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SOUTHERN COSTA RICA BIRDING TOUR

Possible Specialty Birds for Tour

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3495
Group Price:$3195
Single Suppl:$350
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 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.*

color codes

1Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusLC 
2Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens NT
3Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNE 
4Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
5Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysLC 
6Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusRR 
7Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisRR 
8Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusNE 
9Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraLC 
10Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaLC 
11Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisNE 
12Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisNE 
13Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniRR 
14Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusRR 
15White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLC 
16/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensis NT
17Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusLC 
18Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusNE 
19Black SwiftCypseloides niger V
20Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaNE 
21|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica V
22Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeLC 
23Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisNE 
24Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeRR 
25<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisNE 
26Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisNE 
27Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiRR 
28Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE 
29Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusNE 
30White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisE 
31Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeNE 
32Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaNE 
33Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaNE 
34Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisNE 
35SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataLC 
36White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraNE 
37Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaRR 
38Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisNE 
39Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardNE 
40Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiEEN
41Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraNE 
42Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisRR 
43Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventerLC 
44SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLC 
45LimpkinAramus guaraunaRR 
46Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusRR 
47Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisLC 
48/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
49|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis NT
50/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
51/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegans NT
52JabiruJabiru mycteriaRR 
53Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumLC 
54Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLC 
55Agami HeronAgamia agamiLCV
56/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescens NT
57Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusRR 
58Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
59Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
60Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
61Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
62Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisRR 
63Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusLCNT
64Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusRR 
65Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumNE 
66Striped OwlAsio clamatorLC 
67Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiRR 
68Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno NT
69Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiNENT
70Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaRR 
71Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE 
72Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE 
73Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
74Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus NT
75Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusRR 
76Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenNE 
77Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusRR 
78Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusRR 
79Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiLC 
80Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
81Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNENT
82Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliataRRCR
83White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsRR 
84Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniNE 
85Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisRRV
86Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxRR 
87Scarlet MacawAra macaoRR 
88Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiNE 
89Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE 
90Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaRR 
91Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiNE 
92Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusNE 
93Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusNE 
94Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusNE 
95Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensRR 
96Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaRR 
97Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusNE 
98<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiNEV
99Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
100<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeNENT
101Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusLC 
102Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusRR 
103Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNE 
104Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeRR 
105Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumRR 
106Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusRR 
107Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisRR 
108Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusRR 
109|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
110Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusNE 
111Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisNE 
112Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsNE 
113Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisRR 
114Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiRR 
115Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusRR 
116Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisRR 
117Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaLC 
118Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesRR 
119Mangrove VireoVireo pallensRR 
120Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliNE 
121Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaNE 
122White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaRR 
123White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisRR 
124Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusRR 
125Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
126Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniNE 
127Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC 
128Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaRR 
129Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisRR 
130Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusRR 
131Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusRR 
132Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusRR 
133Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusNE 
134Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusNE 
135Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
136Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisNE 
137Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE 
138Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
139Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusNE 
140Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 
141Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisRR 
142Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisRR 
143Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansNE 
144<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusRR 
145Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusNE 
146Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaRR 
147Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusRR 
148Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisNE 
149Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisNE 
150Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniNE 
151Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisNE 
152Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisNE 
153Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
154Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisRR 
155Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusRR 
156Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisLC 
157/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
158Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisNE 
159Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysNE 
160Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisNE 
161Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusNE 
162WrenthrushZeledonia coronataNE 
163Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisENT
164Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
165Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC 
166/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisLC 
167White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax NT
168Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiNE 
169Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaNE 
170<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaRR 
171<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiNE 
172Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaLC 
173Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisLC 
174Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusRR 

 

 *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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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic10
LCLocal46
NENear Endemic78
RRRestricted Range77

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

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.