First record of the Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) (Aves: Ardeidae) in Costa Rica

Jesús Alfaro-Rodríguez; Marta Venegas-Vargas

doi:10.15560/12.5.1963

Check List 12(5): e19565, doi: 10.15560/12.5.1963

First record of the Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) (Aves: Ardeidae) in Costa Rica

Jesús Alfaro-Rodríguez^‡, Marta Venegas-Vargas^‡

‡ Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Corresponding author: Jesús Alfaro-Rodríguez ( chuzalfaro13@gmail.com )

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Citation: Alfaro-Rodríguez J, Venegas-Vargas M (2016) First record of the Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) (Aves: Ardeidae) in Costa Rica. Check List 12(5): 1963. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1963

Abstract

We present the first record of Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix,for Costa Rica, a species considered restricted to South America. An individual was observed foraging in a soccer field at Manzanillo, Limon province, Costa Rica. This sighting represents the northernmost record of its distribution range.

Keywords

new avian record; Central America; Limon Province; Manzanillo