INCIDENTAL BIRD LIST FOR
PLAYA DELFIN
PAVONES DE GOLFITO, COSTA RICA
Conducted by
OXFORD UNIVERSITY EXPEDITION (OUEC) COSTA RICA 2009
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Neotropical Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus n.b. sighted in ZMT beach
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus n.b. sighted in ZMT
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola n.b. sighted in ZMT
Cherrie’s Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum n.b. sighted in ZMT
White-collared seedeater Sporophila torqueola
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis n.b. sighted in ZMT
King vulture Sarcoramphus papa nb. “Uncommon in lowlands and foothills to 1,200.m Prefers areas where mature forest still exists.” (Garrigues & Dean, 2007)
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis n.b. sighted in ZMT
Willet Tringa semipalmata n.b. sighted in ZMT
Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis n.b. sighted in ZMT “fairly uncommon” (Garrigues & Dean, 2007)
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis [aud.]
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycerus holosericeus [aud.]
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Great Curassow Crax rubra n.b. Pair. “Uncommon to rare in protected areas.” (Garrigues & Dean, 2007)
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima n.b. sighted in ZMT
Clay coloured Robin Turdis grayi
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis n.b. sighted in ZMT
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa n.b. Endemic from Costa Rica to N. Colombia
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea n.b. pair sighted in cabina area ZMT
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina n.b. sighted feeding young
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui [aud.]
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias n.b. sighed in ZMT
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus n.b. sighted in ZMT
Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius n.b. presence inferred by recent (approx. 2-4 wk) sloth kill. Very rare in Golfo Dulce region, top predator > good indicator of system health from the perspective of the top of the food chain. PGRC.Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus n.b. nesting pair in cabina area, Zona Maritimo Terrestre
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Red-crowned woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus n.b. sighted in cabina area ZMT
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus n.b. sighted in cabina area ZMT “uncommon in wet lowlands” (Garrigues & Dean, 2007)
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti n.b. sighted in cabina area ZMT
Magnificent Frigate bird Fregata magnificens n.b. sighted from ZMT]
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris n.b. nesting pair in ZMT]
House Wren Troglodytes aedon n.b. nesting on cabina structure
Blue gray tanager Thraupis episcopus n.b. sighted in ZMT
Melodius Blackbird Dives dives [aud.]
Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana, Pacific race n.b. sighted in cabina area ZMT
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis n.b. sighted in ZMT
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi n.b. sighted in ZMT “Endemic from southeastern Nicaragua to Western Panama” (Garrigues and Dean, 2007)
Violacious Trogon Trogon violaceus [aud.]
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Fiery billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii [aud.]
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis n.b. sighted in ZMT
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus n.b. sighted in ZMT beach “less commonly [found] along seashores.” (Garrigues & Dean, 2007)
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis n.b. sighted in ZMT
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla n.b. sighted in ZMT
Blue crowned Motmot Momotus momota [aud.]
Stripe throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri