Site Report: Cruce de Mono Ranger Station
Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Parent of three
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Honey, where are the kids?
Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
Western Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis)
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
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Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Parent of three
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Honey, where are the kids?
Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
Western Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis)
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Cruce de Mono Ranger Station is a small clearing next to a clear running creek. The "Ranger Station" is more like a partially open shelter. The surrounding area is primary forest.
Visits
- 2009-03-14: From the Rio Paca campsite, we walked for much of the day to get to Cruce de Mono. The campsite seemed a bit quiet except for a nest of Bright-rumped Attila found by Ivan. As I waited for the parents to bring food to the hatchlings, I noticed a vine had started to move. It was a snake! After everyone had a good look at the snake, it started slithering up the very tree with the nestling Bright-rumped Attilas. The snake ate two of the three nestlings before all was said and done. Normally, I try not to overdo it with too many photos, but in this case, I am documenting the entire event. The Attila is no angel either as it was feeding frogs to the babies. Part of our dinner consisted of fish from the river including savoleta, copatona, and guacuco.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (11 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(11 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: Poison Dart Frogs
- Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Class: Birds
(7 records)
- Order: Gabuliformes
(1 record)
- Family: Puffbirds
- White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)
- Order: Perching Birds
(4 records)
- Family: Typical Antbirds
- White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis)
- Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)
- Family: Wrens
- Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Marmosets and Tamarins
- Geoffroy's Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
Class: Reptiles
(2 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(2 records)
- Family: Helmeted Lizards
- Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
- Family: Snakes
- Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)