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Carara National Park
Bird Checklist

List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorFC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisFC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensFC
5Great CurassowCrax rubraR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

6Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusUC
7Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsVR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

8Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumUC
9Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisA
10Green HeronButorides virescensA
11Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

12Black VultureCoragyps atratusA
13Turkey VultureCathartes auraA
14King VultureSarcoramphus papaFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

15Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
16Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
17Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
18/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
19Gray HawkButeo nitidusFC
20Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusFC
21|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniR
22Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

23Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisVR
24Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusUC
25Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayC
26Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansFC
27|Merlin|Falco columbariusR
28Bat FalconFalco rufigularisR
29/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

30Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaUC
31Common GallinuleGallinula galeataX

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

32Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusA

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisC
34Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisFC
35Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiFC
36Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaFC
37White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiA
38Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniFC
39Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

40Scarlet MacawAra macaoA
41Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisC
42Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisFC
43White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisFC
44Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisFC
45Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

46Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC
47/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusR
48\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaUC
49Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusUC
50Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisA

 
Owls: Strigidae

51Crested OwlLophostrix cristataR
52Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
53Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

54Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusR
55Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisC
56Common NighthawkChordeiles minorVR
57Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

58Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
59White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
60Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaC
61Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisFC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

62White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraUC
63Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusUC
64Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriUC
65Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisFC
66Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisFC
67Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiFC
68<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisX
69Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisUC
70/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisFC
71Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiC
72Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusUC
73Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaR
74Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decoraUC
75Steely-vented HummingbirdAmazilia saucerrotteiFC
76Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

77Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaFC
78Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusC
79Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiFC
80Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusC
81Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

82Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

83White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

84Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

85Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiFC
86Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

87Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenFC
88Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiA
89/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusVR
90Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexUC
91Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
92Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

93Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisVR
94Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusFC
95Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
96Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaUC
97Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusUC
98Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusC
99Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeFC
100Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransC
101Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusUC
102Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

103Great AntshrikeTaraba majorR
104Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusC
105Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiA
106Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusUC
107Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorUC
108Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisC
109Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaC
110Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulC
111Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

112Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

113Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

114Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumR
115Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumFC
116Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
117Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusVR
118Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataFC
119Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterC
120Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusC
121Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareFC
122Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus sylviaFC
123Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumA
124Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisUC
125Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensC
126Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusUC
127Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusFC
128Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusFC
129Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusUC
130Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusFC
131Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusR
132|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiR
133|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensFC
134/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisC
135|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensUC
136|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumUC
137/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiFC
138Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusR
139Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusFC
140Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraFC
141Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferC
142/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusFC
143Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusFC
144Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusA
145Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaC
146Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisC
147Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisFC
148Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusC
149Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusC
150Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusA
151|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

152<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiR
153Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusUC
154Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusR
155<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

156Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataFC
157Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusC
158Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisUC
159Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

160Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorFC
161Masked TityraTityra semifasciataC
162Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaUC
163Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusC
164White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusFC
165Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusVR
166Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

167/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsC
168/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusFC
169|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusFC
170Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisFC
171Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsFC
172Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusA
173Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

174Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisA
175Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
176|Purple Martin|Progne subisVR
177Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
178/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaA
179|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

180Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaA
181Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisFC
182Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusC
183Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusFC
184House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
185Plain WrenCantorchilus modestusFC
186Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusC
187White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaR
188Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

189Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC
190Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

191|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusVR
192|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusFC
193/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaFC
194Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiA

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

195/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaUC
196/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumUC
197/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisA
198/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaVR
199Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaC
200/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraR
201/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrinaA
202/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaR
203/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosusUC
204/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaUC
205/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaC
206Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
207/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaVR
208/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaA
209/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaA
210Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaFC
211|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

212Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataFC
213White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusC
214White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusUC
215Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensisFC
216Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusA
217Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
218Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaC
219Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataC
220Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
221Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
222Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
223Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusA

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

224Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaA
225Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermediaX
226Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaA
227Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisC
228Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

229/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraA
230|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaUC
231Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesC
232/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaFC
233/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

234Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusA
235/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusFC
236/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaA

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

237Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisC
238Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaFC
239Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaFC
240Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansFC

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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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