| Rank | Name | Nationality | Total | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Kevin Easley |
USA/CR | 1117 Clements | Ruff near Cd Neilly, Western Gull Puntarenas CR, Red-breasted Merganser Limon, CR, Bullock's Oriole Guanacaste CR, new Cornell/Clements, gained Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner, gained Guatemalan Tyrannulet, lost Cherrie's Tanager, lost Masked Yellowthroat, number stays the same. Yucatan Nightjar Lamanai Belize and Black-whiskered Vireo Caye Caulker Belize, Great Black-backed Gull - Tortuguero, 1st Central American record! White-crowned Sparrow - Osa Peninsula Costa Rica, Caribbean Dove, Ocellated Quail male, White-rumped Sandpiper, Hudsonian Godwit, and recent splits |
2 |
Dave Klauber |
USA living in Panama | 1010 | Clements splits Another 7 heard only, Sep 2021 Ruby-Topaz, Black-whiskered Vireo, DS Thick-knee, Tricolored Munia Panama, Long-winged Harrier Panama #1000, Cocos Island endemics, Gt Frigate bird, White Tern, Markham's Storm-Petrel, Ocellated Crake, Piprites, CR, WChinned, Spot-fronted Swifts, more Oct 2020 Scaled Antpitta, Paint-billed Crake, Nicaraguan Seed-finch, Crested Owl & Lanceolated Monklet - finally! Black & Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrels, Tahiti Petrel, Nazca Booby, Gray-breasted Crake, California Gull, Kelp Gull, Bare-faced Ibis, Harpy Eagle, Maguari Stork, Coiba Spinetail, Pearly-breasted Cuckoo |
3 |
Jean Jacques Gozard |
French | 963 | Guatemala Jan 2018: Belted Flycatcher, White-breasted Hawk, Whiskered Screech-Owl, Wine-throated Hummingbird, Giant Wren, Goldman's Warbler .. |
4 |
Lorna L. Engleman |
Panama | 955 | Birding Cana, Darien, Rep. of Panama. The birds and the forest are phenomenal! |
5 |
Josh Beck |
US | 943 | Clements. Missing Tacarcuna birds, Cocos birds, Dusky-backed Jacamar, Viridian Dacnis, Green-naped Tanager, Glow-throated Hummingbird, and Gray-headed Piprites and Olive-backed Quail-Dove are heard only. |
6 |
Howard Laidlaw |
British | 937 | Maguari Stork, Cape May Warbler. Baird's Trogon, Rufous-winged Woodpecker, Golden-naped Woodpecker, White-throated Shrike-Tanager and Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner at El Chorogo, Chiriqui Panama March 2019. Carib Grackle. Bare-faced Ibis. California Gull and Kelp Gull, Panama May 2019 |
7 |
Euclides Campos |
Panamanian | 928 | Spotted Rail (20 julio 2021) |
8 |
Dennis Rogers |
USA/CR | 927 | Coming from a country with forest I count heard birds. 1995 year list = 812 |
9 |
Bjorn Anderson |
Swedish | 918 | IOC. Updated Feb 2018. All lists and observations at www.igoterra.com. |
10 |
Rick Waldrop |
USA | 912 | New species seen recently in Panama: Yellow-green Tyrannulet, Black Antshrike, Orange-crowned Oriole, Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Black-crowned Antpitta, Black-eared Wood-Quail, Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Bare-crowned Antbird, Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon, White-eared Conebill, Western Sirystes and Flammulated Attila; Costa Rica: Coppery-headed Emerald, Magneta-throated Woodstar, Great Green Macaw, Black-throated Wren, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Zeledonia, Spotted Wood-Quail, Mangrove Hummingbird. |
11 |
Claes-Göran Cederlund |
Swedish | 884 | IOC. Latest: another Costa Rica trip in March 2018 with Nic. Seedfinch and Grackle, Cabanis´Seedeater, Umbrellabird, Wrenthrush, Silvery-thr. Jay, Chiriqui Yellowthroat and more. Honduras in March 2017. Ocellated Quail, Buffy-cr. Wood-Partridge, Honduran Emerald |
12 |
Paul Coopmans |
Belgian | 883 | Updated 18 April 2004 - recent highlights were Lesser Roadrunner, Honduran Emerald and Lovely Cotinga |
13 |
Peter Kaestner |
USA | 879 | Jan 2004 Black Antshrike, Black-breasted Puffbird, Tawney-faced Quail, Panama |
14 |
Rafael G. Campos-Ramirez |
Costa Rica | 878 | Honduras APR 2003, Highland Guan, Mountain Trogon, Costa Rica (Long-tailed Woodcreeper, Carara NP, Feb. 2003,Lanceolated Monklet, río Tuis, March 2001), Belize (Ocellated Turkey, Chan Chich, Jan. 1991), Guatemala (Gray Silky-Flycatcher, Chichicastenango, May 2000); Panama (Rufous-crested Coquette, Gamboa/Jan. 2002); Honduras (Painted Redstart, Copán/Oct. 2002). |
15 |
Eduardo Amengual |
Spanish | 855 | White-crested Coquette, Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge, Silvery-throated Jay in Costa Rica November 2005. Only Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador. Almost all self-found |
16 |
Dave Sargeant |
British | 842 | Last Upd: Jun 2015. |
17 |
Darién Montañez |
Panamanian | 833 | Mostly Panama, some Costa Rica |
18 |
Craig Faanes |
USA | 829 | This is Central America according to Am Birding Association boundaries |
19 |
Jeff Peters |
USA | 820 | 2019-last lifers C Panama inc Tacarcuna Chlorospingus |
20 |
Jonathan Newman |
British | 820 | Speckled Antshrike, Black-crowned Antpitta, Wing-banded Antbird, Pirre endemics including Beautiful Treerunner, Panama 2015 |
21 |
Greg R. Homel |
USA | 789 | AGAMI HERON (Honduras 3/2008); SLATY-BACKED FOREST-FALCON, HARPY EAGLE, CRESTED EAGLE (Panama 5/2006); RUFOUS-VENTED GROUND-CUCKOO (Panama 2/2002 Pipeline Road); HONDURAN EMERALD (1/2000 Rio Aguan Valley, Honduras), SNOWCAP (8/7/07 Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica); CRIMSON-BELLIED WOODPECKER (12/25/2003 Cerro Pirre, Darien, Panama); BLACK-CROWNED ANTPITTA (12/30/2004 Cana, Panama), RUFOUS-BREASTED ANTTHRUSH (12/26/03) Cerro Pirre, Panama); GREEN-NAPED TANAGER (12/2003 Cerro Pirre, Darien, Panama), etc. |
22 |
Martin Edwards |
Canadian | 781 | 2010 April Panama Pirre Warbler, Hummingbird and Bush-Tanager, Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager |
23 |
Laval Roy |
Canadian | 766 | March,10/2010: My last lifer is the Silver-throated Jay in San Gerardo de Dota, CR |
24 |
Ray Belding |
US | 764 | Harpy Eagle in Panama |
25 |
Peter Boesman |
Belgian | 745 | Last trip Panama Feb/March 2015 |
26 |
Luis Sandoval |
Costa Rica | 744 | Crested Eagle, Lovely Cotinga, Great Jacamar, Golden-cheeked Warbler, Olive Warbler |
27 |
Jan Axel Cubilla R. |
panamanian | 743 | June 2010: Olive-crowned Yellowthroat, Grayish Saltator, Black-throated Wren, White-collared Manakin, Barred Parakeet and Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Bocas del Toro (Panama). June 2010: Grassland Yellow-Finch in Cocle (Panama) |
28 |
Robert Dean |
British | 719 | Lanceolated monklet,Tody motmot,Whistling wren,all costa rica, |
29 |
Erling Jirle |
Swedish | 717 | 28 Feb 2020. All IOC lists and observations at www.iGoTerra.com |
30 |
Alejandro Solano Ugalde |
Costa Rica | 708 | Debo actualizar esta lista (feb 2004) |
31 |
Matthias Fehlow |
German | 702 | |
32 |
Mike Haldeman |
USA | 694 | Honduras, March 05 - Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge, Singing Quail, Red-throated Parakeet, Honduran Emerald, Green-breasted Mountain-Gem, Belted Flycatcher (1st country record) |
33 |
Patrick O'Donnell |
693 | Costa Rica and short Panama trips- White-eyed Vireo, all Quail Doves, Maroon-chested Ground Dove, Black and White Hawk Eagle, Sharpbill |
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34 |
Linda Macaulay |
United States | 686 | |
35 |
Marcia Balestri |
USA | 684 | Panama, Costa Rica, Belize |
36 |
Alan Greensmith |
Independent | 684 | 24 April 2009. Guatemala and Panama only. |
37 |
Jason Berry |
USA(Washington, DC) | 677 | Most birds seen in Guatemala with vast majority from 1999-2002. Most recent lifer: Giant Wrent (Guat!), Green-breasted Mountain (Nic), Black-crowned Antshrike (Guat), Slaty Finch |
38 |
Jørgen Peter Kjeldsen |
Danish | 675 | Great Jacamar in Nicaragua + other 25 species new to that country - my Nicaraguan list stands at 525. Central America plus Mexico 844. Updated March 2007. |
39 |
Nick A. Smith |
English | 675 | Updated after last visit to Belize and Panama, April 2013. Includes 579 species in Costa Rica. |
40 |
Mike Nelson/Birdtour Asia |
US/UK | 672 | Latest: Costa Rica Jan 2014 Unspotted Saw-whet, Pacific Screech and Black-and-white Owls, Lovely Cotinga, Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher, Spot-bellied Bobwhite Guatemala March 2013 Pink-headed Warbler, Horned Guan, Belted Flycatcher, Yucatan Poorwill and Flycatcher, Ocellated Turkey Costa Rica June/July '12 Yellow-billed and Snowy Cotinga, Zeladonia, Coppery-headed Emerald, Grey-tailed Mountaingem Panama '09 Harpy Eagle in Darien Costa Rica July 2003 Resplendant Quetzal, Keel-billed Toucan, Great Potoo, American Pygmy Kingfisher. |
41 |
Samuel Hansson |
Swedish | 666 | Costa Rica January 2011: White-crested Coquette, Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, Streak-crowned Antvireo and more. |
42 |
Trevor Warren |
British | 651 | 133 lifers in Costa Rica including Quetzal, Bellbird, Zeledonia, Snowcap, Keel-billed Motmot, Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge |
43 |
Karl Overman |
US-Michigan | 641 | White-crested Coquette 8/05, Osa Peninsula, C.R.; trips to Guatamala, Costa Rica & Panama |
44 |
David Massie |
UK | 639 | |
45 |
Ovidio B. Jaramillo J. |
Panamanian | 628 | Northern Harrier, Cerulean Warbler (October 2010); Common Tern, Black Tern (November 2010); Cooper´s Hawk (November 9); Northern Shoveler, Sanderling (November 20); Russet Antshrike (November 21); Slaty-backed Forest Falcon (Nov. 23) |
46 |
Jim Holmes, Jr. |
USA (calif) | 627 | trips to Costa Rica (Purple-backed Quail Dove, Quetzal, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Tawny-chested Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cotinga, Wrenthrush, Peg-billed Finch), Panama (Tiny Hawk, Blue Cotinga, Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant, Snowcap), Honduras (Honduran Emerald) and Belize (Agami Heron, Jabiru, Orange-breasted Falcon, Keel-billed Motmot) with varying amounts of birding |
47 |
Garry George |
USA | 621 | 79 endemics! Bare-neck Umbrellabird displaying on lek, Three-wattled Bellbird, Choco Tinamou |
48 |
Brian Rapoza |
USA | 615 | Crested Bobwhite, Violet-capped Hummingbird, Sapphire-throated Hummingbird, Barred Puffbird, Spot-crowned Barbet, Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Moustached Antwren, Black-striped Woodcreeper, Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant, Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher, Rufous Mourner, Speckled Mourner, White-headed Wren, Sulphur-rumped Tanager, Rufous-winged Tanager, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Yellow-billed Cacique |
49 |
Rob Batchelder |
USA | 604 | Dec 2012 in Nicaragua: Reddish Egret, Long-billed Dowitcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler |
50 |
Barry Rossheim |
USA | 592 | SEEN ONLY Costa Rica 2019 Three-wattled Bellbird, Chiriqui Quail-Dove, Orange-bellied Trogan, Keel-billed Motmot. Honduras 2017 Honduran Emerald, Lesser Roadrunner, Yellow-winged Tanager, Black-throated Shrike-Tanager, Blue-crowned Chlorophonia, Altamira Oriole, Lesson's Motmot, White-bellied Emerald. Costa Rica 2005-2015. Scaly-breasted Wren, Lesser Ground-Cuckoo, Black-mandibled Toucan catching and eating a vesper rat at La Selva, Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl eating a Yellow-winged Vireo in Savegre, Peregrine Falcon diving to the ground with a Cattle Egret at Cerro Silencio, Bare-necked Umbrellabird at La Selva, viewed first recorded Clay-colored Sparrow at CATTIE Jan 2013, March 2015- Wrenthrush, Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, Prevost's Ground-Sparrow, THREE male Turquoise Cotinga at Villa San Lucia |