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COSTA RICA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

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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
2Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogon BC
3Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus NE
4Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensis NE
5Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrencii NE
6Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensis NE
7Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatus NE
8Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa NE
9&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilis NE
10Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisSG,SLNE
11Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisTH,VSNE
12White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus NE
13Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus NE
14White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisSG,SLE
15Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae NE
16Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaSGNE
17Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaSGNE
18Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis NE
19SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataETAT
20Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsVSE
21White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura NE
22Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris NE
23Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniVLBC
24Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward NE
25Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardi E
26Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decora NE
27Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanum NE
28Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusBCNE
29Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiCANE
30Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiVSNE
31Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiLC,TLNE
32Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen NE
33Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiCA,VLBC
34Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex BC
35Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis NE
36Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanni NE
37Great Green MacawAra ambiguusSVCR
38Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCA,LC,TLHBNE
39Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps BC
40Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemosticta NE
41Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani AT
42Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives AT
43Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsTPNE
44Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii NE
45Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus NE
46Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus NE
47Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusSG,TH,TLNE
48Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCANE
49Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis NE
50&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiLCNE
51Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus AT
52&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniae NE
53Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLSAT
54Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps BC
55Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus NE
56Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalis NE
57Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceus NE
58Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisSGNE
59Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsTH,TLNE
60Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliTHNE
61Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaDJRNE
62Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusVSNE
63Timberline WrenThryorchilus browni NE
64Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus NE
65Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,LCNE
66Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops NE
67Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisPV,THNE
68Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensPV,SG,THNE
69Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaPV,THNE
70Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSG,TPNE
71Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysVSNE
72Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans NE
73Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusPV,SG,THNE
74Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis NE
75Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisVSNE
76Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniTHNE
77Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisSGNE
78Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisi E
79Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisPV,SG,THNE
80Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisSG,THNE
81Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysSG,THNE
82Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotis NE
83Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusSG,THNE
84WrenthrushZeledonia coronata NE
85Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisSGNE
86Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei NE
87Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowii NE
88Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasVSNE
89Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSGNE
90&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdi NE
91Nicaraguan 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 Country7
ATAlways a Target5

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