List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	Slaty-breasted Tinamou	Crypturellus boucardi		V
2	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	RR
3	Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus	LC
4	Plain Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	RR
5	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
6	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE
7	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC	V
8	Tawny-faced Quail	Rhynchortyx cinctus	LC	NT
9	Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge	Dendrortyx leucophrys	LC
10	Marbled Wood-Quail	Odontophorus gujanensis	RR
11	Black-eared Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanotis	LC	NT
12	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
13	Maroon-chested Ground Dove	Paraclaravis mondetoura	LC
14	Violaceous Quail-Dove	Geotrygon violacea	LC
15	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	NE
16	Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii	NE
17	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	NE
18	Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	RR
19	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	RR
20	Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo	Neomorphus geoffroyi		V
21	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	LC
22	/Chuck-will's-widow/	Antrostomus carolinensis		NT
23	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	NE
24	Black Swift	Cypseloides niger		V
25	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	NE
26	|Chimney Swift|	Chaetura pelagica		V
27	Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	LC
28	Veraguan Mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	NE
29	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	RR
30	&White-crested Coquettel	Lophornis adorabilis	NE
31	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	NE
32	Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	RR
33	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
34	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	NE
35	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	NE
36	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	E
37	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	NE
38	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
39	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
40	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	NE
41	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	LC
42	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	E
43	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	NE
44	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	RR
45	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
46	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	NE
47	Mangrove Hummingbird	Chrysuronia boucardi	E	EN
48	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	NE
49	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	RR
50	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica	LC
51	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	RR
52	Double-striped Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus bistriatus	RR
53	Collared Plover	Anarhynchus collaris	LC
54	/Red Knot/	Calidris canutus		NT
55	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
56	/Elegant Tern/	Thalasseus elegans		NT
57	Jabiru	Jabiru mycteria	RR
58	Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	LC
59	Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	LC
60	Agami Heron	Agamia agami	LC	V
61	Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus	LC
62	/Reddish Egret/	Egretta rufescens		NT
63	Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	LC
64	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
65	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
66	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		V
67	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
68	Harris's Hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	RR
69	Choco Screech-Owl**	Megascops centalis	RR
70	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	NE
71	Striped Owl	Asio clamator	LC
72	Unspotted Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius ridgwayi	RR
73	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno		NT
74	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	NE
75	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	NE	NT
76	Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans	RR
77	Keel-billed Motmot	Electron carinatum	LC	V
78	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	RR
79	Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus	RR
80	Great Jacamar	Jacamerops aureus	RR
81	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
82	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
83	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
84	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		NT
85	Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	RR
86	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	NE
87	Red-crowned Woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus	RR
88	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	RR
89	Red-rumped Woodpecker	Dryobates kirkii	LC
90	Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	RR
91	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	NT
92	Yellow-naped Amazon	Amazona auropalliata	RR	CR
93	White-fronted Amazon	Amazona albifrons	RR
94	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
95	Olive-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula nana		NT
96	Orange-fronted Parakeet	Eupsittula canicularis	RR	V
97	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	LC	CR
98	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	RR
99	Rufous-rumped Antwren	Euchrepomis callinota	LC
100	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	NE
101	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	NE
102	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris		NT
103	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
104	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	RR
105	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis		NT
106	Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	RR
107	Ivory-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	RR
108	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	NE
109	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
110	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus	NE
111	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
112	Pale-breasted Spinetail	Synallaxis albescens	RR
113	Velvety Manakin	Lepidothrix velutina	RR
114	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	NE
115	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE	EN
116	Lovely Cotinga	Cotinga amabilis	LC
117	&Turquoise Cotingal	Cotinga ridgwayi	NE	V
118	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus		V
119	&Yellow-billed Cotingal	Carpodectes antoniae	NE	NT
120	Speckled Mourner	Laniocera rufescens	LC
121	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	LC
122	Tropical Royal-Flycatcher	Onychorhynchus coronatus	E
123	Gray-headed Piprites	Piprites griseiceps	LC
124	Black-tailed Flycatcher	Myiobius atricaudus	LC
125	Stub-tailed Spadebill	Platyrinchus cancrominus	RR
126	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	NE
127	Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	LC
128	Rufous-browed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes superciliaris	LC
129	Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	RR
130	Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma obsoletum	RR
131	Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet	Tyrannulus elatus	RR
132	Lesser Elaenia	Elaenia chiriquensis	RR
133	Bran-colored Flycatcher	Myiophobus fasciatus	RR
134	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis	NE	V
135	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
136	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
137	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
138	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
139	Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis	RR
140	Nutting's Flycatcher	Myiarchus nuttingi	RR
141	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	RR
142	Rusty-margined Flycatcher	Myiozetetes cayanensis	RR
143	Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	LC
144	Scrub Greenlet	Hylophilus flavipes	RR
145	Mangrove Vireo	Vireo pallens	RR
146	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
147	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
148	White-throated Magpie-Jay	Cyanocorax formosa	RR
149	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	RR
150	Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	RR
151	Scaly-breasted Wren	Microcerculus marginatus	RR
152	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
153	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	NE
154	Grass Wren	Cistothorus platensis	LC
155	Rufous-backed Wren	Campylorhynchus capistratus	RR
156	Black-bellied Wren	Pheugopedius fasciatoventris	RR
157	Rufous-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius rutilus	RR
158	Banded Wren	Thryophilus pleurostictus	RR
159	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryophilus rufalbus	RR
160	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus	NE
161	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	NE
162	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
163	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
164	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
165	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
166	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	NE
167	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
168	Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	RR
169	Thick-billed Euphonia	Euphonia laniirostris	RR
170	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	NE
171	&Yellow-bellied Siskinl	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
172	Ashy-throated Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus canigularis	LC
173	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
174	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda	RR
175	Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	RR
176	Olive Sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus	RR
177	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	NE
178	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	NE
179	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
180	Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow	Melozone cabanisi	E	NT
181	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	NE
182	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna		NT
183	Red-breasted Meadowlark	Leistes militaris	RR
184	Yellow-tailed Oriole	Icterus mesomelas	LC
185	Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus	RR
186	Spot-breasted Oriole	Icterus pectoralis	LC
187	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
188	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	NE
189	Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea		NT
190	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
191	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	NE
192	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
193	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
194	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Driophlox atrimaxillaris	E	NT
195	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
196	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
197	/Painted Bunting/	Passerina ciris	LC
198	White-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio leucothorax		NT
199	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	NE	NT
200	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
201	Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia	RR
202	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	NE
203	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
204	&Slaty Finchl	Haplospiza rustica	RR
205	&Peg-billed Finchl	Acanthidops bairdi	NE
206	Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Sporophila minuta	LC
207	Yellow-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	LC
208	Streaked Saltator	Saltator striatipectus	RR

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Arenal National Park
• Carara National Park
• Ceiba-Cascajal Road
• Cerro Lodge
• Danta Corcovado Lodge
• El Tapir Nature Reserve
• Hotel Quelitales
• La Ensenada
• La Quinta Inn
• La Selva Field Station
• Monteverde Area
• Reserva El Copal
• San Gerardo da Dota
• Selvatura Park
• Talamanca Highlands

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	8
LC	Local	46
NE	Near Endemic	78
RR	Restricted Range	77

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	29
V	Vulnerable	12
EN	Endangered	2
CR	Critically Endangered	2

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.