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# Species:478
# Excl Vagrants:478
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:28

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
3Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNE 
4Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
5Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisLCNT
6Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiNE 
7Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisNE 
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 
14White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusNE 
15Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusNE 
16SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataLC 
17Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsE 
18Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaRR 
19Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisNE 
20Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerLC 
21Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumLC 
22Agami HeronAgamia agamiLCV
23Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
24Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
25Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
26Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusLCNT
27Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno NT
28Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusNE 
29Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE 
30Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
31Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus NT
32Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
33Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNENT
34Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana NT
35Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLCCR
36Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaNE 
37Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriRR 
38Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusRR 
39Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiNE 
40Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNEEN
41Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisLC 
42Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
43Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensLC 
44SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusLC 
45Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusE 
46Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsLC 
47Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNE 
48Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisLC 
49Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisNEV
50|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
51Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaNE 
52Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaRR 
53Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
54Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
55Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE 
56Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
57Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 
58Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisLC 
59Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusNE 
60Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisNE 
61Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
62/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
63Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisNE 
64Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea NT
65Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisNE 
66Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
67White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax NT
68Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiNENT
69Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiNE 
70Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaRR 
71Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasNE 

 

 *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
VVulnerable8
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.