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The table below lists species found at this locale that have restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE	NT
2	Spotted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus guttatus	RR
3	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Geotrygon chiriquensis	NE
4	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon costaricensis	NE
5	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
6	Violet Sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	RR
7	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
8	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	RR
9	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
10	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	E
11	Magnificent Hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens	RR
12	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Calliphlox bryantae	NE
13	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
14	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
15	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	RR	NT
16	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
17	Blue-throated Toucanet**	Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis	RR
18	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
19	Acorn Woodpecker^	Melanerpes formicivorus	RR
20	Hairy Woodpecker^	Picoides villosus	RR
21	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
22	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	RR
23	Spot-crowned Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes affinis	RR
24	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
25	Mountain Elaenia	Elaenia frantzii	RR
26	Torrent Tyrannulet	Serpophaga cinerea	RR
27	White-fronted Tyrannulet**	Phyllomyias zeledoni	NE
28	Tufted Flycatcher	Mitrephanes phaeocercus	RR
29	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
30	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
31	Yellowish Flycatcher	Empidonax flavescens	RR
32	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
33	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus	RR	V
34	Barred Becard	Pachyramphus versicolor	RR
35	Black-and-white Becard^	Pachyramphus albogriseus	RR
36	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
37	Brown-capped Vireo	Vireo leucophrys	RR
38	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
39	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
40	Gray-breasted Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucophrys	RR
41	American Dipper^	Cinclus mexicanus	RR
42	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
43	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
44	Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus frantzii	RR
45	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
46	Mountain Thrush	Turdus plebejus	RR
47	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
48	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptilogonys caudatus	NE
49	Flame-throated Warbler	Parula gutturalis	NE
50	Slate-throated Redstart	Myioborus miniatus	RR
51	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
52	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
53	Three-striped Warbler	Basileuterus tristriatus	RR
54	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
55	Common Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus ophthalmicus	RR
56	Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
57	Silver-throated Tanager	Tangara icterocephala	RR
58	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
59	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
60	Yellow-thighed Finch	Pselliophorus tibialis	NE
61	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
62	White-naped Brush-Finch	Atlapetes albinucha	RR
63	Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch	Arremon brunneinucha	RR
64	Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis	RR
65	Flame-colored Tanager	Piranga bidentata	LC
66	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
67	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* 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.