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.

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Bosque del Rio Tigre (BRT)
• Carara National Park (CA)
• Osa Peninsula (OS)
• San Gerardo da Dota (SG)
• Talamanca Highlands (TH)
• Tarcoles & Orotina (TA)

 

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