Exotic Birding Tour
2012 Costa Rica Hotspots II
Carara, La Selva, & Talamanca Mountains

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The table below lists species found at this locale that have restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1	Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus	LC
2	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE	NT
3	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC	V
4	Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge	Dendrortyx leucophrys	LC
5	Crested Bobwhite	Colinus cristatus	RR
6	Black-eared Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanotis	LC
7	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
8	Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus	LC
9	Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	LC
10	/Reddish Egret/	Egretta rufescens		NT
11	Agami Heron	Agamia agami	LC
12	Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	LC
13	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	LC
14	Green Ibis	Mesembrinibis cayennensis	LC
15	Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	RR
16	Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	LC
17	Black-collared Hawk	Busarellus nigricollis	LC
18	Harris's Hawk^	Parabuteo unicinctus	RR
19	Solitary Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus solitarius		NT
20	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	LC	NT
21	Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	RR
22	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	LC
23	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica	LC
24	Limpkin^	Aramus guarauna	RR
25	Double-striped Thick-knee	Burhinus bistriatus	RR
26	Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris	LC
27	|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|	Tryngites subruficollis		NT
28	/Elegant Tern/	Thalasseus elegans		NT
29	Inca Dove	Columbina inca	RR
30	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove	Columbina minuta	LC
31	Maroon-chested Ground-Dove	Claravis mondetoura	LC
32	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Geotrygon chiriquensis	NE
33	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon costaricensis	NE
34	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
35	Orange-fronted Parakeet	Aratinga canicularis	RR
36	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	LC	EN
37	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	LC
38	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	V
39	White-fronted Parrot	Amazona albifrons	RR
40	Yellow-naped Parrot	Amazona auropalliata	RR
41	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	RR
42	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	NE
43	Striped Owl	Pseudoscops clamator	LC
44	Dusky Nightjar	Caprimulgus saturatus	NE
45	Common Potoo	Nyctibius griseus	RR
46	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	NE
47	Green-breasted Mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	RR
48	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	RR
49	White-crested Coquette	Lophornis adorabilis	NE
50	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
51	Charming Hummingbird	Amazilia decora	NE
52	Mangrove Hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi	E	EN
53	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	LC
54	White-tailed Emerald	Elvira chionura	NE
55	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	NE
56	Gray-tailed Mountain-gem**	Lampornis cinereicauda	E
57	Magnificent Hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens	RR
58	Long-billed Starthroat	Heliomaster longirostris	RR
59	Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	RR
60	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
61	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
62	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno		NT
63	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	NE
64	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	NE	NT
65	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	RR
66	Green-and-rufous Kingfisher	Chloroceryle inda	LC
67	Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus	RR
68	Great Jacamar^	Jacamerops aureus	RR
69	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
70	Acorn Woodpecker^	Melanerpes formicivorus	RR
71	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	NE
72	Hairy Woodpecker^	Picoides villosus	RR
73	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
74	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	RR
75	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
76	Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	RR
77	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	NE
78	Streak-crowned Antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps	NE
79	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
80	Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet^	Camptostoma obsoletum	RR
81	Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet^	Tyrannulus elatus	RR
82	Sepia-capped Flycatcher^	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	LC
83	Northern Scrub-Flycatcher	Sublegatus arenarum	LC
84	Stub-tailed Spadebill	Platyrinchus cancrominus	RR
85	Black-tailed Flycatcher^	Myiobius atricaudus	RR
86	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis	NE	V
87	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
88	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
89	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
90	White-throated Flycatcher	Empidonax albigularis	LC
91	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
92	Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis	LC
93	Nutting's Flycatcher^	Myiarchus nuttingi	RR
94	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	RR
95	Golden-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes hemichrysus	NE
96	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE	V
97	Lovely Cotinga	Cotinga amabilis	LC
98	Turquoise Cotinga	Cotinga ridgwayi	NE	V
99	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus		V
100	Yellow-billed Cotinga	Carpodectes antoniae	NE	EN
101	Blue-crowned Manakin	Lepidothrix coronata	RR
102	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	NE
103	Gray-headed Piprites	Piprites griseiceps	LC
104	Speckled Mourner	Laniocera rufescens	LC
105	Barred Becard^	Pachyramphus versicolor	RR
106	Rose-throated Becard^	Pachyramphus aglaiae	RR
107	Mangrove Vireo	Vireo pallens	RR
108	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
109	Brown-capped Vireo	Vireo leucophrys	RR
110	Scrub Greenlet	Hylophilus flavipes	RR
111	White-throated Magpie-Jay	Calocitta formosa	RR
112	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
113	Rufous-naped Wren	Campylorhynchus rufinucha	RR
114	Black-throated Wren	Thryothorus atrogularis	NE
115	Black-bellied Wren	Thryothorus fasciatoventris	RR
116	Riverside Wren	Thryothorus semibadius	NE
117	Stripe-breasted Wren	Thryothorus thoracicus	NE
118	Rufous-breasted Wren	Thryothorus rutilus	RR
119	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryothorus rufalbus	RR
120	Banded Wren	Thryothorus pleurostictus	RR
121	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
122	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	NE
123	Scaly-breasted Wren^	Microcerculus marginatus	RR
124	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	RR
125	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
126	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
127	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
128	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
129	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptilogonys caudatus	NE
130	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
131	Flame-throated Warbler	Parula gutturalis	NE
132	Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea		V
133	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
134	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
135	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
136	Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
137	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	NE
138	White-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio leucothorax	NE
139	Cherrie's Tanager	Ramphocelus costaricensis	NE
140	Plain-colored Tanager	Tangara inornata	RR
141	Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia	RR
142	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
143	Nicaraguan Seed-Finch	Oryzoborus nuttingi	NE
144	Slaty Finch	Haplospiza rustica	LC
145	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdii	NE
146	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
147	Yellow-thighed Finch	Pselliophorus tibialis	NE
148	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
149	Olive Sparrow^	Arremonops rufivirgatus	RR
150	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Aimophila ruficauda	RR
151	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	NE
152	Flame-colored Tanager	Piranga bidentata	RR
153	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
154	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
155	/Painted Bunting/	Passerina ciris	LC	NT
156	Red-breasted Blackbird	Sturnella militaris	RR
157	Yellow-tailed Oriole^	Icterus mesomelas	LC
158	Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	RR
159	Yellow-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia luteicapilla	NE
160	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	NE
161	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
162	<Yellow-bellied Siskin>^	Spinus xanthogastrus	LC

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.