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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 known to occur in the country. 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 boucardiMany
6Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusHL,LE,NO,PV,TVNR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

7White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata 
8Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
9Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorCNWR,LE,PV
10[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
11Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
12/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
13{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
14/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataCNWR,ESQ,HQ,LE,PV
15/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaMany
16{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
17Northern PintailAnas acutaCNWR,PV
18Green-winged TealAnas creccaCNWR,LE,PV
19/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
20[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
21/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
22Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

23Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaMany
24Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany
25White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastra 
26Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
27Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
28Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

29Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLLL,LS
30Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
31Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonMany
32Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusCML,OS,PB
33Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
34Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisMany
35Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
36Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
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,NO,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 violaceaMany
54Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
55White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
56Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
57Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsMany
58Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
59Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiMany
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,HL,RA,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 cayennensisHL,LE,OS,PV
78[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
79/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
80Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,NO,WG
81{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
82Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

83Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
84Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
85Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisMany

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

86[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV,RA

 
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,PB,WG
111Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
112{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
113Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
114&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisMany
115Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
116Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
117Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
118Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
119Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
120White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMany
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 cupreicepsMany
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,NO
141Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
142Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
143Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
144Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiMany
145Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
146Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
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 maculatusCNWR,NO,PV
153Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
154Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisMany
155Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
156Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
157/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
158Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
159/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
160Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
161[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
162Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerMany
163{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLLL,LS
164White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
165Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
166Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

167SungrebeHeliornis fulicaMany

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

168LimpkinAramus guaraunaMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

169Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

170Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
171/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaNO,PV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

172American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

173/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
174|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaCCR,NO,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,NO,PV
184WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
185Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,NO,OS
186[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemasticaNO
187/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE,NO
188/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
189/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusCNWR,LE,MA,NO,TP
190Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
191/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,NO,PV
192Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusNO
193|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusNO,OS
194Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
195/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
196|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,NO,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,NO
202/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE,NO
203[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
204[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferrugineaNO
205/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusMany
206|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollisNO
207/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
208{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE,NO
209|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA,NO
210|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA,NO
211/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
212|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosMany
213/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
214/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

215[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
216Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusNO
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 pipixcanMany
223[Heermann's Gull]Larus heermanni 
224/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisLLL,NO
225Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLE
226/American Herring Gull/Larus smithsonianusNO
227/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerMany
228[White Tern]Gygis alba 
229Brown NoddyAnous stolidusMA,NO,OS
230Black NoddyAnous minutus 
231{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatusLS
232Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusMA,NO
233/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumLE,MA,NO
234/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCA,LE,MA,NO,PV
235Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaMany
236Black TernChlidonias nigerCA,CNWR,MA,NO,PV
237{Forster's Tern}Sterna forsteriLE
238|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
239/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCA,LE,MA,NO,PV
240/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansMany
241Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
242Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

243Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
244Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
245[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

246SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

247Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

248Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

249Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
250Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
251Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
252Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
253Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
254Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

255[Black-capped Petrel]Pterodroma hasitata 
256Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
257Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
258Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
259[Great Shearwater]Ardenna gravis 
260Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMA
261Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
262Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

263JabiruJabiru mycteriaMany
264Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

265Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
266[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

267Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,NO,OS
268Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
269Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
270Nazca BoobySula granti 
271Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA,NO

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

272AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

273Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

274White IbisEudocimus albusMany
275Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,CNWR,LE,NO,PV
276[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
277Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
278Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

279Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV
280Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
281Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
282Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
283Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
284[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
285Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusMany
286/Least Bittern/Botaurus exilisMany
287Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
288Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
289/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
290/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
291/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensMany
292Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
293Striated HeronButorides striata 
294Green HeronButorides virescensMany
295Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
296Great EgretArdea albaMany
297/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

298[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchosCNWR
299Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

300King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
301Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
302Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
303Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

304/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

305Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
306White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
307Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
308Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
309Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
310Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
311Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
312Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
313Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS,RA
314Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
315/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
316Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
317{Cooper's Hawk}Astur cooperiiMany
318/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusMany
319Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
320Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
321\Mississippi Kite\Ictinia mississippiensisMany
322\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
323Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
324Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisMany
325Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
326Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
327Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
328Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
329Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
330Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS,RA
331Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
332Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
333White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
334White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
335Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
336Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
337Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
338/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
339Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
340\Swainson's Hawk\Buteo swainsoniMany
341Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
342Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

343Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

344Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
345Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
346Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeMany
347Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
348Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiMany
349Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
350Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
351{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
352Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
353Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsMany
354[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
355[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR,PB
356Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
357Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
358Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
359[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
360Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

361Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
362Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusMany
363Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
364Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
365Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
366Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
367Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
368Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansHL,LE,NO,PV
369Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

370Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaCML,HL,TVNR
371Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
372Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
373Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumCML,HL,LS,SV,TVNR
374Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
375Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

376Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
377/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
378Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
379American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
380Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
381Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

382White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
383Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusMany
384White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
385Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataET,HQ,RA,REC,TP
386White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusMany

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

387Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany
388Great JacamarJacamerops aureusLS,PB

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

389Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

390Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

391Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
392Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
393Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
394Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
395Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
396Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

397Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
398/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
399Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
400Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
401Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
402Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
403Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
404Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMany
405Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
406Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiMany
407Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
408Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
409Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
410Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusMany
411Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
412Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

413Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
414Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
415Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiHL,LLL,PB,RA,SV
416Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
417Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
418Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusMany
419Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
420/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
421|Merlin|Falco columbariusMany
422[Aplomado Falcon]Falco femoralis 
423Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
424/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

425Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
426&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineolaMany
427Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
428Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
429Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
430White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
431Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
432Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataLE,LLL,NO,PV
433White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsMany
434Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
435Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
436Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
437Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
438Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
439Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna 
440Great Green MacawAra ambiguusMany
441Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
442Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

443Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
444Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
445Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
446Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
447Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
448Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
449Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
450Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
451Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsMany
452Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps 
453Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
454White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
455Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
456Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
457Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
458Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
459Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
460Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
461Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
462Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
463Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
464Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

465Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriRA,SV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

466Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
467Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
468Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesMany
469Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisHQ,MV,REC,TP,TVNR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

470Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

471Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
472Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusMany
473Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

474Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
475Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
476Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisMany
477Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
478Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
479Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
480Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
481Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
482Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
483Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
484Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusMany
485Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,HL,MV,OS,RA
486Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
487Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterHL,LE,NO,PV
488Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
489Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
490Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
491Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
492Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
493Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
494Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
495Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMany
496Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
497Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
498Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
499Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
500Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
501Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
502Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
503Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
504Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
505Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
506Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
507Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
508Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

509Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
510Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
511White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
512Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
513White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
514Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
515White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
516Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

517Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataMany
518Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisMany
519Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisMany
520&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiMany
521Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
522Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
523&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniaeMany
524Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusMany

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

525Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
526Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
527Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
528Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensET,RA
529Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
530Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
531White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
532Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
533Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

534SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusMany

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

535Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

536Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsMany

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

537Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
538Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

539Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusMany
540White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
541Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
542Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
543Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
544Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusLS,PB,SV,TVNR,WG
545Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
546Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisMany
547Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
548Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
549Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareMany
550Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
551Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
552Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
553Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
554Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
555Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
556Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeMany
557Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
558Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumMany
559Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
560Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusWG
561Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
562Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
563Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
564Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
565Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
566Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
567Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
568White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniMany
569Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
570Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
571Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisMany
572Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
573|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
574Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusCM,SG,TH
575Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
576|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
577Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
578/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virensMany
579/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
580/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMany
581|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
582/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiMany
583/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularisMany
584|Least Flycatcher|Empidonax minimusMany
585Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
586Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsCM,LC,SG,TH
587Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
588Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumMany
589{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
590Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
591Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
592Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
593Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
594Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
595Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascensPV
596Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiMany
597/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
598Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
599Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
600Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
601Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisBRT,DCL,ESQ
602Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
603Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
604White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
605Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
606Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
607Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisMany
608(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
609Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
610/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisMany
611\Eastern Kingbird\Tyrannus tyrannusMany
612{Gray Kingbird}Tyrannus dominicensisLE
613/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusMany
614Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

615Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
616Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
617Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
618Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
619Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
620{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusLS,SV
621Mangrove VireoVireo pallensMany
622/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
623{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitariusMV,NO,SG
624Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
625|Warbling Vireo|Vireo gilvusBRT,CA,LLL,SG
626Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
627/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
628\Red-eyed Vireo\Vireo olivaceusMany
629Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
630[Black-whiskered Vireo]Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

631Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCM,RA,SG,TH,TP
632Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataMany
633White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosaMany
634Brown JayCyanocorax morioMany
635Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisWG

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

636|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaMany
637/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorMany
638Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
639{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaLE,MV,PV
640|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
641Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
642{Brown-chested Martin}Progne tapera 
643Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisMany
644Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
645Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
646/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
647|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
648Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaCCR,LE,PV

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

649Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
650Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
651White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
652White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisMany

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

653Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus 
654Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaMany
655Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
656Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
657Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
658Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,TH
659Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHQ,SG,TP
660Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
661Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratusMany
662Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
663Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
664Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectusCNWR
665Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisMany
666Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusMany
667Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
668Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusMany
669Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusMany
670Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniMany
671Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
672Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusMany
673Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
674White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
675Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
676Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

677American DipperCinclus mexicanusMany

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

678/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
679Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

680Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
681Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCM,ET,MV,SG,TH
682Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
683Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
684Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
685Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusMany
686|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
687|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
688/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusMany
689/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
690Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
691White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
692Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
693Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany
694Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

695/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

696Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
697Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

698[Tricolored Munia]Lonchura malaccaCA,LE,PV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

699House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

700[American Pipit]Anthus rubescens 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

701Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
702Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
703Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisMany
704Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
705White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
706Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaMany
707Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
708Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
709Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiMany
710Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
711Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaMany
712&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

713Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaPB

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

714Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisET,HQ,RA,REC,TP
715Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
716Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
717Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaMany
718Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botterii 
719Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumCCR,PV
720Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusMany
721Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
722[Chipping Sparrow]Spizella passerina 
723[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
724Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisMany
725Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
726Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
727Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMany
728Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCM,SG,TH
729Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
730[Savannah Sparrow]Passerculus sandwichensis 
731{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolniiMV
732Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCM,ET,SG,TH,WG
733White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisHQ,MV,REC,TP
734Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MV,TP
735Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens 
736White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
737Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

738{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
739|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusCCR,LS
740Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
741Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
742Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
743Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusESQ,WG
744Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
745Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaMany
746Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisMany
747Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMany
748/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
749Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasMany
750Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusMany
751{Bullock's Oriole}Icterus bullockiiLE,PV,REC
752Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisMany
753/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
754Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusMany
755Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
756Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
757Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
758Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
759Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
760Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensisCNWR,LLL
761/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensDCL,LQ,LS,MA,SV

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

762/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
763/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
764/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
765/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
766/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
767/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
768Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaMany
769/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
770Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
771/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
772[Orange-crowned Warbler]Leiothlypis celata 
773{Nashville Warbler}Leiothlypis ruficapillaLS
774{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilis 
775Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
776/MacGillivray's Warbler/Geothlypis tolmieiMany
777/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
778/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
779Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
780Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisWG
781/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
782/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaMany
783/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
784/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaLC,SV
785Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaMany
786{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaCA,RA,TVNR,WG
787Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
788/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
789/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
790/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
791/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
792/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
793{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataBRT,LS,MV,OS
794{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensMV,REC
795|Palm Warbler|Setophaga palmarumMany
796[Pine Warbler]Setophaga pinus 
797/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
798/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaMany
799{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLE,MV,OS
800/Townsend's Warbler/Setophaga townsendiMany
801{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisMV,RA,REC,WG
802/Golden-cheeked Warbler/Setophaga chrysoparia 
803/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
804Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
805Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
806Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
807Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
808Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
809\Canada Warbler\Cardellina canadensisMany
810Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaMany
811Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
812Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
813WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

814Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

815Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
816/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
817\Scarlet Tanager\Piranga olivaceaMany
818/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaMany
819Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
820White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
821Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
822Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMany
823Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerDriophlox atrimaxillarisBRT,DCL,ESQ,OS,PB
824Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
825Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMany
826Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
827/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
828[Black-headed Grosbeak]Pheucticus melanocephalus 
829Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC,MV,TH
830Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
831Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaMany
832/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
833/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisMany
834/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

835Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
836White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
837Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
838White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
839White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxMany
840Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMany
841Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
842Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiMany
843Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
844[Yellow-winged Tanager]Thraupis abbasCML,CNWR,HL,SV
TVNR
845Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
846Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
847Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
848Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
849Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
850Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMany
851Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
852Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
853Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
854Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
855Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
856Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
857Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
858Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
859Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifrons 
860Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
861Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
862&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rusticaMany
863&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdiMany
864{Grassland Yellow-Finch}Sicalis luteolaCCR
865Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola 
866Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
867Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaMany
868Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
869Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV
870Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
871Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
872Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
873&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistaceaMany
874BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
875Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
876Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
877Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
878Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisMany
879Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
880Slate-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 Refuge406
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 Station475
Laguna Lagarta Lodge388
Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary433
Manuel Antonio National Park437
Monteverde Area456
Nosara/Ostional Area338
Osa Peninsula365
Palo Verde National Park349
Piedras Blancas National Park340
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 Species880

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.