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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

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiMany
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
4Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiMany
5Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusHL,LE,NO,PV,TVNR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata 
7Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
8Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorCNWR,LE,PV
9[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
10Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
11/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
12{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
13/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataCNWR,ESQ,HQ,LE,PV
14/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaMany
15{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
16Northern PintailAnas acutaCNWR,PV
17Green-winged TealAnas creccaCNWR,LE,PV
18/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
19[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
20/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
21Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

22Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaMany
23Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany
24White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastra 
25Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
26Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
27Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

28Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLLL,LS
29Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
30Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonMany
31Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusCML,OS,PB
32Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
33Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisMany
34Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
35Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

36Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
37Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
38Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
39[White-crowned Pigeon]Patagioenas leucocephala 
40Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
41Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
42Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
43Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
44Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoCCR,NO,PV
45Inca DoveColumbina incaMany
46Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
47Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
48Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
49Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
50Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraSG
51Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
52Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMany
53Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
54White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
55Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
56Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsMany
57Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
58Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiMany
59Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMany
60White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
61Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

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

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

72Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
73Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
74Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
75Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
76White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisHL,LE,OS,PV
77[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
78/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
79Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,NO,WG
80{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
81Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

82Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
83Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
84Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisMany

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

85[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV,RA

 
Swifts: Apodidae

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

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

97White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
98White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
99Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
100Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
101Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
102Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
103Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
104Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
105Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
106Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
107Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
108Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
109Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRT,DCL,ESQ,PB,WG
110Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
111{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
112Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
113&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisMany
114Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
115Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
116Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
117Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
118Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
119White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMany
120Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
121White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
122Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
123/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
124Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaMany
125Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
126Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
127Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
128Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
129Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
130Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
131Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
132SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataMany
133Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsMany
134White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
135Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
136Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMany
137Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
138Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniMany
139{Blue-tailed Hummingbird}Saucerottia cyanuraLS,MV,NO
140Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
141Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
142Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
143Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiMany
144Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
145Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
146Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraMany
147{White-bellied Emerald}Chlorestes candida 
148Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

149Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE
150[Paint-billed Crake]Mustelirallus erythropsDCL,ESQ,OS,SV
151Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusCNWR,NO,PV
152Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
153Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisMany
154Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
155Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
156/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
157Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
158/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
159Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
160[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
161Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerMany
162{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLLL,LS
163White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
164Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
165Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

166SungrebeHeliornis fulicaMany

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

167LimpkinAramus guaraunaMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

168Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

169Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
170/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaNO,PV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

171American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

172/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
173|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaCCR,NO,OS
174/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
175/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusMany
176Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
177Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaMany
178Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisMany
179{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

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

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

182|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCCR,LE,LS,NO,PV
183WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
184Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,NO,OS
185[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemasticaNO
186/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE,NO
187/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
188/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusCNWR,LE,MA,NO,TP
189Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
190/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,NO,PV
191Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusNO
192|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusNO,OS
193Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
194/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
195|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,NO,OS,PV
196/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
197WilletTringa semipalmataMany
198/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
199/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
200/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLE,MA,NO
201/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE,NO
202[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
203[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferrugineaNO
204/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusMany
205|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollisNO
206/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
207{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE,NO
208|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA,NO
209|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA,NO
210/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
211|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosMany
212/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
213/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

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

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

218|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
219{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLE
220Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
221/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanMany
222[Heermann's Gull]Larus heermanni 
223/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisLLL,NO
224Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLE
225/American Herring Gull/Larus smithsonianusNO
226/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerMany
227[White Tern]Gygis alba 
228Brown NoddyAnous stolidusMA,NO,OS
229Black NoddyAnous minutus 
230{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatusLS
231Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusMA,NO
232/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumLE,MA,NO
233/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCA,LE,MA,NO,PV
234Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaMany
235Black TernChlidonias nigerCA,CNWR,MA,NO,PV
236{Forster's Tern}Sterna forsteriLE
237|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
238/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCA,LE,MA,NO,PV
239/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansMany
240Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
241Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

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

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

245SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

246Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

247Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

248Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
249Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
250Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
251Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
252Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
253Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

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

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

262JabiruJabiru mycteriaMany
263Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

264Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
265[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

266Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,NO,OS
267Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
268Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
269Nazca BoobySula granti 
270Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA,NO

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

271AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

272Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

273White IbisEudocimus albusMany
274Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,CNWR,LE,NO,PV
275[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
276Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
277Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

278Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV
279Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
280Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
281Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
282Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
283[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
284Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusMany
285/Least Bittern/Botaurus exilisMany
286Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
287Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
288/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
289/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
290/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensMany
291Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
292Striated HeronButorides striata 
293Green HeronButorides virescensMany
294Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
295Great EgretArdea albaMany
296/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

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

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

299King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
300Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
301Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
302Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

303/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

304Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
305White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
306Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
307Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
308Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
309Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
310Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
311Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
312Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS,RA
313Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
314/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
315Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
316{Cooper's Hawk}Astur cooperiiMany
317/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusMany
318Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
319Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
320\Mississippi Kite\Ictinia mississippiensisMany
321\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
322Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
323Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisMany
324Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
325Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
326Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
327Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
328Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
329Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS,RA
330Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
331Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
332White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
333White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
334Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
335Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
336Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
337/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
338Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
339\Swainson's Hawk\Buteo swainsoniMany
340Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
341Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

342Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

343Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
344Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
345Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeMany
346Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
347Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiMany
348Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
349Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
350{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
351Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
352Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsMany
353[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
354[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR,PB
355Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
356Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
357Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
358[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
359Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

360Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
361Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusMany
362Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
363Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
364Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
365Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
366Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
367Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansHL,LE,NO,PV
368Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

369Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaCML,HL,TVNR
370Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
371Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
372Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumCML,HL,LS,SV,TVNR
373Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
374Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

375Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
376/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
377Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
378American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
379Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
380Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

381White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
382Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusMany
383White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
384Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataET,HQ,RA,REC,TP
385White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusMany

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

386Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany
387Great JacamarJacamerops aureusLS,PB

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

388Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

389Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

390Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
391Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
392Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
393Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
394Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
395Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

396Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
397/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
398Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
399Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
400Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
401Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
402Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
403Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMany
404Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
405Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiMany
406Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
407Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
408Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
409Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusMany
410Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
411Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

412Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
413Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
414Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiHL,LLL,PB,RA,SV
415Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
416Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
417Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusMany
418Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
419/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
420|Merlin|Falco columbariusMany
421[Aplomado Falcon]Falco femoralis 
422Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
423/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

424Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
425&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineolaMany
426Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
427Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
428Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
429White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
430Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
431Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataLE,LLL,NO,PV
432White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsMany
433Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
434Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
435Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
436Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
437Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
438Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna 
439Great Green MacawAra ambiguusMany
440Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
441Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

442Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
443Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
444Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
445Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
446Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
447Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
448Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
449Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
450Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsMany
451Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps 
452Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
453White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
454Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
455Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
456Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
457Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
458Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
459Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
460Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
461Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
462Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
463Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

464Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriRA,SV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

465Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
466Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
467Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesMany
468Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisHQ,MV,REC,TP,TVNR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

469Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

470Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
471Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusMany
472Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

473Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
474Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
475Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisMany
476Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
477Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
478Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
479Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
480Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
481Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
482Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
483Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusMany
484Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,HL,MV,OS,RA
485Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
486Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterHL,LE,NO,PV
487Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
488Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
489Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
490Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
491Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
492Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
493Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
494Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMany
495Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
496Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
497Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
498Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
499Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
500Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
501Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
502Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
503Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
504Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
505Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
506Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
507Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

508Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
509Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
510White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
511Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
512White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
513Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
514White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
515Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

516Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataMany
517Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisMany
518Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisMany
519&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiMany
520Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
521Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
522&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniaeMany
523Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusMany

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

524Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
525Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
526Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
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.