Southern
Costa Rica
January 15-25, 2007
- Bird/Species
Trip List
BIRDS: 264 species MAMMALS: 10 species AMPHIBIANS:
5 species REPTILES: 16 species
BIRDS
264 species recorded. Eleven are “heard only” and indicated
as such below.
This list follows arrangement and scientific names published in the
Checklist of Costa Rican Birds by the Ornithological Association of
Costa Rica, March 2003
Great
Tinamou Tinamus major – Heard only at Esquinas
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus – Lagoon
outside San Vito
Pied-billed Grebe Podilybus podiceps – Danny’s
pond outside of San Vito
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis – Golfito
and beach at mouth of Rio Baru
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus –
Beach at mouth of Rio Baru
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens –
Golfito and beach at mouth of Rio Baru
Great Egret Ardea alba – Wetland areas around
Esquinas, Golfito, and San Vito
Snowy Egret Egretta thula – Rio Baru and from
bridge over stream at La Gamba
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea – Wetland
areas around Esquinas, Golfito, and San Vito
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor – Mud flats
at Golfito
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis – Agricultural areas
with cattle
Green Heron Butorides virescens – Golfito and
lagoon outside of San Vito
White Ibis Eudocimus albus – Wetland areas
around Esquinas, Golfito, and San Vito
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
– Pond on road to Skutch’s Farm
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos – Pond on the grounds
of Hotel Savegre
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors – Lagoon outside
of San Vito
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus – Seen daily
in all areas
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura – Seen daily
in all areas
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa – Three adults
soaring above the bird trail at Esquinas
Osprey Pandion haliatus – Golfito, flying by
marina
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus –
Esquinas and outside of San Vito
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus – Agricultural
area in La Gamba outside Esquina
Harris’ Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus – Pan
American Highway on the way to Skutch’s Farm
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris – All areas
around the roads
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus – Flying
with King Vultures at Esquinas
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo branchyurus – Area
outside San Vito
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis – Trogon
Lodge and Savegre area
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway – Southern
areas on the way to Esquinas and Wilson
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima –
Southern areas around Esquinas and Wilson
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinans – Two
in tree in agricultural area in La Gamba outside Esquinas
Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps –
Grounds of Wilson Botanical Garden
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens – On the
way to and on the grounds of Wilson Botanical Garden
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea – Below
the veranda and behind the cabins as Wilson
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica – Agricultural
area in La Gamba outside Esquinas and lagoon outside of San Vito
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus – Lagoon
outside of San Vito
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola –
Beach at mouth of Rio Baru
Wilson’s Plover Chradrius wilsonia –
Beach at mouth of Rio Baru and mud flats at Golfito
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa – Agricultural
area in La Gamba outside Esquinas
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus – Lagoon
at mouth of Rio Baru and mud flats at Golfito
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia – Lagoon
at mouth of Rio Baru, mud flats at Golfito, most smaller rivers
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres – Under
mangroves at edge of lagoon at mouth of Rio Baru
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla – Mud
flats at Golfito
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla – Lagoon at mouth
of Rio Baru and mud flats at Golfito
Royal Tern Sterna maxima – Beach at end of
Rio Baru
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis – Beach at
end of Rio Baru
Common Tern Sterna hirundo – Beach at end of
Rio Baru
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus – Beach at end
of Rio Baru
Rock Pigeon Columba livia – Any time we entered
an urban area
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis – Savegre
area
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa – Grounds of
Wilson Botanical Garden
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata – Trogon
Lodge and grounds of Hotel Savegre
Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea – Grounds
of Hotel Savegre
Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris –
Grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina – Esquinas
area
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti – Esquinas
area and Wilson Botanical Garden
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa – From the
road outside of Esquinas
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi – Roadside
stop on the way to Wilson
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon Montana – Tree fern
area at Wilson Botanical Garden
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni –
Trogon Lodge
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis –
Wilson Botanical Garden
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus – From
veranda and in the gardens at Wilson Botanical Garden
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis – From
the porch at Wilson Botanical Garden
Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis – Grounds
of Esquinas
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa – Along Bird
Trail at Esquinas
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana – Wilson Botanical
Garden, grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia – Open fields
outside of Esquinas
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani – Agricultural
area in La Gamba outside Esquinas
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris –
Agricultural area in La Gamba outside Esquinas
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata – Heard
only at Esquinas
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis – Road
outside Esquinas
Whip-poor-will Caprimulus vociferous – Road
outside Esquinas
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris –
Seen daily
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi – Trails
at Savegre, Wilson Botanical Garden
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa – On the
road back to San Jose
Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri –
Grounds of Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy – Grounds of Wilson
Botanical Garden
Long-billed (Long-tailed) Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
– Grounds of Esquinas
Stripe-throated (Little) Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
– Grounds of Esquinas feeding on heliconia
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii –Wilson
Botanical Garden
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucur –
At feeder on the way to Wilson Botanical Garden
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus – Trogon
Lodge and Savegre area. Jo-Ann LOVED this bird!
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis –
Trogon Lodge and Savegre area.
Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica –
Esquinas near dining area
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl –
Nearly everywhere
Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora – Esquinas
and Wilson Botanical Garden
Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei –
Poro trees on Skutch farm
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward –
Hawking insects above pond outside of San Vito
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula –
Feeders at Trogon Lodge outside dining room
Purple-throated Mountain-Gem Lampornis calolaema
– Grounds of Trogon Lodge
Gray-tailed Mountain-Gem Lampornis cinereicauda –
Grounds of Trogon Lodge and feeders at Savegre
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugene fulgens – Grounds
of Trogon Lodge and feeders at Savegre
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti – On
the way to and at Wilson Botanical Garden
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla –
Feeders at Savegre
Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula –
Cerro de la Muerte and feeders at Savegre
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii – In trees over
cabins at Esquinas and at entrance to Ocelot Trail
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus – Wilson
Botanical Garden
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris – Grounds of
Hotel Savegre
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus – Grounds
of Esquinas
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena – Grounds
of Esquinas
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno –
Mirador Quetzales, Savegre area at Miriam’s place, and on the
way out of the valley (male and female feeding)
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota – Feeders
at Hotel Bougainvillea and Wilson Botanical Garden
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata – On a power
line on the road to Esquinas
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana – Feeding
at a stream in La Gamba and at Golfito
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda – Heard
only at Esquinas
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus –
Mirador Quetzales
Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii –
At the veranda of Wilson Botanical Garden
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus – Agricultural
areas outside Esquinas
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus –
Grounds of Hotel Savegre
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen –
Road through farm areas at La Gamba
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus –
Numerous places
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii –
Grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus – Feeders
at Miriam’s place near Savegre
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus – Area
outside Esquinas
Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens –
Trails at Esquinas
Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops –
In trees around feeders and on trails at Wilson
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus –
In trees at Esquinas
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus – In trees at Esquinas
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus –
Trails at Esquinas
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
– In trees above laundry area at Esquinas
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans –
In trees near main building at Esquinas
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchu serythropyguis –
Tree fern area at Wilson Botanical Garden
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
– Wilson Botanical Garden
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis –
Rainforest trail at Hotel Savegre
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis –
Heard only on trails at Esquinas
Silvery-throated Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons
– Heard only on rainforest trail at Savegre
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster –
Grounds of Wilson Botanical Garden
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis – In palm
at marina in Golfito, on trail at Wilson
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii – Grounds
of Trogon Lodge
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea – Savegre
River
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus –
Grounds of Esquinas
Paltry (Mistletoe) Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
– Wilson Botanical Garden
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
– Tree fern area at Wilson Botanical Garden
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
– Heard only at Wilson
Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis –
On the road from Wilson to San Jose
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophorbus fasciatus –
Grounds of Esquinas
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus –
Grounds of Hotel Savegre
Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris – Perched on post
near open field at Hotel Savegre
Least Flycatcher Empidonax mimimus – On Bird
Trail at Esquinas
Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens –
Grounds of Trogon Lodge
Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps –
Grounds of Trogon Lodge and Hotel Savegre
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans – Rio Savegre
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus – By
the side of the road in La Gamba outside Esquinas
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterma holeythra – Grounds
of Esquinas
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus – Most
places
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua –
Trogon Lodge, Savegre, Wilson, and Hotel Bougainvillea
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis – Esquinas
and Wilson Botanical Garden
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus
– Mirador Quetzales
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius – Heard
only at Esquinas
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus –
Seen most everywhere
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savanna – Seen
flying over farm fields outside Esquinas and on power line on the
way back to San Jose
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus – Grounds of
Wilson Botanical Garden
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus –
Grounds of Esquinas
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata – Wilson
Botanical Garden
Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi – Two males
and a female in a Strangler Fig on a road outside San Vito
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus –
Grounds of Esquinas
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera – Male
and female on Jaba Trail at Wilson Botanical Garden
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis – Grounds
of Esquinas at entrance to Ocelot Trail
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons – Grounds
of Skutch Farm
Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli – Grounds
of Hotel Savegre and Wilson Botanical Garden Brown-capped
Vireo Vireo leucophrys – Grounds of Hotel Savegre
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus – At
entrance to Ocelot Trail at Esquinas and at Skutch farm
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceous – Grounds of
Trogon Lodge and Wilson Botanical Garden
Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes – Nesting
in a tree by the road at the entrance to La Gamba
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus – Trails
at Wilson Botanical Garden
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujansis –
Heard only on grounds of Hotel Savegre
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio – Grounds of Hotel
Bougainvillea
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea – Along
roadsides on the way to Esquinas and near San Vito
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea – Esquinas
area and at pond on the way to Skutch Farm
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca –
Common everywhere except Esquinas
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
– Around two ponds in San Vito area
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
– Road out of Esquinas and near San Vito
Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris –
Heard only in Esquinas area
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus –
In gardens at Wilson Botanical Garden
Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius – In
foliage by river near dining room at Esquinas
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus – On grounds
of Hotel Bougainvillea
House Wren Troglodytes aedon – All areas around
human habitations
Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus – Grounds
of Hotel Savegre
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Hericorhina leucophrys –
Crossing road at Mirador Quetzales
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus – Rio Savegre
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea – Grounds
of Esquinas
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops –
Heard only in forest around Trogon Lodge
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
– Wilson Botanical Garden
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris
– Grounds of Trogon Lodge
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii
– Grounds of Trogon Lodge
Sooty Robin Turdus nigrescens – Grounds of
Trogon lodge and Savegre area, Cerro de la Muerte
Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus – Grounds of
Trogon lodge and Savegre area
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi – Common everywhere
White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis – Grounds
of Wilson Botanical Garden
Black-and-Yellow Silky Flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha
– Savegre area
Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus
– Mirador Quetzales and Savegre area
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina – Esquinas
and Wilson Botanical Garden
Flame-throated Warbler Parula gutturalis –
Savegre area
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi – Grounds
of Skutch Farm
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia – Grounds
of Hotel Bougainvillea, Esquinas, and Wilson
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens –
Savegre area
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca – Wilson
Botanical Garden
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea – Wilson
Botanical Garden
Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia – Wilson
Botanical Garden
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla – Esquinas
in river and at Wilson Botanical Garden
Mourning Warbler Oporomis philadelphia – In
scrub near fields at La Gamba
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
– In field at La Gamba near Esquinas
Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla – E.O.
stalking Penny at Trogon Lodge, Savegre area, and Esquinas
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus –
Near overlook area at Wilson Botanical Garden
Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus – Savegre
area
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileutenus rufifrons –
Wilson Botanical Garden
Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda –
Grounds of Esquinas
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola – Hotel Bougainvillea,
Esquinas, and Wilson Botanical Garden
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus –
Rainforest trail at Savegre, Wilson Botanical Garden
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus
– Savegre area
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica – Heard
only at Esquinas
Summer Tanager Pirangia rubra – Hotel Bougainvillea,
Esquinas, and Wilson Botanical Garden
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata – Trogon
Lodge and Savegre area
Cherrie's Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus – Seen
most everywhere
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum – Esquinas and
Wilson Botanical Garden
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla –
Seen in the Cotinga tree outside San Vito
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea –
On the road from Esquinas to Wilson
Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima – Grounds
of Hotel Savegre and Wilson Botanical Garden
Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans – Esquinas
and Wilson Botanical Garden
Blue-crowned Euphonia Chlorophonia callophrys –
Grounds of Hotel Savegre
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala –
Trails at Savegre and feeders and gardens at Wilson
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata – Feeders
and grounds at Wilson Botanical Garden
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola – Esquinas
and Wilson Botanical Garden
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata – Esquinas
and Wilson Botanical Garden
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii – Rainforest
trail at Savegre
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta – Wilson
Botanical Garden
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza – Esquinas,
Wilson Botanical Garden, and Skutch Farm
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus – Wilson
Botanical Garden and Skutch Farm
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina – Fields
outside Esquinas and around San Vito
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina – Fields
and gardens around Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta –
Fields in La Gamba outside Esquinas
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea – Field
at Hotel Savegre
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea – Flowering
plants around Savegre area
Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis –
Miriam’s feeders in Savegre area and around Trogon Lodge
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis – Trogon
Lodge and Miriam’s feeders
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris –
Grounds of Esquinas
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris –
Grounds of Esquinas
Prevost’s Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuatum
– Grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea
White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis –
Grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis –
Seen most everywhere
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus –
At edge of lagoon outside San Vito
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens – Grounds
of Hotel Bougainvillea
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus – Esquinas
and feeders at Wilson Botanical Garden
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus –
Savegre area and Wilson Botanical Garden
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea – Fields in
La Gamba near Esquinas
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris –
Fields in La Gamba near Esquinas
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna – Fields
in La Gamba near Esquinas
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives – Seen flying
over Danny’s pond outside of San Vito, Hotel Bougainvillea
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus –
Most everywhere except Savegre area
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus – La Gamba
area around farm fields and near San Vito
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurious – Wilson Botanical
Garden
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula – Most everywhere
except
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis –
Grounds of Esquinas
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus –
Around open areas of La Gamba outside Esquinas
Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra –
Esquinas and Wilson Botanical Garden
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis pasltria – On the
road from Wilson to San Jose
MAMMALS
White-nosed Coati Nasua narica – Feeders at
Wilson Botanical Garden
Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata –
Feeders at Wilson Botanical Garden
Alfaro’s Pygmy Squirrel Microsciurus alfari
– Savegre area
Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis – Feeders
at Wilson Botanical Garden, grounds of Savegre
Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni –
Night walk at Esquinas
Variagated Squirrel Sciurus variagatoides –
Grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea
White-faced Capuchin Cebus capucinus – Trail
at Hotel Savegre, Jaba Trail at Wilson Botanical Garden, Skutch Farm
Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum –
Night walk at Wilson
Tayra Eira barbara – Seen by Roland on trail
at Trogon Lodge in late afternoon
Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx bilineata – Above
refrigerator at Esquinas bar
AMPHIBIANS
Brilliant Forest Frog Rana warszewitschii –
Bird Trail at Esquinas
Hourglass Tree Frog Hyla ebraccata – Wilson,
Esquinas night walk
Marine Toad Bufo marinus – Equinas, Grounds
of Hotel Bougainvillea
Red-eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas –
Night walk at Esquinas
Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota – Wilson
Botanical Gardens night walk
REPTILES
Slender Anole Anolis limifrons – Lois’s
napkin on dinner table at Esquinas
Gray Lichen Anole Anolis intermedius – Hotel
Bougainvillea
Green Tree Anole Norops biporcatus – Night
walk at Wilson Botanical Garden
White-lipped Mud Turtle Kinosternon leucostomum –
Danny’s place, San Vito
Ringed Snail-Eater Sibon annulatus – Night
walk at Esquinas
Fer-de-lance Bothrops asper – Esquinas
Blunt-headed Tree Snake Imantodes cenchoa –
Wilson Botanical Garden night walk
Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus – Ponds
at Esquinas
Green Iguana Iguana iguana – Esquinas area
Brown Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus – Esquinas
area
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentine – Ponds
at Esquinas
Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosuara similes – Road
to Esquinas
Four-lined Ameiva Ameiva quadrilineata – Esquinas,
Wilson Botanical Garden
Central American Smooth Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda
– Esquinas
Green Spiny Lizard Sceloporus malachiticus –
San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea
Rose-bellied Spiny Lizard Sceloporus variabilis –
Savegre area
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