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NEOTROPICS
COSTA RICA

Area (SqMi):19,730
# Species:883
# Excl Vagrants:814
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:78
Species/1000 SqMi:41.3

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BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor98
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient32
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant33
[]Accidental36

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened37
VVulnerable15
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiMany
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
4Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiET,LS,SV
5Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusLE,PV

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorLE,PV
8[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
9Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
10/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
11{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataESQ,HQ,LE,PV
13/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaLE,LS,PV,SV
14{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
15Northern PintailAnas acutaPV
16Green-winged TealAnas creccaLE,PV
17/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
18[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
19/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
20Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusLE,MA,PV,SEO,WG

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

21Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaLE,MV,PV
22Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany
23Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
24Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
25Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

26Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLS
27Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
28Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusMany
29Spot-bellied Bobwhite**Colinus leucopogon 
30Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
31Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisET,LS
32Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
33Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

34Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
35Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
36[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

37Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
38Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
39Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
40[White-crowned Pigeon]Patagioenas leucocephala 
41Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
42Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
43Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
44Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
45Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoCCR,PV
46Inca DoveColumbina incaMany
47Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
48Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
49Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
50Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
51Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraSG
52Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
53Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaCA,LS,MV
54Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisET,LS,REC,SV
55White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
56Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
57Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsLE,MA,PV,WG
58Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
59Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiET,LS,REC,TP
60Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMany
61White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
62Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

63Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
64Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
65\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaMany
66Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusWG
67Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusMany
68Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiET,REC
69Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
70/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusMany
71/Mangrove Cuckoo/Coccyzus minorMany
72|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

73Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
74Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
75Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
76Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
77White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLE,OS,PV
78[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
79/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
80Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,WG
81{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
82Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

83Great PotooNyctibius grandisET,LQ,LS,SV
84Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
85Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisCL,LE,MV,PV

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

86[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV

 
Swifts: Apodidae

87Black SwiftCypseloides nigerMany
88White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusMany
89Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiMany
90Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
91White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
92Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMany
93Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaMany
94|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
95Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
96Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany
97{Great Swallow-tailed Swift}Panyptila sanctihieronymiLS

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

98White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
99White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
100Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
101Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
102Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
103Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
104Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
105Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
106Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
107Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
108Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
109Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
110Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRT,DCL,ESQ,WG
111Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
112{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
113Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
114<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisMany
115Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
116Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
117Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
118Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
119Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
120White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
121Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
122White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
123Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
124/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
125Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaMany
126Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
127Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
128Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
129Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
130Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
131Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
132Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
133SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataMany
134Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
135White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
136Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
137Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMany
138Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
139Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniMany
140{Blue-tailed Hummingbird}Saucerottia cyanuraLS,MV
141Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
142Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
143Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
144Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiMany
145Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
146Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisET,LQ,LS,SV
147Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraMany
148{White-bellied Emerald}Chlorestes candida 
149Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

150Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE
151[Paint-billed Crake]Mustelirallus erythropsDCL,ESQ,OS,SV
152Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusPV
153Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
154Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisCA,CL,LE,MV,PV
155Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisLE,LQ,PV,SV
156Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
157/Sora/Porzana carolinaCA,ESQ,LE,PV
158Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
159/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
160Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
161[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
162Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventerBRT,ESQ
163{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLS
164White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
165Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
166Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

167SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLQ,LS,OS,SV

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

168LimpkinAramus guaraunaESQ,LE,MA,PV,SV

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

169Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

170Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
171/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaPV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

172American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusCA,CL,LE,MA,OS

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

173/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
174|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaCCR,OS
175/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
176/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusMany
177Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
178Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaMany
179Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisMany
180{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

181Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
182[Wattled Jacana]Jacana jacanaBRT,ESQ

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

183|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCCR,LE,LS,PV
184WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
185Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,OS
186[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
187/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE
188/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
189/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusLE,MA,TP
190Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
191/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,PV
192Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius 
193|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusOS
194Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
195/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
196|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,OS,PV
197/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
198WilletTringa semipalmataMany
199/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
200/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
201/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLE,MA
202/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE
203[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
204[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferruginea 
205/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusBRT,CA,LE,MA,PV
206|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis 
207/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
208{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE
209|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA
210|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA
211/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
212|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosCA,LE,MA,PV
213/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
214/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

215[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
216Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus 
217Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusESQ,LS
218South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

219|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
220{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLE
221Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
222/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanCA,CL,LE,MA,PV
223[Heermann's Gull]Larus heermanni 
224/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensis 
225Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLE
226/Herring Gull/Larus argentatus 
227/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerMany
228[White Tern]Gygis alba 
229Brown NoddyAnous stolidusMA,OS
230Black NoddyAnous minutus 
231{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatusLS
232Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusMA
233/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumLE,MA
234/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCA,LE,MA,PV
235Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCA,CL,LE,MA,PV
236Black TernChlidonias nigerCA,MA,PV
237{Forster's Tern}Sterna forsteriLE
238|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
239/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCA,LE,MA,PV
240/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansMany
241Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
242Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

243SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

244Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

245Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

246Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
247Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
248Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
249Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
250Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
251Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

252[Black-capped Petrel]Pterodroma hasitata 
253Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
254Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
255Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
256[Great Shearwater]Ardenna gravis 
257Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMA
258Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
259Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

260JabiruJabiru mycteriaBRT,LE,PV
261Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

262Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
263[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

264Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,OS
265Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
266Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
267Nazca BoobySula granti 
268Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

269AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

270Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

271[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 
272Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

273Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumLQ,LS,SV
274Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
275Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
276Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
277Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
278[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
279Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLS,PV,SV
280/Least Bittern/Ixobrychus exilisMany
281Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
282Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
283/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
284/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
285/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensCA,LE,MA,PV
286Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
287Green HeronButorides virescensMany
288Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
289Great EgretArdea albaMany
290/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

291White IbisEudocimus albusMany
292Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,LE,PV
293[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
294Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
295Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

296Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
297Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
298Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusBRT,ESQ,OS,PV,SV
299King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

300/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

301Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
302White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
303Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
304Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
305Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
306Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS
307Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
308Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
309Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
310Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
311Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
312Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCA,LS,OS,PV
313Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisHQ,LE,LS,OS,PV
314Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
315|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
316\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
317/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusCCR,LE,LS,PV
318/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
319{Cooper's Hawk}Accipiter cooperiiMany
320Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorMany
321Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
322Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
323Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
324Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
325Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS
326Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
327Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
328Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
329White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
330White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
331Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusET,LS,REC,SV
332Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
333Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
334/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
335Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
336|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniMany
337Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
338Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

339Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

340Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
341Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
342Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeET,LQ,SV
343Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
344Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
345Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
346Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
347{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
348Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
349Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsET,LS,SV
350[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
351[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR
352Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
353Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
354Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
355[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
356Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

357Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
358Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusET,LS,REC
359Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
360Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
361Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
362Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
363Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
364Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansLE,PV
365Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

366Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula 
367Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
368Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
369Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumLS,SV
370Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
371Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

372Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
373/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
374Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
375American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
376Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
377Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaLQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

378White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
379Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusLQ,LS,SEO,SV
380White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
381Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataET,HQ,REC,TP
382White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusET,LS,SV

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

383Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

384Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

385Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

386Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
387Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
388Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
389Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
390Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
391Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

392Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
393/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
394Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
395Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
396Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
397Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
398Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
399Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMany
400Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
401Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiBRT,DCL,ESQ,LC,MA
402Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
403Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
404Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusET,LQ,LS,SV
405Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusET,LQ,LS,SV
406Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
407Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

408Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
409Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
410Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiSV
411Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
412Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
413Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusBRT,ESQ,LS,OS
414Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
415/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
416|Merlin|Falco columbariusMany
417[Aplomado Falcon]Falco femoralis 
418Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
419/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

420Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
421<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaMany
422Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
423Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
424Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
425White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
426Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisMany
427Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliataLE,PV
428White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsMany
429Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaMany
430Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
431Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
432Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
433Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
434Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna 
435Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLS,MV,SEO,SV
436Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
437Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

438Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
439Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
440Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
441Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
442Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
443Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
444Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
445Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
446Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsET,LS,REC,SV
447Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
448White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
449Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
450Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
451Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
452Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
453Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
454Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaET,LQ,REC,SV,TP
455Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
456Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
457Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
458Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniET,LS,REC,SV,TP

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

459Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriSV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

460Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP
461Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
462Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesLS,REC,TP
463Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisHQ,MV,REC,TP

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

464Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

465Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
466Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusREC,TP
467Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

468Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
469Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
470Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisHQ,MV,REC,TP
471Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
472Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaMany
473Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
474Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
475Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
476Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
477Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
478Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP
479Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,MV,OS
480Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
481Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterLE,PV
482Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
483Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
484Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
485Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
486Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
487Plain XenopsXenops minutusMany
488Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
489Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiCM,MV,SG,TH,TP
490Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
491Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
492Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
493Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
494Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
495Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
496Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
497Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
498Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
499Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
500Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
501Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
502Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

503Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
504Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
505White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
506Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
507White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
508Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
509White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
510Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

511Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataLQ,LS,SV,TP
512Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisET,LS,MV,SV
513Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisLS,REC,SV
514<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiMany
515Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
516Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
517<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeMany
518Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLQ,LS,SEO,SV

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

519Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
520Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
521Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
522Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensET
523Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
524Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
525White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
526Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusLC,MV,TL,TP,WG
527Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

528SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
529Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
530Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
531Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
532Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

533Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,LS,REC,SV
534Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusCA,CL,PV
535White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
536Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
537Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
538Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
539Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusLS,SV,WG
540Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
541Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisMany
542Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusET,LQ,LS,SV
543Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
544Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareMany
545Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
546Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
547Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
548Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
549Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
550Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
551Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
552Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
553Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumMany
554Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusHQ,LS,SEO,SV,TP
555Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtusWG
556Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
557Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
558Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
559Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
560Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
561Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
562Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
563White-fronted TyrannuletPhyllomyias zeledoniMany
564Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
565Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
566Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisHQ,LS,REC,SV,TP
567Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
568|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
569Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusCM,SG,TH
570Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
571|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
572Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
573|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
574/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
575|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensMany
576|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
577/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiMany
578/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularisMany
579|Least Flycatcher|Empidonax minimusMany
580Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
581Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsCM,LC,SG,TH
582Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
583Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumCA,CL,LE,PV
584{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
585Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
586Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
587Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
588Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
589Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
590Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascensPV
591Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiMany
592/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
593Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
594Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
595Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
596Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisBRT,DCL,ESQ
597Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
598Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
599White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
600Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
601Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
602Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisMany
603(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
604Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
605/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisMany
606|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
607{Gray Kingbird}Tyrannus dominicensisLE
608/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusMany
609Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

610Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
611Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
612Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
613Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
614Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
615{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusLS,SV
616Mangrove VireoVireo pallensCA,CCR,CL,LE
617/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
618{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitariusMV,SG
619Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
620|Warbling Vireo|Vireo gilvusBRT,CA,SG
621Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
622/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
623|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusMany
624Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
625[Black-whiskered Vireo]Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

626Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCM,SG,TH,TP
627Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataMany
628White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaMany
629Brown JayPsilorhinus morioMany
630Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisWG

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

631|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaMany
632/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorMany
633Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
634{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaLE,MV,PV
635|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
636Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
637{Brown-chested Martin}Progne tapera 
638Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisMany
639Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
640Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
641/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
642|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
643Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaCCR,LE,PV

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

644Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisET,LS,REC,SV
645Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
646White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
647White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

648Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaMany
649Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
650House WrenTroglodytes aedonMany
651Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
652Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,TH
653Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHQ,SG,TP
654Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
655Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaMany
656Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
657Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
658Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisMany
659Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
660Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
661Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusMany
662Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusMany
663Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniET,LQ,LS,SV
664Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
665Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusMany
666Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
667White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
668Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
669Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

670American DipperCinclus mexicanusHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

671/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
672Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

673Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
674Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCM,ET,MV,SG,TH
675Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
676Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
677Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
678Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusMany
679|Veery|Catharus fuscescensHQ,LS,MV,REC,SV
680|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
681|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusMany
682/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
683Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
684Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
685White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
686Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany
687Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensCM,MV,SG,TH,TP

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

688/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

689Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
690Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

691[Tricolored Munia]Lonchura malaccaCA,LE,PV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

692House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

693[American Pipit]Anthus rubescens 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

694Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
695Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
696Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisMany
697Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
698White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
699Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaMany
700Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
701Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
702Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiMany
703Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
704Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaMany
705<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

706Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaWG

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

707Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisET,HQ,REC,TP
708Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
709Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
710Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
711Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumCCR,PV
712Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusMany
713Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
714[Chipping Sparrow]Spizella passerina 
715[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
716Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisBRT,LC,OS,TL,WG
717Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
718Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
719Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMany
720Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCM,SG,TH
721Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
722[Savannah Sparrow]Passerculus sandwichensis 
723{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolniiMV
724Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCM,ET,SG,TH,WG
725White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisHQ,MV,REC,TP
726Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MV,TP
727White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
728Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

729{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
730|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusCCR,LS
731Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
732Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
733Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
734Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusESQ,WG
735Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
736Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaMany
737Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisMany
738Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMany
739/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
740Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasLQ,LS,SV
741Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusMany
742{Bullock's Oriole}Icterus bullockiiLE,PV,REC
743Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisMany
744/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
745Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusMany
746Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
747Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
748Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
749Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
750Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
751Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensis 
752/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensDCL,LQ,LS,MA,SV

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

753/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
754/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
755/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
756/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
757/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
758/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
759Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaMany
760/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
761Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
762/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
763[Orange-crowned Warbler]Leiothlypis celata 
764{Nashville Warbler}Leiothlypis ruficapillaLS
765{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilis 
766Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
767/MacGillivray's Warbler/Geothlypis tolmieiMany
768/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
769/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
770Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
771Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisWG
772/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
773/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaMany
774/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
775/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaLC,SV
776Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaMany
777{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaCA,WG
778Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
779/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
780/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
781/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
782/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
783/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
784{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataBRT,LS,MV,OS
785{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensMV,REC
786|Palm Warbler|Setophaga palmarumMany
787[Pine Warbler]Setophaga pinus 
788/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
789/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaMany
790{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLE,MV,OS
791/Townsend's Warbler/Setophaga townsendiMany
792{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisMV,REC,WG
793/Golden-cheeked Warbler/Setophaga chrysoparia 
794/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
795Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
796Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
797Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
798Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
799Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
800|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisMany
801Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaMany
802Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
803Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
804WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

805Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiET,LQ,LS,SV

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

806Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
807/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
808|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaMany
809/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaMany
810Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
811White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
812Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
813Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaMany
814Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisBRT,DCL,ESQ,OS
815Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
816Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMany
817Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
818/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
819[Black-headed Grosbeak]Pheucticus melanocephalus 
820Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC,MV,TH
821Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
822Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaMany
823/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
824/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisMany
825/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

826Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
827White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
828Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
829White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
830White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxMany
831Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMany
832Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
833Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
834Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
835[Yellow-winged Tanager]Thraupis abbasSV
836Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
837Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
838Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
839Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
840Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
841Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaLS,REC,SV,TP
842Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
843Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
844Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
845Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
846Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
847Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
848Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
849Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
850Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
851Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
852<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaMany
853<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiMany
854{Grassland Yellow-Finch}Sicalis luteolaCCR
855Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
856Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaMany
857Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
858Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiLQ,LS,SV
859Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
860Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
861Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
862<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaMany
863BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
864Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
865Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
866Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
867Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisMany
868Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
869Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMany

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bosque del Rio Tigre413
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge405
Carara National Park440
Ceiba-Cascajal Road264
Celeste Mountain Lodge413
Cerro Lodge377
Cerro de la Muerte141
Danta Corcovado Lodge333
El Tapir Nature Reserve399
Esquinas Rainforest Lodge398
Heliconias Lodge456
Hotel Quelitales450
La Ensenada347
La Quinta Inn339
La Selva Field Station474
Laguna Lagarta Lodge387
Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary433
Manuel Antonio National Park437
Monteverde Area456
Nosara/Ostional Area338
Osa Peninsula365
Palo Verde National Park349
Piedras Blancas National Park339
Rara Avis478
Reserva El Copal473
San Gerardo da Dota291
Sarapiqui Eco-Observatory214
Selva Verde Lodge464
Talamanca Highlands127
Talari Reserve227
Tapanti National Park484
Tapir Valley Nature Reserve437
Wilson Gardens473
Total Species869

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.