Site Report: Corcovado National Park - Los Patos
Unidentified Spider
Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis)
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis)
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) - Male
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Unidentified Spider
Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis)
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis)
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) - Male
This field station is near the edge of the national park. It is accessible by walking or driving in the River. The area around the station is very densely forested, but there are some views from the river bank.
Visits
- 2009-02-24: After securing our permits in Puerto Jimenez, we took a bus and truck to the trailhead crossing the national park. We hiked in the river bed for a couple of hours until we reached the Los Patos field station. The person working at the park office told us that we would find a restaurant near Los Patos, but we did not find such a place. We were the only foreigners at the field station though we did see several gold miners. Dinner and breakfast consisted of crackers.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (27 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(27 records)
Class: Birds
(26 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)
- Gray-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (2 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (3 records)
- Order: Parrots
(1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
- Order: Pelicans
(4 records)
- Family: Herons
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Order: Perching Birds
(11 records)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla anabatina)
- Family: Swallows
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
- Golden-hooded Tanager (Stilpnia larvata)
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
- Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus)
- Family: Toucans
- Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Helmeted Lizards
- Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)