CARARA NATIONAL PARK
COSTA RICA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 5,242 |
| # Species: | 240 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 239 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 13 |
| Species/100 ha: | 4.6 |
| Habitat: Lowland Dry Forest |
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. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | | NT |
| 2 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
| 3 | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus | RR | |
| 4 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE | |
| 5 | White-crested Coquette | Lophornis adorabilis | NE | |
| 6 | Long-billed Starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | RR | |
| 7 | Plain-capped Starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | RR | |
| 8 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE | |
| 9 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum | LC | |
| 10 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | LC | |
| 11 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | LC | |
| 12 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | NE | NT |
| 13 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | RR | |
| 14 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE | |
| 15 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | | NT |
| 16 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | NE | |
| 17 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | RR | |
| 18 | Mealy Parrot | Amazona farinosa | | NT |
| 19 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | LC | |
| 20 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | NE | |
| 21 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina | RR | |
| 22 | Blue-crowned Manakin | Lepidothrix coronata | RR | |
| 23 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | NE | |
| 24 | Turquoise Cotinga | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE | V |
| 25 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | | V |
| 26 | Yellow-billed Cotinga | Carpodectes antoniae | NE | EN |
| 27 | Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | RR | |
| 28 | Black-tailed Flycatcher | Myiobius atricaudus | RR | |
| 29 | Stub-tailed Spadebill | Platyrinchus cancrominus | RR | |
| 30 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum | RR | |
| 31 | Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet | Tyrannulus elatus | RR | |
| 32 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | | NT |
| 33 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | RR | |
| 34 | Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus | RR | |
| 35 | Rufous-naped Wren | Campylorhynchus rufinucha | RR | |
| 36 | Black-bellied Wren | Pheugopedius fasciatoventris | RR | |
| 37 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius rutilus | RR | |
| 38 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryophilus rufalbus | RR | |
| 39 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | NE | |
| 40 | Scrub Euphonia | Euphonia affinis | RR | |
| 41 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | NE | |
| 42 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE | |
| 43 | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | | NT |
| 44 | Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | LC | |
* 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.
PRESENCE CODES
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| E | Endemic |
| LC | Local |
| NE | Near Endemic |
| RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
| NT | Near Threatened |
| V | Vulnerable |
| EN | Endangered |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
