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	Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus	LC
2	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
3	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE
4	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC	V
5	Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge	Dendrortyx leucophrys	LC
6	Crested Bobwhite	Colinus cristatus	RR
7	Marbled Wood-Quail	Odontophorus gujanensis	RR
8	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
9	Maroon-chested Ground Dove	Paraclaravis mondetoura	LC
10	Violaceous Quail-Dove	Geotrygon violacea	LC
11	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	NE
12	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	NE
13	Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	RR
14	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	RR
15	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	LC
16	/Chuck-will's-widow/	Antrostomus carolinensis		NT
17	Rufous Nightjar	Antrostomus rufus	LC
18	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	NE
19	Black Swift	Cypseloides niger		V
20	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	NE
21	|Chimney Swift|	Chaetura pelagica		V
22	Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	LC
23	Veraguan Mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	NE
24	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	RR
25	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis	NE
26	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	NE
27	Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	RR
28	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
29	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	NE
30	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	E
31	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	NE
32	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
33	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
34	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	NE
35	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	LC
36	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	NE
37	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	RR
38	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
39	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	NE
40	Mangrove Hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi	E	EN
41	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	NE
42	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	RR
43	Yellow-breasted Crake	Hapalocrex flaviventer	LC
44	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica	LC
45	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	RR
46	Double-striped Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus bistriatus	RR
47	Collared Plover	Anarhynchus collaris	LC
48	/Red Knot/	Calidris canutus		NT
49	|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|	Calidris subruficollis		NT
50	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
51	/Elegant Tern/	Thalasseus elegans		NT
52	Jabiru	Jabiru mycteria	RR
53	Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	LC
54	Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	LC
55	Agami Heron	Agamia agami	LC	V
56	/Reddish Egret/	Egretta rufescens		NT
57	Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes burrovianus	RR
58	Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	LC
59	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
60	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		V
61	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
62	Savanna Hawk	Buteogallus meridionalis	RR
63	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
64	Harris's Hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	RR
65	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	NE
66	Striped Owl	Asio clamator	LC
67	Unspotted Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius ridgwayi	RR
68	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno		NT
69	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	NE	NT
70	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	RR
71	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
72	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
73	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
74	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		NT
75	Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	RR
76	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	NE
77	Red-crowned Woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus	RR
78	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	RR
79	Red-rumped Woodpecker	Dryobates kirkii	LC
80	Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	RR
81	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	NT
82	Yellow-naped Parrot	Amazona auropalliata	RR	CR
83	White-fronted Parrot	Amazona albifrons	RR
84	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
85	Orange-fronted Parakeet	Eupsittula canicularis	RR	V
86	Brown-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula pertinax	RR
87	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	RR
88	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	NE
89	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
90	Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	RR
91	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	NE
92	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
93	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus	NE
94	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
95	Pale-breasted Spinetail	Synallaxis albescens	RR
96	Velvety Manakin	Lepidothrix velutina	RR
97	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	NE
98	<Turquoise Cotinga>	Cotinga ridgwayi	NE	V
99	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus		V
100	<Yellow-billed Cotinga>	Carpodectes antoniae	NE	NT
101	Black-tailed Flycatcher	Myiobius atricaudus	LC
102	Stub-tailed Spadebill	Platyrinchus cancrominus	RR
103	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	NE
104	Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	RR
105	Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma obsoletum	RR
106	Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet	Tyrannulus elatus	RR
107	Lesser Elaenia	Elaenia chiriquensis	RR
108	Bran-colored Flycatcher	Myiophobus fasciatus	RR
109	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
110	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
111	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
112	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
113	Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis	RR
114	Nutting's Flycatcher	Myiarchus nuttingi	RR
115	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	RR
116	Rusty-margined Flycatcher	Myiozetetes cayanensis	RR
117	Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	LC
118	Scrub Greenlet	Hylophilus flavipes	RR
119	Mangrove Vireo	Vireo pallens	RR
120	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
121	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
122	White-throated Magpie-Jay	Calocitta formosa	RR
123	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	RR
124	Scaly-breasted Wren	Microcerculus marginatus	RR
125	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
126	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	NE
127	Grass Wren	Cistothorus platensis	LC
128	Rufous-naped Wren	Campylorhynchus rufinucha	RR
129	Black-bellied Wren	Pheugopedius fasciatoventris	RR
130	Rufous-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius rutilus	RR
131	Banded Wren	Thryophilus pleurostictus	RR
132	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryophilus rufalbus	RR
133	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus	NE
134	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	NE
135	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
136	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
137	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
138	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
139	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	NE
140	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
141	Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	RR
142	Thick-billed Euphonia	Euphonia laniirostris	RR
143	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	NE
144	<Yellow-bellied Siskin>	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
145	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
146	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda	RR
147	Olive Sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus	RR
148	Costa Rican Brushfinch	Arremon costaricensis	NE
149	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	NE
150	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	NE
151	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
152	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	NE
153	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna		NT
154	Red-breasted Meadowlark	Leistes militaris	RR
155	Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus	RR
156	Spot-breasted Oriole	Icterus pectoralis	LC
157	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
158	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	NE
159	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
160	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	NE
161	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
162	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
163	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Habia atrimaxillaris	E	NT
164	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
165	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
166	/Painted Bunting/	Passerina ciris	LC
167	White-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio leucothorax		NT
168	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
169	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
170	<Slaty Finch>	Haplospiza rustica	RR
171	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi	NE
172	Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Sporophila minuta	LC
173	Yellow-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	LC
174	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.

ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)

• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bosque del Rio Tigre
• Carara National Park
• Osa Peninsula
• San Gerardo da Dota
• Talamanca Highlands
• Tarcoles & Orotina

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	10
LC	Local	46
NE	Near Endemic	78
RR	Restricted Range	77

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	23
V	Vulnerable	8
EN	Endangered	1
CR	Critically Endangered	1

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.