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# Species:327
# Excl Vagrants:327
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:60

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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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiR
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens?
4Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

5Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus?
6Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba livia?
8Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
9Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata?
10Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
11Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris?
12Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
13Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetoura?
14White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
15Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensis?
16Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensis?
17Mourning DoveZenaida macroura?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
19Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
20Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
21|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?
23Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
26Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

27White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
28Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus?
29Green HermitPhaethornis guy?
30Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris?
31Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis?
32Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae?
33Brown VioletearColibri delphinae?
34Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusFC
35Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti?
36Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaUC
37Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisUC
38Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
39Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisUC
40White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus?
41Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus?
42White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisFC
43Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae?
44Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaFC
45Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintilla?
46Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis?
47Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti?
48Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus?
49Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica?
50White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura?
51Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximia?
52Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris?
53Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward?
54Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl?
55Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciae?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

56/Sora/Porzana carolina?
57White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

58Northern JacanaJacana spinosa?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

59/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

60Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?
61Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

62Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaUC
63Snowy EgretEgretta thulaR
64Striated HeronButorides striataFC
65Green HeronButorides virescens?
66Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisFC
67Great EgretArdea albaR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

68Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
69Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

70/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

71White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
72Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
73Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
74/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatus?
75Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii?
76(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbea?
77Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsR
78Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga?
79Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
80White HawkPseudastur albicollis?
81/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
82Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
83|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni?
84Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?
85Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis?

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

86Western Barn OwlTyto alba?

 
Owls: Strigidae

87Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkii?
88Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba?
89Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanum?
90Mottled OwlStrix virgata?
91Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayi?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

92Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoUC
93Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus?
94Collared TrogonTrogon collarisFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

95Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

96Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

97White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus?

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

98Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

99Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiFC

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

100Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

101Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus?
102Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii?
103Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

104Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus?
105Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus?
106Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus?
107Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis?
108Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
109Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

110Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
111Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
112/American Kestrel/Falco sparverius?
113MerlinFalco columbarius?
114Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?
115/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

116Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis?
117&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola?
118Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis?
119White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis?
120Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanni?
121Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?
122Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

123Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus?
124Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi?
125Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
126Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor?
127Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

128Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

129Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
130Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus?
131Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
132Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus?
133Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius?
134Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii?
135Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinis?
136Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus?
137Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans?
138Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiUC
139Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps?
140Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisUC
141Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumR
142Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosus?
143Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus?
144Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus?
145Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatus?
146Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensFC
147Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosus?
148Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops?
149Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

150White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

151Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis?
152Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayi?
153Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

154Masked TityraTityra semifasciata?
155Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor?
156Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

157Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus?
158Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
159Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris?
160Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus?
161Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
162Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris?
163Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus?
164Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola?
165Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata?
166Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
167Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis?
168Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiC
169Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea?
170White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoni?
171Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus?
172Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
173Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercus?
174|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi?
175Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceus?
176Dark PeweeContopus lugubris?
177|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulus?
178|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens?
179/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris?
180/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens?
181|Willow Flycatcher|Empidonax traillii?
182Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescens?
183Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsFC
184Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
185Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus?
186Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
187/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus?
188Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
189Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
190Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis?
191Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis?
192Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus?
193|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventris?
194(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius?
195Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
196/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatus?
197Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

198Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis?
199Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata?
200/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons?
201Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioli?
202Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys?
203/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus?
204|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus?
205Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

206Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

207Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
208/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennis?
209Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
210Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca?
211/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
212|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

213Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus?
214Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
215Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceus?
216Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniFC
217Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus?
218Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbus?
219Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus?
220White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta?
221Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

222American DipperCinclus mexicanusUC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

223Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

224Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsFC
225Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisFC
226Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris?
227Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
228Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantzii?
229|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus?
230/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
231/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina?
232Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejus?
233White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis?
234Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus?
235Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi?
236Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensFC

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

237Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxantha?
238Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

239Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissima?
240Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrys?
241Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
242Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans?
243Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae?
244&Lesser GoldfinchlSpinus psaltria?
245&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus?

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

246Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla rosea?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

247Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusFC
248Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusC
249Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris?
250Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis?
251Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris?
252Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaFC
253Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostris?
254Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniFC
255Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
256Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisFC
257White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaC
258Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

259Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna?
260Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus?
261Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus?
262/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius?
263/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula?
264Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus?
265Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

266/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapilla?
267/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacilla?
268/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis?
269/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera?
270/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanoptera?
271/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia?
272/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea?
273Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisFC
274/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina?
275Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala?
276/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia?
277Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava?
278/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichas?
279/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla?
280Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
281/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea?
282/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
283Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia?
284/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica?
285/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronata?
286Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendiVR
287/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virens?
288Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii?
289Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysFC
290Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus?
291Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisR
292Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda?
293/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusilla?
294Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusC
295Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusC
296WrenthrushZeledonia coronataUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

297Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
298/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
299|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea?
300/Western Tanager/Piranga ludoviciana?
301Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata?
302White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera?
303Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialis?
304/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus?
305Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolor?
306/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyanea?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

307White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
308Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii?
309Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
310Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
311Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata?
312Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowii?
313Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola?
314Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaC
315Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta?
316Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus?
317Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza?
318Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaFC
319Slaty FinchHaplospiza rustica?
320&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdi?
321Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
322Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
323Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
324BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
325Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus?
326Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
327Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?

 

 *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 Visitor40
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient11
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon10
FCFairly/Locally Common21
UCUncommon/Scarce14
RRare/Very Scarce6
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain275

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered1
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.