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COSTA RICALOCALE

# Species:228
# Excl Vagrants:228
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:16
Habitat: Secondary forest

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

1Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

2Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaFC
3Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisR
4Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisR
5Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaVR
6Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiC
7Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaR
8Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaVR
9White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

10Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC
11\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaUC
12Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

13Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisUC
14Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

15Common PotooNyctibius griseusFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

16Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
17White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC
18Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaFC
19Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

20White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraR
21Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusR
22Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisUC
23Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiR
24&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisR
25Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisFC
26Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiFC
27Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisFC
28Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiR
29Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusVR
30Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiC
31Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardFC
32Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlC
33Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraR
34Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

35Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusFC
36White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisVR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

37Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusFC
38/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriVR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

39Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusUC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

40White IbisEudocimus albusVR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

41/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaR
42Green HeronButorides virescensR
43Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisC
44Great EgretArdea albaR
45/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

46Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
47Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

48/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

49Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiUC
50White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusUC
51Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
52Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisR
53Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
54Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusVR
55Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiVR
56Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusR
57Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsVR
58Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusR
59Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisC
60White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusUC
61White HawkPseudastur albicollisR
62Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusUC
63/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
64Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusVR
65|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniUC
66Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusUC
67Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisVR

 
Owls: Strigidae

68Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaUC
69Mottled OwlStrix virgataUC
70Striped OwlAsio clamatorR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

71Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

72Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

73Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
74Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaUC
75Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

76Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

77Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiFC
78Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusVR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

79Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusFC
80/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusVR
81Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusC
82Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiVR
83Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

84Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansFC
85Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayUC
86Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

87Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisUC
88Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisUC
89White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisC
90Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniUC
91Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaR
92Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

93Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
94Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
95Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiR
96Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorVR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

97Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusR
98Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusVR
99Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusVR
100Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiC
101Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisVR
102Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensFC
103Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

104White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraR
105Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaVR
106Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusC
107Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

108&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

109Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorFC
110Masked TityraTityra semifasciataFC
111White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusUC
112Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

113Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusFC
114Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumC
115Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensFC
116Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumR
117Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaUC
118Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataVR
119Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterFC
120Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisFC
121Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiFC
122Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaVR
123Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusC
124Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusUC
125Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisUC
126|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensVR
127/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisFC
128Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansFC
129Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusUC
130Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
131/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusR
132Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
133Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaC
134Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisC
135Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisFC
136Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusFC
137Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisUC
138(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusFC
139Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
140|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusR
141/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusVR
142Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaFC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

143Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC
144Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesUC
145Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataUC
146/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsC
147/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusFC
148|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusUC
149Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

150Brown JayCyanocorax morioFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

151Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaUC
152Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
153Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaFC
154/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC
155|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

156White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

157Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusC
158Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusC
159Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusC
160Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

161/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisVR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

162Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisC
163|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusC
164White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisR
165Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

166Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaR
167Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

168Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisC
169Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisR
170Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisR
171Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

172Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisVR
173/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusR
174/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaFC
175Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusFC
176Melodious BlackbirdDives divesUC
177Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

178/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaR
179/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaFC
180/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisFC
181/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraUC
182Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaFC
183/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaVR
184/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaC
185Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaR
186/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaFC
187/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaUC
188Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisVR
189/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaVR
190/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaVR
191/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaUC
192/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaFC
193/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaC
194/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaVR
195Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiFC
196Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusVR
197Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisVR
198Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaUC
199Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaVR

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

200/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
201|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaUC
202/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaVR
203Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataVR
204/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusFC
205Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesVR
206/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaVR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

207Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataR
208White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusR
209Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiC
210Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
211Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
212Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataFC
213Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataC
214Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiR
215Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
216Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaUC
217Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaR
218Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
219Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusR
220Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
221Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
222Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaFC
223Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaC
224Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisR
225BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC
226Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusFC
227Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusC
228Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusC

 

 *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 Visitor33
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon44
FCFairly/Locally Common60
UCUncommon/Scarce43
RRare/Very Scarce44
VRVery Rare36
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered0
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.