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 we can see only at one or two sites or are range-restricted, endemic, or near endemic in the country. Chances of seeing each bird as indicated in the table are based on the site where we have the best chance and may not be equally good everywhere. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | Highland Tinamou | Nothocercus bonapartei | TH | RS |
2 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | SG | SS |
3 | Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus leucolaemus | SG | RS |
4 | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus | CA,TA | US |
5 | White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis | OS | RS |
6 | Dusky Nightjar | Antrostomus saturatus | SG,TH | SS |
7 | Spot-fronted Swift | Cypseloides cherriei | TH | RS |
8 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | OS,TA | SS |
9 | <White-crested Coquette> | Lophornis adorabilis | OS | SS |
10 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | TH | US |
11 | Gray-tailed Mountain-gem** | Lampornis cinereicauda | SG | AS |
12 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | SG,TH | AS |
13 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | SG | AS |
14 | Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | OS | SS |
15 | White-tailed Emerald | Microchera chionura | TH | OS |
16 | Mangrove Hummingbird | Amazilia boucardi | TA | SS |
17 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | OS | SS |
18 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | TA | RS |
19 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Burhinus bistriatus | TA | OS |
20 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | OS | RS |
21 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | OS | RS |
22 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | OS | RS |
23 | Bicolored Hawk | Accipiter bicolor | OS | RS |
24 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata | TA | SS |
25 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata | TA | SS |
26 | Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium costaricanum | SG,TH | OS |
27 | Black-and-white Owl | Ciccaba nigrolineata | TA | SS |
28 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | SG | AS |
29 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | CA,OS | US |
30 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | TA | US |
31 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | CA,TA | SS |
32 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | OS | SS |
33 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis | OS | OS |
34 | <Barred Parakeet> | Bolborhynchus lineola | SG,TH | SS |
35 | Yellow-naped Parrot | Amazona auropalliata | TA | US |
36 | White-fronted Parrot | Amazona albifrons | TA | SS |
37 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | SG,TH | SS |
38 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | CA,OS,TA | AS |
39 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | CA,OS | AS |
40 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | SG,TH | RS |
41 | Spot-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis | SG | US |
42 | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Thripadectes rufobrunneus | SG,TH | OS |
43 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | SG | US |
44 | Long-tailed Manakin | Chiroxiphia linearis | CA | SS |
45 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | CA | AS |
46 | Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet | Ornithion semiflavum | OS | SS |
47 | Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | SG,TH | US |
48 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | SG | US |
49 | Ochraceous Pewee | Contopus ochraceus | SG,TH | RS |
50 | Yellowish Flycatcher | Empidonax flavescens | SG | AS |
51 | Black-capped Flycatcher | Empidonax atriceps | SG | AS |
52 | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes hemichrysus | SG,TH | SS |
53 | Scrub Greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | OS | SS |
54 | Mangrove Vireo | Vireo pallens | TA | OS |
55 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | SG,TH | SS |
56 | Silvery-throated Jay | Cyanolyca argentigula | SG,TH | RS |
57 | White-throated Magpie-Jay | Calocitta formosa | TA | OS |
58 | White-lored Gnatcatcher | Polioptila albiloris | TA | OS |
59 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | SG,TH | SS |
60 | Timberline Wren | Thryorchilus browni | TH | SS |
61 | Rufous-naped Wren | Campylorhynchus rufinucha | CA | US |
62 | Black-bellied Wren | Pheugopedius fasciatoventris | CA,OS | US |
63 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius rutilus | CA | SS |
64 | Banded Wren | Thryophilus pleurostictus | TA | OS |
65 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryophilus rufalbus | CA | US |
66 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | CA | US |
67 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | SG | US |
68 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | SG,TH | AS |
69 | Mountain Thrush | Turdus plebejus | SG,TH | SS |
70 | Sooty Thrush | Turdus nigrescens | TH | AS |
71 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptiliogonys caudatus | SG | AS |
72 | Elegant Euphonia | Chlorophonia elegantissima | TH | SS |
73 | Scrub Euphonia | Euphonia affinis | TA | OS |
74 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | CA | OS |
75 | Stripe-headed Sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda | TA | OS |
76 | Costa Rican Brushfinch | Arremon costaricensis | OS | RS |
77 | Volcano Junco | Junco vulcani | TH | SS |
78 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | TH | SS |
79 | Yellow-thighed Brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis | SG,TH | US |
80 | Flame-throated Warbler | Oreothlypis gutturalis | SG,TH | US |
81 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | SG | US |
82 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | SG | AS |
83 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | SG,TH | OS |
84 | Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager | Habia atrimaxillaris | OS | OS |
85 | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | SG | OS |
86 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | SG,TH | AS |
87 | <Peg-billed Finch> | Acanthidops bairdi | TH | RS |
88 | Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus | OS | RS |
* 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 |
LIKELIHOOD CODES
AS | Always Seen |
US | Usually Seen |
SS | Sometimes Seen |
OS | Occasionally Seen |
RS | Rarely Seen |