Costa Rica Bird Song Sampler

By David L. Ross, Jr.

This compact disc contains 184 of the most often heard Costa Rican birds (nearly a third of the country's resident species). The sounds are numbered and sequenced to follow the order in which they appear in the plates in A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica (Stiles, Skutch, and Gardner 1989). Recordings are presented within eight easy-to-use categories. In addition to covering the most characteristic bird songs of the major birding destinations, this sampler includes a selection of recordings for the seasoned visitor: Resplendent Quetzal, Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, Black-crowned Antpitta, Yellow-eared Toucanet, Lesser Ground-Cuckoo, Zeledonia, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Silvery-throated Jay, Black-faced Solitaire, Collared, Slaty-backed and Barred Forest-Falcons, 5 tinamou species, 15 wrens, and 11 nightbirds including the Andean Pygmy-Owl.

1 CD.