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CERRO DE LA MUERTE

COSTA RICALOCALE

# Species:141
# Excl Vagrants:141
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:41

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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

1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNE 
2Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisNE 
3Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusNE 
4Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeLC 
5Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisNE 
6Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE 
7White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisE 
8Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeNE 
9Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaNE 
10Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaNE 
11Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardNE 
12Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumNE 
13Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiRR 
14Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno NT
15Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE 
16Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusRR 
17Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusRR 
18Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniNE 
19Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE 
20Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiNE 
21Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusNE 
22Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusNE 
23Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNE 
24Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusNE 
25Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsNE 
26Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliNE 
27Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaNE 
28Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
29Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniNE 
30Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
31Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisNE 
32Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE 
33Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
34Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusNE 
35Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 
36&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrusRR 
37Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusNE 
38Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniNE 
39Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisNE 
40Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisNE 
41Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
42/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
43Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisNE 
44Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysNE 
45Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisNE 
46Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusNE 
47WrenthrushZeledonia coronataNE 
48Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
49Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaNE 
50&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rusticaRR 
51&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdiNE 

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor8
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic8
LCLocal46
NENear Endemic78
RRRestricted Range77

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.