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GRAND COSTA RICA BIRDING TOUR

Target Birds List

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:16 days, 15 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$5650
Group Price:$4995
Single Suppl:$650
Est #Species:350-375
Pace:Moderate
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

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1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorManyNE
2Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusManyNE
3Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisManyNE
4Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiARL,ET,REC
SVP
NE
5Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisManyNE
6Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusManyNE
7Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaCA,CL,DCL,SGNE
8Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisDCLNE
9<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisManyNE
10Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisManyNE
11Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisManyNE
12White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusManyNE
13Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusManyNE
14White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisHQ,REC,SG,THE
15Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeManyNE
16Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaET,HQ,SG,THNE
17Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaManyNE
18Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisDCL,HQ,RECNE
19SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataManyAT
20Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsManyE
21White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraREC,SG,THNE
22Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisManyNE
23Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniManyBC
24Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardSGNE
25Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiCA,CL,DCL,LEE
26Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCA,CCR,CL,DCLNE
27Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumHQ,REC,SG,THNE
28Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusARL,ET,LS,RECNE
29Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiCA,CL,DCLNE
30Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiManyNE
31Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiManyNE
32Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenCA,CL,DCLNE
33Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiManyBC
34Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexManyBC
35Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisManyNE
36Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniManyNE
37Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLS,MVCR
38Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCA,CCR,CL,DCLNE
39Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsARL,ET,LS,RECBC
40Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaARL,ET,LQ,RECNE
41Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniARL,ET,LS,RECAT
42Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesARL,LS,RECAT
43Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsManyNE
44Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMV,SG,SVP,THNE
45Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusManyNE
46Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusCA,CL,DCLNE
47Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusManyNE
48Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCA,CL,DCLNE
49Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisManyNE
50<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiCA,DCLNE
51Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusManyAT
52<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeCA,CL,DCLNE
53Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLQ,LSAT
54Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,RECBC
55Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusManyNE
56Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisHQ,RECNE
57Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusSG,THNE
58Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisManyNE
59Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsSG,THNE
60Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliHQ,REC,SG,THNE
61Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaSG,THNE
62Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusManyNE
63Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniSG,THNE
64Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusDCLNE
65Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,CL,DCLNE
66Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsManyNE
67Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisET,MV,SG,THNE
68Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensMV,SG,THNE
69Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaManyNE
70Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusHQ,REC,SG,THNE
71Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysManyNE
72Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansCA,CL,DCL,SGNE
73Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusManyNE
74Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisManyNE
75Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniSG,THNE
76Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisET,SG,THNE
77Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MVE
78Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisManyNE
79Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisHQ,REC,SG,THNE
80Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysREC,SG,THNE
81Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisManyNE
82Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusManyNE
83WrenthrushZeledonia coronataManyNE
84Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisDCLE
85Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisManyNE
86Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiManyNE
87Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiManyNE
88Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasARL,ET,HQ,RECNE
89Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaManyNE
90<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiManyNE
91Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiLQ,LSBC

 

 *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.