LA QUINTA INN
COSTA RICALOCALE
# Species: | 339 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 339 |
# Endemics: | 1 |
# Near Endemics: | 1 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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1 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major |
2 | Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui |
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3 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
4 | Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata |
5 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
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6 | Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps |
7 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens |
8 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra |
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9 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
10 | Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis |
11 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa |
12 | Red-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas flavirostris |
13 | Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata |
14 | Short-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas nigrirostris |
15 | Inca Dove | Columbina inca |
16 | Plain-breasted Ground Dove | Columbina minuta |
17 | Ruddy Ground Dove | Columbina talpacoti |
18 | Blue Ground Dove | Claravis pretiosa |
19 | Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana |
20 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
21 | Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassinii |
22 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
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23 | Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris |
24 | \Striped Cuckoo\ | Tapera naevia |
25 | Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana |
26 | /Yellow-billed Cuckoo/ | Coccyzus americanus |
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27 | Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis |
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28 | Great Potoo | Nyctibius grandis |
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29 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
30 | Spot-fronted Swift | Cypseloides cherriei |
31 | Chestnut-collared Swift | Streptoprocne rutila |
32 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
33 | Gray-rumped Swift | Chaetura cinereiventris |
34 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
35 | Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi |
36 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis |
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37 | White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora |
38 | White-tipped Sicklebill | Eutoxeres aquila |
39 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aeneus |
40 | Band-tailed Barbthroat | Threnetes ruckeri |
41 | Green Hermit | Phaethornis guy |
42 | Long-billed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris |
43 | Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis |
44 | Brown Violetear | Colibri delphinae |
45 | Purple-crowned Fairy | Heliothryx barroti |
46 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii |
47 | Green Thorntail | Discosura conversii |
48 | Black-crested Coquette | Lophornis helenae |
49 | Long-billed Starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris |
50 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris |
51 | Violet-headed Hummingbird | Klais guimeti |
52 | Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer | Chalybura urochrysia |
53 | Crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica |
54 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata |
55 | Scaly-breasted Hummingbird | Phaeochroa cuvierii |
56 | Blue-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia hoffmanni |
57 | Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia rutila |
58 | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl |
59 | Blue-chested Hummingbird | Polyerata amabilis |
60 | Blue-throated Goldentail | Chlorestes eliciae |
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61 | Russet-naped Wood-Rail | Aramides albiventris |
62 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
63 | White-throated Crake | Laterallus albigularis |
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64 | Sungrebe | Heliornis fulica |
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65 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus |
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66 | /Killdeer/ | Charadrius vociferus |
67 | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
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68 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa |
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69 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius |
70 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
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71 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
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72 | Sunbittern | Eurypyga helias |
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73 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
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74 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga |
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75 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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76 | Green Ibis | Mesembrinibis cayennensis |
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77 | Rufescent Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma lineatum |
78 | Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum |
79 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum |
80 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius |
81 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
82 | /Little Blue Heron/ | Egretta caerulea |
83 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
84 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
85 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
86 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
87 | /Great Blue Heron/ | Ardea herodias |
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88 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa |
89 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
90 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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91 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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92 | White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus |
93 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis |
94 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
95 | Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus |
96 | Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus |
97 | Barred Hawk | Morphnarchus princeps |
98 | Roadside Hawk | Rupornis magnirostris |
99 | Gray Hawk | Buteo plagiatus |
100 | /Broad-winged Hawk/ | Buteo platypterus |
101 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus |
102 | |Swainson's Hawk| | Buteo swainsoni |
103 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
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104 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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105 | Tropical Screech-Owl | Megascops choliba |
106 | Middle American Screech-Owl | Megascops guatemalae |
107 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata |
108 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata |
109 | Black-and-white Owl | Strix nigrolineata |
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110 | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena |
111 | Gartered Trogon | Trogon caligatus |
112 | Northern Black-throated Trogon | Trogon tenellus |
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113 | Rufous Motmot | Baryphthengus martii |
114 | Broad-billed Motmot | Electron platyrhynchum |
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115 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
116 | /Belted Kingfisher/ | Megaceryle alcyon |
117 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona |
118 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea |
119 | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana |
120 | Green-and-rufous Kingfisher | Chloroceryle inda |
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121 | Pied Puffbird | Notharchus tectus |
122 | White-whiskered Puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis |
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123 | Rufous-tailed Jacamar | Galbula ruficauda |
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124 | Collared Aracari | Pteroglossus torquatus |
125 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus |
126 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus |
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127 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
128 | Black-cheeked Woodpecker | Melanerpes pucherani |
129 | Hoffmann's Woodpecker | Melanerpes hoffmannii |
130 | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | Dryobates fumigatus |
131 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis |
132 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus |
133 | Cinnamon Woodpecker | Celeus loricatus |
134 | Chestnut-colored Woodpecker | Celeus castaneus |
135 | Rufous-winged Woodpecker | Piculus simplex |
136 | Golden-olive Woodpecker | Colaptes rubiginosus |
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137 | Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans |
138 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus |
139 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
140 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Daptrius chimachima |
141 | |Merlin| | Falco columbarius |
142 | Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis |
143 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus |
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144 | Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis |
145 | Brown-hooded Parrot | Pyrilia haematotis |
146 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis |
147 | Red-lored Amazon | Amazona autumnalis |
148 | Mealy Amazon | Amazona farinosa |
149 | Olive-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula nana |
150 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao |
151 | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara finschi |
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152 | Fasciated Antshrike | Cymbilaimus lineatus |
153 | Great Antshrike | Taraba major |
154 | Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus |
155 | Black-crowned Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha |
156 | White-flanked Antwren | Myrmotherula axillaris |
157 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacroides tyrannina |
158 | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Poliocrania exsul |
159 | Dull-mantled Antbird | Sipia laemosticta |
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160 | Streak-chested Antpitta | Hylopezus perspicillatus |
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161 | Scaly-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus guatemalensis |
162 | Piping Woodcreeper | Deconychura typica |
163 | Plain-brown Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
164 | Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus |
165 | Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae |
166 | Cocoa Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
167 | Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus |
168 | Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius |
169 | Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
170 | Northern Plain-Xenops | Xenops mexicanus |
171 | Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner | Automolus cervinigularis |
172 | Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura |
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173 | White-collared Manakin | Manacus candei |
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174 | Purple-throated Fruitcrow | Querula purpurata |
175 | Snowy Cotinga | Carpodectes nitidus |
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176 | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor |
177 | Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata |
178 | Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus |
179 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus |
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180 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus |
181 | Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher | Myiobius sulphureipygius |
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182 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus |
183 | Slaty-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon superciliaris |
184 | Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis atricapillus |
185 | Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pileatus |
186 | Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher | Poecilotriccus sylvia |
187 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum |
188 | Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum nigriceps |
189 | Eye-ringed Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus brevirostris |
190 | Yellow-olive Flatbill | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
191 | Yellow-winged Flatbill | Tolmomyias flavotectus |
192 | Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet | Ornithion semiflavum |
193 | Yellow Tyrannulet | Capsiempis flaveola |
194 | Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster |
195 | Mistletoe Tyrannulet | Zimmerius parvus |
196 | |Olive-sided Flycatcher| | Contopus cooperi |
197 | |Western Wood-Pewee| | Contopus sordidulus |
198 | Northern Tropical Pewee | Contopus bogotensis |
199 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
200 | /Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/ | Empidonax flaviventris |
201 | |Acadian Flycatcher| | Empidonax virescens |
202 | /White-throated Flycatcher/ | Empidonax albigularis |
203 | Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus |
204 | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans |
205 | Long-tailed Tyrant | Colonia colonus |
206 | Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus |
207 | Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra |
208 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer |
209 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
210 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
211 | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua |
212 | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis |
213 | Gray-capped Flycatcher | Myiozetetes granadensis |
214 | White-ringed Flycatcher | Conopias albovittatus |
215 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus |
216 | Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes luteiventris |
217 | (Piratic Flycatcher) | Legatus leucophaius |
218 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
219 | /Western Kingbird/ | Tyrannus verticalis |
220 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
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221 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus |
222 | Tawny-crowned Greenlet | Tunchironis ochraceiceps |
223 | Lesser Greenlet | Pachysilvia decurtata |
224 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
225 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
226 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
227 | Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis |
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228 | Brown Jay | Cyanocorax morio |
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229 | |Bank Swallow| | Riparia riparia |
230 | /Tree Swallow/ | Tachycineta bicolor |
231 | Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea |
232 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea |
233 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
234 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
235 | Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca |
236 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
237 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
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238 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus |
239 | White-browed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila bilineata |
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240 | Nightingale Wren | Microcerculus philomela |
241 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
242 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus |
243 | Black-throated Wren | Pheugopedius atrogularis |
244 | Stripe-breasted Wren | Cantorchilus thoracicus |
245 | Canebrake Wren | Cantorchilus zeledoni |
246 | Bay Wren | Cantorchilus nigricapillus |
247 | White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta |
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248 | Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus |
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249 | Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus mexicanus |
250 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
251 | /Wood Thrush/ | Hylocichla mustelina |
252 | White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis |
253 | Clay-colored Thrush | Turdus grayi |
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254 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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255 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla |
256 | White-vented Euphonia | Euphonia minuta |
257 | Yellow-throated Euphonia | Euphonia hirundinacea |
258 | Olive-backed Euphonia | Euphonia gouldi |
259 | Tawny-capped Euphonia | Euphonia anneae |
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260 | Common Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavopectus |
261 | Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris |
262 | Orange-billed Sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris |
263 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis |
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264 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
265 | Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus |
266 | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri |
267 | Montezuma Oropendola | Psarocolius montezuma |
268 | Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Cacicus uropygialis |
269 | Black-cowled Oriole | Icterus prosthemelas |
270 | /Orchard Oriole/ | Icterus spurius |
271 | Yellow-tailed Oriole | Icterus mesomelas |
272 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
273 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
274 | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
275 | Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus |
276 | Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus |
277 | Melodious Blackbird | Dives dives |
278 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
279 | /Yellow-breasted Chat/ | Icteria virens |
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280 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
281 | /Worm-eating Warbler/ | Helmitheros vermivorum |
282 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla |
283 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
284 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera |
285 | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia |
286 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
287 | /Tennessee Warbler/ | Leiothlypis peregrina |
288 | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala |
289 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
290 | Olive-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis semiflava |
291 | /Hooded Warbler/ | Setophaga citrina |
292 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
293 | Tropical Parula | Setophaga pitiayumi |
294 | /Bay-breasted Warbler/ | Setophaga castanea |
295 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
296 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
297 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens |
298 | Buff-rumped Warbler | Myiothlypis fulvicauda |
299 | Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla |
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300 | Dusky-faced Tanager | Mitrospingus cassinii |
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301 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava |
302 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
303 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
304 | Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Driophlox fuscicauda |
305 | Carmiol's Tanager | Chlorothraupis carmioli |
306 | Black-faced Grosbeak | Caryothraustes poliogaster |
307 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
308 | Blue-black Grosbeak | Cyanoloxia cyanoides |
309 | Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea |
310 | /Dickcissel/ | Spiza americana |
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311 | White-shouldered Tanager | Loriotus luctuosus |
312 | White-lined Tanager | Tachyphonus rufus |
313 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax |
314 | Crimson-collared Tanager | Ramphocelus sanguinolentus |
315 | Scarlet-rumped Tanager | Ramphocelus passerinii |
316 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus |
317 | Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum |
318 | Speckled Tanager | Ixothraupis guttata |
319 | Golden-hooded Tanager | Stilpnia larvata |
320 | Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata |
321 | Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola |
322 | Emerald Tanager | Tangara florida |
323 | Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala |
324 | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta |
325 | Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana |
326 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus |
327 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
328 | Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza |
329 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
330 | Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Sporophila funerea |
331 | Nicaraguan Seed-Finch | Sporophila nuttingi |
332 | Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina |
333 | Morelet's Seedeater | Sporophila morelleti |
334 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
335 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus |
336 | Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus |
337 | Black-headed Saltator | Saltator atriceps |
338 | Cinnamon-bellied Saltator | Saltator grandis |
339 | Slate-colored Grosbeak | Saltator grossus |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 41 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 1 |
|| | Transient | 13 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
[] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 8 |
V | Vulnerable | 3 |
EN | Endangered | 0 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.