↑COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA↑

CHECKLIST
TARGETS

LA SELVA FIELD STATION

COSTA RICALOCALE

Area (ha):1,600
Altitude (m):35-150
# Species:475
# Excl Vagrants:383
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:9
Species/100 ha:23.9
Habitat: Primary rainforest

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardi V
2Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens NT
3Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
4Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLCNT
5Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisLCNT
6Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaLC 
7Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiNE 
8Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyi V
9/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensis NT
10Black SwiftCypseloides niger V
11|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica V
12Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeLC 
13Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeRR 
14SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataLC 
15Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisNE 
16SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLC 
17LimpkinAramus guaraunaRR 
18Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumLC 
19Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLC 
20Agami HeronAgamia agamiLCV
21Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
22Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
23Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
24Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
25Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
26Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusLCNT
27Striped OwlAsio clamatorLC 
28Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno NT
29Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusNE 
30Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumLCV
31Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusRR 
32Great JacamarJacamerops aureusRR 
33Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
34Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus NT
35Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
36Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana NT
37Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLCCR
38Scarlet MacawAra macaoRR 
39Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNEEN
40Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisLC 
41Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
42Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensLC 
43Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusE 
44Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsLC 
45Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNE 
46Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusLC 
47Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisNEV
48|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
49Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaRR 
50Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusRR 
51Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
52Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
53Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasLC 
54/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
55Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea NT
56Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
57/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisLC 
58White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax NT
59Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaRR 
60Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasNE 
61Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusRR 

 

 *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 Visitor8
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic8
LCLocal46
NENear Endemic78
RRRestricted Range77

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

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.