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The table below lists species with restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaRR 
2Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNENT
3Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
4Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusRR 
5Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusNE 
6Wood StorkMycteria americanaRR 
7Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitarius NT
8Inca DoveColumbina incaRR 
9Chiriqui Quail-DoveGeotrygon chiriquensisNE 
10Buff-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon costaricensisNE 
11Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniNE 
12Orange-fronted ParakeetAratinga canicularisRR 
13Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLCEN
14Scarlet MacawAra macaoLC 
15Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNEV
16White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsRR 
17Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusRR 
18Dusky NightjarCaprimulgus saturatusNE 
19Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeLC 
20Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE 
21Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaLC 
22Coppery-headed EmeraldElvira cupreicepsE 
23White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusNE 
24Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusNE 
25Magnificent HummingbirdEugenes fulgensRR 
26Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiRR 
27Magenta-throated WoodstarCalliphlox bryantaeNE 
28Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaNE 
29Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno NT
30Orange-bellied TrogonTrogon aurantiiventrisNE 
31Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaRR 
32Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE 
33Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE 
34Hairy Woodpecker^Picoides villosusRR 
35Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusNE 
36Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiRR 
37Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusNE 
38Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE 
39Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet^Camptostoma obsoletumRR 
40Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisRR 
41|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
42Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisNE 
43Nutting's Flycatcher^Myiarchus nuttingiRR 
44Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusRR 
45Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusNE 
46Sharpbill^Oxyruncus cristatusLC 
47Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNEV
48Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
49Barred Becard^Pachyramphus versicolorRR 
50Rose-throated Becard^Pachyramphus aglaiaeRR 
51Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysRR 
52White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaRR 
53Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaRR 
54Rufous-breasted WrenThryothorus rutilusRR 
55Rufous-and-white WrenThryothorus rufalbusRR 
56Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
57Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaLC 
58Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
59Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisNE 
60Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterRR 
61Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE 
62Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
63/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
64Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea V
65Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusNE 
66WrenthrushZeledonia coronataNE 
67Sooty-capped Bush-TanagerChlorospingus pileatusNE 
68Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiNENT
69Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiNE 
70Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaLC 
71Peg-billed FinchAcanthidops bairdiiNE 
72Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaNE 
73Yellow-thighed FinchPselliophorus tibialisNE 
74Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisNE 
75Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
76Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC 
77Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisRR 
78Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaNE 
79Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.


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