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Costa Rica Bird observatories

Annual Report 2014

Pablo Elizondo1,2,3,4, C. John Ralph1,3,4, Jared Wolfe1,3,4 and Isabel Martin1

1. Costa Rica Bird Observatories, INBioparque, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica.

2. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), Apartado Postal 22-3100 Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica.

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Filling the Gap Between Science and Conservation

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Science and monitoring

CRBO has continued to implement bird banding and census activities at all stations (see Map). Our operations in Tortuguero over the past 20 years represent the longest running constant effort mist-netting program in latin $PHULFD��7KLV�\HDU�ZH�LPSOHPHQWHG�WKH�XVH�RI�DXGLR�OXUHV�DW�VRPH�VLWHV�WR�attract nocturnal migratory birds thereby increasing the data available on migratory species, such as body condition. This technique is commonly used in Europe but rarely has been implemented in the Americas.

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Wolfe, J. D., Johnson M.D. and C.J. Ralph. 2013. Higher mass increases annual VXUYLYDO� RI� ZLQWHULQJ� 3URWKRQRWDU\� :DUEOHUV� �Protonotaria citrea) in 1RUWKHDVWHUQ�&RVWD�5LFD�b&RQGRU�������������

Wolfe, J. D., Johnson M.D. and C.J. Ralph. 2014. Do birds select habitat or food resources? Nearctic-Neotropic Migrants in Northeastern Costa 5LFD��3/26�21(b���H�����.

Wolfe, J. D. and E. I. Johnson. 2014. Searching for Consensus in Molt 7HUPLQRORJ\����<HDUV�DIWHU�+RZHOO�HW�DO�̵V�̸)LUVW�%DVLF�3UREOHP�̹��$XN�131: 371–377.

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list of bird banders and volunteers for 2013

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Pablo Adrover Spain

Danny Alfaro Costa Rica

Kattia Alpízar Costa Rica

David Bryden 1HZ�=HODQG

Kimberly Check USA

Stella Diamant Belgium

Richard Dobbins England

Hellen Fuentes Costa Rica

Susana García Spain

Jose luis Garzón Spain

Catalina González Colombia

Susana Gutierrez Costa Rica

Iván de la Hera Spain

Wendy James England

Jorge leitón Costa Rica

Jessica Madrigal Costa Rica

Amilkar Moncada México

Marcela Murillo Costa Rica

lukas Musher USA

Diego Quesada Costa Rica

Bárbara Reguera Spain

Pilar Rodríguez México

Michael Rodríguez Costa Rica

Micah Scholer USA

David Segura Costa Rica

Tatiana Straatmann Brasil

Yohay Wasserlauf Israel

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list of birds banded in 2013

Scientific name English name Status INBio Madre Selva Tortuguero

1 Accipiter superciliosus 7LQ\�+DZN R x

2 Amazilia tzacatl Rufous-tailed Hummingbird R x x

3 Arremon brunneinucha

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch R x

4 Atlapetes albinucha White-naped Brush-Finch R x

� Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped Attila R x

� Basileuterus culicivorus

*ROGHQ�FURZQHG�Warbler R x

7 Basileuterus melanogenys

Black-cheeked Warbler R x

� Basileuterus rufifrons

Rufous-capped Warbler R x

� Campephilus guatemalensis

Pale-billed Woodpecker R x

10 Campylopterus hemileucurus 9LROHW�6DEUHZLQJ R x

11 Cantorchilus modestus Plain Wren R x

12 Cantorchilus nigricapillus Bay Wren R x

13 Cantorchilus thoracicus

Stripe-breasted Wren R x

14 Cardellina pusilla Wilson's Warbler M x

�� Catharus frantziiRuddy-capped

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�� Catharus fuscescens 9HHU\ M x

17 Catharus gracilirostris

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�� Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush M x x

�� Catharus ustulatus 6ZDLQVRQV�Thrush M x x x

20 Cercomacra tyrannina Dusky Antbird R x

21 Chloroceryle aenea American Pygmy Kingfisher R x

22 Chlorophanes spiza Green Honeycreeper R x

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23 Chlorospingus ophthalmicus

Common Bush-Tanager R x

24 Chlorospingus pileatus

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager R x

�� Colibri thalassinus *UHHQ�9LROHWHDU R x

�� Contopus virens Eastern Wood-3HZHH M x

27 Cyclarhis gujanensis

5XIRXV�EURZHG�Peppershrike R x

�� Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Northern-barred Woodcreeper R x

�� Diglossa plumbea Slaty )ORZHUSLHUFHU R x

30 Doryfera ludovicae Green-fronted lancebill R x

31 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird M x

32 Elaenia frantzii Mountain Elaenia R x

33 Empidonax atriceps Black-capped Flycatcher R x

34 Empidonax flavescens

<HOORZLVK�Flycatcher R x

�� Empidonax flaviventris

<HOORZ�EHOOLHG�Flycatcher M x x

�� Empidonax virescens

Acadian Flycatcher M x

37 Epinecrophilla fulviventris

Checker-throated $QWZUHQ R x

�� Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird R x

�� Euphonia gouldi Olive-backed Euphonia R x

40 Florisuga mellivora White-necked Jacobin R x

41 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler M x

42 Geothlypis philadelphia

Mourning Warbler M x

43 Geothlypis semiflava

2OLYH�FURZQHG�<HOORZWKURDW R x

44 Geotrygon costaricensis

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove R x

�� Geotrygon montana Ruddy Quail-Dove R x

�� Glaucis aeneus Bronzy Hermit R x

47 Glyphorhynchus spirurus

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper R x

�� Gymnopithys leucaspis Bicolored Antbird R x

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Scientific name English name Status INBio Madre Selva Tortuguero

�� Haplospiza rustica Slaty Finch R x

�� Helmitheros vermivorum

Worm-eating Warbler M x

�� Henicorhina leucophrys

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren R x x

�� Henicorhina leucosticta

White-breasted Wood-Wren R x

�� Hylocharis eliciae Blue-throated Goldentail R x

�� Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush M x x

�� Hylophilus decurtatus lesser Greenlet R x

�� Hylophylax naevioides Spotted Antbird R x

�� Lampornis calolaemus

Purple-throated Mountain-gem R x

�� Lampornis castaneoventris

White-throated Mountain-gem R x

�� Lepidocolaptes affinis

6SRW�FURZQHG�Woodcreeper R x

�� Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Streak-headed Woodcreeper R x

�� Leptotila cassinii Gray-chested Dove R x

�� Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove R x

�� Malacoptila panamensis

:KLWH�ZKLVNHUHG�Puffbird R x

�� Manacus candei White-collared Manakin R x

�� Margarornis rubiginosus

Ruddy Treerunner R x

�� Melanerpes hoffmannii

Hoffmann's Woodpecker R x

�� Melozone biarcuata Prevost's *URXQG�6SDUURZ R x

�� Melozone leucotis White-eared *URXQG�6SDUURZ R x

�� Micrastur ruficollis Barred Forest-Falcon R x

70 Mionectes oleagineus

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher R x

71 Mionectes olivaceus

Olive-striped Flycatcher R x

72 Mniotilta varia %ODFN�DQG�ZKLWH�Warbler M x

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Scientific name English name Status INBio Madre Selva Tortuguero

73 Momotus momota %OXH�FURZQHG�Motmot R x

74 Myadestes melanops

Black-faced Solitaire R x

�� Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher M x

�� Myioborus miniatus Slate-throated Redstart R x

77 Myioborus torquatus Collared Redstart R x

�� Myrmeciza exsul Chestnut-backed Antbird R x

�� Myrmotherula axillaris

White-flanked $QWZUHQ R x

�� Nyctidromus albicollis

Common Pauraque R x

�� Odontophorus guttatus

Spotted Wood-Quail R x

�� Oreothlypis gutturalis

Flame-throated Warbler R x

�� Oreothlypis peregrina

Tennessee Warbler M x x

�� Oryzoborus funereus

Thick-billed Seed-Finch R x

�� Pachyramphus versicolor Barred Becard R x

�� Panterpe insignis Fiery-throated Hummingbird R x

�� Parkesia motacilla louisiana Waterthrush M x

�� Parkesia noveboracensis

Northern Waterthrush M x x

�� Pezopetes capitalis large-footed Finch R x

�� Phaethornis longirostris

long-billed Hermit R x

�� Phaethornis striigularis

Stripe-throated Hermit R x

�� Phainoptila melanoxantha

%ODFN�DQG�\HOORZ�Silky-Flycatcher R x

�� Pheucticus ludovicianus

Rose-breasted Grosbeak M x

�� Pheucticus tibialis Black-thighed Grosbeak R x

�� Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker R x

�� Pipra mentalis Red-capped Manakin R x

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Scientific name English name Status INBio Madre Selva Tortuguero

�� Piranga bidentata Flame-colored Tanager R x

�� Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager M x�� Piranga rubra Summer Tanager M x

100 Pitangus sulphuratus Great Kiskadee R x x

101 Platyrinchus mystaceus

White-throated Spadebill R x

102 Premnoplex brunnescens Spotted Barbtail R x

103 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler M x

104 Psarocolius montezuma

Montezuma Oropendola R x

��� Pselliophorus tibialis

<HOORZ�WKLJKHG�Finch R x

��� Pseudocolaptes lawrencii

Buffy Tuftedcheek R x

107 Pteroglossus torquatus Collared Aracari R x

��� Ptilogonys caudatus

long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher R x

��� Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

%OXH�DQG�ZKLWH�6ZDOORZ� R, M x

110 Quiscalus mexicanus

Great-tailed Grackle R x

111 Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Eye-ringed Flatbill R x

112 Saltator coerulescens Grayish Saltator R x x

113 Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird M x x

114 Selasphorus flammula

9ROFDQR�Hummingbird R x

��� Selasphorus scintilla

Scintillant Hummingbird R x

��� Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler M x

117 Setophaga fusca Blackburnian Warbler M x

��� Setophaga magnolia Magnolia Warbler M x

��� Setophaga pensylvanica

Chestnut-sided Warbler M x

120 Setophaga petechia <HOORZ�:DUEOHU R, M x

121 Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warbler M x

122 Sporophila americana

9DULDEOH�Seedeater R x x

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Scientific name English name Status INBio Madre Selva Tortuguero

123 Tangara dowii Spangle-cheeked Tanager R x

124 Tangara larvata Golden-hooded Tanager R x

��� Thalurania colombica

9LROHW�FURZQHG�Woodnymph R x

��� Thamnophilus atrinucha

Western-slaty Antshrike R x

127 Thraupis episcopus Blue-gray Tanager R x x

��� Thraupis palmarum Palm Tanager R x

��� Threnetes ruckeri Band-tailed Barbthroat R x

130 Thripadectes rufobrunneus

Streak-breasted Treehunter R x

131 Todirostrum cinereum

Common Tody-Flycatcher R x

132 Troglodytes aedon House Wren R x x x

133 Troglodytes ochraceus Ochraceous Wren R x

134 Trogon collaris Collared Trogon R x

��� Trogon massena Slaty-tailed Trogon R x

��� Turdus grayi Clay-colored Thrush R x x x

137 Turdus plebejus Mountain Thrush R x

��� Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird R x

��� Vireo carmioli <HOORZ�ZLQJHG�9LUHR R x

140 Vireo leucophrys %URZQ�FDSSHG�9LUHR R x

141 Vireo olivaceus 5HG�H\HG�9LUHR M x

142 Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia 9LUHR M x

143 Zimmerius vilissimus Paltry Tyrannulet R x

144 Zonotrichia capensis

Rufous-collared 6SDUURZ R x

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