MY SPECIES “LIFE LIST”
(A List of Bird Species I Have Personally Observed and Photographed)
Prologue: Why I Decided To Become a Birdwatcher…
Me, a birdwatcher? Why, the thought never crossed my mind during my first 65 years on the planet! So, how did it come about that I now consider myself a birdwatcher (or perhaps, even a “birder”!)? Well, a couple of years back, I ran across a small 40 acre ranch for sale in southeastern Arizona. What intrigued me about this particular piece of property was the claim that it backed up to 87,000 acres of public land (the Chiricahua National Forest and Mountains) and had a prehistoric granary and petroglyphs right over the back fence. Before Dorothy and I drove out there to look at the ranch, I was doing research about the area on the internet. I ran across a blog written by a young couple who had literally hiked, biked, and camped all over the world. In their blog, they talked about their visit to this area and said, if they were ready to settle down (which they weren’t), they would settle there. They spoke glowingly of the unique, quirky, and generous people they encountered, most of whom they described as “birdwatchers”. I have to say, this piqued my interest.
As Dorothy, Bitsy, and I set out on our little trip to scout my ranch, I decided we would leave on a Sunday afternoon and drive to South Llano River State Park so that we would not have to fight the Monday morning rush hour traffic in San Antonio. We got to the park, set up our camp, and decided to take a walk to stretch our legs. Guess what we ran into? A bird blind and birder, after birder, after birder. At the blind, I was smitten by the colorful birds and the peacefulness of sitting quietly and enjoying nature. And the people we met were indeed unique, quirky, and generous! By coincidence, most of them had visited the Portal/Paradise sky island area and spoke highly of those places. The hook was baited, and, when we reached our destination, I took the bait. We stayed at Rusty’s RV park and, you guessed it, it was primarily filled with birders. We visited the private homes in Paradise, and enjoyed sitting on the porches of strangers and watching the birds. In September of last year, I visited Australia, and Locky, my guide at Davidson’s at Mount Borradaille, was a passionate observer and photographer of the birds found there. So, in March of 2020, as I looked for something for Dorothy and I to do to celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary, I settled on Rockport. We spent the bulk of our time there and I was delighted that we actually got to see a pair of Whooping Cranes in the wild at The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. As we returned home, I had to admit to myself that, yes, I was a birdwatcher. I also made a conscious decision to dedicate time each week to learn more about how to locate, photograph, and identify wild birds. The great Corona Virus pandemic gifted me with plenty of time, so I set out to try to become a bona fide birdwatcher. I am pleased to report that I am making progress. In the last six plus weeks, I have read a lot and visited a number of birding hot-spots. I also purchased a Nikon P1000 and have started trying to become proficient with it. Today, buoyed by yesterday’s exhilaration of spotting my first Osprey at Salt Lake (near Luling, Texas), I decided to add this page to my website to display photos of all of the bird species that I have personally observed and photographed … my photographic “species list”.
Below you will find my species Life List. As a sidenote, my species Life List is modeled after a checklist for the area where I live, generated on eBird. To see the actual checklist, look here. Click on the species name to see my photos and little about where I found and photographed the birds. I hope you enjoy my attempt to share the beauty I have enjoyed. Thanks for taking the time to take a look!
My Species Life List, With Links to a Photo Gallery & eBird Data on each Species…
MY SPECIES LIFE LIST (555)
[Common Name (Scientific name): ]
RHEAS (1)
▪ Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) (Brazil)
TINAMOUS (2)
▪ Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) (Costa Rica)
▪ Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) (Brazil)
SCREAMERS (1)
▪ Southern Screamer (Chauna torquate) (Brazil)
WATERFOWL & ALLIES (21)
▪ Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
▪ Swan Goose (domestic) (Anser cygnoides)
▪ Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
▪ Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) (Costa Rica)
▪ Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
▪ Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa)
▪ Gadwall (Anas strepera)
▪ Blue-winged Teal (Spatula Discors)
▪ Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
▪ Redhead (Aythya americana)
▪ Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
▪ Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
▪ American Wigeon (Mareca americana) (CA)
▪ Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (CA)
▪ Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
▪ Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
▪ Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
▪ Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
▪ Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
▪ Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) (CA)
▪ Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
▪ American Coot (Fulica americana)
CHACHALACAS, GUANS, & CURASSOWS (8)
▪ Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)
▪ Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) (Costa Rica)
▪ Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) (Costa Rica)
▪ Chestnut-bellied Guan (Penelope ochrogaster) (Brazil)
▪ Red-throated Piping-Guan (Pipile cujubi) (Brazil)
▪ Blue-throated Piping-Guan (Pipile cumanensis) (Brazil)
▪ Great Curassow (Crax rubra) (Costa Rica)
▪ Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) (Brazil)
GROUSE, QUAIL & ALLIES (5)
▪ Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata)
▪ Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
▪ Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
▪ Spotted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus guttatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
GREBES (3)
▪ Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
▪ Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus Podiceps)
▪ Clark’s Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
CORMORANT, ANHINGA, & PELICANS (5)
▪ Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
▪ Double-crested Cormorant (Phalarocorax Auritus)
▪ Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
▪ American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
▪ Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
HERONS, IBIS & ALLIES (25)
▪ Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) (Costa Rica)
▪ Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
▪ Great Egret (Ardea alba)
▪ Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
▪ Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
▪ Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
▪ Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
▪ Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
▪ Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
▪ Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
▪ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
▪ Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) (Brazil)
▪ Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) (Brazil)
▪ Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) (Brazil)
▪ Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) (Brazil)
▪ Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) (Brazil)
▪ Striated Heron (Butorides striata) (Brazil)
▪ Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) (Brazil)
▪ Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) (Brazil)
▪ White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
▪ White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
▪ Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
▪ Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis) (Brazil)
▪ Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) (Brazil)
▪ Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
VULTURES, KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES (27)
▪ Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
▪ Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
▪ Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus) (Brazil)
▪ King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) (Belize)
▪ Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
▪ Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
▪ Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
▪ Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) (Brazil)
▪ Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) (Brazil)
▪ Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
▪ Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) (Brazil)
▪ Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) (Belize)
▪ Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
▪ Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
▪ Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
▪ Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
▪ Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) (Brazil)
▪ Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) (Brazil)
▪ Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) (Brazil)
▪ Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
▪ Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
▪ Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) (CA)
▪ White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) (Belize)
▪ Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) (Belize)
HOATZIN (1)
▪ Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) (Brazil)
RAILS, GALLINULES, & ALLIES (6)
▪ Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus)
▪ Russet-naped Wood-Rail (Aramides albiventris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajaneus) (Brazil)
▪ Sora (Porzana carolina)
▪ Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
▪ Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
CRANES (3)
▪ Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
▪ Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
▪ Brolga (Antigone rubicunda)
SHOREBIRDS (17)
▪ Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
▪ Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) (Costa Rica)(Brazil)
▪ Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) (Brazil)
▪ American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
▪ Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
▪ Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) (Costa Rica)
▪ Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
▪ Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
▪ Sanderling (Calidris alba)
▪ Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
▪ White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
▪ Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
▪ Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
▪ Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
▪ Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
GULLS, TERNS, & SKIMMERS (7)
▪ Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
▪ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
▪ Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
▪ Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
▪ Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
▪ Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
▪ Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
LOONS (1)
▪ Common Loon (Gavia immer) CA
SUNBITTERN (1)
▪ Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) (Brazil)
STORKS (3)
▪ Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) (Brazil)
▪ Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) (Brazil)
▪ Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) (Brazil)
FRIGATEBIRDS, BOOBIES, & GANNETS (2)
▪ Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) (Belize)
▪ Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
PIGEONS & DOVES (16)
▪ Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
▪ Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) (Brazil)
▪ Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) (Brazil)
▪ Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) (Brazil)
▪ Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) (Belize)
▪ Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
▪ White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
▪ Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) (Brazil)
▪ Gray-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii) (Costa Rica)
▪ White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
▪ Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
▪ Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
▪ Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta) (Brazil)
▪ Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) (Brazil)
▪ Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata) (Brazil)
CUCKOOS (6)
▪ Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira) (Brazil)
▪ Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) (Brazil)
▪ Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) (Brazil)
▪ Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
▪ Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus)
OWLS (12)
▪ Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
▪ Pacific Screech-Owl (Megascops cooperi) (Costa Rica)
▪ Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
▪ Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba) (Brazil)
▪ Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) (Costa Rica)
▪ Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (Costa Rica)
▪ Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
▪ Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium costaricanum) (Costa Rica)
▪ Barred Owl (Strix varia)
▪ Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
▪ Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
▪ Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) (Costa Rica & Brazil)
TROGONS AND QUETZALS (7)
▪ Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) (Costa Rica)
▪ Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon Massena) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Baird’s Trogon (Trogon bairdii) (Costa Rica)
▪ Gartered Trogon (Trogon caligatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans)
MOTMOTS (3)
▪ Lesson’s Motmot (Momotus lessonii) (Costa Rica)
▪ Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum) (Costa Rica)
▪ Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) (Costa Rica)
NIGHTJARS (2)
▪ Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
▪ Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
POTOOS AND OILBIRDS (1)
▪ Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) (Brazil)
SWIFTS (0)
HUMMINGBIRDS (31)
▪ White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga Mellivora) (Costa Rica)
▪ Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) (Costa Rica)
▪ Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) (Costa Rica)
▪ Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) (Costa Rica)
▪ Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Rivoli’s Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
▪ Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)
▪ Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
▪ Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) (Costa Rica)
▪ Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) (Costa Rica)
▪ Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Coppery-headed Emerald (Microchera cupreiceps) (Costa Rica)
▪ Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia) (Costa Rica)
▪ Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
▪ Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
▪ Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
▪ Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
▪ Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)
▪ Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis)
▪ Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
▪ Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Leucolia violiceps)
▪ Blue-throated Mountain-Gem (Lampornis clemenciae)
▪ Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) (Costa Rica)
▪ Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutile) (Belize)
▪ Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) (Belize)
▪ Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) (Brazil)
LOONS (1)
▪ Common Loon (Gavia immer)
KINGFISHERS (6)
▪ Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquate) (Costa Rica)
▪ Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
▪ Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) (Costa Rica)
▪ Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) (Brazil)
▪ American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) (Belize)
▪ Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) (Brazil)
PUFFBIRDS, JACAMARS, AND NUNBIRDS (5)
▪ White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) (Costa Rica)
▪ White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) (Brazil)
▪ Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) (Brazil)
▪ Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Costa Rica)(Brazil)
▪ White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) (Brazil)
BARBETS AND TOUCANS (9)
▪ Black-girdled Barbet (Capito dayi) (Brazil)
▪ Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) (Brazil)
▪ Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguous) (Costa Rica)
▪ Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
▪ White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) (Brazil)
▪ Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) (Brazil)
WOODPECKERS (21)
▪ Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
▪ Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
▪ Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
▪ Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
▪ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
▪ Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) (Costa Rica)
▪ Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
▪ Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)
▪ Arizona Woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae)
▪ Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
▪ Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
▪ Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)
▪ Rufous-winged Woodpecker (Piculus simplex) (Costa Rica)
▪ White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) (Brazil)
▪ Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) (Brazil)
▪ Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) (Brazil)
▪ White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus) (Brazil)
▪ Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) (Brazil)
▪ Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula) (Brazil)
SERIEMAS (1)
▪ Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) (Brazil)
CARACARA & FALCONS (8)
▪ Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
▪ Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) (Costa Rica) (Brazil)
▪ Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
▪ Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) (Costa Rica)
▪ American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
▪ Merlin (Falco columbarius)
▪ Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
COTINGAS (4)
▪ Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi) (Costa Rica)
▪ Snowy Cotinga (Carpodectes nitidus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) (Brazil)
▪ Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) (Brazil)
BECARDS, TITYRAS, & ALLIES (5)
▪ Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana) (Brazil)
▪ Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) (Belize)
▪ White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) (Belize)
▪ Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae)
PARROTS, PARAKEETS, MACAWS & ALLIES (18)
▪ Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) (Brazil)
▪ Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) (Brazil)
▪ Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica) (Brazil)
▪ Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis)
▪ Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Peach-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) (Brazil)
▪ Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix)
▪ White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons) (Costa Rica)
▪ Turquoise-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) (Brazil)
▪ Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) (Belize)
▪ Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) (Brazil)
▪ Sulphur-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni) (Costa Rica)
▪ Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilatus) (Brazil)
▪ Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) (Costa Rica)
▪ Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) (Brazil)
▪ Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) (Brazil)
▪ Yellow-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis) (Brazil)
▪ Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Psittacara finschi)
LEAFTOSSERS (1)
▪ Gray-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis) (Costa Rica)
ANTBIRDS (6)
▪ Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides) (Costa Rica)
▪ Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) (Costa Rica)
▪ Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus) (Brazil)
▪ Barred Antshrike(Thamnophilus doliatus) (Brazil)
▪ Great Antshrike (Taraba major) (Brazil)
WOODCREEPERS (9)
▪ Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa) (Costa Rica)
▪ Great Rufous Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) (Brazil)
▪ Northern Barred-Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) (Costa Rica)
▪ Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) (Costa Rica)
▪ Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus) (Brazil)
▪ Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster) (Belize)
▪ Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) (Belize)
▪ Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) (Belize)
OVENBIRDS (1)
▪ Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus) (Brazil)
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: ELAENIAS, PEEWEES, KINGBIRDS, & ALLIES (41)
▪ Eye-ringed Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus brevirostris) (Belize)
▪ Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) (Costa Rica)
▪ Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii) (Brazil)
▪ Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
▪ Ochraceous Pewee (Contopus ochraceus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
▪ Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
▪ Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
▪ Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
▪ Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
▪ Black-capped Flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps) (Costa Rica)
▪ Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)
▪ Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
▪ Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
▪ Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
▪ Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
▪ Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
▪ Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
▪ Panama Flycatcher (Myiarchus panamensis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
▪ Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
▪ Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
▪ Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) (Costa Rica)
▪ Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
▪ Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) (Belize)
▪ Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) (Brazil)
▪ Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
▪ Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
▪ Couch’s Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii)
▪ Cassin’s Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
▪ Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris)
▪ Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
▪ Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
▪ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
▪ Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) (Brazil)
▪ Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum) (Brazil)
▪ Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) (Brazil)
SHRIKES (1)
▪ Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
VIREOS (9)
▪ White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
▪ Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli) (Costa Rica)
▪ Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii)
▪ Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
▪ Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
▪ Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
▪ Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
▪ Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
▪ Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
JAYS, MAGPIES,CROWS & RAVENS (9)
▪ Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
▪ Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
▪ Brown Jay (Psilorhinus morio) (Costa Rica)
▪ Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) (Brazil)
▪ Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)
▪ Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi)
▪ American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
▪ Common Raven (Corvus corax)
▪ Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) (CA)
DONACOBIUS (1)
▪ Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) (Brazil)
MARTINS & SWALLOWS (8)
▪ Purple Martin (Progne subis)
▪ Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) (Costa Rica)
▪ Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
▪ Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
▪ Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
▪ White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) (Brazil)
▪ White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata) (Brazil)
▪ Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) (Brazil)
CHICKADEES & TITMICE (3)
▪ Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
▪ Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
▪ Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi)
TITS & VERDIN (2)
▪ Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
▪ Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) (CA)
NUTHATCHES (2)
▪ Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
▪ White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
CREEPERS (0)
WRENS (6)
▪ Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
▪ Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
▪ Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
▪ House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
▪ Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
▪ Canebrake Wren (Cantorchilus zeledoni) (Costa Rica)
GNATCATCHERS (1)
▪ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
KINGLETS (1)
▪ Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
THRUSHES (12)
▪ Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris) (Costa Rica)
▪ Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
▪ Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
▪ Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
▪ Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
▪ Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
▪ Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi)
▪ Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
▪ Sooty Thrush (Turdus nigrescens) (Costa Rica)
▪ Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris) (Brazil)
▪ American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS (6)
▪ Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
▪ Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
▪ Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
▪ Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre)
▪ Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
STARLINGS (1)
▪ European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
WAGTAILS & PIPITS (1)
▪ American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
WAXWINGS (1)
▪ Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS (1)
▪ Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
WOOD WARBLERS (33)
▪ Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
▪ Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
▪ Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
▪ Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
▪ Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora Cyanoptera)
▪ Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
▪ Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
▪ Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
▪ Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
▪ Virginia’s Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae)
▪ MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
▪ Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
▪ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
▪ Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)
▪ American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
▪ Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus)
▪ Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
▪ Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
▪ Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
▪ Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
▪ Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
▪ Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
▪ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (Setophaga coronate)
▪ Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
▪ Grace’s Warbler (Setophaga graciae)
▪ Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
▪ Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia)
▪ Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons)
▪ Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
▪ Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
▪ Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pushilla)
▪ Collared Redstart (Myioborus torquatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
SPARROWS (26)
▪ Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
▪ Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus)
▪ Common Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavopectus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) (Costa Rica)
▪ Sooty-capped Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus pileatus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca)
▪ Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
▪ Rufous-winged Sparrow (Peucaea carpalis)
▪ Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerine)
▪ Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
▪ Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
▪ Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
▪ Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
▪ Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
▪ Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
▪ House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
▪ Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
▪ Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
▪ Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
▪ White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
▪ Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha) (Costa Rica)
▪ Volcano Junco (Junco vulcani) (Costa Rica)
▪ Abert’s Towhee (Melozone aberti)
▪ Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
CARDINALS, TANAGERS, GROSBEAKS & ALLIES (40)
▪ Gray-headed Tanager (Eucometis penicillate) (Costa Rica)
▪ Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
▪ Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
▪ Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
▪ Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
▪ Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) (Costa Rica)
▪ Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) (Costa Rica)
▪ Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca) (Brazil)
▪ Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) (Brazil)
▪ Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) (Costa Rica)
▪ Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis) (Brazil)
▪ Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) (Brazil)
▪ Golden-hooded Tanager (Stilpnia larvata) (Costa Rica)
▪ Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara dowii) (Costa Rica)
▪ Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala)(Costa Rica)
▪ Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) (Belize)
▪ Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta) (Costa Rica)
▪ Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) (Costa Rica)
▪ Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus)
▪ Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) (Costa Rica)
▪ Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea)(Costa Rica)
▪ Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) (Costa Rica)
▪ Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) (Costa Rica)
▪ Morelet’s Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti (Belize)
▪ Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus) (Brazil)
▪ Bluish-gray Saltator (Saltator coerulescens) (Brazil)
▪ Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
▪ Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata) (Brazil)
▪ Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronate) (Brazil)
▪ Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)
▪ Black-faced Grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster) (Costa Rica)
▪ Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
▪ Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
▪ Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
▪ Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
▪ Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
▪ Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
▪ Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
BLACKBIRDS (33)
▪ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
▪ Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
▪ Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
▪ Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) (Belize)
▪ Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
▪ Red-breasted Meadowlark (Leistes militaris) (Brazil)
▪ Chihuahuan Meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae)
▪ Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
▪ Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
▪ Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
▪ Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
▪ Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
▪ Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) (Brazil)
▪ Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) (Brazil)
▪ Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) (Brazil)
▪ Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) (Brazil)
▪ Grayish Baywing (Agelaioides badius) (Brazil)
▪ Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) (Costa Rica)
▪ Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
▪ Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
▪ Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
▪ Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
▪ Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
▪ Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
▪ Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater) (Belize)
▪ Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) (Costa Rica)
▪ Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) (Costa Rica)
▪ Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) (Brazil)
▪ Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) (Brazil)
▪ Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus) (Brazil)
▪ Grayish Baywing (Agelaioides badius) (Brazil)
FINCHES & ALLIES (10)
▪ Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) (Costa Rica)
▪ Olive-backed Euphonia (Euphonia gouldi) (Costa Rica)
▪ Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) (Belize)
▪ House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
▪ Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
▪ Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
▪ American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
▪ Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis) (Costa Rica)
▪ Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) (Brazil)
▪ Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) (Brazil)
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (0)
A Little Bonus– A Couple of Pictures of My Bird Watching Sidekick…
