Site Report: Puerto Jiminez, Costa Rica
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) - Non-breeding
Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis)
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) - Non-breeding
Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis)
The one thing I have to say about this town is that there is a lot of loud music. On the other hand, you can see scarlet macaws flying around in the town.
Visits
- 2009-02-24: We arrived in Puerto Jiminez after a long bus ride and adventures in Central Costa Rica. After some effort, we were able to find a room for the night. The next day, after a morning hike, we arranged our permits and meals for La Sirena. That was a time-consuming job requiring a special trip to the bank. By afternoon, we were ready to catch a bus/taxi combo to the trailhead into Los Patos. After our visit to Corcovado, we spent an additional night in town arriving in the back of a truck from the coastal village of Carate. Early the next morning, we were on our way to Panama.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (22 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(22 records)
Class: Birds
(22 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)
- Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Order: Perching Birds
(9 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
- Morelet's Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti)
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
- Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Family: Plovers
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)