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SOUTHERN COSTA RICA BIRDING TOUR

Target Birds List

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:9 days, 8 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$3495
Group Price:$3195
Single Suppl:$350
Est #Species:275-325
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
* 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.*

color codes

1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorSG,THNE
2Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusSGNE
3Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisSG,THNE
4Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisSG,THNE
5Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusSG,THNE
6Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaManyNE
7Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRTNE
8<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisBRT,OSNE
9Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisSG,THNE
10Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisSG,THNE
11Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusSGNE
12White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisSG,THE
13Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeSGNE
14Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaSG,THNE
15Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaSG,THNE
16Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisBRT,OSNE
17SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataSGAT
18White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraSG,THNE
19Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisSGNE
20Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniCA,SG,TABC
21Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardSGNE
22Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiBRT,CA,OS,TAE
23Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraBRT,CA,OS,TANE
24Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumSG,THNE
25Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiBRT,CA,OS,TANE
26Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiSGNE
27Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiBRT,CA,OS,TANE
28Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenBRT,CA,OS,TANE
29Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiCA,SG,TABC
30Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexBRT,CA,OSBC
31Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisOS,SG,THNE
32Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniSG,THNE
33Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiBRT,CA,OS,TANE
34Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsSG,THNE
35Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiSG,THNE
36Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusSG,THNE
37Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusBRT,CA,OS,TANE
38Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusSG,THNE
39Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusBRT,CA,OS,TANE
40<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiBRT,CA,OSNE
41Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusBRT,CA,OS,TAAT
42<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeBRT,CA,OSNE
43Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusSG,THNE
44Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusSG,THNE
45Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisSG,THNE
46Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsSG,THNE
47Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliSG,THNE
48Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaSG,THNE
49Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusSG,THNE
50Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniSG,THNE
51Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusBRT,OSNE
52Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusBRT,CA,OS,TANE
53Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsSG,THNE
54Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisSG,THNE
55Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensSG,THNE
56Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaSG,THNE
57Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSG,THNE
58Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysSG,THNE
59Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansManyNE
60Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusSG,THNE
61Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisBRT,OSNE
62Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisSGNE
63Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniSG,THNE
64Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisSG,THNE
65Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisSG,THNE
66Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisSG,THNE
67Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysSG,THNE
68Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisSGNE
69Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusSG,THNE
70WrenthrushZeledonia coronataSG,THNE
71Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisBRT,OSE
72Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisSGNE
73Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiSG,THNE
74Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSG,THNE
75<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiSG,THNE

 

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic3
NENear Endemic67
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country3
ATAlways a Target2