NORTHERN BIRDING TOUR
Possible Specialty Birds for Tour
COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
Duration: | 9 days, 8 nights |
Group Size: | 2-8 |
Anytime Price: | $3475 |
Group Price: | $3175 |
Single Suppl: | $375 |
Est #Species: | 275-325 |
Pace: | Moderate |
Difficulty: | Moderate |
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. |
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. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | | NT |
2 | Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | LC | |
3 | Plain Chachalaca | Ortalis vetula | RR | |
4 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | NE | |
5 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
6 | Crested Bobwhite | Colinus cristatus | RR | |
7 | Black-eared Wood-Quail | Odontophorus melanotis | LC | |
8 | Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus leucolaemus | NE | |
9 | Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | | V |
10 | Inca Dove | Columbina inca | RR | |
11 | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove | Zentrygon costaricensis | NE | |
12 | Purplish-backed Quail-Dove | Zentrygon lawrencii | LC | |
13 | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Zentrygon chiriquensis | NE | |
14 | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus | RR | |
15 | Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus geoffroyi | | V |
16 | White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis | LC | |
17 | Chuck-will's-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | | NT |
18 | Dusky Nightjar | Antrostomus saturatus | NE | |
19 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | | V |
20 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | | V |
21 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE | |
22 | Brown Violetear | Colibri delphinae | LC | |
23 | Black-crested Coquette | Lophornis helenae | RR | |
24 | White-crested Coquette | Lophornis adorabilis | NE | |
25 | Magnificent Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | RR | |
26 | Long-billed Starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | RR | |
27 | Plain-capped Starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | RR | |
28 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | NE | |
29 | White-bellied Mountain-gem | Lampornis hemileucus | NE | |
30 | Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaemus | NE | |
31 | Magenta-throated Woodstar | Philodice bryantae | NE | |
32 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | NE | |
33 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | LC | |
34 | Coppery-headed Emerald | Microchera cupreiceps | E | |
35 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | LC | |
36 | Mangrove Hummingbird | Amazilia boucardi | E | EN |
37 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE | |
38 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | RR | |
39 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Burhinus bistriatus | RR | |
40 | Collared Plover | Charadrius collaris | LC | |
41 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | RR | |
42 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum | LC | |
43 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | LC | |
44 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | LC | |
45 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | | NT |
46 | Solitary Eagle | Buteogallus solitarius | | NT |
47 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator | LC | |
48 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | | NT |
49 | Lattice-tailed Trogon | Trogon clathratus | NE | |
50 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | NE | NT |
51 | Tody Motmot | Hylomanes momotula | LC | |
52 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum | RR | V |
53 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | RR | |
54 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | NE | |
55 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE | |
56 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | | NT |
57 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | NE | |
58 | Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus | RR | |
59 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | RR | |
60 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis | NE | V |
61 | Yellow-naped Parrot | Amazona auropalliata | RR | EN |
62 | White-fronted Parrot | Amazona albifrons | RR | |
63 | Mealy Parrot | Amazona farinosa | | NT |
64 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | NE | |
65 | Olive-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula nana | | NT |
66 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Eupsittula canicularis | RR | V |
67 | Great Green Macaw | Ara ambiguus | LC | CR |
68 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | LC | |
69 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | NE | |
70 | Streak-crowned Antvireo | Dysithamnus striaticeps | NE | |
71 | Dull-mantled Antbird | Sipia laemosticta | NE | |
72 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE | |
73 | Black-headed Antthrush | Formicarius nigricapillus | RR | |
74 | Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | | NT |
75 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina | RR | |
76 | Buffy Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes lawrencii | RR | |
77 | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Thripadectes rufobrunneus | NE | |
78 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | NE | |
79 | Blue-crowned Manakin | Lepidothrix coronata | RR | |
80 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | NE | |
81 | Bare-necked Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus glabricollis | NE | EN |
82 | Lovely Cotinga | Cotinga amabilis | LC | |
83 | Turquoise Cotinga | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE | V |
84 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | | V |
85 | Yellow-billed Cotinga | Carpodectes antoniae | NE | EN |
86 | Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | RR | |
87 | Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | RR | |
88 | Sharpbill | Oxyruncus cristatus | LC | |
89 | Black-tailed Flycatcher | Myiobius atricaudus | RR | |
90 | Stub-tailed Spadebill | Platyrinchus cancrominus | RR | |
91 | Rufous-browed Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes superciliaris | RR | |
92 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum | RR | |
93 | Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet | Tyrannulus elatus | RR | |
94 | Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis | RR | |
95 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | | NT |
96 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | NE | |
97 | Northern Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus arenarum | LC | |
98 | Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis | LC | |
99 | Nutting's Flycatcher | Myiarchus nuttingi | RR | |
100 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | RR | |
101 | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes hemichrysus | NE | |
102 | Mangrove Vireo | Vireo pallens | RR | |
103 | Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | RR | |
104 | White-throated Magpie-Jay | Calocitta formosa | RR | |
105 | White-lored Gnatcatcher | Polioptila albiloris | RR | |
106 | Nightingale Wren | Microcerculus philomela | LC | |
107 | Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus | RR | |
108 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | NE | |
109 | Rufous-naped Wren | Campylorhynchus rufinucha | RR | |
110 | Black-bellied Wren | Pheugopedius fasciatoventris | RR | |
111 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius rutilus | RR | |
112 | Black-throated Wren | Pheugopedius atrogularis | NE | |
113 | Banded Wren | Thryophilus pleurostictus | RR | |
114 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryophilus rufalbus | RR | |
115 | Stripe-breasted Wren | Cantorchilus thoracicus | NE | |
116 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | NE | |
117 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE | |
118 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | NE | |
119 | Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus fuscater | RR | |
120 | Sooty Thrush | Turdus nigrescens | NE | |
121 | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | NE | |
122 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | NE | |
123 | Scrub Euphonia | Euphonia affinis | RR | |
124 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | NE | |
125 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE | |
126 | Sooty-capped Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus pileatus | NE | |
127 | Stripe-headed Sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda | RR | |
128 | Olive Sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus | RR | |
129 | Sooty-faced Finch | Arremon crassirostris | LC | |
130 | Yellow-thighed Brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis | NE | |
131 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | | NT |
132 | Streak-backed Oriole | Icterus pustulatus | RR | |
133 | Spot-breasted Oriole | Icterus pectoralis | LC | |
134 | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | | NT |
135 | Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | | NT |
136 | Costa Rican Warbler | Basileuterus melanotis | NE | |
137 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | NE | |
138 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | NE | |
139 | Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | NE | |
140 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
141 | Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | LC | |
142 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax | NE | |
143 | Blue-and-gold Tanager | Bangsia arcaei | NE | NT |
144 | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | NE | |
145 | Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata | RR | |
146 | Rufous-winged Tanager | Tangara lavinia | RR | |
147 | Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelas | NE | |
148 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | NE | |
149 | Slaty Finch | Spodiornis rustica | LC | |
150 | Peg-billed Finch | Acanthidops bairdi | NE | |
* 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
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
E | Endemic |
LC | Local |
NE | Near Endemic |
RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
NT | Near Threatened |
V | Vulnerable |
EN | Endangered |
CR | Critically Endangered |