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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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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus major
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
5/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
8Great CurassowCrax rubra

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia
10Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
11Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
12Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
13Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
14Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
15Inca DoveColumbina inca
16Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
17Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
18Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
19Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
20White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
21Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
22White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
24\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naevia
25Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
26/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

27Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

28Great PotooNyctibius grandis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Black SwiftCypseloides niger
30Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei
31Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
32White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
33Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
34|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica
35Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
36Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

37White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
38White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
39Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
40Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
41Green HermitPhaethornis guy
42Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
43Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
44Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
45Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
46Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
47Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
48Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae
49Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
50/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubris
51Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
52Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
53Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
54SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata
55Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
56Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanni
57Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
58Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
59Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
60Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciae

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
62Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
63White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

64SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

65Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferus
67Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
70/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

71Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

72SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

73Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

74AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

75Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

76Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

77Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
78Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
79Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
80Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
81Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
82/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caerulea
83Snowy EgretEgretta thula
84Green HeronButorides virescens
85Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
86Great EgretArdea alba
87/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

88King VultureSarcoramphus papa
89Black VultureCoragyps atratus
90Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

91/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

92White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
93Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
94Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
95Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
96Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
97Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps
98Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
99Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
100/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
101Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
102|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni
103Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

104Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

105Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
106Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalae
107Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
108Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
109Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

110Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
111Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
112Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

113Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
114Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

115Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
116/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyon
117Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
118American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
119Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
120Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

121Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
122White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

123Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

124Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
125Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
126Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

127/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus varius
128Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
129Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
130Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
131Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
132Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
133Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
134Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
135Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex
136Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

137Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
138Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
139Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
140Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
141|Merlin|Falco columbarius
142Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
143/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

144Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
145Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
146White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
147Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
148Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
149Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
150Scarlet MacawAra macao
151Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

152Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
153Great AntshrikeTaraba major
154Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
155Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
156White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
157Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
158Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
159Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemosticta

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

160Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

161Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
162Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typica
163Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
164Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
165Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
166Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
167Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
168Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
169Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
170Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
171Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis
172Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
Manakins: Pipridae

173White-collared ManakinManacus candei

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

174Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
175Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

176Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
177Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
178Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
179White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

180Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
181Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

182Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
183Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
184Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
185Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
186Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
187Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
188Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
189Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
190Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
191Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus
192Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
193Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
194Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
195Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
196|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi
197|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulus
198Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
199|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens
200/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris
201|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescens
202/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularis
203Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
204Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
205Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
206Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
207Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
208Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
209/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
210Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
211Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
212Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
213Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
214White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus
215Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
216Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
217(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius
218Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
219/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalis
220|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

221Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
222Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps
223Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
224/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
225/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus
226|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus
227Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

228Brown JayCyanocorax morio

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

229|Bank Swallow|Riparia riparia
230/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolor
231Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
232Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
233Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
234Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
235Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
236/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
237|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

238Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
239White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

240Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela
241Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
242Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
243Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularis
244Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus
245Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoni
246Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
247White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

248Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

249Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanus
250|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatus
251/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina
252White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
253Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

254House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

255Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
256White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
257Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
258Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
259Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

260Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
261Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
262Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
263Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

264Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
265Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
266Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
267Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
268Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
269Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
270/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius
271Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
272/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
273Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
274Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
275Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
276Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
277Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
278Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
279/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

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
285Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
286/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea
287/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
288Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
289/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia
290Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
291/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrina
292/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
293Tropical ParulaSetophaga 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
298Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
299Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

300Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassinii

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

301Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
302/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
303|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea
304Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda
305Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioli
306Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
307/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus
308Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
309Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
310/Dickcissel/Spiza americana

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

311White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
312White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
313White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax
314Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
315Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
316Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
317Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
318Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttata
319Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
320Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
321Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
322Emerald TanagerTangara florida
323Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
324Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
325Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
326Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
327Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
328Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
329Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
330Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
331Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingi
332Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
333Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
334BananaquitCoereba flaveola
335Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
336Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
337Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
338Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandis
339Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor41
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient13
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.