Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Alajuela Province
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Alajuela Province
Materials recorded in Alajuela Province
List of all the materials recorded in Alajuela Province, sorted by rating.125 Videos
Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
An individual killing a moth while perched on a exposed vine some 2 meters from the ground
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica DAVID ASCANIO 16 July 2010 44 sec 4.8
Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)
A close-up of a female on a branch.
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp coruscus) Alex García · Videoaves 01 July 2010 37 sec 4.8
Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)
An adult male on a branch.
LocalitySan Luis, San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 24 November 2011 41 sec 4.6
Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys)
A nest with three chicks being fed by both adults.
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species) Alex García · Videoaves 03 July 2010 39 sec 4.5
Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus)
A perched male.
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis) Alex García · Videoaves 01 July 2010 33 sec 4.5
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)
A young male perched.
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species) Alex García · Videoaves 01 July 2010 32 sec 4.5
Black-bellied Hummingbird (Eupherusa nigriventris)
A male on a twig.
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species) Alex García · Videoaves 01 July 2010 29 sec 4.5
Brown Violet-ear (Colibri delphinae)
A bird flying and returning to a branch
LocalityPoás region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species) Max Roth 28 February 2001 23 sec 4.5
Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)
A male flying from perch to perch
LocalityPoás region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp mellitus) Max Roth 31 January 2004 31 sec 4.5
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A female perched on a branch
Locality 31 January 2004 sec 4.4
Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
A male on a branch and then with nest material
LocalityPoás region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp costaricensis) Max Roth 31 January 2004 24 sec 4.4
Chestnut-capped Brush-finch (Arremon brunneinucha)
Bird feeding on lawn
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Desmond Allen 12 February 2011 12 sec 4.3
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Perched bird
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Desmond Allen 08 February 2011 42 sec 4.3
Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys)
An adult male on a branch.
LocalityBosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species) Alex García · Videoaves 03 July 2010 36 sec 4.3
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Steely-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerrottei)
Steely-vented Hummingbird is a frequently observed species in this area.
LocalityLa Garita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 10 December 2011 4.7
Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
a portrait
LocalitySan Pedro, La Garita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 10 December 2011 4.6
Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)
an endemic species of Costa Rica
LocalitySan Luis, San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 11 October 2011 4.6
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
A perched adult male in good light.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Steve Garvie 06 July 2008 4.6
Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
other species frequently observed in this forest
LocalitySan Pedro, La Garita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 10 December 2011 4.4
Blue-throated Goldentail (Hylocharis eliciae)
A small hummingbird
LocalityLa Garita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 01 January 1970 4.3
Fiery-billed Araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii)
Una pareja de Cusingos hurgando en el agujero de un árbol en busca de nido: localmente anidan de enero a abril.
LocalityAlajuela Province, Costa Rica Luis Vargas 29 December 2009 4.3
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
Adult perched above a forest trail.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp swainsonii) Steve Garvie 06 July 2008 4.3
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus)
Neotropic Cormorant at Caño Negro, Costa Rica
LocalityCaño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp mexicanus) Hans Hillewaert 06 August 2009 4.3
Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Agyrtria violiceps)
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
LocalitySan Luis, San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 24 September 2011 4.3
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
A male on a branch
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Rafael Zamora Padrón 30 March 2008 4.2
Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)
a female
LocalitySan Luis, San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Jorge Chinchilla 24 November 2011 4.2
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
Juvenil exemplar
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Rafael Zamora Padrón 28 March 2008 4.2
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
Male eating watermelon at a feeder
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica lukas 29 February 2008 4
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Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
A juvenile begs then makes the characteristic call
Locality:Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Joe Angseesing 28 March 2012 3.5
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Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
A young bird calling as it hides in low vegetation
Locality:Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Joe Angseesing 29 March 2012 3.5
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Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
An individual calling from a rooftop
Locality:Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Joe Angseesing 28 March 2012 3.5
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Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus)
Song.
Locality:Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Scott Olmstead 19 March 2010 3
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Calls made while displaying. Each call consists of two short notes and one louder drawn-out one.
Locality:Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Joe Angseesing 29 March 2012 3
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Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)
Calls.
Locality:Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Scott Olmstead 19 March 2010 3
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Singing in a shrub, interspersed with answering calls in the distance
Locality:Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Joe Angseesing 29 March 2012 3
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Bare-crowned Antbird (Gymnocichla nudiceps)
Song.
Locality:Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Scott Olmstead 19 March 2010 3
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Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
Calls while displaying
Locality:Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Joe Angseesing 29 March 2012 3
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Alajuela Province
Species with materials recorded in Alajuela Province
List of species with materials recorded in Alajuela Province. Species that occur in Alajuela Province but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus)
- Darters (Anhingidae)
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
- Bare-throated Tiger-heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
- Storks (Ciconiidae)
- Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis)
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbea)
- Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
- Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
- White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
- Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
- Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
- Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)
- Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
- New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
- Buffy-crowned Tree-quail (Dendrortyx leucophrys)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Grey-necked Wood-rail (Aramides cajanea)
- Finfoots (Heliornithidae)
- Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)
- Jacanas (Jacanidae)
- Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Red-billed Pigeon (Columba flavirostris)
- Plain-breasted Ground-dove (Columbina minuta)
- White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
- Grey-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga finschi)
- Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)
- Brown-hooded Parrot (Pionopsitta haematotis)
- White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata)
- Potoos (Nyctibiidae)
- Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
- Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)
- Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)
- White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
- Brown Violet-ear (Colibri delphinae)
- Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus)
- Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti)
- Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae)
- Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii)
- Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia)
- Black-bellied Hummingbird (Eupherusa nigriventris)
- Purple-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
- Blue-throated Goldentail (Hylocharis eliciae)
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
- Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
- Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Agyrtria violiceps)
- Steely-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerrottei)
- Variable Mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris)
- Green-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
- Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti)
- Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)
- Trogons (Trogonidae)
- Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)
- Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- American Pygmy-kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
- Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
- Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
- Motmots (Momotidae)
- Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula)
- Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
- Keel-billed Motmot (Electron carinatum)
- Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
- Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
- Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
- Pied Puffbird (Notharchus tectus)
- White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus)
- Barbets (Capitonidae)
- Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)
- Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii)
- Toucans (Ramphastidae)
- Collared Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
- Fiery-billed Araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii)
- Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
- Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)
- Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus)
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (Celeus castaneus)
- Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
- Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis)
- Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)
- Ruddy Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla homochroa)
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii)
- Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
- Great Antshrike (Taraba major)
- Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)
- Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi)
- Bare-crowned Antbird (Gymnocichla nudiceps)
- Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)
- Ocellated Antbird (Phaenostictus mcleannani)
- Manakins (Pipridae)
- White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo leucorrhoa)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)
- Torrent Tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea)
- Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)
- Common Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
- Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus)
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- White-ringed Flycatcher (Conopias albovittatus)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
- Dippers (Cinclidae)
- American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- White-throated Thrush (Turdus albicollis)
- Clay-coloured Thrush (Turdus grayi)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Brown Jay (Psilorhinus morio)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava)
- Grey-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala)
- Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda)
- Wrenthrush (Zeledonia coronata)
- Tanagers (Thraupidae)
- Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
- Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
- Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas)
- Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
- Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida)
- Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)
- Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata)
- Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta)
- Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
- Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
- Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla)
- Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
- Olive-backed Euphonia (Euphonia gouldi)
- Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae)
- Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys)
- Common Bush-tanager (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus)
- Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
- Carmiol's Tanager (Chlorothraupis carmioli)
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris)
- Chestnut-capped Brush-finch (Arremon brunneinucha)
- Yellow-thighed Finch (Pselliophorus tibialis)
- White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)
- Thick-billed Seed-finch (Oryzoborus funereus)
- Nicaraguan Seed-finch (Oryzoborus nuttingi)
- Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
- Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
- Blue-black Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa cyanoides)
- New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus)
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri)
- Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
- Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis)
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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