Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, bosque tropical lluvioso de Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, albergue en la selva tropical, Rio San Carlos Costa Rica

Albergue en la jungla tropical, Boca Tapada, Rio San Carlos, Costa Rica

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Lista de Aves - Boca Tapada / Rio San Carlos, Costa Rica

Lista de Aves (página 1)

Bird Species List

The area covered by this checklist includes the road from Pital to the Lodge, surrounding roads to neighboring farms; the Rio San Carlos near the lodge to the Rio San Juan; a small portion of the Rio San Juan near Boca San Carlos. Habitats included are primary and secondary rainforest, rivers and streams, riverine forest, sandbars and mudflats, pastureland, plantations, gardens, weedy roadsides and fields. This list shows the many bird species you may encounter on a 3-5 day visit as you explore the excellent birding spots at and nearby the lodge. The codes reflect the chances an average birder will have at observing or hearing a particular species. Keep in mind that some resident breeding birds (e.g. Great Green Macaw) become relatively scarce or entirely absent seasonally. It should also be noted that this part of northern Costa Rica contains a wide variety of birds (390 species on this list) owing to many microhabitats within the general habitats listed above. For example, some species (e.g. Agami Heron) are found only in the quiet backwaters of rainforest lagoons. Many other bird species of the rainforest have a unique and often limited set of ecological requirements. Thus, by visiting a variety of habitats and paying attention to subtle changes within a particular habitat, the careful observer may be rewarded with sightings of some rare and beautiful species.
Status Codes:
1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = ? =	Permanent resident Wintering species (Sept.- April) Passant migrant only - usually spring & fall Sporadic visitor-from up slope or elsewhere Out of normal range, accidental status unclear, more data needed
Sighting Frequency Codes:
C FC U R VR X	= Common. Seen or heard daily. = Fairly common. Usually seen or heard daily. = Uncommon. May be seen weekly but could be missed. = Rare. Seen or heard monthly; local and/or secretive habits. = Very rare. Low population numbers; difficult to find, even in the right habitat. = Occasional. Unexpected; fewer than 5 documented occurrences.

Tinamidae
1 C 1 C 1 FC	Great Tinamou Little Tinamou Slaty-breasted Tinamou	Tinamus major Crypturellus soui Crypturellus boucardi
Anatidae
4 U 1 U 2 R	Black-bellied Whistling Duck Muscovy Duck Blue-winged Teal	Dendrocygna autumnalis Cairina moschata Anas discors
Cracidae
1 X 1 U 1 R	Gray-headed Chachalaca Crested Guan Great Currasow	Ortalis cinereiceps Penelope purpurascens Crax rubra
Odontophoridae
1 R	Tawny-faced Quail	Rhynchortyx cinctus
Podicipedidae
? X	Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus
Ciconiidae
4 R	Wood Stork	Mycteria americana
Fregatidae
5 X	Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
Phalacrocoracidae
1 FC	Phalacrocorax brasilianus	Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhingidae
1 FC	Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga
Pelecanidae
5 X	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
Ardeidae
? X ? X 1 R 1 R 2 FC 2 FC 2 FC 2 C 4 U 1 C 1 C 1 R X R 4 R 1 R	Pinnated Bittern Least Bittern Rufescent Tiger Heron Bare-throated Tiger Heron Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Agami Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-crowned Night Heron Boat-billed Heron	Botaurus pinnatus Ixobrychus exilis Tigrisoma lineatum Tigrisoma mexicanum Ardea herodius Ardea alba Egretta thula Egretta caerulea Egretta tricolor Bubulcus ibis Butorides virescens Agamia agami Nycticorax nycticorax Nyctanassa violacea Cochlearius cochlearius
Threskiornithidae
1 U	Green Ibis	Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Cathartidae
1 C 1 C 4 X 1 U	Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture King Vulture	Coragyps atratus Cathartes aura Cathartes burrovianus Sarcoramphus papa
Pandionidae
2 C	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae
1 R 1 X 2 U 1 U 3 R 1 U 3 VR 3 U 1 VR 2 X ? VR 2 X 1 VR 1 X 1 R 1 R 1 U 1 R 1 R 2 C 1 FC 1 FC 3 U 1 X 1 R 1 VR 1 VR 1 R 1 U 4 X 4 X 1 FC 1 FC 2 R	Gray-headed Kite Hook-billed Kite Swallow-tailed Kite White-tailed Kite Snail Kite Double-toothed Kite Mississippi Kite Plumbeous Kite Black- collared Hawk Northern Harrier Tiny Hawk Sharp-shinned Bicolored Hawk Crane Hawk Barred Hawk Semiplumbeous Hawk White Hawk Great Black Hawk Roadside Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Gray Hawk Short-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Zone-tailed Hawk Black Hawk- Eagle Black and White Hawk- Eagle Ornate Hawk- Eagle Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Collared Forest Falcon Red-throated Caracara Crested Caracara Laughing Falcon Bat Falcon Peregrine Falcon	Leptodon cayanensis Chondrohierax uncinatus Elanoides forficatus Elanus leucurus Rostrhamus sociabilis Harpagus bidentatus Ictinia mississippiensis Ictinia plumbea Busarellus nigricollis Circus cyaneus Accipiter superciliosus Hawk Accipiter striatus Accipiter bicolor Geranospiza caerulescens Leucopternis princeps Leucopternis semiplumbeus Leucopternis albicollis Buteogallus urubitinga Buteo magnirostris Buteo platypterus Buteo nitidus Buteo brachyurus Buteo swainsoni Buteo albonotatus Spizeatus tyrannus Spizaetus melanoleucus Spizaetus ornatus Micrastur mirandollei Micrastur semitorquatus Ibycter americanus Caracara cheriway Herpetotheres cachinnans Falco rufigularis Falco peregrinus
Eurypygidae
1 X	Sunbittern	Eurypyga helias
Rallidae
1 X 1 FC 1 R 1 U 1 VR ? X 1 FC 1 R	Ruddy Crake White-throated Crake Gray-breasted Crake Gray-necked Woodrail Uniform Crake Yellow-breasted Crake Purple Gallinule Common Gallinule	Laterallus ruber Laterallus albigularis Laterallus exilis Aramides cajanea Amaurolimnas concolor Porzana flaviventer Porphyrio martinica Gallinula galeata
Heliornithidae
1 R	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica
Charadriidae
5 X 4 X ? X 2 VR	Southern Lapwing Collared Plover Wilson's Plover Killdeer	Vanellus chilensis Charadrius collaris Charadrius wilsonia Charadrius vociferus
Recurvirostridae
2 R	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
Jacanidae
1 C	Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa
Scolopacidae
2 C 2 VR 2 X 2 X	Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet Short-billed Dowitcher	Actitis macularius Tringa solitaria Tringa semipalmata Limnodromus griseus

Acknoledgements This bird list represents the latest revision (2012) following the previous editions of 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002. In addition to my field studies in the region (1997-2012), the LDL bird list is the result of many hours of field observations by several experienced ornithologists and other biologists working in the area during the past twenty years. Indeed, the LDL bird list continues to be a collaborative effort and is a significant contribution to ornithology in northern Costa Rica. I am indebted to the following individuals for their excellent work (in alphabetical order): Oscar Artavia, Didier Castro, Mark Digirolamo, Adolfo Gonzalez, Tyler Hicks, Dan Keller, Gerard Phillips, and Nicholas Wilkinson.