Traveling in Central America
A total of 47 species is included.
Central America 2018, Part 1: Belize:
2018-02-01 - 2018-02-06 in Belize.
Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
Lineated woodpecker cahal pech. 2018-02-04 15.57.04 Belize Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
Cahal pech resort masked tityra tentative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-02-05 17.22.32 Belize Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Central America 2018, Part 2: Guatemala:
2018-02-07 in GuatemalaI took a day trip from Belize to Guatemala to see the incredible Maya city of Tikal.
Ocellated turkey / Pfauentruthuhn (Meleagris ocellata)
Alternate classification: Agriocharis ocellata
Ocellated turkey sign. 2018-02-07 11.30.46 Guatemala Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Great curassow / Tuberkelhokko (Crax rubra)
Tikal great curassow. 2018-02-07 12.29.42 Guatemala Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Roadside hawk / Wegebussard (Buteo magnirostris)
Alternate classification: Rupornis magnirostris, Falco magnirostris
Also known as: Grossschnabelbussard
Tikal roadside hawk. 2018-02-07 12.31.44 Guatemala Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Collared aracari / Halsbandarassari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Tikal collared aracari. 2018-02-07 12.38.40 Guatemala Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Central America 2018, Part 3: Costa Rica:
2018-02-10 - 2018-03-30 in Costa RicaMonteverde is the first place I took actual bird tours through places in the cloud forest. Here every afternoon I was told that the resplendent quetzals had been there in the morning, but no longer around. Doctor Rick from my Spanish class had seen them on the chilly mountains further south, where villages have names like Siberia.
Great-tailed grackle / Dohlengrackel (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Monteverde great tailed grackle female. 2018-02-12 16.47.52 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Collared trogon (Trogon collaris)
Night tour - sleeping trogon, tenative ID by MerlinBirdID collared trogon. 2018-02-14 18.46.34 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Tropical kingbird / Trauertyrann (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Tropical kingbird. 2018-02-16 16.18.52 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Tropical kingbird tenative ID by MerlinBirdID, on post in Monteverde. 2018-02-16 16.20.06 Costa Rica
Tropical kingbird tenative ID by MerlinBirdID , I had written redstart - on rooftop. 2018-02-16 16.21.36 Costa Rica
Green-crowned brilliant / Grünstirn-Brillantkolibri (Heliodoxa jacula)
Cloud forest green crowned brilliant hummingbird in tree. 2018-02-17 11.03.54 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Lesser violetear (alternate) (Colibri cyanotus )
Also known as: Lesser violetear
Cloud forest reserve - Lesser violetear and green crowned brilliants. 2018-02-17 11.04.20 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Black-faced solitaire (Myadestes melanops)
Alternate classification: Myadestes ralloides melanops
Cloud forest black faced solitaire. 2018-02-17 13.24.56 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Lesser violetear / Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri (Colibri cyanotus)
Also known as: Green violetear
Green violetear and green crowned brilliants at cloud forest hummingbird feeder. 2018-02-17 18.04.19 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)
Curi cancha black guan. 2018-02-18 13.38.52 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Lesson's motmot (Momotus lessonii)
Curi cancha Lessons motmot in tree. 2018-02-18 13.52.46 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Blue-crowned motmot / Amazonasmotmot (Momotus momota)
Also known as: Amazonian motmot
Curi cancha blue crowned motmot in tree. 2018-02-18 13.52.48 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Lesser violetear (alternate) (Colibri cyanotus )
Also known as: Lesser violetear
Curi cancha Lesser violetear hummingbird. 2018-02-18 14.03.12 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Great-tailed grackle / Dohlengrackel (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Great-tailed grackle. 2018-02-19 16.00.04 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Bullock's oriole / Bullock-Trupial (Icterus bullockii)
Monteverde Bullocks oriole tenative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-02-21 16.23.04 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Black-faced solitaire (Myadestes melanops)
Alternate classification: Myadestes ralloides melanops
Skywalk black faced solitaire. 2018-02-22 15.24.26 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Great kiskadee / Schwefelmaskentyrann (Pitangus sulphuratus)
La fortuna Great kiskadee tenatative ID w wings spread. 2018-02-26 10.15.18 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Alternate classification: Fringilla capensis
La fortuna rufous collared sparrow. 2018-02-26 10.16.56 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Great kiskadee / Schwefelmaskentyrann (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Great kiskadee bird eating fruit. 2018-02-26 10.28.58 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Crimson-collared tanager / Flammentangare (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)
Crimson collared tanager. 2018-02-26 10.49.32 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Crested guan / Rostbauchguan (Penelope purpurascens)
La fortuna crested guan. 2018-02-26 10.56.06 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Passerini's tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
Also known as: Scarlet-rumped tanager
La fortuna passerinis tanager pair. 2018-02-26 14.57.40 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
Alternate classification: Tangara palmarum (Wied, 1821)
Arenal feeder palm tanager. 2018-02-27 12.23.14 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Golden-hooded tanager / Goldscheiteltangare (Tangara larvata)
Alternate classification: Stilpnia larvata
Arenal feeder golden-hooded tanager. 2018-02-27 12.26.56 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Montezuma oropendola / Montezumastirnvogel (Psarocolius montezuma)
Alternate classification: Gymnostinops montezuma
Arenal feeder montezuma oropendola landing. 2018-02-27 12.51.44 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Great curassow / Tuberkelhokko (Crax rubra)
Arenal feeder great curassow female. 2018-02-27 12.54.26 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Montezuma oropendola / Montezumastirnvogel (Psarocolius montezuma)
Alternate classification: Gymnostinops montezuma
Arenal feeder montezuma oropendola in flight. 2018-02-27 12.58.00 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)
Arenal feeder summer tanager tenatative ID. 2018-02-27 12.58.26 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Blue-gray tanager / Blautangare (Thraupis episcopus)
Alternate classification: Tangara episcopus
Arenal blue gray tanager. 2018-02-27 13.05.16 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Crested guan / Rostbauchguan (Penelope purpurascens)
Arenal feeder tree crested guan landing. 2018-02-27 13.06.20 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
Alternate classification: Tangara palmarum (Wied, 1821)
Arenal feeder palm tanager. 2018-02-27 13.12.08 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Crested guan / Rostbauchguan (Penelope purpurascens)
Arenal feeder crested guan eats watermelon. 2018-02-27 13.15.42 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Montezuma oropendola / Montezumastirnvogel (Psarocolius montezuma)
Alternate classification: Gymnostinops montezuma
Arenal feeder 2 montezuma oropendolas - feed me. 2018-02-27 13.20.12 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Brown jay (Psilorhinus morio)
Alternate classification: Cyanocorax morio Wagler, 1829
Arenal feeder 2 brown jays. 2018-02-27 13.24.36 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Collared aracari / Halsbandarassari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Arenal feeder collared aracari. 2018-02-27 13.45.56 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Blue-gray tanager / Blautangare (Thraupis episcopus)
Alternate classification: Tangara episcopus
Arenal feeder blue gray tanagers. 2018-02-27 13.46.18 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Collared aracari / Halsbandarassari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Arena feeder collared aracari plus montezuma oropendola. 2018-02-27 13.46.42 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Pale-billed woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
Arenal pale-billed woodpecker. 2018-02-27 15.51.26 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Bubulcus ibis)
Alternate classification: Egretta ibis
Also known as: Western cattle egret
Arenal cattle w cattle egrets. 2018-02-27 16.42.14 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Keel-billed toucan / Fischertukan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Arenal keel billed toucan. 2018-02-28 08.53.58 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Xeno-Canto
White-necked jacobin / Weißnackenkolibri (Florisuga mellivora)
Arenal hummingbird tentative ID White-necked Jacobin. 2018-02-28 09.40.12 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
Arenal hike southern rough-winged swallow tentative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-02-28 10.47.32 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Turkey vulture / Truthahngeier (Cathartes aura)
Also known as: Turkey buzzard
Arenal hike turkey vultures. 2018-02-28 11.30.14 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
White-capped parrot / Weißkopfpapagei (Pionus senilis)
Also known as: White-crowned parrot
Arenal white-crowned parrot tentative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-03-01 06.54.32 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Western wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Arenal western wood-pewee tentative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-03-01 07.50.38 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Great kiskadee / Schwefelmaskentyrann (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Lava hike Great kiskadee tenatative ID. 2018-03-01 16.59.24 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Tropical kingbird / Trauertyrann (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Lava hike tropical kingbird. 2018-03-01 16.59.52 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Clay-colored robin (Turdus grayi)
Alternate classification: Turdus grayii
Also known as: Yigirro, Clay-colored thrush
Lava hike clay colored thrush? national bird. 2018-03-01 17.09.44 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii)
Uvita bairds trogon. 2018-03-05 13.36.20 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Passerini's tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
Also known as: Scarlet-rumped tanager
Passerinis tanager. 2018-03-06 08.00.56 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Alternate classification: Psittacus macao
Also known as: Red-and-yellow macaw, Red-blue-and-yellow macaw
La tarde 3 scarlet macaws in tree our first morning. 2018-03-09 06.31.28 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Great tinamou (Tinamus major)
La tarde great tinamou tenative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-03-09 12.58.40 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
Alternate classification: Trochilus tzacatl
La tarde rufous-tailed hummingbird. 2018-03-10 07.58.50 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Sandwich tern / Brandseeschwalbe (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Alternate classification: Sterna sandvicensis
La tarde 5 sandwich terns tenative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-03-11 06.35.12 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Ruddy ground dove / Rosttäubchen (Columbina talpacoti)
Alternate classification: Columbigallina talpacoti
La tarde ruddy ground dove tentative ID. 2018-03-11 09.38.10 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Alternate classification: Psittacus macao
Also known as: Red-and-yellow macaw, Red-blue-and-yellow macaw
La tarde 5 scarlet macaws in a tree. 2018-03-11 09.47.24 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Black-crested coquette / Schwarzschopfelfe (Lophornis helenae)
La tarde Black-crested Coquette hummingbird. 2018-03-11 09.53.40 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Alternate classification: Psittacus macao
Also known as: Red-and-yellow macaw, Red-blue-and-yellow macaw
La tarde last scarlet macaw. 2018-03-11 10.00.14 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Blue-gray tanager / Blautangare (Thraupis episcopus)
Alternate classification: Tangara episcopus
La tarde blue gray tanager. 2018-03-11 10.45.48 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Gray-capped flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis)
La tarde last morning gray-capped flycatcher. 2018-03-11 10.56.34 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Crimson-fronted parakeet (Psittacara finschi)
Alternate classification: Conurus finschi
City parrots in San Jose, Costa Rica, tentative iD crimson-fronted parakeet,. 2018-03-16 15.50.26 Costa Rica Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto