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 | Capped Heron | Pilherodius pileatus | LC |
| 2 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | V |
| 3 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | S |
| 4 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | V |
| 5 | Marbled Wood-Quail | Odontophorus gujanensis | LC |
| 6 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor | V |
| 7 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus | V |
| 8 | Sunbittern | Eurypyga helias | S |
| 9 | Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | LC |
| 10 | Maroon-chested Ground-Dove | Claravis mondetoura | V |
| 11 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | NE |
| 12 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis | LC |
| 13 | Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus geoffroyi | V |
| 14 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE |
| 15 | Gray-rumped Swift | Chaetura cinereiventris | LC |
| 16 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aenea | LC |
| 17 | Violet Sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus | LC |
| 18 | Green Violetear | Colibri thalassinus | LC |
| 19 | Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | NE |
| 20 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | LC |
| 21 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE |
| 22 | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | NE |
| 23 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | NE |
| 24 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | NE |
| 25 | Collared Trogon | Trogon collaris | LC |
| 26 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | S |
| 27 | Spot-crowned Barbet | Capito maculicoronatus | LC |
| 28 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | NE |
| 29 | Blue-throated Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis | LC |
| 30 | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | Veniliornis fumigatus | LC |
| 31 | Ruddy Foliage-gleaner | Automolus rubiginosus | LC |
| 32 | Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Sittasomus griseicapillus | LC |
| 33 | Spotted-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis | LC |
| 34 | White-fringed Antwren | Formicivora grisea | LC |
| 35 | Jet Antbird | Cercomacra nigricans | LC |
| 36 | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Myrmeciza exsul | LC |
| 37 | Black-crowned Antpitta | Pittasoma michleri | LC |
| 38 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE |
| 39 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculata | S |
| 40 | Sapayoa | Sapayoa aenigma | V |
| 41 | Gray Elaenia | Myiopagis caniceps | LC |
| 42 | Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | LC |
| 43 | Torrent Tyrannulet | Serpophaga cinerea | LC |
| 44 | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus | LC |
| 45 | Yellow-green Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes flavovirens | E |
| 46 | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes hemichrysus | NE |
| 47 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptilogonys caudatus | NE |
| 48 | White-headed Wren | Campylorhynchus albobrunneus | LC |
| 49 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus | LC |
| 50 | Stripe-breasted Wren | Thryothorus thoracicus | NE |
| 51 | Timberline Wren | Thryorchilus browni | NE |
| 52 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE |
| 53 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | NE |
| 54 | Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus frantzii | LC |
| 55 | Mountain Robin | Turdus plebejus | LC |
| 56 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | NE |
| 57 | Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | LC |
| 58 | Flame-throated Warbler | Parula gutturalis | NE |
| 59 | Olive-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis semiflava | LC |
| 60 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | NE |
| 61 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | NE |
| 62 | Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus pileatus | NE |
| 63 | Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus flavigularis | V |
| 64 | Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena | NE |
| 65 | Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea | LC |
| 66 | Sulphur-rumped Tanager | Heterospingus rubrifrons | NE |
| 67 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | LC |
| 68 | Cherrie's Tanager | Ramphocelus costaricensis | NE |
| 69 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | NE |
| 70 | Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | LC |
| 71 | Olive-backed Euphonia | Euphonia gouldi | LC |
| 72 | Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | LC |
| 73 | Slate-colored Seedeater | Sporophila schistacea | LC |
| 74 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | NE |
| 75 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | LC |
| 76 | Yellow-thighed Finch | Pselliophorus tibialis | NE |
| 77 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | NE |
| 78 | Yellow-throated Brush-Finch | Atlapetes gutturalis | LC |
| 79 | Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch | Buarremon brunneinucha | LC |
| 80 | Black-faced Grosbeak | Caryothraustes poliogaster | LC |
