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COSTA RICA

Start:03/05/2007
End:03/16/2007
Duration:12 days
#Species:353
#Endemics:38
#Heard Only:10

2007 Costa Rica Highlights Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. 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. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorTH,TPNE
2Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus NE
3Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensis NE
4Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrencii NE
5Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensis NE
6Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatus NE
7Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa NE
8<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilis NE
9Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisSG,SLNE
10Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisTH,VSNE
11White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus NE
12Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus NE
13White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisSG,SLE
14Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae NE
15Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaSGNE
16Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaSGNE
17Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis NE
18SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataETAT
19Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsVSE
20White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura NE
21Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris NE
22Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniVLBC
23Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward NE
24Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardi E
25Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decora NE
26Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanum NE
27Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusBCNE
28Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiCANE
29Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiVSNE
30Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiLC,TLNE
31Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen NE
32Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiCA,VLBC
33Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex BC
34Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis NE
35Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanni NE
36Great Green MacawAra ambiguusSVCR
37Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCA,LC,TLHBNE
38Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps BC
39Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemosticta NE
40Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani AT
41Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives AT
42Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsTPNE
43Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii NE
44Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus NE
45Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus NE
46Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusSG,TH,TLNE
47Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCANE
48Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis NE
49<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiLCNE
50Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus AT
51<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniae NE
52Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLSAT
53Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps BC
54Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus NE
55Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalis NE
56Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceus NE
57Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisSGNE
58Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsTH,TLNE
59Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliTHNE
60Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaDJRNE
61Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusVSNE
62Timberline WrenThryorchilus browni NE
63Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus NE
64Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,LCNE
65Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops NE
66Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisPV,THNE
67Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensPV,SG,THNE
68Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaPV,THNE
69Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSG,TPNE
70Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysVSNE
71Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans NE
72Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusPV,SG,THNE
73Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis NE
74Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisVSNE
75Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniTHNE
76Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisSGNE
77Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisi E
78Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisPV,SG,THNE
79Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisSG,THNE
80Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysSG,THNE
81Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotis NE
82Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusSG,THNE
83WrenthrushZeledonia coronata NE
84Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisSGNE
85Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei NE
86Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowii NE
87Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasVSNE
88Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSGNE
89<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdi NE
90Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiHSVBBC

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic4
NENear Endemic74
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country6
ATAlways a Target5

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.