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CLASSIC HOTSPOTS BIRDING TOUR

Target Birds List

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3675
Group Price:$3575
Single Suppl:$200
Est #Species:275-325
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

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1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorManyNE
2Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonCA,CCR,CLBC
3Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusET,HQ,REC,SGNE
4Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisHQ,REC,SG,THNE
5Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiET,RECNE
6Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisHQ,REC,SG,THNE
7Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusHQ,REC,SG,THNE
8Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaCA,CL,SGNE
9&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisCL,ET,RECNE
10Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisET,HQ,SG,THNE
11Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisManyNE
12White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusET,HQ,RECNE
13Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusET,HQ,REC,SGNE
14White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisHQ,REC,SG,THE
15Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeHQ,REC,SGNE
16Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaET,HQ,SG,THNE
17Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaManyNE
18Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisHQ,RECNE
19SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataManyAT
20Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsET,HQ,RECE
21White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraREC,SG,THNE
22Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisET,HQ,REC,SGNE
23Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniManyBC
24Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardSGNE
25Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiCA,CLE
26Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCA,CCR,CLNE
27Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumHQ,REC,SG,THNE
28Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusET,LS,RECNE
29Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiCA,CLNE
30Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiET,HQ,REC,SGNE
31Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiCA,CL,HQNE
32Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenCA,CLNE
33Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiManyBC
34Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexManyBC
35Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisManyNE
36Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniHQ,REC,SG,THNE
37&Great Green MacawlAra ambiguusLSCR
38Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCA,CCR,CLNE
39Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsET,LS,RECBC
40Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaET,LQ,RECNE
41Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniET,LS,RECAT
42Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesLS,RECAT
43Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsHQ,REC,SG,THNE
44Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiSG,THNE
45Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusHQ,REC,SG,THNE
46Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusCA,CLNE
47Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusManyNE
48Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCA,CLNE
49Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisET,LSNE
50&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiCANE
51Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusManyAT
52&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniaeCA,CLNE
53Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLQ,LSAT
54Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,RECBC
55Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusManyNE
56Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisHQ,RECNE
57Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusSG,THNE
58Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisManyNE
59Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsSG,THNE
60Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliHQ,REC,SG,THNE
61Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaSG,THNE
62Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusManyNE
63Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniSG,THNE
64Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,CLNE
65Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsManyNE
66Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisET,SG,THNE
67Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensSG,THNE
68Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaManyNE
69Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusHQ,REC,SG,THNE
70Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysHQ,REC,SG,THNE
71Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansCA,CL,SGNE
72Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusManyNE
73Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisET,HQ,REC,SGNE
74Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniSG,THNE
75Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisET,SG,THNE
76Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQE
77Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisManyNE
78Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisHQ,REC,SG,THNE
79Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysREC,SG,THNE
80Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisHQ,REC,SGNE
81Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusHQ,REC,SG,THNE
82WrenthrushZeledonia coronataHQ,SG,THNE
83Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisManyNE
84Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiET,HQ,RECNE
85Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiManyNE
86Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasET,HQ,RECNE
87Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaManyNE
88&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdiHQ,REC,SG,THNE
89Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiLQ,LSBC

 

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic4
NENear Endemic72
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country7
ATAlways a Target5