Range expansion and noteworthy records of Costa Rican birds (Aves)

We present new distribution information for 19 species of Costa Rican birds. Thirteen species show changes in altitudinal distribution, 9 are recorded at higher elevations such as Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789), Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843), Myiozetetes cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766), and...

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Published in:	Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 141 - 151
Main Authors:	Sandoval, Luis, Martínez, Daniel, Ocampo, Diego, Vásquez Pizarro, Mauricio, Araya-H., David, Carman, Ernesto, Sáenz, Mauricio, García-Rodríguez, Adrián
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sofia Pensoft Publishers 19-01-2018
Subjects:	Birds Forests New records Rainforests Range extension Species Understory Urban development
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Summary:	We present new distribution information for 19 species of Costa Rican birds. Thirteen species show changes in altitudinal distribution, 9 are recorded at higher elevations such as Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789), Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843), Myiozetetes cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766), and Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus, 1766), and 4 are recorded at lower elevations, Panterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860, Empidonax albigularis Sclater & Salvin, 1859, Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827), and Dacnis venusta (Lawrence, 1862). We recorded 2 forest understory species, Geotrygon montana (Linnaeus, 1758), and Grallaria guatimalensis Prévost & Des Murs, 1842, inside the area of the county with the most urban development. Finally, Saltator grossus (Linnaeus, 1766), which was restricted to Caribbean forest, was recorded at the South Pacific rainforest for the first time.
ISSN:	1809-127X 1809-127X
DOI:	10.15560/14.1.141