10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2020

In Costa Rica, well…not so much. A bird of the high elevation cloud forest, this stunner only occurs in Costa Rica and western Panama. Yes, the same species as the ones that birders pine for in the borderlands even though the ones in Costa Rica have yellow bellies. Slate-throated Redstart.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Panama Nashville Baltimore 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2015

Birders head to Costa Rica to see stunners like Resplendent Quetzal , Three-wattled Bellbird , Orange-collared Manakin , fancy hummingbirds , tanagers, and literally hundreds of other birds. A species that lives in both Costa Rica and South America but might be two separate species. (3). One of them quetzals.

Costa Rica 229

Costa Rica Species South America America 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

In Costa Rica, although I did spend a memorable one years ago in the Osa Peninsula where flocks of parrots flew into the mangroves while we feasted on turkey, pie, and the works, we have no actual Wild Turkeys , nor an official Thanksgiving. It also ranges widely from Mexico south to western Ecuador. Ain’t I great?

Costa Rica 184

Costa Rica Turkey Ecuador Hunting 184

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2015

At least that’s the case for Costa Rica. The montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama are home to at least 50 species of birds that live nowhere else except for one or two that also occur in northwestern Colombia. Nope, in addition to Costa Rica and western Panama, the good old R.

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica Panama Nicaragua Honduras 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2016

In the recent supplement, differences in song, DNA, and physical appearance played a role in several splits, including five that affect Costa Rica. Since the official Costa Rica list tracks decisions made by the AOU, we need to make some changes and count the armchair ticks!

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2016 South America Panama 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2015

You see, Myriam’s is located in what might be the Resplendent Quetzal capital of the world, the valley of San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica. Quetzal is THE beloved, sacred bird of Guatemala and they do live there (and in southern Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) BUT are more accessible in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica Panama Nicaragua Honduras 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2021

And yes, Mexico is part of North America, not Central or South America.) Its range extends as far as Nicaragua in Central America, where it is joined, in Costa Rica and Panama, by The Slaty Flowerpiercer. The Cinnamon-rumped Flowerpiercer is the only flower-piercing game in town if you live in North America.

Costa Rica 261

Costa Rica South America North America Venezuela 261

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

In some cases the data are outdated, e.g. Costa Rica has 900 and not 800 species, but I made no corrections, remaining faithful to the original map data. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.

Equatorial Guinea 213

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 213

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Our second week here in Costa Rica has certainly seen a great increase in the amount of rain. We were able to get in about 2 hours with Abner the next day, before heading off to the southern end of Costa Rica. Some of you might remember back just before we had left Mexico, we had a visit from a Black-throated Magpie-Jay.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica Falcons Mexico Groups 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2014

Patrick is the kings of Costa Rica bird blogging and we are excited to have him posting here on 10,000 Birds as both Mike and Corey have been fans of his blog, Costa Rica Living and Birding , for quite some time. Blogging bloggers Costa Rica'

Costa Rica 154

Costa Rica Ecuador Peru Colorado 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

The Black-and-white Phainoptila , Phainoptila melanoxantha from Costa Rica and Panama. The Grey-silky Flycatcher Ptilogonys cincerus , the is nearly an endemic of central Mexico, but for a few vagrants who vacation down in Guatemala.

Costa Rica 108

Costa Rica Panama Nevada Guatemala 108

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

Raptors of Mexico and Central America by William S. This is the first identification guide that I know of that covers Mexico (technically North America but rarely included in North American raptor guides) and Central America. Interestingly, Raptors of Mexico and Central America does not cover vocalization. Clark and N.

Mexico 178

Mexico America North America Falcons 178

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

So, if you are going to write a field guide on the birds of the countries south and east of Mexico–Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—it makes the utmost sense that you embrace the whole geographic area. It has been a long time between field guides for most of these countries.

El Salvador 235

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 235

Critter News

JANUARY 13, 2009

Although they are best known for their work in Costa Rica, they also work in Mexico and Panama. At the end of 2007, the World Society for the Protection of Animals selected the McKee Project to work on spay/neuter programs in Guatemala.

Guatemala 100

Guatemala World Society For The Protection Of Animals Spay Spaying 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. Press, 1989); A Guide to the Birds to the Birds of Panama, with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras, 2nd ed. ,

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

4%: Mexico, West Papua (Indonesia), New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya. 8%: Brazil, Panama. 21%: Costa Rica. The high position of Costa Rica comes as no surprise and yet, with more than one fifth of the total votes, I was a bit surprised how strong its 1st place is. 10%: Australia, Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea 214

Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

It was the adventure of a lifetime, made even more exciting by a travel route that went through Panama and Mexico, where Ridgway was exposed to Neotropical birds, a passion that informed his later work. The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian.

Collecting 157

Collecting Illinois United States Science 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 163

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 163

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The range maps are from Howell and Dunn’s Gulls of the Americas and cover all of North America, including Mexico and Central America. Range Maps. I had the pleasure of talking to Nate Swick of the American Birding Association once again about the best birding books of the year.

North America 210

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 210

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis. They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 122

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 122

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 16 Nov 2019.

2019 145

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Humiliating him in front of his public had a far more productive effect than I could have hoped for in fact, as he upped and took himself off to Panama in an attempt to appease the compiler. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Who fancies a trip to Siberia?

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Beljarica, centralni forland (Kovilovo floodplain), IBA Uš?e 17 Mar 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama).

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. La Paz, Mexico.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The two most prolific contributors, Pat and Tom, have been sharing their birding space in Costa Rica. During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. 12 Oct 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis. 03 Feb 2019. 03 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

For a bird that is only hours from starving to death at any given time, it is no small feat to traverse the 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico! Found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua, this tiny hummingbird is placed within its own genus microchera. hummers on earth. Coming in at no.

Colombia 279

Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Peru 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Route 254 farm fields (rd to Playa Panama). La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Costa’s Hummingbird – Calypte costae. 29 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. La Paz, Mexico. Costa’s Hummingbird – Calypte costae. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100