List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	Slaty-breasted Tinamou	Crypturellus boucardi		V
2	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	RR
3	Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus	LC
4	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE
5	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
6	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC	V
7	Plain Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	RR
8	Tawny-faced Quail	Rhynchortyx cinctus	LC	NT
9	Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge	Dendrortyx leucophrys	LC
10	Crested Bobwhite	Colinus cristatus	RR
11	Marbled Wood-Quail	Odontophorus gujanensis	RR
12	Black-eared Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanotis	LC	NT
13	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
14	Maroon-chested Ground Dove	Paraclaravis mondetoura	LC
15	Violaceous Quail-Dove	Geotrygon violacea	LC
16	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	NE
17	Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii	NE
18	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	NE
19	Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	RR
20	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	RR
21	Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo	Neomorphus geoffroyi		V
22	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	LC
23	/Chuck-will's-widow/	Antrostomus carolinensis		NT
24	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	NE
25	Black Swift	Cypseloides niger		V
26	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	NE
27	|Chimney Swift|	Chaetura pelagica		V
28	Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	LC
29	Veraguan Mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	NE
30	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	RR
31	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis	NE
32	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	NE
33	Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	RR
34	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
35	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	NE
36	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	NE
37	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	E
38	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	NE
39	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
40	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
41	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	NE
42	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	LC
43	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	E
44	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	NE
45	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	RR
46	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
47	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	NE
48	Mangrove Hummingbird	Chrysuronia boucardi	E	EN
49	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	NE
50	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	RR
51	Yellow-breasted Crake	Laterallus flaviventer	LC
52	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica	LC
53	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	RR
54	Double-striped Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus bistriatus	RR
55	Collared Plover	Anarhynchus collaris	LC
56	/Red Knot/	Calidris canutus		NT
57	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
58	/Elegant Tern/	Thalasseus elegans		NT
59	Jabiru	Jabiru mycteria	RR
60	Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	LC
61	Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	LC
62	Agami Heron	Agamia agami	LC	V
63	Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus	LC
64	/Reddish Egret/	Egretta rufescens		NT
65	Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes burrovianus	RR
66	Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	LC
67	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
68	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
69	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		V
70	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
71	Harris's Hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	RR
72	Choco Screech-Owl	Megascops centalis	RR
73	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	NE
74	Striped Owl	Asio clamator	LC
75	Unspotted Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius ridgwayi	RR
76	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno		NT
77	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	NE
78	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	NE	NT
79	Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans	RR
80	Tody Motmot	Hylomanes momotula	LC
81	Keel-billed Motmot	Electron carinatum	LC	V
82	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	RR
83	Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus	RR
84	Great Jacamar	Jacamerops aureus	RR
85	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
86	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
87	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
88	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		NT
89	Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	RR
90	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	NE
91	Red-crowned Woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus	RR
92	Hairy Woodpecker	Leuconotopicus villosus	RR
93	Red-rumped Woodpecker	Veniliornis kirkii	LC
94	Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	RR
95	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	NT
96	Yellow-naped Amazon	Amazona auropalliata	RR	CR
97	White-fronted Amazon	Amazona albifrons	RR
98	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
99	Olive-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula nana		NT
100	Orange-fronted Parakeet	Eupsittula canicularis		V
101	Brown-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula pertinax	RR
102	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	LC	CR
103	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	RR
104	Rufous-rumped Antwren	Euchrepomis callinota	LC
105	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	NE
106	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	NE
107	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris		NT
108	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
109	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	NE
110	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis		NT
111	Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	RR
112	Ivory-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	RR
113	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	NE
114	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
115	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus	NE
116	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
117	Pale-breasted Spinetail	Synallaxis albescens	RR
118	Velvety Manakin	Lepidothrix velutina	RR
119	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	NE
120	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE	EN
121	Lovely Cotinga	Cotinga amabilis	LC
122	<Turquoise Cotinga>	Cotinga ridgwayi	NE	V
123	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus		V
124	<Yellow-billed Cotinga>	Carpodectes antoniae	NE	NT
125	Speckled Mourner	Laniocera rufescens	LC
126	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	LC
127	Tropical Royal-Flycatcher	Onychorhynchus coronatus	E
128	Gray-headed Piprites	Piprites griseiceps	LC
129	Black-tailed Flycatcher	Myiobius atricaudus	LC
130	Stub-tailed Spadebill	Platyrinchus cancrominus	RR
131	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	NE
132	Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	LC
133	Rufous-browed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes superciliaris	LC
134	Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	RR
135	Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma obsoletum	RR
136	Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet	Tyrannulus elatus	RR
137	Lesser Elaenia	Elaenia chiriquensis	RR
138	Bran-colored Flycatcher	Myiophobus fasciatus	RR
139	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis	NE	V
140	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
141	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
142	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
143	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
144	Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis	RR
145	Nutting's Flycatcher	Myiarchus nuttingi	RR
146	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	RR
147	Rusty-margined Flycatcher	Myiozetetes cayanensis	RR
148	Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	LC
149	Scrub Greenlet	Hylophilus flavipes	RR
150	Mangrove Vireo	Vireo pallens	RR
151	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
152	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
153	White-throated Magpie-Jay	Cyanocorax formosa	RR
154	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	RR
155	Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	RR
156	Scaly-breasted Wren	Microcerculus marginatus	RR
157	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
158	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	NE
159	Grass Wren	Cistothorus platensis	LC
160	Rufous-backed Wren	Campylorhynchus capistratus	RR
161	Black-bellied Wren	Pheugopedius fasciatoventris	RR
162	Rufous-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius rutilus	RR
163	Spot-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius maculipectus	RR
164	Banded Wren	Thryophilus pleurostictus	RR
165	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryophilus rufalbus	RR
166	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus	NE
167	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	NE
168	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
169	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
170	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
171	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
172	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	NE
173	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
174	Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	RR
175	Thick-billed Euphonia	Euphonia laniirostris	RR
176	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	NE
177	<Yellow-bellied Siskin>	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
178	Ashy-throated Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus canigularis	LC
179	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
180	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda	RR
181	Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	RR
182	Olive Sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus	RR
183	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	NE
184	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	NE
185	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
186	Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow	Melozone cabanisi	E	NT
187	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	NE
188	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna		NT
189	Red-breasted Meadowlark	Leistes militaris	RR
190	Crested Oropendola	Psarocolius decumanus	RR
191	Yellow-tailed Oriole	Icterus mesomelas	LC
192	Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus	RR
193	Spot-breasted Oriole	Icterus pectoralis	LC
194	Nicaraguan Grackle	Quiscalus nicaraguensis	NE
195	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
196	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	NE
197	Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava	NE
198	Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea		NT
199	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
200	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	NE
201	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
202	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
203	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Driophlox atrimaxillaris	E	NT
204	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
205	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
206	/Painted Bunting/	Passerina ciris	LC
207	White-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio leucothorax		NT
208	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	NE	NT
209	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
210	Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia	RR
211	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	NE
212	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
213	<Slaty Finch>	Haplospiza rustica	RR
214	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi	NE
215	Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Sporophila minuta	LC
216	Yellow-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	LC
217	Streaked Saltator	Saltator striatipectus	RR

 

 *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
• Bogarin Trail
• Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
• Carara National Park
• Ceiba-Cascajal Road
• Celeste Mountain Lodge
• Cerro Lodge
• Danta Corcovado Lodge
• El Tapir Nature Reserve
• Heliconias Lodge
• Hotel Quelitales
• La Ensenada
• La Gamba Road
• La Selva Field Station
• Monteverde Area
• Reserva El Copal
• San Gerardo da Dota
• Selvatura Park
• Talamanca Highlands
• Tapir Valley Nature Reserve

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	8
LC	Local	46
NE	Near Endemic	79
RR	Restricted Range	75

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	29
V	Vulnerable	12
EN	Endangered	2
CR	Critically Endangered	2

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.