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# Species:365
# Excl Vagrants:365
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:17
Habitat: Subtropical forest

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

1Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens NT
2Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
3Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusRR 
4Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisRR 
5Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniRR 
6White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLC 
7Black SwiftCypseloides niger V
8Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaNE 
9&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisNE 
10Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisNE 
11Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiEEN
12Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraNE 
13SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLC 
14Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisLC 
15/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
16Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLC 
17Agami HeronAgamia agamiLCV
18Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusRR 
19Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
20Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
21Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
22Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
23Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisRR 
24Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusLCNT
25Striped OwlAsio clamatorLC 
26Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiNENT
27Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE 
28Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
29Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus NT
30Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenNE 
31Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusRR 
32Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
33Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNENT
34Scarlet MacawAra macaoRR 
35Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiNE 
36Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaRR 
37Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusNE 
38Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensRR 
39Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaRR 
40Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusNE 
41&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiNEV
42Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
43&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniaeNENT
44Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusE 
45Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusLC 
46Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumRR 
47Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisRR 
48|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
49Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisRR 
50Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusRR 
51Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaLC 
52Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesRR 
53Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusRR 
54Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisRR 
55Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusRR 
56Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusNE 
57Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusNE 
58Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisRR 
59Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansNE 
60Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisNE 
61Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
62Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisRR 
63/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
64Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerDriophlox atrimaxillarisENT
65White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax NT
66Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaLC 
67Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisLC 
68Streaked 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 Threatened16
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered1
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.