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.*

1	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	Many	NE
2	Spot-bellied Bobwhite	Colinus leucopogon	Many	BC
3	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	Many	NE
4	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	Many	NE
5	Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii	ARL,ET,REC SVP	NE
6	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	Many	NE
7	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	Many	NE
8	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	Many	NE
9	Veraguan Mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	DCL,WG	NE
10	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis	Many	NE
11	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	Many	NE
12	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	Many	NE
13	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	Many	NE
14	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	Many	NE
15	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	HQ,REC,SG,TH	E
16	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	Many	NE
17	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	ET,HQ,SG,TH	NE
18	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	Many	NE
19	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	DCL,HQ,REC,WG	NE
20	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	Many	AT
21	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	Many	E
22	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	REC,SG,TH,WG	NE
23	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	Many	NE
24	Blue-vented Hummingbird	Saucerottia hoffmanni	Many	BC
25	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	SG,WG	NE
26	Mangrove Hummingbird	Chrysuronia boucardi	CA,CL,DCL,LE	E
27	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	Many	NE
28	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	Many	NE
29	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	ARL,ET,LS,REC	NE
30	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	CA,CL,DCL,WG	NE
31	Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans	LE	BC
32	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	Many	NE
33	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	Many	NE
34	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	CA,CL,DCL,WG	NE
35	Hoffmann's Woodpecker	Melanerpes hoffmannii	Many	BC
36	Rufous-winged Woodpecker	Piculus simplex	Many	BC
37	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	Many	NE
38	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	Many	NE
39	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	LS,MV	CR
40	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	Many	NE
41	Streak-crowned Antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps	Many	BC
42	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	Many	NE
43	Ocellated Antbird	Phaenostictus mcleannani	ARL,ET,LS,REC	AT
44	Thicket Antpitta	Myrmothera dives	ARL,BT,LS,REC	AT
45	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	Many	NE
46	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	ARL,REC	NE
47	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	MV,SG,SVP,TH	NE
48	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	Many	NE
49	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus	CA,CL,DCL,WG	NE
50	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	Many	NE
51	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	CA,CL,DCL,WG	NE
52	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	Many	NE
53	<Turquoise Cotinga>	Cotinga ridgwayi	CA,DCL,WG	NE
54	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus	Many	AT
55	<Yellow-billed Cotinga>	Carpodectes antoniae	CA,CL,DCL	NE
56	Snowy Cotinga	Carpodectes nitidus	LQ,LS	AT
57	Gray-headed Piprites	Piprites griseiceps	ET,REC	BC
58	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	Many	NE
59	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis	HQ,REC	NE
60	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	SG,TH	NE
61	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	Many	NE
62	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	SG,TH	NE
63	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	Many	NE
64	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	SG,TH	NE
65	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	Many	NE
66	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	SG,TH	NE
67	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus	DCL,WG	NE
68	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	CA,CL,DCL,WG	NE
69	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	Many	NE
70	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	ET,MV,SG,TH	NE
71	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	MV,SG,TH	NE
72	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	Many	NE
73	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	HQ,REC,SG,TH	NE
74	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	Many	NE
75	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	Many	NE
76	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	Many	NE
77	Costa Rican Brushfinch	Arremon costaricensis	WG	NE
78	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	Many	NE
79	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	SG,TH	NE
80	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	ET,SG,TH,WG	NE
81	White-eared Ground-Sparrow	Melozone leucotis	HQ,MV,REC,SVP	BC
82	Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow	Melozone cabanisi	HQ,MV	E
83	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	Many	NE
84	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	Many	NE
85	Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava	Many	NE
86	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	REC,SG,TH,WG	NE
87	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	Many	NE
88	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	Many	NE
89	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	Many	NE
90	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Driophlox atrimaxillaris	DCL	E
91	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	Many	NE
92	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	Many	NE
93	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	Many	NE
94	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	Many	NE
95	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	Many	NE
96	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi	Many	NE
97	Nicaraguan Seed-Finch	Sporophila nuttingi	LQ,LS	BC

 

 *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.

ADDITIONAL INFO
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BIRDING LOCALES

• Arenal National Park (ARL)
• Bogarin Trail (BT)
• Carara National Park (CA)
• Ceiba-Cascajal Road (CCR)
• Cerro Lodge (CL)
• Danta Corcovado Lodge (DCL)
• El Tapir Nature Reserve (ET)
• Hotel Quelitales (HQ)
• La Ensenada (LE)
• La Quinta Inn (LQ)
• La Selva Field Station (LS)
• Monteverde Area (MV)
• Reserva El Copal (REC)
• San Gerardo da Dota (SG)
• Selvatura Park (SVP)
• Talamanca Highlands (TH)
• Wilson Gardens (WG)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	5
NE	Near Endemic	77
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	9
AT	Always a Target	5