Jim Moulton: Costa Rica Life List AORC, All records Record(s) 1 to 202 of 202 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 2 Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 21/03/2011 Arenal 3 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 4 Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor 20/03/2011 Monteverde 5 Great Curassow Crax rubra 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 6 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 7 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 19/03/2011 Monteverde 8 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 9 Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina 19/03/2011 Monteverde 10 Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta 21/03/2011 Pital 11 Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti 25/03/2011 Manzanillo 12 Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 13 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 18/03/2011 Sardinal 14 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 18/03/2011 Sardinal 15 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 16 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 17 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 18 Green Hermit Phaethornis guy 20/03/2011 Monteverde 19 Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 20 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 19/03/2011 Monteverde 21 Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 22 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 21/03/2011 Pital 23 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 20/03/2011 Monteverde 24 Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 25 Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae 20/03/2011 Monteverde 26 Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 27 Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 28 Snowcap Microchera albocoronata 21/03/2011 Tanque 29 Coppery-headed Emerald Microchera cupreiceps 20/03/2011 Monteverde 30 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 31 Gray-cowled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 32 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 33 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 26/03/2011 Manzanillo 34 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 24/03/2011 Puerto Viejo 35 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 36 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 24/03/2011 Puerto Viejo 37 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 38 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 28/03/2011 Limon 39 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 40 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 24/03/2011 Puerto Viejo 41 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 24/03/2011 Puerto Viejo 42 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 18/03/2011 Sardinal 43 Great Egret Ardea alba 18/03/2011 44 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 18/03/2011 45 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 46 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18/03/2011 47 Green Heron Butorides virescens 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 48 Agami Heron Agamia agami Yes 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 49 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 50 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 51 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 52 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 18/03/2011 Sardinal 53 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 18/03/2011 Sardinal 54 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 18/03/2011 55 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 56 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 57 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 58 Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 25/03/2011 Manzanillo 59 Barred Hawk Morphnarchus princeps 28/03/2011 Limon 60 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 61 Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus 21/03/2011 Arenal 62 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 21/03/2011 Pital 63 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 64 Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 65 Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii 19/03/2011 Monteverde 66 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 67 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 21/03/2011 Tanque 68 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 69 White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 70 Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 71 White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 72 Northern Emerald-Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 73 Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 74 Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 75 Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 76 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 77 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 78 Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 79 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 80 Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 81 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 82 Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis 20/03/2011 Monteverde 83 Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis 19/03/2011 Monteverde 84 White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 85 Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 86 Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 87 Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana 21/03/2011 Tanque 88 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 89 Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 90 Crimson-fronted Parakeet Psittacara finschi 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 91 Black-crowned Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 92 Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 93 White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris Yes 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 94 Chestnut-backed Antbird Poliocrania exsul 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 95 Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys bicolor 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 96 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 97 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 98 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 99 Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus 26/03/2011 Manzanillo 100 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 28/03/2011 Manzanillo 101 Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris 20/03/2011 Monteverde 102 Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens 20/03/2011 Monteverde 103 Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops 20/03/2011 Monteverde 104 Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens 20/03/2011 Monteverde 105 White-collared Manakin Manacus candei 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 106 Red-capped Manakin Ceratopipra mentalis 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 107 Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 108 Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 19/03/2011 Monteverde 109 Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 110 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 111 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 21/03/2011 Tanque 112 Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii 20/03/2011 Monteverde 113 Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 114 Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens 20/03/2011 Monteverde 115 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 20/03/2011 Monteverde 116 Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 117 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 118 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 119 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 120 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 121 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 122 Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis 21/03/2011 Arenal 123 Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 124 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 125 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 21/03/2011 Pital 126 Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata 20/03/2011 Monteverde 127 White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa 18/03/2011 Sardinal 128 Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio 19/03/2011 Monteverde 129 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 18/03/2011 San Ramon 130 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 21/03/2011 Pital 131 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 18/03/2011 Sardinal 132 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Yes 24/03/2011 Pital 133 Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea 21/03/2011 Tanque 134 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 18/03/2011 135 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 136 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 21/03/2011 Arenal 137 Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis 28/03/2011 Manzanillo 138 Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus 19/03/2011 Monteverde 139 Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus 26/03/2011 Manzanillo 140 White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 141 Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys 20/03/2011 Monteverde 142 Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops 20/03/2011 Monteverde 143 Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater 20/03/2011 Monteverde 144 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 21/03/2011 Arenal 145 Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 146 White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis 19/03/2011 Monteverde 147 Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 19/03/2011 Monteverde 148 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 18/03/2011 San Jose 149 Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 19/03/2011 Monteverde 150 Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla 18/03/2011 Sardinal 151 Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima 19/03/2011 Monteverde 152 Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 153 White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 154 Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 155 Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda 18/03/2011 Sardinal 156 Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris 25/03/2011 Manzanillo 157 Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha 19/03/2011 Monteverde 158 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 20/03/2011 Monteverde 159 White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis 19/03/2011 Monteverde 160 Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 161 Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri 19/03/2011 Monteverde 162 Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 163 Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 164 Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas 21/03/2011 Tanque 165 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 27/03/2011 Manzanillo 166 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 167 Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 168 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 18/03/2011 San Jose 169 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 170 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 20/03/2011 Monteverde 171 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 19/03/2011 Monteverde 172 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina 20/03/2011 Monteverde 173 Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 21/03/2011 Arenal 174 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 18/03/2011 Sardinal 175 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 21/03/2011 Arenal 176 Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum Yes 23/03/2011 Boca Tapada 177 Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi 19/03/2011 Monteverde 178 Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons 20/03/2011 Monteverde 179 Costa Rican Warbler Basileuterus melanotis 20/03/2011 Monteverde 180 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 18/03/2011 Sardinal 181 Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 182 Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava 21/03/2011 Pital 183 Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 184 White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus 26/03/2011 Manzanillo 185 Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 186 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 21/03/2011 Tanque 187 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum 21/03/2011 Tanque 188 Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 189 Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii 20/03/2011 Monteverde 190 Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala 20/03/2011 Monteverde 191 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 192 Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus 24/03/2011 Boca Tapada 193 Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 194 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 25/03/2011 Boca Tapada 195 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 21/03/2011 Arenal 196 Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta 21/03/2011 Tanque 197 Thick-billed Seed-Finch Sporophila funerea 22/03/2011 Boca Tapada 198 Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 199 Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti 21/03/2011 Boca Tapada 200 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 19/03/2011 Monteverde 201 Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 20/03/2011 Monteverde 202 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 27/03/2011 Manzanillo