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COSTA RICA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
COSTA RICA

Start:03/15/2017
End:04/05/2017
Duration:22 days
#Species:411
#Endemics:50
#Heard Only:18

2017 Costa Rica Scouting Trip

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates 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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorLS,OSh
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiBRT,CD,OS
3Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiLSg

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisCNWR
5/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsCNWR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsARL,BRT,CD,FTA,OS
7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensBC,BRT,CA,HL,LS
8Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMV
9Great CurassowCrax rubraARL,FTA,OS,SQ

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

10Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusLE
11Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusTH

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba liviaFC,SQ,XFER1
13Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
14Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisARL,LE
15Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMV
16Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaTH
17Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisBRT,LS,OSh,SQ
18Inca DoveColumbina incaLE,MV
19Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaLE
20Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
21Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaBRT
22Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaOSg
23White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
24Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiBRT,CA,OS
25Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMV
26White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
28\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaOS,XFER3h
29Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusOTA
30Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaBRT,LS,SQ

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

31Common NighthawkChordeiles minorLE
32Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisARL,CML,TA
33Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusTH

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

34Great PotooNyctibius grandisSQ

 
Swifts: Apodidae

35Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiXFER2
36White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisARL,SG
37Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaTA,TL

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

38White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraARL,BRT
39White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaCML
40Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriBRT,OS,RCN
41Green HermitPhaethornis guyARL,BC,MV
42Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisCA,LS
43Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisBRT,CML
44Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeARL
45Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMV,SG,TH
46Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisTH
47Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiLE
48Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisTH
49White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusTP
50Gray-tailed Mountain-gem**Lampornis cinereicaudaMV,SG,TH
51Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaTH
52Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiARL,TP
53Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaARL,BC
54Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaSG
55Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiARL,LE,TL
56Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniLE
57Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaLE,TA
58Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
59Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiTA,XFER3
60Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraBRTg
61Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeBRT

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

62Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorFTA,SQh
63Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusBRT,FTA,TL
64Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaCNWR,OS
65Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventerCNWR
66White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisCNWR,FTA

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

67Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusLE

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

68/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLE
69Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisCNWR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

70Northern JacanaJacana spinosaCNWR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

71WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusLE
72/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE
73/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusLE
74Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusBRT,LE,RCN
75/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaBRT
76WilletTringa semipalmataLE
77/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresLE

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

78Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaLE
79Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisLE
80Royal TernThalasseus maximusLE,XFER1

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

81Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensLE,XFER2

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

82AnhingaAnhinga anhingaCNWR,LE

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

83Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisLE

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

84Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumCNWR,LE,XFER3
85Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumARL
86Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLE
87Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusCNWR
88/Least Bittern/Ixobrychus exilisCNWR
89Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaCNWR
90/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaBRT,CNWR,LE
91/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorCNWR,LE
92/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensLE
93Snowy EgretEgretta thulaBRT,CNWR,LE,RCN
XFER2
94Green HeronButorides virescensCNWR,OS,SQ
95Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
96Great EgretArdea albaCNWR,LE,XFER3
97/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasCNWR,LE

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

98White IbisEudocimus albusBRT,CNWR,LE,RCN
99Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisLSh
100Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaLE,RCN

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

101Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
102Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
103King VultureSarcoramphus papaSQ

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

104/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLE

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

105Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusBRT
106Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusBRT
107Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusBRT
108Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusXFER3
109\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaCNWR,LE
110Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensFC
111Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisCNWR,LE,SQ,TL
XFER4
112White HawkPseudastur albicollisCML,SQ
113Gray HawkButeo plagiatusFTA,OTA,SG,XFER1
114/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusBRT,SQ,TH,TL

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

115Barn OwlTyto albaOTA

 
Owls: Strigidae

116Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiLE
117Crested OwlLophostrix cristataSQ
118Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataOTA
119Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumTHh
120Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsCML
121[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumLE,OTA,TA
122Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataOTA
123Striped OwlAsio clamatorCNWR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

124Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMV,TH
125Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaBRT,LS
126Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusCML,LE
127Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiBRT
128Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusBRT,HL
129Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusBRT,CA,LS,OS,TA
130Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMV,TH

 
Motmots: Momotidae

131Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaCML,HLh
132Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiBRT,FC,MV,TL
133Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiLS
134Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumARL
135Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumARL
136Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaLE,TA

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

137Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataCNWR,LE
138/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonCNWR
139Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaCNWR
140Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaBRT,CNWR,OS

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

141White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusOTA
142White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisBRT,CA,SQ

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

143Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaBCg,LSg,OSh

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

144Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMV,TH

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

145Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMVg

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

146Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMV,SG,TH
147Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusSQ
148Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiBRT,XFER3
149Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
150Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusCNWR,LS,MV,SQ

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

151Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusBRT,FTA
152Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusTH
153Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenBRT,OS
154Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniCML,FTA,HL,SQ
155Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusBRT
156Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
157Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusARL,MV
158Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisBRT,SQ
159Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusBRT,SQ
160Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusSQ

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

161Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansBRTh
162Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusTP
163Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayCNWR,LE,SQ,XFER2
164Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaCNWR,TL,XFER2
165Bat FalconFalco rufigularisSQg

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

166<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaTH
167Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisBRT,LE
168Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisCMLh
169White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisARL,HL,SQ,TL
170Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisARL,BRT,LS
171Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliataLE,TA
172White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsARL,LE,MV
173Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaARL,BRT,LS,SQ
XFER3
174Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniCNWR
175Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaCNWR
176Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisLE,TA
177Scarlet MacawAra macaoBRT,CA,OS,TA
178Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiTPh

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

179Great AntshrikeTaraba majorOS
180Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusCAh
181Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaLSh
182Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiBRT,CA
183Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusARL,BC
184Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMV
185Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsBC
186Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisLS
187White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisLSh
188Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorCA
189Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisBRT,OS
190Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulBRT,CA,LS,OS
191Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaARL,CML
192Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesARL,BC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

193Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusCAh
194Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesARL,LSh,SQ
195Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisTPh

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

196Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMVh,TH

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

197Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisBRT

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

198Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisBRT
199Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaBRT,CA
200Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaBCg
201Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusARL,BC,BRT,HL,LS
202Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeBRT,OS
203Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusMV
204Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransBRT,LS,OS
205Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusCML,MV
206Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiBRT,CA,LE,SQ,TA
207Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisSG
208Plain XenopsXenops minutusARL
209Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansBRT,TH
210Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisTHg
211Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumBC,BRT,FTA,OS
212Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMV,TH
213Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMV
214Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMV,TH

 
Manakins: Pipridae

215Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisHL,OTAh
216White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraARL,BC,CMLh,HLh
217Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusBRT,CA,TL
218Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisLS,OS

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

219Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisARL,MVh
220<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiBRT
221Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusCML,OS
222Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMV
223<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeRCN

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

224Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorBRT
225Masked TityraTityra semifasciataBRT
226Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusCD,XFER3
227Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusTL
228Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeLE

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

229Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusBRT
230Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusBRT

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

231Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusCA,LEh
232Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusOS
233Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMV
234Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
235Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusLSh
236Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusARLh,HL,OS,TP
237Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareBRT,CA,CDh
238Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaCA
239Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
240Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisBRTg
241Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensARL,BRT,LE
242Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumBRT,SQ
243Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaBRT,CD
244Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterBRT,LE,SQ
245Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiTH
246Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaSG
247Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusSG
248|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusBRT
249Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisARL,CNWR
250|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensFTA
251/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisBRT
252|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensARL
253Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMV,SG
254Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsSG
255Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansARL,SQ
256Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusBRTh,HL,SQg
257Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraLS,TP
258Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferARL
259Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisLE
260Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiLE
261/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusBRT,TLh
262Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
263Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisCNWR,LE,MV,SQ
264Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisBRT,OS,RCN
265Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusSG
266Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisCD
267(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
268Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
269/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisOS
270/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusLE
271Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaCNWR,TH

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

272Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusBC,OS
273Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataBRTg,TAg
274/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsBRT,CD,LE,TA,TL
275Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliSG,TH

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

276White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaLE
277Brown JayPsilorhinus morioFC,MV,SQ,TL

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

278Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaCNWR,RCN,XFER2
279Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaRCN,SQ
280Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisARL,BRT,CML
281Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaHL,TH
282/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaCNWR,LE,TH,XFER2
XFER3

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

283Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusCAh
284White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataOS
285White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisLE

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

286Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaARLh,HL
287House WrenTroglodytes aedonMany
288Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMV
289Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaLE,TA
290Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisOSh
291Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusTLg
292Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisLS
293Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusLE
294Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusARL,SQ
295Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusMV
296Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniLS,SQ
297Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusOS
298Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusBRT,CA
299Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusCML,LS,MV
300White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaARLh,LSh
301Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysBC,HL,MV,TH,TPh
302Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusARLh

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

303American DipperCinclus mexicanusSG

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

304Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusFTA,XFER3

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

305Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMV,TH,TPh
306Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisSG,TH
307Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisCD,MV,TL
308Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMVh
309Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusARL,BC,MV
310|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMVg
311|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusARL,CD,TL
312/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaHL
313Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMV,SG,TH
314Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusTP
315White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMV
316Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany
317Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensSG,TH

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

318Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSG,TH

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

319Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMV,THh
320Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisTA
321Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaARL
322Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaCA,CML
323Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiARL,BC,LSh

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

324Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaCDh

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

325Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusSG,TH
326Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusBC,MV,SG,TP
327Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaLE
328Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisARL,BRT,CML,OS
329Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
330Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMV
331Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMV
332Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniTH
333Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMV,TH
334Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisTH
335White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisMVg

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

336Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaLE,OTA
337Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisXFER3
338Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriSQ
339Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaARL,FTA,LE,SQ
340Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisBCh,LSg
341Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusLE
342Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisLE
343/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
344Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusCNWR,SQ
345Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusSQ
346Melodious BlackbirdDives divesARL,CNWR,TA
347Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
348Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensisCNWR,LE

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

349/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMVg
350/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaARL
351/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisCA,LE
352/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaLE
353Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisTH
354/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
355Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaARL,SQ
356/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaCAg
357/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaLE
358Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiTP
359/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
360/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaARL,BRT,LS
361Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysTH
362Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusARL
363Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisBC,MV
364|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisHL
365Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaTH
366Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusBC,MV,TH
367Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMV,SG,TH
368WrenthrushZeledonia coronataTH

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

369Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiBC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

370/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraARL,BRT,FC,TA,TL
371|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaTL
372Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataSG,TH
373Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisBRT,OS
374Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliARL,BC
375Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterBCh,LS
376Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesCML

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

377Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataTL
378White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusBRT,CD
379Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiBCg
380White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxBC,OS
381Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusARL,CML
382Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
383Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
384Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
385Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataTL
386Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataARL,BC,CML,OS
387Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiTH,TP
388Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataTPg
389Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaBC,CD,TL,TP
390Emerald TanagerTangara floridaARL,BC
391Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMV,SG,TH,TP
392Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaARL
393Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaBRT,TL
394Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusBC
395Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
396Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaARL,BC
397Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasARL
398Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSG,TH
399<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiTH
400Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaARL
401Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaLS,SQ
402Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiCNWR
403Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaARL,CNWR,LE,LS,SQ
404Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiCA,CD
405BananaquitCoereba flaveolaARLg,BRTg
406Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusARL,CML,SQ,XFER1
407Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
408Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsSQh
409Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescensCML,FC
410Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusCDg

 

 *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

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor95
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient31
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant24
[]Accidental12

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.