Costa Rica - Day 17 - 29th March 2022

Where had the time gone? Our final day in Costa Rica. A pre-breakfast stroll around the Robledal gardens gave close views of Spot Breasted Orioles and a pair of Yellow-naped Parrots down by the front gate while Inca and White-winged Doves and Red-billed Pigeons walked around the lawns and Rufous Backed Wrens poked around the bin storage area more like Starlings!  The usual flycatchers watched proceedings from the wires

Rufous Backed Wren

Spot Breasted Oriole

Spot Breasted Oriole

Great Kiskadee

Melodious Blackbird

Tropical Kingbird

Variagated Squirrel

Yellow-naped Parrots 

Yellow-naped Parrots 

The Ferruginous Pygmy Owl was staring at me out of the nest box before flying to the adjacent tree to continue the evil eye contest.  A Yellow Warbler was quite aggravated by it but it took no notice.  Lesson’s Motmots scoured the ground for breakfast but I saw nothing bigger than an ant.  The trails of the ants were very impressive with their amazing highways wending their way through the kept lawns.

Lesson’s Motmots

 Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

 Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

 Ant trails!

A Tropical Mockingbird sang on the wasteland behind and Barn Swallows were zipping around and more Rufous Backed Wrens were working their way along the fenceline.  It was with some reluctance that we went for our last breakfast.

We had arranged to be taken out by a local guide Emmanuel Guzman and had a fantastic couple of hours so just email him at info@hotelrobledal.com if you should wish to partake of some quality urban birding. We started in the Copal Free Zone – a huge medical industrial complex where they have been working with the local guides to preserve the remnants of dry zone habitat that still exists between the vast warehouses.  Spot Bellied Bobwhite (it seems to be split from Crested now) was one of the species we were after and a quick whistle from our guide and two appeared from the crispy brown boulder strewn field and ran towards us before stopping at a safe distance just to watch us.  They were entertaining and perky little birds with flaring crests and spotty plumage. 

An 'in landscape' shot

Spot Bellied Bobwhite

Crossing the road we could hear a Killdeer calling and we soon found a pair in a green flowing stream that ran through the parched grassland.  I saw my first up on Anglesey on the 2^nd January 1994 and then in Canada in 2005 from the bus from Toronto airport if memory serves.

This pair were sharing their channel with a Spotted Sandpiper and a very splendid Green Heron while Yellow-Green Vireos chirped from the lone tree and a pair of Southern Lapwings strode through the grass where their long legs came to the fore.

Green Heron

Green Heron

Urban Southern Lapwing

Killdeer 

Killdeer 

Two young Hoffmann’s Woodpeckers were seen on the way back to the bus before we left site and headed to a piece of dry scrubland that actually backs onto the hotel.  

Hoffmann’s Woodpeckers

It was hot and dry but even before we got there we had seen Green-breasted Mango and Cinnamon Hummingbirds along the roadside where they were both holding territories around a belt of Prickly Pear Cactus.

Green-breasted Mango 

Cinnamon Hummingbird

White-tailed Kites quartered the fields and a pair of Eastern Meadowlarks crept along in a more Quail-like manner.  Our walk around the scrub was productive but frustrating.  Lesser Ground Cuckoos were heard at several spots and one came close but I think that a smaller group of people may be required to actually see this elusive species.  There is always next time.

Eastern Meadowlarks

A Mangrove Cuckoo flew across and landed in view – a good bonus given the habitat we were in and another trip addition. It was very much like the Guacimal Road and the species were quite similar too with Stripe-headed Sparrow, Blue Black Grassquits and even a Nutting’s Flycatcher that was quite unusual for here. An Osprey circled overhead and a Grey-naped Yellowthroat appeared at the side of the path, posed and then promptly disappeared and there was still time for one last addition to the trip list with Eastern Wood-Pewee becoming our 45^th species of Tyrannidae.

Was trying for the strange plant but the Nutting's Flycatchers snuck in

Urera baccifera - a relative of the Stinging Nettle

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Osprey

We circled back for a last lunch at the hotel and some quality moments with the Butterflies, Pygmy Owl,  Motmots, Great Tailed Grackles and Spot Breasted Orioles in the gardens and then it was time to load up for the 20 minute run to the airport.  Somehow on the way back I even got Steve to at last see some House Sparrows…

Skipper sp Cymaenes sp

Skipper sp Cymaenes sp

Skipper sp Cymaenes sp

Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta

Skipper sp Cymaenes sp and the larger Brazilian skipper Calpodes ethlius 

Cassius Blue -  Leptotes cassius seems closest

Calabash Tree - Crescentia cujete - these huge fruits are used as bowls and cups

Melodious Blackbird

Great Tailed Grackles at the fountain

Ciclids - I think

Lesson's Motmot

Kiskadee

Napping Inca Doves

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Spot Breasted Oriole - splash of Costa Rican colour as a fine send off

All went smoothly and a White-tailed Kite became our last bird just before boarding and we soon settled in to the long ten hours back to cool England where Spring was struggling to get underway.

New Birds: * = life tick ** = new to Costa Rica but previously seen elsewhere

96: Spot Bellied Bobwhite*

97: Killdeer** (UK & Canada)

Totting up the bird list has been quite tricky and time consuming and ended up slightly higher than I thought with 493 species seen or heard well somewhat surpassing the equally amazing 436 from 2020.  

Of these 87 were completely new (the ones in yellow) for me and a further ten were new for Costa Rica (the ones in green) as I had seen them on my travels elsewhere.  The scientific names may be a little off in places as the taxonomy is very fluid in the Americas!

I can't thank Steve, Gina and of course Ramon enough for putting together such a magnificent adventure and my guests for helping to make it such a memorable experience once again.

Great Tinamou	Tinamus major
Little Tinamou	Crypturellus soui
Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Neotropic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias herodias
Great Egret	Egretta alba
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearia
Bare-throated Tiger-heron	Tigrisoma mexicanum
Fasciated Tiger-heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum
Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus
Green Ibis	Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate Spoonbill	Ajaia ajaja
Limpkin	Aramus guarauna
Black-bellied Whistling-duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy Duck	Cairina moschata
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes burrovianus
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
King Vulture	Sarcoramphus papa
Black-collared Hawk	Busarellus nigricollis
Hook-billed Kite	Chondrohierax uncinatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus
Double-toothed Kite	Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite	Ictinia plumbea
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Barred Hawk	Morphnarchus princeps
Semiplumbeous Hawk	Leucopternis semiplumbea
White Hawk	Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black-hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis
Grey Hawk	Asturina plagiata
Roadside Hawk	Rupornis magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk	Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk	Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Ornate Hawk-eagle	Spizaetus ornatus
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Northern Crested Caracara	Polyborus plancus
Yellow-headed Caracara	Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans
Collared Forest-falcon	Micrastur semitorquatus
Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Grey-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis cinereiceps
Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens
Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor
Great Curassow	Crax rubra
Spot-bellied Bobwhite	Colinus leucopogon
Spotted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus guttatus
Black Breasted Wood-quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus
White-throated Crake	Laterallus albigularis
Gray-breasted Crake	Laterallus exilis
Yellow-breasted Crake	Porzana flaviventer
Sora	Porzana carolina
Grey-cowled Wood-rail	Aramides cajanea
Russet-naped Wood-Rail	Aramides albiventris
American Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus
Common Gallinule	Gallinula chloropus
Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica
Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
Double-striped Thick-knee	Burhinus bistriatus
Southern Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Hudsonian Whimbrel	Numenius hudsonicus
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla
American Royal Tern	Sterna maxima
Cabot's Tern	Thalasseus acuflavidus
Feral Rock Dove	Columba livia
Scaled Pigeon	Patagioenas speciosa
Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon	Patagioenas cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas flavirostris
Ruddy Pigeon	Patagioenas subvinacea
Short-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas nigrirostris
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica
Inca Dove	Columbina inca
Common Ground-dove	Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-dove	Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-dove	Claravis pretiosa
Gray-headed Dove	Leptotila plumbeiceps
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested Dove	Leptotila cassini
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis
Ruddy Quail-Dove	Geotrygon montana
Great Green Macaw	Ara ambigua
Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao
Finsch's Parakeet	Psittacara finschi
Olive-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula nana
Orange-fronted Parakeet	Eupsittula canicularis
Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Orange-chinned Parakeet	Brotogeris jugularis
Barred Parakeet	Bolborhynchus lineola
Brown-hooded Parrot	Pyrilia haematotis
White-crowned Parrot	Pionus senilis
Red-lored Parrot	Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-naped Parrot	Amazona auropalliata
Mealy Parrot	Amazona farinosa
Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana
Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris
Lesser Ground-cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus
Pacific Screech-owl	Megascops cooperi
Tropical Screech-owl	Megascops choliba
Bare-shanked Screech-owl	Megascops clarkii
American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata
Striped Owl	Pseudoscops clamator
Mottled Owl	Ciccaba virgata
Black-and-white Owl	Ciccaba nigrolineata
Crested Owl	Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl	Pulsatrix perspicillata
Ferruginous Pygmy-owl	Glaucidium brasilianum
Great Potoo	Nyctibius grandis
Common Potoo	Nyctibius griseus
Short-tailed Nighthawk	Lurocalis semitorquatus
Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis
Chestnut-collared Swift	Streptoprocne rutilus
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris
Grey-rumped Swift	Chaetura cinereiventris
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift	Panyptila cayennensis
White-tipped Sicklebill	Eutoxerces aquila
Bronzy Hermit	Glaucis aenea
Green Hermit	Phaethornis guy
Long-billed Hermit	Phaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit	Phaethornis longuemareus
Green-fronted Lancebill	Doryfera ludovicae
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii
Violet Sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus
White-necked Jacobin	Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violet-ear	Colibri delphinae
Green Violet-ear	Colibri cyanotus
Green-breasted Mango	Anthracothorax prevostii
Violet-headed Hummingbird	Klais guimeti
Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae
Green Thorntail	Discosura conversii
Crowned Woodnymph	Thalurania colombica
Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis
Blue-throated Sapphire	Chlorestes eliciae
Blue-chested Hummingbird	Amazilia amabilis
Mangrove Hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Amazilia edward
Cinnamon Hummingbird	Amazilia rutila
Blue-vented Hummingbird	Saucerottia hoffmanni
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia
Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris
White-tailed Emerald	Elvira chionura
Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata
White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris
White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemiluecus
Green-crowned Brilliant	Heliodoxa jacula
Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis
Purple-crowned Fairy	Heliothryx barroti
Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris
Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula torridus
Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla
Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno
Slaty-tailed Trogon	Trogon massena
Black-headed Trogon	Trogon melanocephalus
Orange-bellied Trogon	Trogon aurantiiventris
Black-throated Trogon	Trogon rufus
Gartered Trogon	Trogon caligatus
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher	Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher	Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana
American Pygmy Kingfisher	Chloroceryle aenea
Broad-billed Motmot	Electron platyrhynchum
Keel-billed Motmot	Electron carinatum
Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa
Rufous Motmot	Baryphthengus martii
Lesson's Motmot	Momotus lessonii
Tody Motmot	Hylomanes momotula
Rufous-tailed Jacamar	Galbula ruficauda
White-necked Puffbird	Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-fronted Nunbird	Monasa morphoeus
Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus
White-whiskered Puffbird	Malacoptila panamensis
Red-headed Barbet	Eubucco bourcierii
Blue-throated Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
Collared Aracari	Pteroglossus torquatus
Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii
Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus
Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker	Melanerpes pucherani
Red-crowned Woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus
Hoffman's Woodpecker	Melanerpes hoffmannii
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker	Picoides fumigatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker	Piculus simplex
Golden-olive Woodpecker	Colaptes rubiginosus
Chestnut-coloured Woodpecker	Celeus castaneus
Lineated Woodpecker	Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis
Plain-brown Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Olivaceous Woodcreeper	Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper	Glyphorynchus spirurus
Cocoa Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Spotted Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes affinis
Slaty Spinetail	Synallaxis brachyura
Spotted Barbtail	Premnoplex brunnescens
Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus
Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rofobrunneus
Lineated Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla subalaris
Western Woodhaunter	Automolus virgatus
Scaly-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus guatemalensis
Plain Xenops	Xenops minutus
Great Antshrike	Taraba major
Barred Antshrike	Thamnophilus doliatus
Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi
Black-crowned Antshrike	Thamnophiluss atrinucha
Russet Antshrike	Thamnistes anabatinus
Streak-crowned Antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps
Dot-winged Antwren	Microrhopias quixensis
Dusky Antbird	Cercomacroides tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird	Poliocrania exsul
Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta
Zeledon’s Antbird	Myrmeciza zeledonia
Spotted Antbird	Hylophylax naevioides
Black-faced Antthrush	Formicarius analis
Scaled Antpitta	Grallaria guatimalensis
Streak-chested Antpitta	Hylopezus perspicillatus
Thicket Antpitta	Hylopezus dives
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons
Snowy Cotinga	Carpodectes nitidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow	Querula purpurata
Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis
Red-capped Manakin	Ceratopipra mentalis
Blue-crowned Manakin	Lepidothrix coronata
Long-tailed Manakin	Chiroxiphia linearis
White-ruffed Manakin	Corapipo altera
White-collared Manakin	Manacus candei
Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher	Mionectes oleagineus
Slaty-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon superciliaris
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus sylvia
Common Tody-Flycatcher	Todirostrum cinereum
Mistletoe Tyrannulet	Zimmerius vilissimus
Northern Beardless Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe
Yellow Tyrannulet	Capsiempis flaveola
Greenish Elaenia	Myiopagis viridicata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia	Elaenia flavogaster
Mountain Elaenia	Elaenia frantzii
Torrent Tyrannulet	Serpophaga cinerea
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant	Lophotriccus pileatus
Northern Bentbill	Oncostoma cinereigulare
Eye-ringed Flatbill	Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Yellow-olive Flatbill	Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-margined Flatbill	Tolmomyias assimilis
Northern Royal-flycatcher	Onychorhynchus coronatus
Bran-coloured Flycatcher	Myiophobus fasciatus
Sulphur-rumped Myobius	Myiobius sulphureipygius
Northern Tufted Flycatcher	Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus
Eastern Wood-pewee	Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee	Contopus cinereus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris
Yellowish Flycatcher	Empidonax flavescens
Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans
Long-tailed Tyrant	Colonia colonus
Bright-rumped Attila	Attila spadiceus citreopyga
Rufous Mourner	Rhytipterna holerythra
Nutting's Flycatcher	Myiarchus nuttingi
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer
Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
Boat-billed Flycatcher	Megarynchus pitangua
Streaked Flycatcher	Myiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes luteiventris
Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis
Grey-capped Flycatcher	Myiozetetes granadensis
Piratic Flycatcher	Legatus leucophaius
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus
Northern Schiffornis	Schiffornis veraepacis
Barred Becard	Pachyramphus versicolor
Cinnamon Becard	Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Rose-throated Becard	Pachyramphus aglaiae
Masked Tityra	Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra	Tityra inquisitor
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Mangrove Swallow	Tachycineta albilinea
Grey-breasted Martin	Progne chalybea
Blue-and-white Swallow	Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptilogonys caudatus
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha
Rufous-backed Wren	Campylorhyncus capistratus
Band-backed Wren	Campylorhynchus zonatus
Black-throated Wren	Pheugopedius atrogularis
Rufous-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius rutilus
Spot-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius maculipectus
Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius
Bay Wren	Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Stripe-breasted Wren	Cantorchilus thoracicus
Canebrake Wren	Cantorchilus zeledoni
Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryothorus rufalbus
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon musculus
Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus
White-breasted Wood-wren	Henicorhina leucosticta
Grey-breasted Wood-wren	Henicorhina leucophrys
Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela
Tropical  Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus
Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops
Black-billed Nightingale-thrush	Catharus gracilirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-thrush	Catharus frantzii
Black-headed Nightingale-thrush	Catharus mexicanus
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelinus
Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens
Mountain Thrush	Turdus plebejus
Pale-vented Thrush	Turdus obsoletus
Clay-coloured Thrush	Turdus grayi
White-throated Thrush	Turdus assimilis
Trilling Gnatwren	Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher	Polioptila plumbea
White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris
Brown Jay	Psilorhinus morio
White-throated Magpie-Jay	Calocitta formaosa
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis gujanensis
Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo	Vireo flavoviridis
Brown-capped Vireo	Vireo leucophrys
Lesser Greenlet	Pachysylvia decurtatus
Yellow-bellied Siskin	Carduelis xanthogastra
Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler	Oreothlpis peregrina
Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlpis gutturalis
Tropical Parula	Setophaga pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Mangrove Warbler	Setophaga petechia erithachorides
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis poliocephala
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
Slate-throated Whitestart	Myioborus miniatus
Collared Whitestart	Myioborus torquatus
Golden-crowned Warbler	Basileuterus culicivorus
Rufous-capped Warbler	Basileuterus rufifrons delattrii
Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys
Buff-rumped Warbler	Basileuterus fulvicauda
Zeledonia	Zeledonia coronata
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
Common Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus
Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
Dusky-faced Tanager	Mitrospingus cassinii
Carmiol’s Tanager	Chlorothraupis carmioli
Grey-headed Tanager	Eucometis penicillata
White-throated Shrike-tanager	Lanio leucothorax
White-shouldered Tanager	Tachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested Tanager	Tachyphonus delatrii
White-lined Tanager	Tachyphonus rufus
Red-throated Ant-tanager	Habia fuscicauda
Flame-coloured Tanager	Piranga bidentata
Tooth Billed Tanager	Piranga lutea
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra
Crimson-collared Tanager	Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Cherrie's Tanager	Ramphocelus costaricensis
Passerini’s Tanager	Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-grey Tanager	Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager	Thraupis palmarum
Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei
Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis
Yellow-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia luteicapilla
Yellow-throated Euphonia	Euphonia hirundinacea
Elegant Chlorophonia	Euphonia elegantissima vincens
Olive-backed Euphonia	Euphonia gouldi
White-vented Euphonia	Euphonia minuta
Tawny-capped Euphonia	Euphonia anneae
Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys
Emerald Tanager	Tangara florida
Silver-throated Tanager	Tangara icterocephala
Speckled Tanager	Tangara guttata
Bay-headed Tanager	Tangara gyrola
Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia
Golden-hooded Tanager	Tangara larvata
Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis	Dacnis venusta
Blue Dacnis	Dacnis cayana
Green Honeycreeper	Chlorophanes spiza
Shining Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus
Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani
Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda
White-eared Ground-sparrow	Melozone leucotis
Orange-billed Sparrow	Arremon aurantiirostris
Sooty-faced Brush-finch	Arremon crassirostris
Olive Sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus
Black-striped Sparrow	Arremonops conirostris
Chestnut-capped Brush-finch	Atlapetes brunneinucha elsae
Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis
Yellow-thighed Finch	Pselliophorus tibialis
Peg-billed Finch	Acanthidops bairdii
Blue-black Grassquit	Volatinia jacarina
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Sporophila minuta
Variable Seedeater	Sporophila corvina
Morelet's Seedeater	Sporophila morelleti
Nicaraguan Seed-finch	Sporophila nuttingi
Thick-billed Seed-finch	Sporophila funerea
Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivacea
Slaty Flower-piercer	Diglossa plumbea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-faced Grosbeak	Caryothraustes poliogaster
Black-headed Saltator	Saltator atriceps
Buff-throated Saltator	Saltator maximus
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator	Saltator coerulescens
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerlea
Blue-black Grosbeak	Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Dickcissel	Spiza americana
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris
Tricoloured Munia	Lonchura malacca
Montezuma Oropendola	Psarocolius montezuma
Chestnut-headed Oropendola	Psarocolius wagleri
Scarlet-rumped Cacique	Cacicus uropygialis
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius
Spot-breasted Oriole	Icterus pectoralis
Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus
Black-cowled Oriole	Icterus prosthemelas
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-breasted Blackbird	Sturnella militaris
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna
Melodious Blackbird	Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus
Nicaraguan Grackle	Quiscalus nicaraguensis
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird	Molothrus aeneus
Giant Cowbird	Molothrus oryzivora

Reptiles 18 species
Central American Crocodile	Crocodylus acutus
Spectacled Caiman	Caiman crocodilus
Cat-eyed Snake	Leptodeira rhombifera
Eyelash Viper	Bothriechis schlegelii
Thick Graceful Brown Snake	Rhadinaea calligaster
Green Basilisk	Basiliscus plumifrons
Brown Basilisk	Basiliscus vittatus
Green Iguana	Iguana iguana
Spiny Tailed Iguana - Ctenosaur	Ctenosaura similis
House Gecko	Gecko hemidactylus
Yellow-headed Gecko	Gonatodes albogularis
Middle American Ameiva	Holcosus festivus
Casque Headed Lizard	Corytophanes cristatus
Anole sp	at least three different species seen
Anole sp
Anole sp
Black River Turtle	Rhinoclemmys funerea
Meso-American slider	Trachemys venusta

Mammals 27 species
Northern Racoon	Procyon lotor
White-nosed Coati	Nasua narica
Dice's Rabbit	Sylvilagus dicei
Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel	Microsciurus alfari
Red-tailed Squirrel	Sciurus granatensis
Variegated Squirrel	Sciurus variegatoides
Coyote	Canis latrans
Nine-banded Armadillo	Dasypus novemcinctus
Collared Peccary	Tayassu tajacu
Big-eared Climbing Rat	Ototylomys phyllotis
Vole sp
Black Shrew sp
Northern Tamadua	Tamandua mexicana
Central American Agouti	Dasyprocta punctata
Greater Sac Winged Bat	Saccopteryx bilineata
Lesser Sac Winged Bat	Saccopteryx leptura
Proboscis Bat	Rhynchonycteris naso
Honduran White Bat	Ectophylla alba
Argentine Bat	Eptesicus furinalis
Western Red Bat	Lasiurus frantzii
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinerues
Central American Spider Monkey	Ateles geoffroyi
Mantled Howler	Alouatta palliata
White-faced Capuchin	Cebus capucinus
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth	Choloepus hoffmanni
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth	Bradypus variegatus
Bottle-nosed Dolphin	Tursiops truncatus

I will add lists for Odonta, Butterflies and Moths when I have more names!