Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Arenal region
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Arenal region
Materials recorded in Arenal region
List of all the materials recorded in Arenal region, sorted by rating.60 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
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Perched bird
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Desmond Allen 08 February 2011 42 sec 4.3
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)
A female on a tree, a male pecking a branch, and a male pecking a trunk
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species) Max Roth 31 January 2004 35 sec 4.3
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
An adult male perched on top of a bush
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp mellivora) Max Roth 31 January 2004 28 sec 4.2
Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
An adult perched in a banana tree and then consuming the fruits
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp brevicarinatus) Greg Baker 03 April 2001 28 sec 4.2
Keel-billed Motmot (Electron carinatum)
A single individual calling to the playback of the song. It was perched on a vine at about 2.3 meters from the ground.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica DAVID ASCANIO 13 July 2010 33 sec 4.2
Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Keel-billed Toucan (Rainbow-billed Toucan) calling from perch in strong wind, Arenal Observatory Lodge
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp brevicarinatus) Ron Flemal 03 February 2010 31 sec 4.2
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
Male eating banana
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp gnatho) Joe Angseesing 28 March 2012 26 sec 4
Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
Bird perched on branch looking around then scratching
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Desmond Allen 08 February 2011 13 sec 4
Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
An adult eating fruit at a feeding station, including a close-up of its head and bill
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp brevicarinatus) Greg Baker 03 April 2001 37 sec 4
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
Male feeding on banana
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp carneipes) Joe Angseesing 28 March 2012 24 sec 4
Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
An adult perched on a vine
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp minor) Max Roth 28 February 2001 29 sec 4
Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
An adult stretching wings, spreading its tail and preening
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp plagiatus) Max Roth 31 January 2004 18 sec 3.9
Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
Crested Guan perched in tree, Arenal Observatory Lodge
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp aequatorialis) Ron Flemal 02 February 2010 19 sec 3.8
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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
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
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
A male on a branch
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Rafael Zamora Padrón 30 March 2008 4.2
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
Juvenil exemplar
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Rafael Zamora Padrón 28 March 2008 4.2
Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla)
An adult male in good light.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Steve Garvie 06 July 2008 4
Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga finschi)
Individual perched on a branch.
LocalityCaño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Miriam Bauman 07 February 2011 4
Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
A view showing the clean white throat.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Steve Garvie 06 July 2008 4
Common Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
A lone bird
LocalityCaño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp finitimum) auf 04 July 2005 4
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
Male eating watermelon at a feeder
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica lukas 29 February 2008 4
Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae)
Feeding on nectar.
LocalityArenal Volcano Lodge, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica David Lingard 20 March 2009 4
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
A perched adult bird on the forested slopes of Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp semirufus) Steve Garvie 08 July 2008 4
Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
A brute of a saltator which is both uncommon and shy.
LocalityArenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica Steve Garvie 06 July 2008 4
Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
Adult seen in a tree.
LocalityArenal Volcano Lodge, La Fortuna, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica David Lingard 20 March 2009 3.9
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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 Arenal region
Species with materials recorded in Arenal region
List of species with materials recorded in Arenal region. Species that occur in Arenal region 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)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbea)
- Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
- Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
- Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
- 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)
- 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)
- Potoos (Nyctibiidae)
- Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
- Brown Violet-ear (Colibri delphinae)
- Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti)
- Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae)
- Purple-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
- Green-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
- Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti)
- 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)
- Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
- Keel-billed Motmot (Electron carinatum)
- Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
- Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
- Pied Puffbird (Notharchus tectus)
- White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus)
- Toucans (Ramphastidae)
- Collared Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
- 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)
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii)
- Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
- Great Antshrike (Taraba major)
- Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)
- Bare-crowned Antbird (Gymnocichla nudiceps)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)
- Torrent Tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea)
- Common Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
- Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus)
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- 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)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Brown Jay (Psilorhinus morio)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava)
- Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda)
- Tanagers (Thraupidae)
- Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
- Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
- 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)
- 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)
- Nicaraguan Seed-finch (Oryzoborus nuttingi)
- Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
- Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps)
- 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)
Contributors
- Miriam Bauman ·
- Joe Angseesing ·
- Max Roth ·
- Greg Baker ·
- Desmond Allen ·
- DAVID ASCANIO ·
- Steve Garvie ·
- auf ·
- Ron Flemal ·
- Carmelo López ·
- monicayhector ·
- lukas ·
- Scott Olmstead ·
- Stan Mansfield ·
- Ferran Vaquero ·
- David Lingard ·
- Cliff Thornley ·
- Rafael Zamora Padrón ·
- Sergio Bargues ·
- kperezleon ·
- Madie-Girl ·
- Michael Retter ·
- Rainer Mönke ·
- Richard Garrigues ·
- Joost Brandsma ·
- Hans Hillewaert ·