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La Selva, Costa Rica (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of La Selva, Costa Rica
Map of La Selva, Costa Rica
Middle American Screech-Owl (
Megascops guatemalae
)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (
Galbula ruficauda
)
Garden Orbweaver (
Argiope submaronica
)
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (
Ramphocelus passerinii
) - Male
Great Curassow (
Crax rubra
) - Female
Shining Honeycreeper (
Cyanerpes lucidus
)
Olive Snouted Tree Frog (
Scinax elaeochroa
)
Cinnamon Becard (
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
)
Katydid (
Tettigoniidae sp
)
Fruit-piercing Moth (
Ferenta stolliana
)
Lappet Moth (
Euglyphis rundala
)
Python Millipede (
Nyssodesmus python
)
Orbweaver Spider (
Eriophora sp
)
Orbweaver Spider (
Eriophora sp
)
Skipper (
Hesperiidae sp
)
Plain Longtail (
Spicauda simplicius
)
Lichen Mantis (
Liturgusa sp
)
Spectacled Caiman (
Caiman crocodilus
)
Middle American Ameiva (
Holcosus festivus
)
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (
Oophaga pumilio
)
Geometer Moth (
Geometridae sp
)
Walking Stick (
Pseudophasmatidae sp
)
Sphinx Moth (
Aellopos ceculus
)
Blue-winged Helicopter (
Megaloprepus caerulatus
)
Oculate Dancer (
Argia oculata
)
Ghost Yellow (
Abaeis albula
)
White Peacock (
Anartia jatrophae
)
Banded Peacock (
Anartia fatima
)
Sara Longwing (
Heliconius sara
)
Chondrodesmus Millipede (
Chondrodesmus sp
)
Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (
Aegomorphus circumflexus
)
Olive-backed Euphonia (
Euphonia gouldi
) - Female
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (
Dendrobates auratus
)
Chestnut-backed Antbird (
Poliocrania exsul
)
Orbweaver Spider (
Eriophora edax
)
Brown Basilisk (
Basiliscus vittatus
)
Costa Rican Stinkhorn (
Staheliomyces costariquensis
)
Nursery Web Spider (
Thaumasia sp
)
Golden Silk Orb-weaver (
Trichonephila clavipes
)
Red-washed Satyr (
Pierella helvina
)
Neotropical Green Anole (
Anolis biporcatus
)
Border Anole (
Anolis limifrons
)
Black River Turtle (
Rhinoclemmys funerea
)
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (
Bradypus variegatus
)
Violet-headed Hummingbird (
Klais guimeti
)
Black-crowned Antshrike (
Thamnophilus atrinucha
) - Male
Blue-eyed Setwing (
Dythemis nigra
)
Leafcutter Ant (
Attina sp
)
Red-lored Parrot (
Amazona autumnalis
)
Prominent Moth (
Tithraustes noctiluces
)
Geometer Moth (
Geometridae sp
)
Flannel Moth (
Podalia sp
)
Pied Harvestman (
Cynorta marginalis
)
Spider Cricket (
Phalangopsidae sp
)
Katydid (
Ischnomelini sp
)
Ringed Tree Boa (
Corallus annulatus
)
Orbweaver Spider (
Eriophora edax
)
Spotted-legged Banana Spider (
Cupiennius getazi
)
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
)
Mosquito Coast Tree Frog (
Smilisca manisorum
)
Savage's Thin-toed Frog (
Leptodactylus savagei
)
Yellow-headed Gecko (
Gonatodes albogularis
)
Micrathena Orbweaver (
Micrathena brevipes
)
Broad-winged Hawk (
Buteo platypterus
)
Gray-rumped Swift (
Chaetura cinereiventris
)
Black-crowned Antshrike (
Thamnophilus atrinucha
) - Female
Plumbeous Kite (
Ictinia plumbea
)
Orbweaver Spider (
Eriophora fuliginea
)
White-collared Manakin (
Manacus candei
)
Bransford's Litter Frog (
Craugastor bransfordii
)
Costa Rican Coralsnake (
Micrurus mosquitensis
)
Stripe-breasted Wren (
Cantorchilus thoracicus
)
Forest
Trips
Costa Rica
9/28/2023
: After our trip out of Tortuguero, we rented a car and drove to La Selva Biological Station where we walked around by the bridge followed by a guided night tour.
9/29/2023
: We continued in the morning with a guide around the bridge area. It was extremely hot and humid.
9/30/2023
: For our last day in La Selva, we walked around the bridge area with the generalist guide with the Spanish speaking group.
Previous Visit (Parque Nacional Tortuguero: 9/28/2023)
Next Visit (La Virgen del Socorro: 9/30/2023)
Species Recorded (161)
Birds ( 104 )
Tinamous ( Tinamidae )
Great Tinamou -
Tinamus major
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Semiplumbeous Hawk -
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Broad-winged Hawk -
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk -
Buteo swainsoni
Plumbeous Kite -
Ictinia plumbea
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Bat Falcon -
Falco rufigularis
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows ( Cracidae )
Great Curassow -
Crax rubra
Gray-headed Chachalaca -
Ortalis cinereiceps
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Ruddy Ground-Dove -
Columbina talpacoti
Gray-chested Dove -
Leptotila cassinii
White-tipped Dove -
Leptotila verreauxi
Pale-vented Pigeon -
Patagioenas cayennensis
Short-billed Pigeon -
Patagioenas nigrirostris
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-lored Parrot -
Amazona autumnalis
Scarlet Macaw -
Ara macao
Orange-chinned Parakeet -
Brotogeris jugularis
Olive-throated Parakeet -
Eupsittula nana
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Groove-billed Ani -
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Squirrel Cuckoo -
Piaya cayana
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Crested Owl -
Lophostrix cristata
Middle American Screech-Owl -
Megascops guatemalae
Mottled Owl -
Strix virgata
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Common Pauraque -
Nyctidromus albicollis
Potoos ( Nyctibiidae )
Great Potoo -
Nyctibius grandis
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Gray-rumped Swift -
Chaetura cinereiventris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift -
Panyptila cayennensis
White-collared Swift -
Streptoprocne zonaris
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -
Amazilia tzacatl
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer -
Chalybura urochrysia
Violet-headed Hummingbird -
Klais guimeti
Blue-chested Hummingbird -
Polyerata amabilis
Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Gartered Trogon -
Trogon caligatus
Slaty-tailed Trogon -
Trogon massena
Motmots ( Momotidae )
Rufous Motmot -
Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot -
Electron platyrhynchum
Puffbirds ( Bucconidae )
White-whiskered Puffbird -
Malacoptila panamensis
White-necked Puffbird -
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Jacamars ( Galbulidae )
Rufous-tailed Jacamar -
Galbula ruficauda
Toucans ( Ramphastidae )
Collared Aracari -
Pteroglossus torquatus
Yellow-throated Toucan -
Ramphastos ambiguus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Pale-billed Woodpecker -
Campephilus guatemalensis
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker -
Celeus castaneus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker -
Melanerpes pucherani
Rufous-winged Woodpecker -
Piculus simplex
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Plain-brown Woodcreeper -
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper -
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper -
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Antbirds ( Thamnophilidae )
Dusky Antbird -
Cercomacroides tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird -
Poliocrania exsul
Black-crowned Antshrike -
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Yellow Tyrannulet -
Capsiempis flaveola
White-ringed Flycatcher -
Conopias albovittatus
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Elaenia -
Elaenia flavogaster
Acadian Flycatcher -
Empidonax virescens
Boat-billed Flycatcher -
Megarynchus pitangua
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher -
Mionectes oleagineus
Gray-capped Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes granadensis
Social Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee -
Pitangus sulphuratus
Common Tody-Flycatcher -
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Snowy Cotinga -
Carpodectes nitidus
Cinnamon Becard -
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Black-crowned Tityra -
Tityra inquisitor
Masked Tityra -
Tityra semifasciata
Manakins ( Pipridae )
White-collared Manakin -
Manacus candei
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
Southern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Stripe-breasted Wren -
Cantorchilus thoracicus
White-breasted Wood-Wren -
Henicorhina leucosticta
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Clay-colored Thrush -
Turdus grayi
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Rufous-browed Peppershrike -
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Lesser Greenlet -
Pachysylvia decurtata
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Canada Warbler -
Cardellina canadensis
Kentucky Warbler -
Geothlypis formosa
Tennessee Warbler -
Leiothlypis peregrina
Buff-rumped Warbler -
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Bananaquit ( Coerebinae )
Bananaquit -
Coereba flaveola
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Green Honeycreeper -
Chlorophanes spiza
Shining Honeycreeper -
Cyanerpes lucidus
Olive-backed Euphonia -
Euphonia gouldi
Red-throated Ant-Tanager -
Habia fuscicauda
Scarlet-rumped Tanager -
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater -
Sporophila corvina
Golden-hooded Tanager -
Stilpnia larvata
Blue-gray Tanager -
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager -
Thraupis palmarum
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Buff-throated Saltator -
Saltator maximus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Orange-billed Sparrow -
Arremon aurantiirostris
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Scarlet-rumped Cacique -
Cacicus uropygialis
Black-cowled Oriole -
Icterus prosthemelas
Shiny Cowbird -
Molothrus bonariensis
Montezuma Oropendola -
Psarocolius montezuma
Chestnut-headed Oropendola -
Psarocolius wagleri
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Blue Dacnis -
Dacnis cayana
Roadrunners ( Neomorphidae )
Striped Cuckoo -
Tapera naevia
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