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COSTA RICA

Area (SqMi):19,730
# Species:883
# Excl Vagrants:814
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:78
Species/1000 SqMi:41.3

List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. 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. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

color codes

1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorManyNE
2Spot-bellied Bobwhite**Colinus leucopogon BC
3Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusManyNE
4Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisManyNE
5Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiManyNE
6Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisManyNE
7Cocos CuckooCoccyzus ferrugineus BC
8Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusManyNE
9Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaManyNE
10Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisManyNE
11<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisManyNE
12Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisManyNE
13Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisManyNE
14White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusManyNE
15Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusManyNE
16White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisManyE
17Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeManyNE
18Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaManyNE
19Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaManyNE
20Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisManyNE
21SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataManyAT
22Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsManyE
23White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraManyNE
24Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisManyNE
25Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniManyBC
26Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardManyNE
27Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiManyE
28Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraManyNE
29Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumManyNE
30Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusManyNE
31Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiManyNE
32Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiManyNE
33Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiManyNE
34Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenManyNE
35Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiManyBC
36Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexManyBC
37Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisManyNE
38Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniManyNE
39Great Green MacawAra ambiguusManyCR
40Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiManyNE
41Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsManyBC
42Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaManyNE
43Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniManyAT
44Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesManyAT
45Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsManyNE
46Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiManyNE
47Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusManyNE
48Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusManyNE
49Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusManyNE
50Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusManyNE
51Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisManyNE
52<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiManyNE
53Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusManyAT
54<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeManyNE
55Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusManyAT
56Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,RA,REC,SVBC
57Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusManyNE
58Cocos TyrannuletNesotriccus ridgwayi BC
59Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisManyNE
60Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusCM,SG,THNE
61Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisManyNE
62Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsCM,LC,SG,THNE
63Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliManyNE
64Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaManyNE
65Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusManyNE
66Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,THNE
67Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusManyNE
68Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusManyNE
69Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsManyNE
70Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisManyNE
71Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensManyNE
72Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaManyNE
73Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusManyNE
74Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysManyNE
75Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansManyNE
76Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusManyNE
77Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisManyNE
78Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisManyNE
79Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCM,SG,THNE
80Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisManyNE
81Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MV,TPE
82Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisManyNE
83Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensisCNWRNE
84Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisManyNE
85Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisWGNE
86Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysManyNE
87Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisManyNE
88Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusManyNE
89WrenthrushZeledonia coronataManyNE
90Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisManyE
91Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisManyNE
92Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiManyNE
93Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiManyNE
94Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifrons BC
95Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasManyNE
96Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaManyNE
97<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiManyNE
98Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiCNWR,LQ,LS,SVBC
99Cocos FinchPinaroloxias inornata BC

 

 *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.