Graduate Field Course in Rainforest Research
(BIO384K )

Birds observed around Sirena Biological Station, Corcovado National Park
(revised 7 Jan 1994)

TINAMIFORMES
Tinamidae
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Diomedeidae
Galapagos Albatross Diomedea irrorata1
Pelecaniformes
Pelicanidae
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Sulidae
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Phalacrocoracidae
Olivaceous Cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus
Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
CICONIFORMES
Ardeidae
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Chestnut-bellied Heron Agamia agami
Threskiornithidae
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
ANSERIFORMES
Anatidae
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
FALCONIFORMES
Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Savanna Hawk Heterospizias meridionalis
Black-collared Hawk Busarollus nigricollis
Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Falconidae
Red-throated Caracara Daptrius americanus
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
GALLIFORMES
Cracidae
Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Phasianidae
Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
GRUIFORMES
Rallidae
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Painted-billed Crake2 Neocrex erythrops
Heliornithidae
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
CHARADRIFORMES
Jacanidae
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Charadriidae
Lesser Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Scolopacidae
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Laridae
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Rynchopidae
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris
Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
STRIGIFORMES
Strigidae
Vermiculated Screech-Owl Otus guatemalae
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Striped Owl Asio clamator
Caprimulgiformes
Nyctibiidae
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Caprimulgidae
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayannensis
APODIFORMES
Apodidae
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicauda
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Trochilidae
Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aenea
Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosa
Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais quimeti
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
TROGONIFORMES
Trogonidae
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
CORACIIFORMES
Alcedinidae
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Momotidae
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
PICIFORMES
Galbulidae
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Bucconidae
White-necked Puffbird Bucco macrorhynchos
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
Ramphastidae
Fiery-billed Araççari Petroglossus frantzii
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii
Picidae
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
PASSERIFORMES
Dendrocolaptidae
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus
Furnariidae
Striped Foliage-gleaner Hyloctistes subulatus
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Formicariidae
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schistocolor
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Spectacled Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus
Tityridae
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Cotingidae
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgewayi
Yellow-billed Cotinga Carpodectes antoniae
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculata
Pipridae
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Blue-crowned Manakin Pipra coronata
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
Thrushlike Manakin Schiffornis turdinus
Tyrannidae
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhynchus pitangua
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Streaked Flycatcher Myrodynastes maculatus
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum sylvia
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus</TD>
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Hirundinidae
Purple Martin Progne subis
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
Troglodytidae
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus
Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius
Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Whistling Wren Microcerculus luscinia
Turdidae
White-throated Robin Turdus albicollis
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Sylviidae
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Vireonidae
Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Coerebidae
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Parulidae
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Mangrove Warbler D. petechia erithachorides
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda
Icteridae
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Zarhynchus wagleri
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holocericeus
Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Northern Oriole Icterus galbula
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Thraupidae
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
Spotted-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Blue-gray Tanager> Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager Habia atrimaxillaris
White-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio leucothorax
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
Emberizidae
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Variable Seedeater Sporophila aurita
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris