CARARA NATIONAL PARK
COSTA RICA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 5,242 |
| # Species: | 440 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 438 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 13 |
| Species/100 ha: | 8.4 |
| Habitat: Lowland Dry Forest | |
TARGET BIRD LIST
List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.
| 1 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | AT |
| 2 | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus | BC |
| 3 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa | NE |
| 4 | Blue-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia hoffmanni | BC |
| 5 | Mangrove Hummingbird | Amazilia boucardi | E |
| 6 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora | NE |
| 7 | Pacific Screech-Owl | Megascops cooperi | BC |
| 8 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata | AT |
| 9 | Black-and-white Owl | Strix nigrolineata | AT |
| 10 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | NE |
| 11 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | BC |
| 12 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE |
| 13 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen | NE |
| 14 | Hoffmann's Woodpecker | Melanerpes hoffmannii | BC |
| 15 | Rufous-winged Woodpecker | Piculus simplex | BC |
| 16 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Eupsittula canicularis | BC |
| 17 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | NE |
| 18 | Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner | Automolus exsertus | NE |
| 19 | Long-tailed Manakin | Chiroxiphia linearis | BC |
| 20 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | NE |
| 21 | <Turquoise Cotinga> | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE |
| 22 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | AT |
| 23 | <Yellow-billed Cotinga> | Carpodectes antoniae | NE |
| 24 | Nutting's Flycatcher | Myiarchus nuttingi | BC |
| 25 | White-throated Magpie-Jay | Calocitta formosa | BC |
| 26 | Rufous-naped Wren | Campylorhynchus rufinucha | BC |
| 27 | Banded Wren | Thryophilus pleurostictus | BC |
| 28 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | NE |
| 29 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE |
| 30 | Stripe-headed Sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda | BC |
*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
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 1 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 12 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 13 |
| AT | Always a Target | 4 |