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.
| 1 | Choco Tinamou | Crypturellus kerriae | V |
| 2 | Capped Heron | Pilherodius pileatus | LC |
| 3 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami | S |
| 4 | Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | V |
| 5 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | LC |
| 6 | Pearl Kite | Gampsonyx swainsonii | LC |
| 7 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | V |
| 8 | Solitary Eagle | Harpyhaliaetus solitarius | V |
| 9 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | V |
| 10 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | V |
| 11 | Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle | Spizastur melanoleucus | V |
| 12 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | S |
| 13 | Red-throated Caracara | Ibycter americanus | V |
| 14 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | V |
| 15 | Orange-breasted Falcon | Falco deiroleucus | EN |
| 16 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | NE |
| 17 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | V |
| 18 | Marbled Wood-Quail | Odontophorus gujanensis | LC |
| 19 | Black-eared Wood-Quail | Odontophorus melanotis | LC |
| 20 | Tacarcuna Wood-Quail | Odontophorus dialeucos | NE |
| 21 | Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus leucolaemus | NE |
| 22 | Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus | LC |
| 23 | Tawny-faced Quail | Rhynchortyx cinctus | V |
| 24 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | V |
| 25 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor | V |
| 26 | Yellow-breasted Crake | Porzana flaviventer | LC |
| 27 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus | V |
| 28 | Sungrebe | Heliornis fulica | LC |
| 29 | Sunbittern | Eurypyga helias | S |
| 30 | Collared Plover | Charadrius collaris | LC |
| 31 | Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | LC |
| 32 | Surfbird | Aphriza virgata | LC |
| 33 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | LC |
| 34 | Plumbeous Pigeon | Patagioenas plumbea | LC |
| 35 | Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | LC |
| 36 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | LC |
| 37 | Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | V |
| 38 | Maroon-chested Ground-Dove | Claravis mondetoura | V |
| 39 | Gray-headed Dove | Leptotila plumbeiceps | LC |
| 40 | Brown-backed Dove | Leptotila battyi | E |
| 41 | Purplish-backed Quail-Dove | Geotrygon lawrencii | LC |
| 42 | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove | Geotrygon costaricensis | NE |
| 43 | Russet-crowned Quail-Dove | Geotrygon goldmani | NE |
| 44 | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chiriquensis | NE |
| 45 | Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Ara ararauna | LC |
| 46 | Great Green Macaw | Ara ambigua | EN |
| 47 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | V |
| 48 | Chestnut-fronted Macaw | Ara severa | LC |
| 49 | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Aratinga finschi | NE |
| 50 | Olive-throated (Aztec) Parakeet | Aratinga nana | V |
| 51 | Azuero Parakeet | Pyrrhura eisenmanni | E |
| 52 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | NE |
| 53 | Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola | LC |
| 54 | Spectacled Parrotlet | Forpus conspicillatus | LC |
| 55 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis | NE |
| 56 | Blue-fronted Parrotlet | Touit dilectissima | LC |
| 57 | Saffron-headed Parrot | Pionopsitta pyrilia | NE |
| 58 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis | LC |
| 59 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | V |
| 60 | Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus geoffroyi | V |
| 61 | Bare-shanked Screech-Owl | Megascops clarkii | V |
| 62 | Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium costaricanum | NE |
| 63 | Andean Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium jardinii | V |
| 64 | Least Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium minutissimum | LC |
| 65 | Dusky Nightjar | Caprimulgus saturatus | NE |
| 66 | Chestnut-collared Swift | Streptoprocne rutila | LC |
| 67 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE |
| 68 | Gray-rumped Swift | Chaetura cinereiventris | LC |
| 69 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aenea | LC |
| 70 | Pale-bellied Hermit | Phaethornis anthophilus | LC |
| 71 | Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis | LC |
| 72 | Tooth-billed Hummingbird | Androdon aequatorialis | LC |
| 73 | Green-fronted Lancebill | Doryfera ludovicae | LC |
| 74 | Violet Sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus | LC |
| 75 | Green Violetear | Colibri thalassinus | LC |
| 76 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | LC |
| 77 | Veraguan Mango | Anthracothorax veraguensis | E |
| 78 | White-crested Coquette | Lophornis adorabilis | NE |
| 79 | Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | NE |
| 80 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | NE |
| 81 | White-tailed Emerald | Elvira chionura | NE |
| 82 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | LC |
| 83 | Black-bellied Hummingbird | Eupherusa nigriventris | NE |
| 84 | Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird | Goethalsia bella | NE |
| 85 | Violet-capped Hummingbird | Goldmania violiceps | NE |
| 86 | Escudo Hummingbird | Amazilia handleyi | E |
| 87 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE |
| 88 | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | NE |
| 89 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | NE |
| 90 | White-bellied Mountain-gem | Lampornis hemileucus | NE |
| 91 | White-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis castaneoventris | NE |
| 92 | Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaema | NE |
| 93 | Magnificent Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | LC |
| 94 | Greenish Puffleg | Haplophaedia aureliae | LC |
| 95 | Magenta-throated Woodstar | Calliphlox bryantae | NE |
| 96 | Purple-throated Woodstar | Calliphlox mitchellii | LC |
| 97 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | NE |
| 98 | Glow-throated Hummingbird | Selasphorus ardens | E |
| 99 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | NE |
| 100 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | NE |
| 101 | Collared Trogon | Trogon collaris | LC |
| 102 | Orange-bellied Trogon | Trogon aurantiiventris | NE |
| 103 | Lattice-tailed Trogon | Trogon clathratus | NE |
| 104 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | S |
| 105 | Golden-headed Quetzal | Pharomachrus auriceps | LC |
| 106 | Green-and-rufous Kingfisher | Chloroceryle inda | LC |
| 107 | Dusky-backed Jacamar | Brachygalba salmoni | LC |
| 108 | Barred Puffbird | Nystalus radiatus | LC |
| 109 | Gray-cheeked Nunlet | Nonnula frontalis | LC |
| 110 | Rufous-capped Nunlet | Nonnula ruficapilla | NE |
| 111 | Spot-crowned Barbet | Capito maculicoronatus | LC |
| 112 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | NE |
| 113 | Violet-throated Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus cognatus | LC |
| 114 | Blue-throated Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis | LC |
| 115 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE |
| 116 | Choco Toucan | Ramphastos brevis | V |
| 117 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | NE |
| 118 | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | Veniliornis fumigatus | LC |
| 119 | Red-rumped Woodpecker | Veniliornis kirkii | LC |
| 120 | Rufous-winged Woodpecker | Piculus simplex | NE |
| 121 | Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker | Piculus callopterus | E |
| 122 | Golden-green Woodpecker | Piculus chrysochloros | LC |
| 123 | Spot-breasted Woodpecker | Colaptes punctigula | LC |
| 124 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | LC |
| 125 | Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura | LC |
| 126 | Coiba Spinetail | Cranioleuca dissita | E |
| 127 | Double-banded Graytail | Xenerpestes minlosi | NE |
| 128 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | NE |
| 129 | Beautiful Treerunner | Margarornis bellulus | E |
| 130 | Streaked Xenops | Xenops rutilans | LC |
| 131 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | LC |
| 132 | Buffy Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes lawrencii | LC |
| 133 | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Thripadectes rufobrunneus | NE |
| 134 | Ruddy Foliage-gleaner | Automolus rubiginosus | LC |
| 135 | Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | LC |
| 136 | Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper | Lochmias nematura | LC |
| 137 | Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Sittasomus griseicapillus | LC |
| 138 | Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | V |
| 139 | Black-banded Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes picumnus | V |
| 140 | Spotted-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis | LC |
| 141 | Brown-billed Scythebill | Campylorhamphus pusillus | LC |
| 142 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | NE |
| 143 | Black Antshrike | Thamnophilus nigriceps | NE |
| 144 | Speckled Antshrike | Xenornis setifrons | V |
| 145 | Streak-crowned Antvireo | Dysithamnus striaticeps | NE |
| 146 | Rufous-winged Antwren | Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus | LC |
| 147 | White-fringed Antwren | Formicivora grisea | LC |
| 148 | Rufous-rumped Antwren | Terenura callinota | LC |
| 149 | Jet Antbird | Cercomacra nigricans | LC |
| 150 | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Myrmeciza exsul | LC |
| 151 | Immaculate Antbird | Myrmeciza immaculata | LC |
| 152 | Wing-banded Antbird | Myrmornis torquata | LC |
| 153 | Rufous-breasted Antthrush | Formicarius rufipectus | LC |
| 154 | Black-crowned Antpitta | Pittasoma michleri | LC |
| 155 | Scaled Antpitta | Grallaria guatimalensis | LC |
| 156 | Fulvous-bellied Antpitta | Hylopezus dives | LC |
| 157 | Ochre-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula flavirostris | LC |
| 158 | Pale-throated Tapaculo | Scytalopus panamensis | NE |
| 159 | Narino Tapaculo | Scytalopus vicinior | LC |
| 160 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE |
| 161 | Sharpbill | Oxyruncus cristatus | LC |
| 162 | Turquoise Cotinga | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE |
| 163 | Black-tipped Cotinga | Carpodectes hopkei | LC |
| 164 | Yellow-billed Cotinga | Carpodectes antoniae | NE |
| 165 | Bare-necked Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus glabricollis | NE |
| 166 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculata | S |
| 167 | Green Manakin | Chloropipo holochlora | LC |
| 168 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | NE |
| 169 | White-crowned Manakin | Dixiphia pipra | V |
| 170 | Sapayoa | Sapayoa aenigma | V |
| 171 | Mouse-colored Tyrannulet | Phaeomyias murina | LC |
| 172 | Gray Elaenia | Myiopagis caniceps | LC |
| 173 | Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | LC |
| 174 | Torrent Tyrannulet | Serpophaga cinerea | LC |
| 175 | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus | LC |
| 176 | Slaty-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon superciliaris | LC |
| 177 | Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant | Pseudotriccus pelzelni | LC |
| 178 | Yellow-green Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes flavovirens | E |
| 179 | White-fronted Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias zeledoni | V |
| 180 | Sooty-headed Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias griseiceps | LC |
| 181 | Northern Bentbill | Oncostoma cinereigulare | LC |
| 182 | Eye-ringed Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus brevirostris | LC |
| 183 | White-throated Spadebill | Platyrinchus mystaceus | LC |
| 184 | Black-billed Flycatcher | Aphanotriccus audax | LC |
| 185 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | NE |
| 186 | Ochraceous Pewee | Contopus ochraceus | NE |
| 187 | White-throated Flycatcher | Empidonax albigularis | V |
| 188 | Black-capped Flycatcher | Empidonax atriceps | NE |
| 189 | Pied Water-Tyrant | Fluvicola pica | LC |
| 190 | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes hemichrysus | NE |
| 191 | Golden-crowned Flycatcher | Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | LC |
| 192 | Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | LC |
| 193 | Cinereous Becard | Pachyramphus rufus | LC |
| 194 | One-colored Becard | Pachyramphus homochrous | LC |
| 195 | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | NE |
| 196 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptilogonys caudatus | NE |
| 197 | Black-capped Donacobius | Donacobius atricapilla | LC |
| 198 | White-headed Wren | Campylorhynchus albobrunneus | LC |
| 199 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus | LC |
| 200 | Black-throated Wren | Thryothorus atrogularis | NE |
| 201 | Sooty-headed Wren | Thryothorus spadix | NE |
| 202 | Riverside Wren | Thryothorus semibadius | NE |
| 203 | Stripe-breasted Wren | Thryothorus thoracicus | NE |
| 204 | Stripe-throated Wren | Thryothorus leucopogon | LC |
| 205 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | NE |
| 206 | Timberline Wren | Thryorchilus browni | NE |
| 207 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE |
| 208 | Varied Solitaire | Myadestes coloratus | NE |
| 209 | Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | LC |
| 210 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | NE |
| 211 | Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus frantzii | LC |
| 212 | Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus mexicanus | LC |
| 213 | Sooty Robin | Turdus nigrescens | NE |
| 214 | Mountain Robin | Turdus plebejus | LC |
| 215 | Pale-vented Thrush | Turdus obsoletus | V |
| 216 | Slate-throated Gnatcatcher | Polioptila schistaceigula | LC |
| 217 | Brown Jay | Cyanocorax morio | LC |
| 218 | Azure-hooded Jay | Cyanolyca cucullata | LC |
| 219 | Silvery-throated Jay | Cyanolyca argentigula | NE |
| 220 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | NE |
| 221 | Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | LC |
| 222 | Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius eximius | LC |
| 223 | Flame-throated Warbler | Parula gutturalis | NE |
| 224 | Olive-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis semiflava | LC |
| 225 | Chiriqui Yellowthroat | Geothlypis chiriquensis | NE |
| 226 | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala | LC |
| 227 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | NE |
| 228 | Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus | LC |
| 229 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | NE |
| 230 | Pirre Warbler | Basileuterus ignotus | NE |
| 231 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | NE |
| 232 | White-eared Conebill | Conirostrum leucogenys | NE |
| 233 | Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus tacarcunae | NE |
| 234 | Pirre Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus inornatus | E |
| 235 | Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus pileatus | NE |
| 236 | Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus flavigularis | V |
| 237 | Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus canigularis | V |
| 238 | Yellow-backed Tanager | Hemithraupis flavicollis | LC |
| 239 | Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena | NE |
| 240 | Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea | LC |
| 241 | Lemon-spectacled Tanager | Chlorothraupis olivacea | LC |
| 242 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax | NE |
| 243 | Sulphur-rumped Tanager | Heterospingus rubrifrons | NE |
| 244 | Scarlet-browed Tanager | Heterospingus xanthopygius | LC |
| 245 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | LC |
| 246 | White-winged Tanager | Piranga leucoptera | LC |
| 247 | Crimson-collared Tanager | Ramphocelus sanguinolentus | LC |
| 248 | Cherrie's Tanager | Ramphocelus costaricensis | NE |
| 249 | Blue-and-gold Tanager | Bangsia arcaei | NE |
| 250 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | NE |
| 251 | Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | LC |
| 252 | Spotted-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE |
| 253 | Olive-backed Euphonia | Euphonia gouldi | LC |
| 254 | Orange-bellied Euphonia | Euphonia xanthogaster | LC |
| 255 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | NE |
| 256 | Gray-and-gold Tanager | Tangara palmeri | LC |
| 257 | Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | LC |
| 258 | Rufous-winged Tanager | Tangara lavinia | LC |
| 259 | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | NE |
| 260 | Green-naped Tanager | Tangara fucosa | E |
| 261 | Viridian Dacnis | Dacnis viguieri | NE |
| 262 | Purple Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes caeruleus | LC |
| 263 | Swallow-Tanager | Tersina viridis | LC |
| 264 | Slate-colored Seedeater | Sporophila schistacea | LC |
| 265 | White-collared Seedeater | Sporophila torqueola | LC |
| 266 | Nicaraguan Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus nuttingi | NE |
| 267 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | V |
| 268 | Slaty Finch | Haplospiza rustica | V |
| 269 | Peg-billed Finch | Acanthidops bairdii | NE |
| 270 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | NE |
| 271 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | LC |
| 272 | Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola | LC |
| 273 | Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch | Emberizoides herbicola | V |
| 274 | Sooty-faced Finch | Lysurus crassirostris | LC |
| 275 | Yellow-thighed Finch | Pselliophorus tibialis | NE |
| 276 | Yellow-green Finch | Pselliophorus luteoviridis | E |
| 277 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | NE |
| 278 | Yellow-throated Brush-Finch | Atlapetes gutturalis | LC |
| 279 | Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch | Buarremon brunneinucha | LC |
| 280 | Black-headed Brush-Finch | Buarremon atricapillus | LC |
| 281 | Volcano Junco | Junco vulcani | NE |
| 282 | Black-faced Grosbeak | Caryothraustes poliogaster | LC |
| 283 | Yellow-green Grosbeak | Caryothraustes canadensis | LC |
| 284 | Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | NE |
| 285 | Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | LC |
| 286 | Orange-crowned Oriole | Icterus auricapillus | LC |
| 287 | Black-cowled Oriole | Icterus prosthemelas | LC |
| 288 | Black Oropendola | Psarocolius guatimozinus | NE |
