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PANORAMA RIDGE WILDLIFE LIST

THE FOLLOWING LIST WAS COMPILED BY VICTOR PEREZ AT THE

PANORAMA RIDGE PROPERTY BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2002.

THE AREA ITSELF IS LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE NICOYA

PENINSULA, PUNTARENAS PROVINCE, AT ABOUT N.09’45-LATTITUDE,

W.85’02-KIBGUTYDE (THIS SPECIFIC SITE LOCATION IS IN BETWEEN THE

RANCHO AND THE WHITE HOUSE, WHICH ARE TWO WELL KNOWN AREAS).

ELEVATIONS RANGING IN BETWEEN 250-300 +/- METERS AT THE LOWEST

PARTS AND UP TO 550-600 METERS +/- IN THE UPLANDS-GARMIN GPS-CASIO MULTISENSOR WRISTWATCH USED FOR MEASUREMENTS.

BY MEANS OF PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND OTHER SOURCES LIKE THE

ECOLOGICAL MAP OF COSTA RICA, THE FOREST FOUND WITHIN THE

PROPERTY FITS THE FOLLOWING LIFE ZONES ACCORDING TO HOLDRIDGE:

IN THE LOWER AREAS (BELOW 400 METERS +/-) THERE IS A TROPICAL

MOIST FOREST, AND IN THE UPPER AREAS (ABOVE 400 METERS +/-) THERE

IS A PREMONTANE WET FOREST CLIMATIC ASSOCIATION WITH A RICH

EPIPHYTE LOAD WHERE WE FIND MOSTLY STEEP AND BROKIEN TERRAIN.

MOST OF THE AREA IS FORESTED WITH APROXIMATELY 50-60% SECOND

GROWTH FOREST AT VARIOUS STAGES OF REGENERATION (MOSTLY IN THE LOWER AREAS) AND UP TO 50-40% OF THE AREA IS OLD GROWTH FOREST (MOSTLY IN THE UPLANDS AND SOMNE LOWER RIVERINE OR GALLERY FOREST). ALTHOUGH ALL THESE MEASURMENTS ARE NOT EXACT, THEY

ARE MEANT TO GIVE A VERY GENERAL IDEA OF THE SITE IN DISCUSSION.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS NEITHER A DEFINITE LIST

NOR AN ABUNDANCE LIST FOR THE PROPERTY, AND WITH MORE PEOPLE

INVOLVED AND MORE FIELD WORK DONE, MORE SPECIES ARE GOING TO

BE FOUND AND ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL LIST. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BIRDS AND MAMMALS, THE FOLLOWING LIST WAS OBTAINED BY MEANS OF

FINDING, CAPTURING , IDENTIFYING, AND RELEASING BUTTERFLIES AND AMPHIBIANS, ALL IN A PERIOD OF TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS. FIELD WORK WAS DONE MOSTLY DURING THE EARLY MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS FOR BIRDS AND BUTTERFLYIES, WHEN THEY ARE MOST ACTIVE. DUE

PROBABLY TO THE TIME OF YEAR AND LACK OF A CONSTANT AMOUNT OF

RAIN (RAIN MEANS REPRODUCTION FOR MOST AMPHIBIANS), THE FEW

FROGS AND TOADS THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND AND THEN IDENTIFY WERE

FOUND DURING NIGHT HIKES INTO SEVERAL SELECTED LOCATIONS. FOR

EXAMPLE, GOING SOMETIMES TO THE TURNER’S FISH

P0NDS (PERMISSION OBTAINED PREVIOUSLY), GOING INTO THE LITTLE

CREEKS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE TWO HOMES OR GOING

TO THE HIGHLANDS, WHERE THE ROAD GOIS UP INTO THE HILLS WHERE WE

FIND A “WETTER” FOREST. UNLUCKILY, THE BEST POND AREAS WERE LOCATED WELL AWAY FROM THE MAIN PROPERTY IN THE FLATLANDS DOMAIN, WHERE THE WATER STAYS, AFTER THE RAINS, FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANY NIGHT WALKS INTO THE OLD GROWTH

FOREST (A PLACETHAT ASSUREDLY HOLDS SOME NEW ADDITIONS TO THE

LIST BOTH FOR NOCTURNAL AND DIURNAL ORGANISMS). THEREFORE,

MORE RESEARCH IN THESE AREAS WILL DEFINITELY ADD TO THESE LISTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS AGAIN THAT THIS IS NOT A FINAL LIST, SO ANY

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIST ARE MORE

THAN WELCOME. ALSO, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK PAUL FOR

HIRING AND TRUSTING ME AND EVEN FOR PAYING ME TO DO SOMETHING

THAT I REALLY ENJOY: SPENDING TIME IN THE FOREST. I WOULD ALSO

LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY AT PANORAMA RIDGE, ESPECIALLY COLLEEN

AND JOSE; SPECIAL THANKS TO RICARDO AND FRANCISCO FOR TAKING ME

UP AND DOWN ON THEIR MOTORCICLE AND FOURWHEELER ANY TIME I

NEEDED. FINALLY, THANKS TO DAN AND SUSAN FOR GIVING ME ACCESS

TO THEIR PROPERTY TO CHECK OUT THEIR PONDS.

BIRD LIST: This list includes birds seen mostly at the Panorama Ridge property but also

Those seen in the immediate vicinity, within .5 mile of the area’s boundaries. This list

Follows the colored plates order of the book, A Guide To The Birds Of Costa Rica by

Stiles and Skutch. For the lastest nomenclatural changes, I wrote in parentheses the former name as it is on the book.

PLATE# NAME

1-6 MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata magnificens)

13-3 TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura)

13-4 BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus)

13-5 KING VULTURE (Sacoramphus papa)

14-1 SHORT TAILED HAWK ** (Buteo brachyurus)

14-2 ZONE TAILED HAWK ** (Buteo albonotatus)

14-12 CRESTED CARACARA (Polyborus plancus)

15-2 AMERICAN SWALLOW TAILED KITE (Elanoides forficatus)

16-3 SHARP SHINNED HAWK (Accipiter striatus)

16-7 COLLARED FOREST FALCON (Micrastur semitorquatus)

16-11 SHORT TAILED HAWK** (Buteo brachyurus)

16-12 ROADSIDE HAWK (Buteo magnirostris)

16-13 BROAD WINGED HAWK (Buteo plaptypterus)

16-14 GRAY HAWK ( Buteo nitidus)

17-2 WHITE HAWK (Leucopternis albicollis)

18-2 RED BILLED PIGEON (Columba flavirostris)

18-11 INCA DOVE (Columbina inca)

18-12 WHITE WINGED DOVE (Zenaida asiatica)

18-14 WHITE TIPPED DOVE ( Leptotila vereauxi)

19-4 RED LORED PARROT (Amazona autumnalis)

19-5 YELLOW NAPED PARROT (Amazona auropalliata)

19-6 WHITE FRONTED PARROT (Amazona albifrons)

33-3 ORANGE FRONTED PARAKEET (Aratinga canicularis)

19-14 ORANGE CHINNED PARAKEET (Botogeris jugularis)

20-4 COMMON POTOO(NORTHERN OR JAMAICAN SP.)(Nyctibius griseus-

jamaicensis-)

20-6 MOTLED OWL (Ciccaba virgata)

20-8 SPECTACLED OWL (Pulsatrix perspicillata)

21-7 SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piyana cayana)

21-11 LESSER GROUND CUCKOO (Moroccoxix eryuthopygius)

21-15 RUFOUS NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus rufus)

21-18 COMMON PAURAQUE (Nyctydromus albicollis)

22-1 WHITE COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne zonaris)

22-9 VAUX’S SWIFT (Chaetura vauxi)

22-15 GRAY BREASTED MARIN (Progne cahalybea)

22-19 SOUTHERN ROUGH WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgydopterix ruficollis)

23-1 LITTLE HERMIT (Phaetornis longuemareus)

23-13 GREEN BREASTED MANGO (Anthracotorax prevostii)

23-19 PLAIN CAPPED STARTHROAT (Heliomaster constantii)

24-9 BLUE THROATED GOLDENTAIL (Hilocharis eliciae)

24-10 RUFOUS TAILED HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia sauserrotei)

24-11 CINNAMMON HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia rutila)

24-13 FORK TAILED EMERALD**(Chlorostilbon canivettii)

24-15 STEELY BVENTED HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia sauserrotei)

25-10 FORK TAILED EMERALD**(Chlorostilbon canivettii)

26-8 VIOLACEOUS TROGON (Trogon violaceous)

26-10 BLACK HEADED TROGON (Trogon melanocephalus)

27-5 GREEN KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle Americana)

27-8 BLUE CROWNED MOTMOT (Momotus momota)

27-11 TURQUOISE BROWED MOTMOT (Eumomota superciliosa)

27-13 LINEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus lineatus)

27-14 PALE BILLED WOODPECKER (Campephilus guatemalensis)

27-15 COLLARED ARACARI (pteroglosus torquatus)

27-18 KEEL BILLED TOUCAN (Ramphastus sulphuratus)

28-16 HOFFMAN’S WOODPECKER (Melanerpes hoffmannii)

29-7 OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER (Sittasomus greysecapillus)

29-8 STREAKED HEADED WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii)

29-13 RUDDY WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla homochroa)

29-19 BARRED WOODCREEPER (Dendrocolaptes certhia)

29-21 IVORY BILLED WOODCREEPER (Xyphorynchus flavigaster)

31-3 BARRED ANTSHRIKE (Tamnophilus doliatus)

32-15 LONG BILLED GNATWREN (Ramphocaenus melanurus)

33-4 LONG TAILED MANAKIN (Chiroxiphia linearis)

33-12 ROSE THROATED BECARD (Pachyramphus aglaiae)

33-13 WHITE WINGED BECARD (Phachyramphus polychpterus)

34-1 MASKED TITYRA ( Tityra semifasciata)

34-12 THREE WATLED BELLBIRD (Procnias tricarunculata)

35-1 TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)

35-6 BRIGHT RUMPED ATTILA (Attila spadiceus)

35-10 SULPHUR BELLIED FLYCHATCHER (Myodinastes luteiventris)

35-12 BOAT BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarynchus pitangua)

35-14 SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes similes)

35-17 GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus crinitus)

35-21 DUSKY CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tuberculifer)

35-22 NUTTING’S FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus nuttingi)

36-4 OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER (Contopus borealis)

36-8 EASTERN WOOD PEWEE (Contopus virens)

36-9 TROPICAL PEWEE (Contopus cinereus)

36-15 LEAST FLYCATCHER (Empinodax minimus)

36-20 YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Empidonas flaviventris)

36-25 OCHRE BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes oleaginous)

37-2 STUB TAILED SPADEBILL (Platyrincus cancorminus)

37-7 COMMON TODY FLYCATCHER (Todyrostrum cinereum)

37-9 SLATE HEADED TODY FLYCATCHER (Todyrostrum Sylvia)

37-16 YELLOW OLIVE FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)

37-19 NORTHERN BEARLESS TYRANNULET (Camptostoma inberbe)

37-26 YELLOW BELLIED ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster)

38-2 RUFOUS NAPED WREN (Campylorynchus rufinuca)

33-3 BANDED WREN (Tryothorus pleurostictus)

38-9 ROUFOUS AND WHITE WREN (Thryothorus rufalbus)

38-17 PLAIN WREN (Thryothorus modestus)

38-26 ORANGE BILLED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH (Cathrus aurantiirostris)

39-2 SWAINSON’S THRUSH (Catharus ustulatus)

39-8 CLAY COLORED ROBING (Turdus grayi)

39-18 WHITE THROATED MAGPIE JAY (Calocitta Formosa)

39-19 BROWN JAY (Cyanocorax morio)

40-2 RUFOUS BROWED PEPERSHRIKE (Cychlarhis gujanensis)

40-3 RED EYED VIREO (Vireo olivaceus)

40-5 YELLOW GREEN VIREO (Vireo flavovidiris)

40-6 YELLOW THROATED VIREO (Vireo flavifrons)

40-7 LESSER GREENLET (Hylophilus decurtatus)

40-15 PHILADLPHIA VIREO (Vireo philadelphicus)

33-3 RUFOUS CAPPED WARBLER (Basileuterus rufifrons)

33-4 WORM EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorus)

40-22 TENNESSEE WARBLER (Vermivora peregrina)

41-1 WHITE LORED GNATCATCHER (Polioptyla albiloris)

41-8 BLACBURNIAN WARBLER (Dendroica fusca)

41-10 AMERICAN REDSTAR (Setophaga ruticilla)

41-13 BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER (Mniotilta varia)

42-2 YELLOW WARBLER (Dendroica petechia)

42-8 CANADA WARBLER (Wilsonia Canadensis)

33-3 GRAY CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis poliocephala)

42-15 KENTUCKY WARBLER (Oporornis formosus)

43-4 CHESNUT SIDED WARBLER (Dendroica pensylvanica)

33-3 BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLER (Dendroica virens)

43-12 OVENBIRD (Seiurus aurocapillus)

43-14 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Seiurus noveboracensis)

44-7 NORTHERN (BALTIMORE) ORIOLE (Icterus g. galbula)

44-12 YELLOW BILLED CACIQUE (Amblysercus holosericeus)

33-3 SCRUB EUPHONIA (Euphonia affinis)

45-5 YELLOW THROATED EUPHONIA (Euphonia hirundinacea

45-17 GRAY HEADED TANAGER (Eucometis penicillata)

46-2 RED LEGGED HONEY CREEPER (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

47-5 SUMMER TANAGER (Piranga rubra)

47-8 SCARLET TANAGER (Piranga olivacea)

47-10 RED CROWNED ANT TANGER (Habia rubica)

48-2 BUFF THROATED SALTATOR (Saltator maximus)

48-8 ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

48-10 BLUE BLACK GROSBEAK (Cyanocompsa cyanoides)

49-7 BLUE BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina)

50-7 STRIPED HEADED SPARROW (Aimophila ruficauda)

50-15 OLIVE SPARROW (Arremonops rufuvirgatus)

51-7 COMMON POTOO** (Nyctybius griseus)

52-6 MELODIOUS BLACKBIRD (Dives dives)

TOTAL 140 sp.

** Means that birds appear in two different plates.

BUTTERFLIES

This list may at first seem small but it has taken a lot of patience and effort to be partially

Completed: as said before this is not a final list. One important note is that insects are not

As well known as birds, so catching and then identifying them takes more than patience,

It is a whole different challenge.

Again this list follows the order of the book, The Butterflyies Of Costa Rica and their

Natural history by Phillip J. DeVries (Papilionidae,Pieridae,Nymphalidae)

PLATE # SCIENTIFIC NAME

1-1 Battus polydamas polydamas

33-3 Parides photinus

4-2 Papilio thoas nealces

9-4 Aphrissa statira

9-8 Phoebis argante

9-9 Phoebis argante

10-24 Erurema nise

10-25 Erurema nise

10-26 Erurema nise

10-32 Erurema daira

10-33 Erurema daira

10-34 Erurema daira

12-1 Appias drusila

12-5 Itaballia demophile centralis

21-5 Smyrna blomfildia datis

21-6 Smyrna blomfildia datis

21-12 Hamadryas februa ferentina

21-15 Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalens

21-16 Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalena

22-1 Hamadryas amphinome mexicana

22-7 Miscelia cyaniris cyaniris******

25-5 Catonephele numilia esite

25-20 Callicore pitheas

27-1 Adelpha iphiclus

33-3 Adelpha iphiclus

28-9 Siprocta stelenes biplagiata

28-13 Anartia fatima

29-1 Chlosyne lacinia

33-3 Chlosyne lacinia

29-12 Chlosyne hippodrome

29-13 Chlosyne hippodrome

29-14 Chlosyne poecile

29-15 Chlosyne poecile

29-27 Microtia elva

31-1 Philactria dibo

31-6 Dryas iulia

31-10 Eueides isabella

31-17 Heliconius hecale zuleica

31-21 Heliconius hecale zuleica

32-5 Heliconius erato petiverana

32-9 Heliconius charitonius

33-3 Danaus plexipus

34-1 Tithorea tarricina pinthias

34-6 Mechanittis polymnia isthmia

34-9 Mechanitis polymnia isthmia

36-1 Godyris zygia

38-3 Morpho peleides limpida

38-6 Morpho peleides limpida

41-3 Cissia hermes

42-6 Opsiphanes cassina chiriquensis

45-3 Caligo eurilochus sulanus

45-5 Caligo eurilochus sulanus

47-5 Pierella luna luna

47-14 Taygetis kerea

48-12 Euptychia westwoody

48-25 Cissia pseudoconfusa

TOTAL 41 sp

***Possible new record for the Pacific slope, still needs to be confirmed.

MAMMALS

As in the other lists, this is not complete, but most mammals tend to be nocturnal in hot

weather. Bats are excluded from this list.

VIRGINIA OPOSSUM (Didelphis virginiana)

NORTHERN TAMANDUA (Tamandua mexicana)

NINE BANDED ARMADILLO (Dasypus movemcinctus)

WHITE FACED CAPUCHIN MONKEY (Cebus capucinus)

MANTLED HOWLER MONKEY (Alouatta palliata)

VARIEGATED SQUIRREL (Sciurus variegatoides)

PREHENSILE TILED (MEXICAN) PORCUPINE (Coendou mexicanus)

CENTRAL AMERICAN AGOUTI (Dasyprocta punctata)

COYOTE (Canis latrans)

NORTHERN RACOON (Procyon lotor)

WHITE NOSED COATI (Nasua narica)

TAYRA (Eira Barbara)

MARGAY (Leopardus wiedii)

COLLARED PECCARY (Tayassu tajacu)

WHITE TAILED DEER (Odocoileus virginianus)

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

The last three lists (Butterflyies; mammals; reptiles and amphibians) are the poorest in

terms of species number; for a more accurate list, more time and certain weather

conditions are would be favorable for us to be able to find them.

Bufo coccifer—Dry Forest Toad

Eleutherodactylus fitzingery—Common Rain Frog

Bufo marinus—Marine or Cane Toad

Basiliscus basiliscus—Jesus Christ Lizard

Iguana Iguana—Green Iguana

Crotalus durissus—Neotropical Rattlesnake

Boa Constrictor—Boa Constrictor