↑COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA↑

SPECIALTIES
CHECKLIST

MONTEVERDE AREA

COSTA RICALOCALE

# Species:456
# Excl Vagrants:456
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:40
Habitat: Cloud forest

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

color codes

1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNE
2Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonBC
3Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusNE
4Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisNE
5Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisNE
6Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusNE
7Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisNE
8Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE
9White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusNE
10Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusNE
11Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeNE
12Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaNE
13Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsE
14Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisNE
15Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniBC
16Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE
17Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE
18Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiBC
19Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNE
20Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniNE
21Great Green MacawAra ambiguusCR
22Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE
23Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiNE
24Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusNE
25Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusNE
26Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNE
27Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusAT
28Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNE
29Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisNE
30Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE
31Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE
32Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisNE
33Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE
34Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE
35Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE
36Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusNE
37Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisNE
38Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiE
39Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisNE
40Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisNE
41Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusNE
42WrenthrushZeledonia coronataNE
43Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE
44Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiNE
45Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiNE
46Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaNE
47&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdiNE

 

 *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.