Heliconias Lodge
(my own list)
| GREAT CURRASOW |
| HOFFMANN'S WOODPECKER |
| GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER |
| CINNAMON WOODPECKER |
| LINEATED WOODPECKER |
| KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN |
| CHESTNUT-MANDIBLED TOUCAN |
| SLATY-TAILED TROGON |
| BLACK-THROATED TROGON |
| VIOLACEOUS TROGON |
| BROWN-HOODED PARROT |
| BROWN VIOLET-EAR |
| STEELY-VENTED HUMMINGBIRD |
| BLACK-AND-WHITE OWL |
| WHITE-TIPPED DOVE |
| SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT |
| NORTHERN BENTBILL |
| BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA |
| BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER |
| SULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER |
| THRUSH-LIKE SCHIFFORNIS |
| LONG-TAILED MANAKIN |
| WHITE-RUFFED MANAKIN |
| RUSSET ANTSHRIKE |
| CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTBIRD |
| SPOTTED ANTBIRD |
| WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER |
| BARRED WOODCREEPER |
| SPOTTED WOODCREEPER |
| STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER |
| TAWNY-CROWNED GREENLET |
| LESSER GREENLET |
| WHITE-THROATED MAGPIE-JAY |
| SOUTHERN R.-WINGED SWALLOW |
| BARN SWALLOW |
| BLACK-HEADED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH |
| WOOD THRUSH |
| RUFOUS-NAPED WREN |
| BLACK-THROATED WREN |
| WHITE-BREASTED WOOD-WREN |
| STRIPE-HEADED SPARROW |
| GREY-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT |
| GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER |
| OLIVE TANAGER |
| GREY-HEADED TANAGER |
| HEPATIC TANAGER |
| GREEN HONEYCREEPER |
| RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER |
| THICK-BILLED SEED-FINCH |
| YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT |
| BLACK-HEADED SALTATOR |
| GREYISH SALTATOR |
| MONTEZUMA OROPENDOLA |
| BALTIMORE ORIOLE |
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Notes on Specific Birds
The Heliconias Lodge is in northern
Costa Rica amid the central cordillera. It's not particularly far
from Liberia towards the east. This is a reasonable lodge with a
couple of very good trails around the property. They also have some
hanging suspension bridges which make it possible for a little
canopy birding.
Many birders coming here are looking
for the Tody Motmot (a much better chance here than elsewhere) and
the Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo - a very difficult bird to see.
Unfortunately, I missed both birds on my trip, but I enjoyed the
habitat.
Birding here is fairly difficult, but
that's to be expected in forest habitat. The idea is to find an ant
swarm where you can pick up some antbirds and perhaps the
ground-cuckoo. But you may also find Great Currasow, Long-tailed
Manakin, White-ruffed Manakin, Spotted Antbird, and Olive Tanager
with minimal luck.
There is a restaurant at the lodge. A
couple of other lodges close by, all with good habitat, make this an
interesting and under-birded area.
Heliconias Lodge Website
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Throughout Costa Rica
All birds here can be included in any list at most locations conditional
to the appropriate habitat
This list includes birds seen commonly throughout
my trips to Costa Rica. These birds were either quite common or easily seen in the appropriate habitat and season.
Admittedly, as a U.S. birder, I became a slacker when it came to listing the
more common North American migrants.
In the case of shorebirds, your best bet is the Tarcoles River mouth near Carara or near the city of Puntarenas. Mudflats
are near the highway.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
GROOVE-BILLED ANI
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
LESSER NIGHTHAWK
PAURAQUE
ROCK PIGEON
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE
MARBLED GODWIT
WHIMBREL
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
WILLET
RUDDY TURNSTONE
LEAST SANDPIPER
BLACK-NECKED STILT
LAUGHING GULL
ROYAL TERN
OSPREY
WHITE-TAILED KITE
ROADSIDE HAWK
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
SWAINSON'S HAWK
CRESTED CARACARA
TRICOLORED HERON
LITTLE BLUE HERON
SNOWY EGRET
GREAT EGRET
CATTLE EGRET
GREEN HERON
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON |
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
WHITE IBIS
BROWN PELICAN
BLACK VULTURE
TURKEY VULTURE
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
GREAT KISKADEE
MASKED TITYRA
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
CLAY-COLORED THRUSH
HOUSE WREN
GREY-BREASTED MARTIN
BARN SWALLOW
HOUSE SPARROW (at gas stations)
TENNESSEE WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
WILSON'S WARBLER
BANANAQUIT
SUMMER TANAGER
WESTERN TANAGER
BLUE-GREY TANAGER
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
VARIABLE SEEDEATER
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
ORCHARD ORIOLE
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE |
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