ARENAL NATIONAL PARK
COSTA RICA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 12,016 |
| Altitude (m): | 500-1657 |
| # Species: | 518 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 517 |
| # Endemics: | 2 |
| # Near Endemics: | 26 |
| Species/100 ha: | 4.3 |
| Habitat: Primary forest, secondary forest, gardens, thickets, lakeshore | |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | NE | |
| 3 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | NT | |
| 4 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
| 5 | Black-eared Wood-Quail | Odontophorus melanotis | LC | NT |
| 6 | Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus leucolaemus | NE | |
| 7 | Violaceous Quail-Dove | Geotrygon violacea | LC | |
| 8 | Purplish-backed Quail-Dove | Zentrygon lawrencii | NE | |
| 9 | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Zentrygon chiriquensis | NE | |
| 10 | Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus geoffroyi | V | |
| 11 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis | NT | |
| 12 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | V | |
| 13 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica | V | |
| 14 | Brown Violetear | Colibri delphinae | LC | |
| 15 | Black-crested Coquette | Lophornis helenae | RR | |
| 16 | <White-crested Coquette> | Lophornis adorabilis | NE | |
| 17 | Plain-capped Starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | RR | |
| 18 | Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaemus | NE | |
| 19 | Magenta-throated Woodstar | Philodice bryantae | NE | |
| 20 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | LC | |
| 21 | Coppery-headed Emerald | Microchera cupreiceps | E | |
| 22 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | RR | |
| 23 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris | LC | |
| 24 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum | LC | |
| 25 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | LC | |
| 26 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | LC | |
| 27 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | NT | |
| 28 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | RR | |
| 29 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator | LC | |
| 30 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | NT | |
| 31 | Lattice-tailed Trogon | Trogon clathratus | NE | |
| 32 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum | LC | V |
| 33 | Pied Puffbird | Notharchus tectus | RR | |
| 34 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | NE | |
| 35 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | NT | |
| 36 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | NT | |
| 37 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | RR | |
| 38 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis | NE | NT |
| 39 | White-fronted Amazon | Amazona albifrons | RR | |
| 40 | Olive-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula nana | NT | |
| 41 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | RR | |
| 42 | Dull-mantled Antbird | Sipia laemosticta | NE | |
| 43 | Ochre-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula flavirostris | NT | |
| 44 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE | |
| 45 | Black-headed Antthrush | Formicarius nigricapillus | NE | |
| 46 | Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | NT | |
| 47 | Bare-necked Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus glabricollis | NE | EN |
| 48 | Lovely Cotinga | Cotinga amabilis | LC | |
| 49 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | V | |
| 50 | Sharpbill | Oxyruncus cristatus | LC | |
| 51 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus | E | |
| 52 | Olive-streaked Flycatcher | Mionectes olivaceus | NE | |
| 53 | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus | LC | |
| 54 | Rufous-browed Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes superciliaris | LC | |
| 55 | |Olive-sided Flycatcher| | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 56 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | NE | |
| 57 | White-throated Magpie-Jay | Cyanocorax formosa | RR | |
| 58 | Nightingale Wren | Microcerculus philomela | RR | |
| 59 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | NE | |
| 60 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE | |
| 61 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | NE | |
| 62 | Sooty-faced Finch | Arremon crassirostris | NE | |
| 63 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NT | |
| 64 | Red-breasted Meadowlark | Leistes militaris | RR | |
| 65 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 66 | Olive-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis semiflava | NE | |
| 67 | Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 68 | Costa Rican Warbler | Basileuterus melanotis | NE | |
| 69 | Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | NE | |
| 70 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris | LC | |
| 71 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax | NT | |
| 72 | Blue-and-gold Tanager | Bangsia arcaei | NE | NT |
| 73 | Rufous-winged Tanager | Tangara lavinia | RR | |
| 74 | Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelas | NE | |
| 75 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | 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.
OTHER LOCALES
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 8 |
| LC | Local | 46 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 79 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 75 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 18 |
| V | Vulnerable | 6 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.
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