CARARA NATIONAL PARK
COSTA RICA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 5,242 |
| # Species: | 440 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 438 |
| # Endemics: | 3 |
| # Near Endemics: | 13 |
| Species/100 ha: | 8.4 |
| 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 excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | NT | |
| 2 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
| 3 | Crested Bobwhite | Colinus cristatus | RR | |
| 4 | Marbled Wood-Quail | Odontophorus gujanensis | RR | |
| 5 | Violaceous Quail-Dove | Geotrygon violacea | LC | |
| 6 | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus | RR | |
| 7 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | V | |
| 8 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE | |
| 9 | <White-crested Coquette> | Lophornis adorabilis | NE | |
| 10 | Plain-capped Starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | RR | |
| 11 | Mangrove Hummingbird | Amazilia boucardi | E | EN |
| 12 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE | |
| 13 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | RR | |
| 14 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus | RR | |
| 15 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris | LC | |
| 16 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla | NT | |
| 17 | /Elegant Tern/ | Thalasseus elegans | NT | |
| 18 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum | LC | |
| 19 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | LC | |
| 20 | /Reddish Egret/ | Egretta rufescens | NT | |
| 21 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | LC | |
| 22 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | RR | |
| 23 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator | LC | |
| 24 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | NE | NT |
| 25 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | RR | |
| 26 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE | |
| 27 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | NT | |
| 28 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | NT | |
| 29 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | NE | |
| 30 | Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | RR | |
| 31 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | RR | |
| 32 | White-fronted Parrot | Amazona albifrons | RR | |
| 33 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Eupsittula canicularis | RR | V |
| 34 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | RR | |
| 35 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | NE | |
| 36 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina | RR | |
| 37 | Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner | Automolus exsertus | NE | |
| 38 | Pale-breasted Spinetail | Synallaxis albescens | RR | |
| 39 | Velvety Manakin | Lepidothrix velutina | RR | |
| 40 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | NE | |
| 41 | <Turquoise Cotinga> | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE | V |
| 42 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | V | |
| 43 | <Yellow-billed Cotinga> | Carpodectes antoniae | NE | NT |
| 44 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus | E | |
| 45 | Black-tailed Flycatcher | Myiobius atricaudus | LC | |
| 46 | Stub-tailed Spadebill | Platyrinchus cancrominus | RR | |
| 47 | Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe | RR | |
| 48 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum | RR | |
| 49 | Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet | Tyrannulus elatus | RR | |
| 50 | |Olive-sided Flycatcher| | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 51 | Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis | RR | |
| 52 | Nutting's Flycatcher | Myiarchus nuttingi | RR | |
| 53 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | RR | |
| 54 | Scrub Greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | RR | |
| 55 | Mangrove Vireo | Vireo pallens | RR | |
| 56 | White-throated Magpie-Jay | Calocitta formosa | RR | |
| 57 | White-lored Gnatcatcher | Polioptila albiloris | RR | |
| 58 | Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus | RR | |
| 59 | Rufous-naped Wren | Campylorhynchus rufinucha | RR | |
| 60 | Black-bellied Wren | Pheugopedius fasciatoventris | RR | |
| 61 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius rutilus | RR | |
| 62 | Banded Wren | Thryophilus pleurostictus | RR | |
| 63 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryophilus rufalbus | RR | |
| 64 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | NE | |
| 65 | Scrub Euphonia | Euphonia affinis | RR | |
| 66 | Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris | RR | |
| 67 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE | |
| 68 | Stripe-headed Sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda | RR | |
| 69 | Olive Sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus | RR | |
| 70 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NT | |
| 71 | Red-breasted Meadowlark | Leistes militaris | RR | |
| 72 | Streak-backed Oriole | Icterus pustulatus | RR | |
| 73 | Spot-breasted Oriole | Icterus pectoralis | LC | |
| 74 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 75 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris | LC | |
| 76 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax | NT |
*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
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 8 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 3 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 6 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 4 |
| [] | Accidental | 5 |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 11 |
| LC | Local | 46 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 78 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 77 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 12 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| 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.