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The following is a list of target species we particularly want to see at this site because we have limited or no chance of seeing them elsewhere on tour, because they are range-restricted, or because they're rarely seen anywhere but are possible at the site. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Occurrence Codes
A=Abundant/Very Common; C=Common; FC=Fairly Common
UC=Uncommon; R=Rare; VR=Very Rare
X=Accidental; ?=Unknown/Inaccessible

1Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusSS
2Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisOS
3Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusRS
4Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiRS
5Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusOS
6Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisRS
7Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minutaSS
8Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusSS
9Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaSS
10White-crested CoquetteLophornis adorabilisSS
11Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decoraUS
12Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edwardUS
13Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiUS
14Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenSS
15Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusUS
16Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiSS
17Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexOS
18Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensUS
19Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraSS
20Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaSS
21Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusSS
22Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiUS
23Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumSS
24Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumUS
25Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusSS
26Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisAS
27Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusSS
28Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusSS
29Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaUS
30Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisOS
31Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusRS
32Yellow-billed CotingaCarpodectes antoniaeOS
33Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusSS
34Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesUS
35Black-bellied WrenThryothorus fasciatoventrisSS
36Riverside WrenThryothorus semibadiusSS
37Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaRS
38Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensisUS
39Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusUS
40Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaUS
41Black-headed Brush-FinchArremon atricapillusSS
42Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisOS
43Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisUS
44Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisUS
45Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansAS
46White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaUS

* 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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