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NEOTROPICS COSTA RICA

Area (SqMi):19,730
# Species:880
# Excl Vagrants:811
# Endemics:8
# Near Endemics:78
Species/1000 SqMi:41.1

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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

 

1Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiMany
3Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
4Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
5Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiET,LS,SV
6Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusLE,PV

 
Ducks: Anatidae

7Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
8Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorLE,PV
9[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
10Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
11/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
12{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
13/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataESQ,HQ,LE,PV
14/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaLE,LS,PV,SV
15{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
16Northern PintailAnas acutaPV
17Green-winged TealAnas creccaLE,PV
18/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
19[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
20/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
21Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusLE,MA,PV,SEO,WG

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

22Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaLE,MV,PV
23Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany
24Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
25Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
26Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

27Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLS
28Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
29Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonMany
30Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusOS
31Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
32Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisET,LS
33Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
34Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

35Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
36Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
37Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
38[White-crowned Pigeon]Patagioenas leucocephala 
39Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
40Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
41Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
42Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
43Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoCCR,PV
44Inca DoveColumbina incaMany
45Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
46Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
47Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
48Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
49Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraSG
50Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
51Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaCA,LS,MV
52Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisET,LS,REC,SV
53White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
54Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
55Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsLE,MA,PV,WG
56Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
57Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiET,LS,REC,TP
58Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMany
59White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
60Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

61Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
62Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
63\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaMany
64Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusWG
65Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusMany
66Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiET,REC
67Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
68/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusMany
69/Mangrove Cuckoo/Coccyzus minorMany
70|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
72Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
73Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
74Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
75White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLE,OS,PV
76[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
77/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
78Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,WG
79{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
80Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

81Great PotooNyctibius grandisET,LQ,LS,SV
82Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
83Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisCL,LE,MV,PV

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

84[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV

 
Swifts: Apodidae

85Black SwiftCypseloides nigerMany
86White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusMany
87Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiMany
88Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
89White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
90Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMany
91Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaMany
92|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
93Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
94Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany
95{Great Swallow-tailed Swift}Panyptila sanctihieronymiLS

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

96White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
97White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
98Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
99Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
100Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
101Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
102Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
103Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
104Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
105Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
106Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
107Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
108Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRT,DCL,ESQ,WG
109Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
110{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
111Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
112&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisMany
113Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
114Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
115Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
116Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
117Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
118White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
119Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
120White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
121Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
122/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
123Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaMany
124Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
125Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
126Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
127Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
128Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
129Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
130Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
131SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataMany
132Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
133White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
134Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
135Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMany
136Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
137Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniMany
138{Blue-tailed Hummingbird}Saucerottia cyanuraLS,MV
139Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
140Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
141Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
142Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiMany
143Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
144Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisET,LQ,LS,SV
145Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraMany
146{White-bellied Emerald}Chlorestes candida 
147Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

148Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE
149[Paint-billed Crake]Mustelirallus erythropsDCL,ESQ,OS,SV
150Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusPV
151Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
152Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisCA,CL,LE,MV,PV
153Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisLE,LQ,PV,SV
154Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
155/Sora/Porzana carolinaCA,ESQ,LE,PV
156Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
157/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
158Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
159[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
160Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerBRT,ESQ
161{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLS
162White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
163Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
164Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

165SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLQ,LS,OS,SV

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

166LimpkinAramus guaraunaESQ,LE,MA,PV,SV

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

167Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

168Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
169/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaPV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

170American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusCA,CL,LE,MA,OS

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

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

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

179Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
180[Wattled Jacana]Jacana jacanaBRT,ESQ

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

181|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCCR,LE,LS,PV
182WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
183Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,OS
184[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
185/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE
186/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
187/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusLE,MA,TP
188Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
189/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,PV
190Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius 
191|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusOS
192Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
193/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
194|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,OS,PV
195/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
196WilletTringa semipalmataMany
197/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
198/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
199/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLE,MA
200/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE
201[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
202[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferruginea 
203/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusBRT,CA,LE,MA,PV
204|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis 
205/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
206{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE
207|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA
208|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA
209/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
210|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosCA,LE,MA,PV
211/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
212/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

213[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
214Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus 
215Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusESQ,LS
216South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

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

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

241Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
242Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
243[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

244SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

245Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

246Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

247Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
248Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
249Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
250Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
251Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
252Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

253[Black-capped Petrel]Pterodroma hasitata 
254Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
255Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
256Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
257[Great Shearwater]Ardenna gravis 
258Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMA
259Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
260Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

261JabiruJabiru mycteriaBRT,LE,PV
262Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

263Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
264[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

265Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,OS
266Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
267Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
268Nazca BoobySula granti 
269Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

270AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

271Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

272White IbisEudocimus albusMany
273Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,LE,PV
274[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
275Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
276Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

277Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumLQ,LS,SV
278Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
279Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
280Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
281Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
282[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
283Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLS,PV,SV
284/Least Bittern/Botaurus exilisMany
285Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
286Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
287/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
288/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
289/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensCA,LE,MA,PV
290Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
291Green HeronButorides virescensMany
292Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
293Great EgretArdea albaMany
294/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

295[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 
296Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

297King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
298Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
299Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
300Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusBRT,ESQ,OS,PV,SV

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

301/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

302Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
303White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
304Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
305Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
306Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
307Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
308Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
309Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
310Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS
311Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
312/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
313Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
314{Cooper's Hawk}Astur cooperiiMany
315/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusCCR,LE,LS,PV
316Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
317Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
318|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
319\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
320Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
321Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCA,LS,OS,PV
322Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisHQ,LE,LS,OS,PV
323Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
324Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
325Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
326Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
327Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS
328Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
329Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
330White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
331White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
332Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusET,LS,REC,SV
333Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
334Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
335/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
336Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
337|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniMany
338Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
339Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

340Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

341Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
342Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
343Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeET,LQ,SV
344Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
345Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
346Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
347Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
348{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
349Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
350Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsET,LS,SV
351[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
352[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR
353Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
354Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
355Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
356[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
357Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

358Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
359Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusET,LS,REC
360Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
361Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
362Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
363Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
364Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
365Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansLE,PV
366Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

367Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula 
368Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
369Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
370Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumLS,SV
371Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
372Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

373Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
374/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
375Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
376American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
377Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
378Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaLQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

379White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
380Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusLQ,LS,SEO,SV
381White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
382Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataET,HQ,REC,TP
383White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusET,LS,SV

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

384Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

385Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

386Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

387Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
388Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
389Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
390Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
391Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
392Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

393Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
394/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
395Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
396Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
397Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
398Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
399Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
400Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMany
401Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
402Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiBRT,DCL,ESQ,LC,MA
403Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
404Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
405Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusET,LQ,LS,SV
406Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusET,LQ,LS,SV
407Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
408Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

421Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
422&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineolaMany
423Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
424Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
425Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
426White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
427Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
428Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataLE,PV
429White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsMany
430Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
431Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
432Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
433Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
434Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
435Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna 
436Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLS,MV,SEO,SV
437Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
438Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

439Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
440Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
441Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
442Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
443Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
444Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
445Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
446Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
447Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsET,LS,REC,SV
448Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
449White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
450Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
451Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
452Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
453Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
454Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
455Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaET,LQ,REC,SV,TP
456Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
457Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
458Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
459Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniET,LS,REC,SV,TP

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

460Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriSV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

461Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP
462Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
463Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesLS,REC,TP
464Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisHQ,MV,REC,TP

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

465Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

466Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
467Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusREC,TP
468Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

469Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
470Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
471Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisHQ,MV,REC,TP
472Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
473Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
474Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
475Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
476Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
477Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
478Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
479Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP
480Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,MV,OS
481Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
482Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterLE,PV
483Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
484Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
485Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
486Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
487Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
488Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
489Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
490Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiCM,MV,SG,TH,TP
491Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
492Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
493Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
494Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
495Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
496Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
497Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
498Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
499Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
500Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
501Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
502Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
503Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

504Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
505Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
506White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
507Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
508White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
509Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
510White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
511Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

512Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataLQ,LS,SV,TP
513Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisET,LS,MV,SV
514Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisLS,REC,SV
515&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiMany
516Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
517Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
518&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniaeMany
519Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLQ,LS,SEO,SV

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

520Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
521Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
522Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
523Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensET
524Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
525Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
526White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
527Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusLC,MV,TL,TP,WG
528Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

529SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusET,HQ,MV,REC,TP

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

530Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

531Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,LS,REC,SV

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

532Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
533Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

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
555Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusWG
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 TyrannuletAcrochordopus 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-JayCyanocorax formosaMany
629Brown JayCyanocorax 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
650Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
651Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
652Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,TH
653Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHQ,SG,TP
654Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
655Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratusMany
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
684White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
685Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
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 SiskinlSpinus 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-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMany
814Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerDriophlox 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 FinchlHaplospiza rusticaMany
853&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops 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 SeedeaterlSporophila 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.