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2012 Summer Costa Rica Tour
Endemic & Range-Restricted Birds

List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table 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. '^' indicates range-restricted in country but more widely distributed elsewhere.*

color codes

1Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusLC 
2Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNENT
3Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
4Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysLC 
5Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusRR 
6Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisLC 
7Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusNE 
8Wood StorkMycteria americanaRR 
9Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
10Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumLC 
11/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescens NT
12Agami HeronAgamia agamiLC 
13Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLC 
14White IbisEudocimus albusLC 
15Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisLC 
16Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
17Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisLC 
18Harris's Hawk^Parabuteo unicinctusRR 
19Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitarius NT
20Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisLCNT
21Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
22Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisLC 
23SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLC 
24Limpkin^Aramus guaraunaRR 
25Double-striped Thick-kneeBurhinus bistriatusRR 
26Collared PloverCharadrius collarisLC 
27|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Tryngites subruficollis NT
28/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegans NT
29Inca DoveColumbina incaRR 
30Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minutaLC 
31Maroon-chested Ground-DoveClaravis mondetouraLC 
32Chiriqui Quail-DoveGeotrygon chiriquensisNE 
33Buff-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon costaricensisNE 
34Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniNE 
35Orange-fronted ParakeetAratinga canicularisRR 
36Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLCEN
37Scarlet MacawAra macaoLC 
38Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNEV
39White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsRR 
40Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliataRR 
41Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusRR 
42Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumNE 
43Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorLC 
44Dusky NightjarCaprimulgus saturatusNE 
45Common PotooNyctibius griseusRR 
46Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaNE 
47Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiRR 
48Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeRR 
49<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisNE 
50Magnificent HummingbirdEugenes fulgensRR 
51Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisRR 
52Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiRR 
53Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE 
54Gray-tailed Mountain-gem**Lampornis cinereicaudaE 
55Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaNE 
56Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaNE 
57Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaLC 
58White-tailed EmeraldElvira chionuraNE 
59SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataNE 
60Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decoraNE 
61Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiEEN
62Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno NT
63Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusNE 
64Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiNENT
65Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaRR 
66Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaLC 
67Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusRR 
68Great Jacamar^Jacamerops aureusRR 
69Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE 
70Acorn Woodpecker^Melanerpes formicivorusRR 
71Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenNE 
72Hairy Woodpecker^Picoides villosusRR 
73Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusNE 
74Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiRR 
75Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusNE 
76Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaRR 
77Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiNE 
78Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsNE 
79Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE 
80Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet^Camptostoma obsoletumRR 
81Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet^Tyrannulus elatusRR 
82Sepia-capped Flycatcher^Leptopogon amaurocephalusLC 
83Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumLC 
84Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusRR 
85Black-tailed Flycatcher^Myiobius atricaudusRR 
86Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisNEV
87|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
88Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisNE 
89Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusNE 
90White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularisLC 
91Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsNE 
92Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisLC 
93Nutting's Flycatcher^Myiarchus nuttingiRR 
94Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusRR 
95Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusNE 
96Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNEV
97Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisLC 
98<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiNEV
99Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
100<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeNEEN
101Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataRR 
102Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusNE 
103Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsLC 
104Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensLC 
105Barred Becard^Pachyramphus versicolorRR 
106Rose-throated Becard^Pachyramphus aglaiaeRR 
107Mangrove VireoVireo pallensRR 
108Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliNE 
109Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysRR 
110Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesRR 
111Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaNE 
112White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaRR 
113Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaRR 
114Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisRR 
115Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusRR 
116Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisNE 
117Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusRR 
118Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusRR 
119Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusNE 
120Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusNE 
121Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
122Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniNE 
123Scaly-breasted Wren^Microcerculus marginatusRR 
124White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisRR 
125Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
126Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisNE 
127Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE 
128Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
129Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtilogonys caudatusNE 
130/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
131Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisNE 
132Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea V
133Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysNE 
134Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusNE 
135WrenthrushZeledonia coronataNE 
136Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasNE 
137White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxNE 
138Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensisNE 
139Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataRR 
140Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaRR 
141Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiNE 
142Nicaraguan Seed-FinchOryzoborus nuttingiNE 
143Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaLC 
144<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiiNE 
145Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaNE 
146Yellow-thighed FinchPselliophorus tibialisNE 
147Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisNE 
148Olive Sparrow^Arremonops rufivirgatusRR 
149Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaRR 
150Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniNE 
151Sooty-capped Bush-TanagerChlorospingus pileatusNE 
152Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataRR 
153Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
154Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC 
155/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisLCNT
156Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisRR 
157Yellow-tailed Oriole^Icterus mesomelasLC 
158Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisRR 
159Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaNE 
160Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansNE 
161Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 
162<Yellow-bellied Siskin>^Spinus xanthogastrusLC 

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 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.


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