EXOTIC BIRDING tours - Specialty birds possible during Costa Rica Highlights birding tour to the Talamanca Mountains, Carara, and La Selva

Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour. The table below lists some birds of special interest found in the areas covered by this tour.

E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local

1	Agami Heron	Agamia agami	LC
2	Green Ibis	Mesembrinibis cayennensis	LC
3	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	LC
4	Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	LC
5	Hook-billed Kite	Chondrohierax uncinatus	LC
6	Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis	LC
7	White-tailed Hawk	Buteo albicaudatus	LC
8	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	V
9	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja	V
10	Red-throated Caracara	Ibycter americanus	V
11	Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon	Micrastur mirandollei	LC
12	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE
13	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC
14	Tawny-faced Quail	Rhynchortyx cinctus	V
15	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica	LC
16	Sunbittern	Eurypyga helias	LC
17	Southern Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis	V
18	Maroon-chested Ground-Dove	Claravis mondetoura	V
19	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon costaricensis	NE
20	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Geotrygon chiriquensis	NE
21	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambigua	EN
22	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	LC
23	Crimson-fronted Parakeet	Aratinga finschi	NE
24	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
25	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE
26	Blue-headed Parrot	Pionus menstruus	LC
27	Yellow-naped Parrot	Amazona auropalliata	LC
28	Dusky Nightjar	Caprimulgus saturatus	NE
29	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	NE
30	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	LC
31	White-crested Coquette	Lophornis adorabilis	NE
32	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
33	White-tailed Emerald	Elvira chionura	NE
34	Coppery-headed Emerald	Elvira cupreiceps	E
35	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	LC
36	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	NE
37	Mangrove Hummingbird	Polyerata boucardi	E
38	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	NE
39	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	NE
40	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	NE
41	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	NE
42	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaema	NE
43	Gray-tailed Mountain-gem	Lampornis cinereicauda	E
44	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Calliphlox bryantae	NE
45	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
46	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
47	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	NE
48	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	NE
49	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	S
50	Green-and-rufous Kingfisher	Chloroceryle inda	LC
51	Great Jacamar	Jacamerops aureus	LC
52	Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus	LC
53	Lanceolated Monklet	Micromonacha lanceolata	V
54	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
55	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
56	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	NE
57	Red-crowned Woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus	LC
58	Rufous-winged Woodpecker	Piculus simplex	NE
59	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
60	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
61	Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	LC
62	Strong-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus	V
63	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	NE
64	Streak-crowned Antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps	NE
65	Spectacled Antpitta	Hylopezus perspicillatus	LC
66	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
67	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	LC
68	Lovely Cotinga	Cotinga amabilis	V
69	Turquoise Cotinga	Cotinga ridgwayi	NE
70	Yellow-billed Cotinga	Carpodectes antoniae	NE
71	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE
72	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculata	S
73	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	NE
74	Blue-crowned Manakin	Lepidothrix coronata	LC
75	Gray-headed Manakin	Piprites griseiceps	LC
76	Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	LC
77	Southern Beardless Tyrannulet	Camptostoma obsoletum	LC
78	Lesser Elaenia	Elaenia chiriquensis	LC
79	Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	LC
80	Stub-tailed Spadebill	Platyrinchus cancrominus	LC
81	Black-tailed Flycatcher	Myiobius atricaudus	LC
82	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis	NE
83	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
84	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
85	White-throated Flycatcher	Empidonax albigularis	LC
86	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
87	Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis	LC
88	Golden-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes hemichrysus	NE
89	Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	LC
90	Rose-throated Becard	Pachyramphus aglaiae	LC
91	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
92	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptilogonys caudatus	NE
93	Black-throated Wren	Thryothorus atrogularis	NE
94	Black-bellied Wren	Thryothorus fasciatoventris	LC
95	Rufous-breasted Wren	Thryothorus rutilus	LC
96	Riverside Wren	Thryothorus semibadius	NE
97	Stripe-breasted Wren	Thryothorus thoracicus	NE
98	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryothorus rufalbus	LC
99	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
100	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	NE
101	Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	LC
102	Scaly-breasted Wren	Microcerculus marginatus	LC
103	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
104	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
105	Sooty Robin	Turdus nigrescens	NE
106	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	LC
107	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
108	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
109	Flame-throated Warbler	Parula gutturalis	NE
110	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
111	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
112	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
113	Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
114	Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus canigularis	LC
115	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena	NE
116	White-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio leucothorax	NE
117	Cherrie's Tanager	Ramphocelus costaricensis	NE
118	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	NE
119	Yellow-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia luteicapilla	NE
120	Thick-billed Euphonia	Euphonia laniirostris	LC
121	Spotted-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	NE
122	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
123	Plain-colored Tanager	Tangara inornata	LC
124	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
125	Yellow-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	LC
126	Nicaraguan Seed-Finch	Oryzoborus nuttingi	NE
127	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
128	Slaty Finch	Haplospiza rustica	LC
129	Peg-billed Finch	Acanthidops bairdii	NE
130	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
131	Yellow-thighed Finch	Pselliophorus tibialis	NE
132	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
133	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Aimophila ruficauda	LC
134	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	NE
135	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
136	Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	LC
137	Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus	LC

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR

Exotic Birding Tour
2009 Costa Rica Hotspots
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Mountains

COSTA RICABIRDING TOUR

Exotic Birding Tour2009 Costa Rica HotspotsCarara, La Selva, Talamanca Mountains

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR

Exotic Birding Tour
2009 Costa Rica Hotspots
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Mountains