Bill Sharkey and I joined the bird Ninja, Juan Diego Vargas of Lifer Nature Tours for another terrific Indiana Audubon trip to Costa Rica. This was our first taste of leading an international trip, and thanks to Juan Diego, we saw or heard 409 species of birds, while visiting countless amazing locations. Here are some shots from the trip.
Crested Guan
Bare-throated Tiger-heron (adult)
Bare-throated Tiger-heron (immature)
Fasciated Tiger-heron
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
White Ibis
Double-striped Thick-knee
Collared Plover
Northern Jacana
Uniform Crake
White-throated Crake
Russet-naped Wood-rail
Black Vulture
Plumbeous Kite
White Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Double-toothed Kite
Roadside Hawk
Common Black-hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk (adult)
Zone-tailed Hawk (immature)
Collared Forest-falcon
Pacific Screech-owl
Middle American Screech-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
Common Potoo
Blue-and-white Swallow
Violet Sabrewing
Green-crowned Brilliant
Talamanca Hummingbird
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
White-tailed Emerald
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Lesser Violetear
White-throated Mountain-gem
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird
Short-billed Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Inca Dove
Scarlet Macaw
Red-lored Parrot
Squirrel Cuckoo
Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Gartered Trogon
Resplendent Quetzal
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Keel-billed Motmot
Lesson's Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Rufous Motmot
White-whiskered Puffbird
Red-headed Barbet (male)
Red-headed Barbet (female)
Prong-billed Barbet
Emerald Toucanet
Collared Aracari
Fiery-billed Aracari
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Ruddy Treerunner
Black-crowned Antshrike
Black-hooded Antshrike
Bicolored Antbird
Ocellated Antbird
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Piratic Flycatcher
Rufous Mourner
Royal Flycatcher
Dark Pewee
Tufted Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Black-crowned Tityra
Long-tailed Manakin
Red-capped Manakin
Black-headed Nightingale-thrush
Tropical Mockingbird
Ochraceous Wren
Gray-breasted Wood-wren
Collared Redstart
Crimson-collared Tanager
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (female)
Blue-gray Tanager
Yellow-winged Tanager
Palm Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager
Emerald Tanager
Speckled Tanager
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Green Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Buff-throated Saltator
Black-headed Saltator
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Flame-colored Tanager
Spot-breasted Oriole
Montezuma Oropendola
Tawny-capped Euphonia
Elegant Euphonia
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Costa Rica trip images
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