa; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  375. Tawny-winged Woodcreeper – Dendrocincla anabatina; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  376. Ruddy Woodcreeper – Dendrocincla homochroa; Tarrales, Guatemala, 14-April
  377. Northern Barred Woodcreeper – Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  378. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus flavigaster; Guanacaste, 24-Nov
  379. Cocoa Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus susurrans; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  380. Black-striped Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  381. Spotted Woodcreeper – Xiphorhynchus erythropgyius; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  382. Streak-headed Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes souleyetii; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  383. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes affinis; Irazu, 9-Feb
  384. Brown-billed Scythebill – Campylorhamphus pusillus; Socorro, 28-July
  385. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons; Poas, 19-Feb
  386. Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet – Camptostoma imberbe; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  387. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet – Camptostoma obsoletum; Carara, 10-Feb
  388. Brown-capped Tyrannulet – Ornithion brunneicapillus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  389. Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet – Ornithion semiflavum; Cano Negro, 6-Dec
  390. Yellow Tyrannulet – Capsiempis flaveola; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  391. Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet – Tyrannulus elatus; Carara, 10-Feb
  392. Greenish Elaenia – Myiopagis viridicata; Carara, 10-Feb
  393. Yellow-bellied Elaenia – Elaenia flavogaster; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  394. Mountain Elaenia – Elaenia frantzii; Road to Poas, 2-Jan
  395. Northern Scrub Flycatcher – Sublegatus arenarum; Tarcoles, 5-May
  396. Rufous-browed Tyrannulet – Phylloscartes superciliaris; Virgen del Socorro, 4-Feb
  397. Olive-striped Flycatcher – Mionectes olivaceus; Quebrada Gonzalez, 7-Jan
  398. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher – Mionectes oleagineus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  399. Slaty-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon superciliaris; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  400. Sepia-capped Flycatcher – Leptopogon amaurocephalus; Lands in Love, 30-Jan
  401. Paltry Tyrannulet – Zimmerius vilissimus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  402. Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant – Poecilotriccus sylvia; Carara, 10-Jan
  403. Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant – Myiornis atricappilus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  404. Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant – Lophotriccus pileatus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  405. Northern Bentbill – Oncostoma cinereigulare; Arenal, 14-Jan
  406. Common Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum cinereum; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  407. Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum nigriceps; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  408. Tufted Flycatcher – Mitrephanes phaeocercus; Varablanca, 4- Feb
  409. Eye-ringed Flatbill – Rhynchocyclus brevirostris; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  410. Yellow-olive Flycatcher – Tolmomyias sulphurescens; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  411. Yellow-margined Flycatcher – Tolmomyius assimilis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  412. Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher – Myiobius sulphureipygius; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  413. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher – Terenotriccus erythrurus; Lands in Love, 30-Jan
  414. Royal Flycatcher – Onychorhynchus coronatus; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  415. Golden-crowned Spadebill – Platyrinchus coronatus; Lands in Love, 30-Jan
  416. White-throated Spadebill – Platyrinchus mystaceus; Waterfall Gardens, 26-Feb
  417. Olive-sided Flycatcher – Contopus cooperi; Quebrada Gonzalez, 7-Jan
  418. Dark Pewee – Contopus lugubris; Varablanca, 4-Feb
  419. Greater Pewee – Contopus pertinax; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  420. Tropical Pewee – Contopus cinereus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  421. Eastern Wood-Pewee – Contopus virens; Juanilama, 24-April
  422. Westrn Wood-Pewee – Contopus sordidulus; El Toucanet, 19-May
  423. Willow Flycatcher – Empidonax trailii; Cerro Lodge Road, 5-May
  424. Least Flycatcher – Empidonax minimus; Tarrales, Guatemala, 11-April
  425. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – Empidonax flaviventris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  426. Acadian Flycatcher – Empidonax virescens; Juanilama, 24-April
  427. Hammond’s Flycatcher – Empidonax hammondii; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  428. Yellowish Flycatcher – Empidonax flavescens; Zurqui, 22-Jan
  429. Black-capped Flycatcher – Empidonax atriceps; Irazu, 9-Feb
  430. Buff-breasted Flycatcher – Empidonax fulvifrons; Pilar, Guatemala, 15-April
  431. BELTED FLYCATCHER – Xenotriccus calizonus; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  432. Tawny-chested Flycatcher – Aphanotriccus capitalis; Lands in Love, 30-Jan
  433. Torrent Tyrannulet – Serpophaga cinera; Peace Waterfall, 20-jan
  434. Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  435. Eastern Phoebe – Sayornis phoebe; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  436. Long-tailed Tyrant – Colonia colonus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  437. Bright-rumped Attila – Attila spadiceus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  438. Dusky-capped Flycatcher – Myiarchus tuberculifer; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  439. Great Crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus crinitus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  440. Brown-crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus tyrannulus; La Garita, 27-March
  441. Nutting’s Flycatcher – Myiarchus nuttingi; Guacalillo, 4-Nov
  442. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis; Tarcoles, 5-May
  443. Rufous Mourner – Rhytipterna holerythra; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  444. Boat-billed Flycatcher – Megarynchus pitangua; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  445. Great Kiskadee – Pitangus sulfuratus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  446. Social Flycatcher – Myiozetetes similis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  447. Gray-capped Flycatcher – Myiozetetes granadensis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  448. White-ringed Flycatcher – Conopius albovittatus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  449. Golden-bellied Flycatcher – Myiodynastes hemichrysus; Braulio Carrillo, 18-Feb
  450. Streaked Flycatcher – Myiodynastes maculatus; Carara, 10-Feb
  451. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher – Myiodynastes luteiventris; Virgen del Socorro, 22-Feb
  452. Piratic Flycatcher – Legatus leucophaeus; Virgen del Socorro, 4-Feb
  453. Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Tyrannus savana; Medio Queso, 6-Feb
  454. Tropical Kingbird – Tyrannus melancholicus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  455. Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus; Selva Verde, 27-April
  456. Western Kingbird – Tyrannus verticalis; Tarrales, 12-April
  457. Northern Schiffornis – Schiffornis veraepacis; San Luis, 24-March
  458. Cinnamon Becard – Pachyramphus cinnamomeus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  459. GRAY-COLLARED BECARD – Pachyramphus major; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  460. Black-and-white Becard – Pachyramphus albogriseus; Cinchona, 2-Nov
  461. White-winged Becard – Pachyramphus polychopterus; Carara, 10-Feb
  462. Rose-throated Becard – Pachyramphus aglaiae; Carara, 10-Feb
  463. Barred Becard – Pachyramphus versicolor; Varablanca, 4-March
  464. Masked Tityra – Tityra semifasciata; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  465. Black-crowned Tityra – Tityra inquisitor; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  466. Rufous Piha – Lipaugus unirufus; Carara, 10-Feb
  467. Purple-throated Fruitcrow – Querula purpurata: EARTH University, 29-Sep
  468. Snowy Cotinga – Carpodectes nitidus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  469. Yellow-billed Cotinga – Carpodectes antoniae; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  470. White-collared Manakin – Manacus candei; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  471. Orange-collared Manakin – Manacus aurantiacus; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  472. White-ruffed Manakin – Corapipo altera; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  473. White-crowned Manakin – Pipra pipra; Quebrada Gonzalez, 18-Feb
  474. Blue-crowned Manakin – Pipra coronata; Carara, 5-May
  475. Red-capped Manakin – Ceratopipra mentalis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  476. Long-tailed Manakin – Chiroxiphia linearis; Carara, 10-Feb
  477. Philadelphia Vireo – Vireo philadelphicus; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  478. Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus; Juanilama, 24-April
  479. Yellow-green Vireo -Vireo flavoviridis; Santa Barbara, 14-March
  480. Mangrove Vireo – Vireo pallens; Punta Morales, 23-Nov
  481. Yellow-throated Vireo – Vireo flavifrons; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  482. Blue-headed Vireo – Vireo solitarius; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  483. Yellow-winged Vireo – Vireo carmioli; Irazu, 9-Feb
  484. Hutton’s Vireo – Vireo huttoni; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  485. Warbling Vireo – Vireo gilvus; Tarrales, Guatemala, 14-April
  486. Brown-capped Vireo – Vireo leucophrys; Varablanca, 4-Feb
  487. CHESTNUT-SIDED SHRIKE-VIREO – Vireolanius metilophrys; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  488. Green Shrike-Vireo – Vireolanius pulchellus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  489. Rufous-browed Peppershrike – Cyclarhis gujanensis; Poas, 28-March
  490. Tawny-crowned Greenlet – Hylophilus ochraceiceps; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  491. Scrub Greenlet – Hylophilus flavipes; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  492. Lesser Greenlet – Hylophilus decurtatus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  493. Silvery-throated Jay – Cyanolyca argentigula; El Toucanet, 19-May
  494. BLACK-THROATED JAY – Cyanolyca pumilo; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  495. BUSHY-CRESTED JAY – Cyanolyca melanocyanea; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  496. Blue Jay – Cyanocita cristata; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  497. Steller’s Jay – Cyanocitta stelleri; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  498. Brown Jay – Psilorhinus morio; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  499. White-throated Magpie-Jay – Calocitta formosa; La Garita, 27-March
  500. American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  501. Common Raven – Corvus corax; Niagara Falls, 19-Sep
  502. Bushtit – Psaltriparus minimus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  503. Purple Martin – Progne subis; Manzanillo, 29-Sep, EARTH University
  504. Gray-breasted Martin – Progne chalybea; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  505. BLACK-CAPPED SWALLOW – Atticora pileata; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  506. Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica; Carara, 10-Feb
  507. Mangrove Swallow – Tachycineta albilinea; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  508. Blue and white Swallow – Pygochelidon cyanoleuca; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  509. Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Stelgidopteryx serripennis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  510. Southern Rough-winged Swallow – Stelgidopteryx ruficollis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  511. Bank Swallow – Riparia riparia; Juanilama, 24-April
  512. Cliff Swallow – Petrochelidon phyrronota; Juanilama, 24-April
  513. Tree Swallow – Tachycineta bicolor; Buckhorn Island, 11-May
  514. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina; Cerro Lodge road, 19-Dec
  515. Brown Creeper – Certhia americana; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  516. Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  517. Tufted Titmouse – Baeolophus bicolor; Buckhorn Islands, 11-May
  518. Red-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta canadensis; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  519. White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  520. Band-backed Wren – Campylorhynchus zonatus; Quebrada Gonzalez, 7-Jan
  521. Rufous-naped Wren – Campylorhynchus rufinucha; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  522. Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludivicianus; Lewiston, 13-May
  523. Bay Wren – Cantorchilus nigricapillus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  524. Riverside Wren – Cantorchilus semibadius; Carara, 10-Jan
  525. Stripe-breasted Wren – Cantorchilus thoracicus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  526. Black-throated Wren – Pheugopedius atrogularis; Arenal, 12-Jan
  527. Black-bellied Wren – Pheugopedius fasciotoventris; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  528. Spot-breasted Wren – Pheugopedius maculipectus; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  529. Rufous-and-white Wren – Thryophilus rufalbus; Carara, 10-Feb
  530. Canebrake Wren – Cantorchilus zeledoni; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  531. RUFOUS-BROWED WREN – Troglodytes rufocilatus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  532. Ochraceous Wren – Troglodytes ochraceus; Poas, 21-Feb
  533. House Wren – Troglodytes aedon; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  534. Timberline Wren – Thryochilus browni; Irazu, 9-Feb
  535. Black-throated Wren – Pheugopedius atrogularis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  536. Rufous-breasted Wren – Pheugopedius rutilus; Piedades, 12-Jan
  537. Cabanis’s Wren – Cantorchilus cabanisi; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 2-Jan
  538. Isthmian Wren – Cantorchilus elutus; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  539. Nightingale Wren – Microcerculus philomela; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  540. Scaly-breasted Wren – Microcerculs marginatus; Carara, 10-Feb
  541. Song Wren – Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus; Lands in Love, 29-Jan
  542. White-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucosticta; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  543. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys; San Luis, 12-Jan
  544. Long-billed Gnatwren – Ramphocaenus melanurus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  545. Tawny-faced Gnatwren – Microbates cinereiventris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  546. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  – Polioptila caerulea; Buckhorn Island, 11-May
  547. White-lored Gnatcatcher – Polioptila abilora; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  548. Tropical Gnatcatcher – Polioptila plumbea; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  549. Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Regulus calendula; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  550. Black-faced Solitaire – Myadestes melanops; Poas, 19-Feb
  551. Brown-backed Solitaire – Myadestes occidentalis; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  552. Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus gracilirostris; Irazu, 9-Feb
  553. Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus mexicanus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  554. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus aurantiirostris; Barva, 4-March
  555. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus frantzii; Irazu, 9-Feb
  556. Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus fuscater’ Virden del Socorro, 2-March
  557. Swainson’s Thrush – Catharus ustulatus; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  558. Wood Thrush – Hylocichla mustelina; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  559. American Robin – Turdus migratorius; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  560. RUFOUS-COLLARED THRUSH – Turdus rufitorques; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  561. Sooty Thrush – Turdus nigrescens; Irazu, 9-Feb
  562. Clay-colored Thrush – Turdus grayi; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  563. Pale-vented Thrush – Turdus obsoletus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  564. White-throated Thrush – Turdus assimilis; Arenal, 13-Jan
  565. Mountain Thrush – Turdus plebejus; Poas, 4-March
  566. Black Thrush – Turdus infuscatus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  567. American Dipper – Cinclus mexicanus; Waterfall Gardens, 26-Feb
  568. Gray Catbird – Dumetella carolinensis; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  569. BLUE AND WHITE MOCKINGBIRD – Melanotis hypoleucus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  570. Tropical Mockingbird – Mimus gilvus; El Silencio wetland, 12-Jan
  571. European Starling – Sturnus vulgarus; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  572. Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum; Arenal, 8-Feb
  573. Gray Silky-Flycatcher – Ptiliogonys cinereus; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  574. Long-tailed Silly-Flycatcher – Ptilogonus caudatus; Zurqui, 22-Jan
  575. Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher – Phainoptila melanoxantha; Irazu, 9-Feb
  576. Olive Warbler – Peucedramus taeniatus; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  577. Ovenbird – Seiurus aurocapilla; Villas San Ignacio, 1-Nov
  578. Worm-eating Warbler – Helmitheros vermivorum; Bijagual road, 19-Dec
  579. Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla; Varablanca, 2-Nov
  580. Northern Waterthrush – Parkesia noveboracensis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  581. Kentucky Warbler – Geothlypis formosa; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  582. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  583. MacGillivray’s Warbler – Geothlypis tolmiei; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  584. Golden-winged Warbler – Vermivora chrysoptera; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  585. Black and white Warbler – Mniotilta varia; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  586. American Redstart – Setophaga ruticilla; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  587. Tennessee Warbler – Oreothlypis peregrina; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  588. Nashville Warbler – Orethlypis ruficapilla; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  589. Flame-throated Warbler – Oreothlypis gutturalis; Irazu, 9-Feb
  590. Crescent-chested Warbler – Oreothlypis superciliosa; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  591. Northern Parula – Setophaga americana; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  592. Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi; San Luis, 12-Jan
  593. Cerulean Warbler – Setophaga cerulea; Socorro, 20-Aug
  594. Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  595. Black-throated Blue Warbler – Setophaga caerulescens; Goat Island, 14-May
  596. Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  597. Chestnut-sided Warbler – Setophaga pensylvanica; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  598. Magnolia Warbler – Setophaga magnolia; Tarrales, Guatemala, 12-April
  599. Townsend’s Warbler – Setophaga townsendi; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  600. Black-throated Green Warbler – Setophaga virens; Varablanca, 8-Jan
  601. Bay-breasted Warbler – Setophaga castanea; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  602. Blackpoll Warbler – Setophaga srtiata; Beaver Island State Park, 14-Sep
  603. Cape May Warbler – Setophaga tigrina; Arenal, 8-Feb
  604. Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  605. Palm Warbler – Setophaga palmarum; Buckhorn Island, 11-May
  606. Prothonotary Warbler – Protonotaria citrea; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  607. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat – Geothlypis poliocephala; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  608. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat – Geothlypis semiflava; Yatama Ecolodge, 20-Jan
  609. Common Yellowthroat – Geothlypis trichas; Bogarin, 7-Feb
  610. Hooded Warbler – Setophaga citrina; Lands in Love, 12-Jan
  611. Golden-browed Warbler – Basileuterus belli; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  612. Rufous-capped Warbler – Basileuterus rufifrons; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  613. Golden-crowned Warbler – Basileuterus culicivorus; Arenal, 12-Jan
  614. Black-cheeked Warbler – Basileuturus melanogenys; Irazu, 9-Feb
  615. Costa Rican Warbler – Basileuturs melanotis; Waterfall Gardens, 26-Feb
  616. Wilson’s Warbler – Cardellina pusilla; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  617. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis; Mi Cafecito, 26-April
  618. PINK-HEADED WARBLER – Ergaticus versicolor; Tecpan, Guatemala, 11-April
  619. Buff-rumped Warbler – Myiothlypis fulvicauda; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  620. Slate-throated Redstart – Myioborus miniatus; San Luis, 12-Jan
  621. Collared Redstart – Myioborus torquatus; Irazu, 9-Feb
  622. Wrenthrush – Zeledonia coronatus; Irazu, 9-Feb
  623. Black-and-yellow Tanager – Chrysothlypis chrysomelas; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  624. White-throated Shrike-Tanager – Lanio leucothorax; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  625. Crimson-collared Tanager – Ramphocelus sanguinolentus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  626. Passerini’s Tanager – Ramphocelus passerinii; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  627. Cherrie’s Tanager – Ramphocelus costaricensis; Carara, 9-Feb
  628. Blue and Gold Tanager – Bangsia arcaei; Quebrada Gonzalez; 18-Feb
  629. Gray-headed Tanager – Eucometis penicillata; Carara, 10-Feb
  630. Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  631. Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  632. Yellow-winged Tanager – Thraupis abbas; Tarrales, Guatemala, 11-April
  633. Dusky-faced Tanager – Mitrospingus cassinii; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  634. Plain-colored Tanager – Tangara inornata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  635. Silver-throated Tanager – Tangara icterocephala; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  636. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  637. Speckled Tanager – Tangara guttata; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  638. Golden-hooded Tanager – Tangara larvata; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  639. Bay-headed Tanager – Tangara gyrola; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  640. Rufous-winged Tanager – Tangara livinia; Arenal Lodge, 3-April
  641. Spangle-cheeked Tanager – Tangara dowii; Varablanca, 4-Feb
  642. White-lined Tanager – Tachyphonus rufus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  643. Tawny-crested Tanager – Tachyphonus delatrii; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  644. White-shouldered Tanager – Tachyphonus luctuosus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  645. Green Honeycreeper – Chlorophanes spiza; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  646. Shining Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes lucidus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  647. Red-legged Honeycreeper – Cyanerpes cyaneus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  648. Blue Dacnis – Dacnis cayana; Carara, 10-Feb
  649. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis – Dacnis venusta; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  650. Nicaraguan Seed-Finch – Sporophila nuttingi;  Medio Queso, 6-Feb
  651. Thick-billed Seed-Finch – Oryzoborus funereus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  652. White-collared Seedeater – Sporophila torqueola; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  653. Variable Seedeater – Sporophila corvina; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  654. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater – Sporophila minuta; Cano Negro, 6-Feb
  655. Yellow-bellied Seedeater – Sporophila nigricollis; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  656. Bananaquit – Coereba flaveola; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  657. Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer – Diglossa baritula; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  658. Slaty Flowerpiercer – Diglossa plumbea; Irazu, 9-Feb
  659. Blue-black Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  660. Yellow-faced Grassquit – Tiaris olivaceus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  661. Grayish Saltator – Saltator coerulescens; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  662. Black-headed Saltator – Saltator atriceps; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  663. Buff-throated Saltator – Saltator maximus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  664. Slate-colored Grosbeak – Saltator grossus; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  665. Sooty-faced Finch – Arremon crassirostris; Zurqui, 22-Jan
  666. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  667. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch – Arremon brunneinucha; San Luis, 12-Jan
  668. White-naped Brush-Finch – Atlapetes albinucha; Irazu, 9-Feb
  669. Large-footed Finch – Pezopetes capitalis; Varablanca, 20-Jan
  670. Yellow-thighed Finch – Pselliophorus tibialis; Poas, 19-Feb
  671. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan
  672. Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow – Melozone cabanisi; San Joaquin, 12-Jan
  673. WHITE-FACED GROUND-SPARROW – Melozone biarcuata; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  674. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  675. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  676. Rusty Sparrow – Aimophila rufescens; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  677. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Aimophila ruficauda, Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  678. Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii; Atitlan, Guatemala, 13-April
  679. Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  680. Song Sparrow – Melospiza meolida; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  681. Swamp Sparrow – Melospiza georgiana; Buckhorn Island, 11-May
  682. White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis; Niagara County, 16-Sep
  683. Rufous-collared Sparrow – Zonotrichia capensis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  684. Volcano Junco- Junco vulcani; Irazu, 9-Feb
  685. Common Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus flavopectus; San Luis, 12-Jan
  686. Sooty-capped Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus pileatus; Irazu, 9-Feb
  687. Ashy-throated Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus canigularis; Quebrada Gonzalez, 25-Aug
  688. Black-faced Grosbeak – Caryothraustes poliogaster; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  689. Blue Grosbeak – Passerina caerulea; San Joaquin, 6-March
  690. Indigo Bunting – Passerina cyanea; San Joaquin, 6-March
  691. Painted Bunting – Passrrina ciris; San Ramon, 15-March
  692. Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  693. Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Pheucticus ludovicianus; Arenal, 12-Jan
  694. Blue-black Grosbeak – Cyanocompsa cyanoides; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  695. Western Tanager – Piranga ludoviciana; Carara, 10-Feb
  696. Summer Tanager – Piranga rubra;  El Tapir, 1-Jan
  697. Scarlet Tanager – Piranga olivacea; Arenal Lodge, 3-April
  698. Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava; Arenal, 13-Jan
  699. Flame-colored Tanager – Piranga bidentata; Poas, 19-Feb
  700. White-winged Tanager – Piranga leucoptera; Tarrales, Guatemala, 14-April
  701. Black-thighed Grosbeak – Pheucticus tibialis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  702. Carmiol’s Tanager – Chlorothraupis carmiolii; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  703. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager – Habia rubica;Tarrales, Guatemala, 14-April
  704. Red-throated Ant-Tanager – Habia fuscicauda; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  705. Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager – Habia atrimaxillaris; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  706. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus; Silencio wetland, 12-Jan
  707. Red-breasted Meadowlark – Sturnella militarus; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  708. Eastern Meadowlark – Sturnella magna; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  709. Bobolink – Dolichonyx oryzivorus; Niagara County, 16-Sep
  710. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  711. Common Grackle – Quiscalus quiscala; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  712. Great-tailed Grackle – Quiscalus mexicanus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  713. Nicaraguan Grackle – Quiscalus nicaraguensis; Cano Negro, 7-Feb
  714. Giant Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus; Sarapiqui, 8-Jan
  715. Brown-headed Cowbird – Molothrus ater; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  716. Bronzed Cowbird – Molothrus oryzivorus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  717. Shiny Cowbird – Molothrus bonariensis; Sarapiqui, 20-Feb
  718. Orchard Oriole – Icterus spurius; Bogarin, 11-Feb
  719. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  720. Black-cowled Oriole – Icterus prosthemelas; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  721. Black-vented Oriole – Icterus wagleri; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  722. BAR-WINGED ORIOLE – Icterus maculialatis; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  723. Altamira Oriole – Icterus gularis; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  724. Spot-breasted Oriole – Icterus pectoralis; La Garita, 27-March
  725. Yellow-billed Cacique – Amblycercus holosericeus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan
  726. Scarlet-rumped Cacique – Cacicus uropygialis; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  727. Chestnut-headed Oropendola – Psarcolius wagleri; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  728. Montezuma Oropendola – Psarcolius montezuma; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  729. Scrub Euphonia – Euphonia affinis; Cerro Lodge, 10-Feb
  730. White-vented Euphonia – Euphonia minuta; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  731. Yellow-crowned Euphonia – Euphonia luteicapilla; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  732. Yellow-throated Euphonia – Euphonia hirundinacea; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
  733. Thick-billed Euphonia – Euphonia laniirostris; ; Golfo Dulce, 23-March
  734. Olive-backed Euphonia – Euphonia gouldi; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  735. Spot-crowned Euphonia – Euphonia imitans; Carara, 10-Feb
  736. Tawny-capped Euphonia – Euphonia anneae; El Tapir, 1-Jan
  737. Golden-browed Chlorophonia – Chlorophonia callophrys; Road to Poas, 2-Jan
  738. Hooded Grosbeak – Hesperiphona abeillei; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  739. Black-headed Siskin – Spinus notata; Cerro Alux, Guatemala, 15-April
  740. Yellow-bellied Siskin – Spinus xanthogastrus; Poas, 28-March
  741. Lesser Goldfinch – Spinus psaltria; Volcan Toliman, Guatemala, 12-April
  742. American Goldfinch – Carduelis tristis; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  743. Purple Finch – Haemorhous purpureus; Forest Lawn Cemetery, 11-May
  744. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan
Written by Patrick O'Donnell
Patrick O'Donnell became a birder at the age of 7 after seeing books about birds in the Niagara Falls, New York public library. Although watching thousands of gulls in the Niagara Gorge was sublime, more bird species (and warmer weather) eventually brought him to Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and other very birdy tropical places. A biologist by training, he has worked on bird-related projects in Colorado, Washington, Peru, and other locales, and has guided birders in Peru, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. These days, he lives in Costa Rica where he juggles guiding, freelance writing, developing bird apps for Costa Rica and Panama, posting on his Costa Rica birding blog, and discussing dinosaurs with his young daughter.