List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit. Target birds are those we can see only at one or two sites or are range-restricted, endemic, or near endemic in the country. Chances of seeing each bird as indicated in the table are based on the site where we have the best chance and may not be equally good everywhere. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Highland Tinamou	Nothocercus bonapartei	TH	RS
2	Great Tinamou	Tinamus major	LS	SS
3	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	MV,SG	SS
4	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	SG	RS
5	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	CA,MV,TA	US
6	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	OS	RS
7	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	SG,TH	SS
8	Great Potoo	Nyctibius grandis	ARL	OS
9	Spot-fronted Swift	Cypseloides cherriei	TH	RS
10	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	OS,TA	SS
11	Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	MV	SS
12	Green Thorntail	Discosura conversii	ET	US
13	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	ARL,ET	US
14	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis	OS	SS
15	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	TH	US
16	Gray-tailed Mountain-gem**	Lampornis cinereicauda	SG	AS
17	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	MV	SS
18	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	SG,TH	AS
19	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	SG	AS
20	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	OS	SS
21	Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer	Chalybura urochrysia	ET,LS	US
22	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	BC,ET	AS
23	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	MV	SS
24	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	TH	OS
25	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	MV	OS
26	Mangrove Hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi	TA	SS
27	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	OS	SS
28	Blue-throated Goldentail	Chlorestes eliciae	ET	US
29	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	TA	RS
30	Double-striped Thick-knee	Burhinus bistriatus	TA	OS
31	Agami Heron	Agamia agami	LS	RS
32	Green Ibis	Mesembrinibis cayennensis	LS	SS
33	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	OS	RS
34	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja	OS	RS
35	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus	ARL	SS
36	Black-collared Hawk	Busarellus nigricollis	OS	RS
37	Bicolored Hawk	Accipiter bicolor	OS	RS
38	Crested Owl	Lophostrix cristata	TA	SS
39	Spectacled Owl	Pulsatrix perspicillata	TA	SS
40	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	SG,TH	OS
41	Black-and-white Owl	Ciccaba nigrolineata	TA	SS
42	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	MV,SG	AS
43	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	CA,OS	US
44	Keel-billed Motmot	Electron carinatum	ARL	RS
45	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	TA	US
46	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	MV	US
47	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	CA,TA	SS
48	Yellow-eared Toucanet	Selenidera spectabilis	ARL,BC	OS
49	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	OS	SS
50	Collared Forest-Falcon	Micrastur semitorquatus	BC	RS
51	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	OS	OS
52	<Barred Parakeet>	Bolborhynchus lineola	SG,TH	SS
53	Yellow-naped Parrot	Amazona auropalliata	TA	US
54	White-fronted Parrot	Amazona albifrons	TA	SS
55	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	SG,TH	SS
56	Olive-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula nana	LS	OS
57	<Great Green Macaw>	Ara ambiguus	LS	SS
58	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	CA,OS,TA	AS
59	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	CA,OS	AS
60	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	ARL,BC	US
61	Ocellated Antbird	Phaenostictus mcleannani	ARL	OS
62	Thicket Antpitta	Myrmothera dives	ARL,SQ	US
63	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	MV,SG,TH	OS
64	Spot-crowned Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes affinis	SG	US
65	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	MV	SS
66	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	MV,SG,TH	SS
67	Western Woodhaunter**	Automolus virgatus	BC	SS
68	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	MV,SG	US
69	Long-tailed Manakin	Chiroxiphia linearis	CA	SS
70	White-collared Manakin	Manacus candei	LS	US
71	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	CA	AS
72	#Bare-necked Umbrellabird#	Cephalopterus glabricollis	LS	RS
73	Lovely Cotinga	Cotinga amabilis	LS	OS
74	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus	MV	OS
75	<Snowy Cotinga>	Carpodectes nitidus	LS	RS
76	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	BC	RS
77	Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet	Ornithion semiflavum	OS	SS
78	Mountain Elaenia	Elaenia frantzii	MV,SG,TH	US
79	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	MV,SG	US
80	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	SG,TH	RS
81	Yellowish Flycatcher	Empidonax flavescens	MV,SG	AS
82	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	SG	AS
83	Golden-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes hemichrysus	SG,TH	SS
84	Scrub Greenlet	Hylophilus flavipes	OS	SS
85	Mangrove Vireo	Vireo pallens	TA	OS
86	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	SG,TH	SS
87	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	SG,TH	RS
88	Azure-hooded Jay	Cyanolyca cucullata	MV	OS
89	White-throated Magpie-Jay	Calocitta formosa	TA	OS
90	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	TA	OS
91	Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	ARL	SS
92	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	MV,SG,TH	SS
93	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	TH	SS
94	Rufous-naped Wren	Campylorhynchus rufinucha	CA	US
95	Black-bellied Wren	Pheugopedius fasciatoventris	CA,OS	US
96	Rufous-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius rutilus	CA	SS
97	Black-throated Wren	Pheugopedius atrogularis	LS	OS
98	Banded Wren	Thryophilus pleurostictus	TA	OS
99	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryophilus rufalbus	CA	US
100	Stripe-breasted Wren	Cantorchilus thoracicus	LS	SS
101	Canebrake Wren	Cantorchilus zeledoni	SQ	US
102	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	CA	US
103	Song Wren	Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus	ARL	SS
104	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	MV,SG	US
105	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	SG,TH	AS
106	Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus mexicanus	MV	SS
107	Mountain Thrush	Turdus plebejus	MV,SG,TH	SS
108	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	MV,TH	AS
109	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	MV	OS
110	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	SG	AS
111	Elegant Euphonia	Chlorophonia elegantissima	TH	SS
112	Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	TA	OS
113	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	CA	OS
114	Ashy-throated Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus canigularis	BC	SS
115	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda	TA	OS
116	Costa Rican Brushfinch	Arremon costaricensis	OS	RS
117	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	MV	OS
118	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	TH	SS
119	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	TH	SS
120	White-eared Ground-Sparrow	Melozone leucotis	MV	SS
121	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	SG,TH	US
122	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	SG,TH	US
123	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	SG	US
124	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	MV,SG	AS
125	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	SG,TH	OS
126	Dusky-faced Tanager	Mitrospingus cassinii	BC	US
127	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Habia atrimaxillaris	OS	OS
128	Carmiol's Tanager	Chlorothraupis carmioli	BC	US
129	Tawny-crested Tanager	Tachyphonus delatrii	BC	US
130	White-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio leucothorax	BC	OS
131	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	MV	SS
132	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	MV,SG	US
133	Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia	ARL	RS
134	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	SG,TH	AS
135	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi	MV,TH	RS
136	Nicaraguan Seed-Finch	Sporophila nuttingi	LS	RS
137	Streaked Saltator	Saltator striatipectus	OS	RS

 * Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
** 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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BIRDING LOCALES

• Arenal National Park (ARL)
• Bosque del Rio Tigre (BRT)
• Braulio Carillo National Park (BC)
• Carara National Park (CA)
• Celeste Mountain Lodge (CML)
• El Tapir Nature Reserve (ET)
• Heliconias Lodge (HL)
• La Selva Field Station (LS)
• Monteverde Area (MV)
• Osa Peninsula (OS)
• San Gerardo da Dota (SG)
• Sarapiqui (SQ)
• Talamanca Highlands (TH)
• Tarcoles & Orotina (TA)

 

PRESENCE CODES

//	Boreal Visitor
\\	Austral Visitor
||	Transient
##	Non-breeding Dispersal
<>	Erratic/Irregular
()	Breeding Season Only
{}	Casual/Vagrant
[]	Accidental

LIKELIHOOD CODES

AS	Always Seen
US	Usually Seen
SS	Sometimes Seen
OS	Occasionally Seen
RS	Rarely Seen