COSTA RICA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

NEOTROPICS COSTA RICA

Area (SqMi):19,730
# Species:880
# Excl Vagrants:811
# Endemics:8
# Near Endemics:79
Species/1000 SqMi:41.1

OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor98
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient32
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant33
[]Accidental36

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened36
VVulnerable15
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiMany
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
4Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusLE,PV
5Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiET,LS,SV

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorLE,PV
8[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
9Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
10/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
11{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataESQ,HQ,LE,PV
13/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaLE,LS,PV,SV
14{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
15Northern PintailAnas acutaPV
16Green-winged TealAnas creccaLE,PV
17/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
18[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
19/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
20Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

21Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
22Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
23Great CurassowCrax rubraMany
24Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaLE,MV,PV
25Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

26Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
27Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonMany
28Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusOS
29Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
30Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisARL,ET,LS
31Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
32Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
34Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
35Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
36[White-crowned Pigeon]Patagioenas leucocephala 
37Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
38Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
39Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
40Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
41Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoCCR,PV
42Inca DoveColumbina incaMany
43Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
44Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
45Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
46Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
47Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraSG
48Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
49Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaARL,CA,LS,MV
50Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
51White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
52Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
53Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsBT,LE,MA,PV,WG
54Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
55Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiARL,ET,LS,REC,TP
56Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMany
57White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
58Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

59Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
60Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
61\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaMany
62Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusWG
63Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusMany
64Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiARL,ET,REC
65Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
66/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusMany
67/Mangrove Cuckoo/Coccyzus minorMany
68|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

69Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
70Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
71Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
72Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
73White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLE,OS,PV
74[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
75/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
76Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,WG
77{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
78Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

79Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
80Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
81Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisCL,LE,MV,PV

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

82[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV

 
Swifts: Apodidae

83Black SwiftCypseloides nigerMany
84White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusMany
85Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiMany
86Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
87White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
88Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMany
89Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaMany
90|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
91Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
92Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany
93{Great Swallow-tailed Swift}Panyptila sanctihieronymiLS

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

94White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
95White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
96Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
97Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
98Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
99Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
100Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
101Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
102Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
103Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
104Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
105Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
106Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRT,DCL,ESQ,WG
107Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
108{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
109Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
110<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisMany
111Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
112Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
113Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
114Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
115Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
116White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
117Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
118White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
119Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
120/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
121Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaMany
122Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
123Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
124Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
125Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
126Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
127Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
128Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
129SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataMany
130Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsMany
131White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
132Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
133Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMany
134Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
135Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniMany
136{Blue-tailed Hummingbird}Saucerottia cyanuraLS,MV
137Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
138Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
139Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
140Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiMany
141Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
142Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
143Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraMany
144{White-bellied Emerald}Chlorestes candida 
145Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

146Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE
147[Paint-billed Crake]Mustelirallus erythropsDCL,ESQ,OS,SV
148Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusPV
149Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
150Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisCA,CL,LE,MV,PV
151Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
152Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
153/Sora/Porzana carolinaCA,ESQ,LE,PV
154Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
155/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
156Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
157[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
158Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerBRT,ESQ
159{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLS
160White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
161Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
162Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

163SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLQ,LS,OS,SV

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

164LimpkinAramus guaraunaESQ,LE,MA,PV,SV

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

165Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

166Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
167/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaPV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

168American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusCA,CL,LE,MA,OS

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

169/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
170|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaCCR,OS
171/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
172/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusMany
173Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
174Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaMany
175Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisMany
176{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

177Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
178[Wattled Jacana]Jacana jacanaBRT,ESQ

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

179|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCCR,LE,LS,PV
180Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
181Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,OS
182[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
183/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE
184/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
185/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusLE,MA,TP
186Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
187/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,PV
188Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius 
189|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusOS
190Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
191/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
192|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,OS,PV
193/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
194WilletTringa semipalmataMany
195/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
196/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
197/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLE,MA
198/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE
199[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
200[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferruginea 
201/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusBRT,CA,LE,MA,PV
202|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis 
203/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
204{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE
205|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA
206|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA
207/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
208|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosCA,LE,MA,PV
209/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
210/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

211[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
212Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus 
213Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusESQ,LS
214South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

215|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
216{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLE
217Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
218/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanCA,CL,LE,MA,PV
219[Heermann's Gull]Larus heermanni 
220/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensis 
221Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLE
222/American Herring Gull/Larus smithsonianus 
223/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerMany
224[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
225Brown NoddyAnous stolidusMA,OS
226Black NoddyAnous minutus 
227{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatusLS
228Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusMA
229/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumLE,MA
230/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCA,LE,MA,PV
231Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCA,CL,LE,MA,PV
232Black TernChlidonias nigerCA,MA,PV
233{Forster's Tern}Sterna forsteriLE
234|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
235/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCA,LE,MA,PV
236/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansMany
237Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
238Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

239Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
240Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
241[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

242SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

243Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

244Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

245Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
246Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
247Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
248Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
249Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
250Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

251[Black-capped Petrel]Pterodroma hasitata 
252Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
253Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
254Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
255[Great Shearwater]Ardenna gravis 
256Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMA
257Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
258Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

259JabiruJabiru mycteriaBRT,LE,PV
260Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

261Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
262[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

263Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,OS
264Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
265Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
266Nazca BoobySula granti 
267Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

268AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

269Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

270White IbisEudocimus albusMany
271Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,LE,PV
272[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
273Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
274Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

275Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumLQ,LS,SV
276Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
277Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
278Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
279Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
280[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
281Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLS,PV,SV
282/Least Bittern/Botaurus exilisMany
283Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
284Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
285/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
286/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
287/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensCA,LE,MA,PV
288Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
289Green HeronButorides virescensMany
290Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
291Great EgretArdea albaMany
292/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

293[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 
294Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

295King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
296Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
297Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
298Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusBRT,ESQ,OS,PV,SV

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

299/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

300Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
301White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
302Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
303Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
304Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
305Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
306Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
307Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
308Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS
309Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
310/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
311Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
312{Cooper's Hawk}Astur cooperiiMany
313/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusCCR,LE,LS,PV
314Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
315Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
316|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
317\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
318Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
319Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCA,LS,OS,PV
320Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
321Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
322Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
323Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
324Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
325Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS
326Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
327Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
328White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
329White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
330Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
331Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
332Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
333/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
334Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
335|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniMany
336Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
337Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

338Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

339Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
340Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
341Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeARL,ET,LQ,SV
342Choco Screech-OwlMegascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
343Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiMany
344Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
345Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
346{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
347Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
348Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsARL,ET,LS,SV
349[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
350[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR
351Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
352Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
353Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
354[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
355Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

356Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
357Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusARL,ET,LS,REC
358Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
359Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
360Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
361Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
362Graceful Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
363Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansLE,PV
364Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

365Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula 
366Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
367Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
368Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumARL,BT,LS,SV
369Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
370Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

371Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
372/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
373Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
374American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
375Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
376Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaLQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

377White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
378Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusARL,LQ,LS,SEO,SV
379White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
380Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataARL,ET,HQ,REC,TP
381White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusARL,ET,LS,SV

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

382Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany
383Great JacamarJacamerops aureusLS

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

384Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

385Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

386Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
387Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
388Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
389Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
390Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
391Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

392Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
393/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
394Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
395Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
396Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
397Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
398Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
399Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusMany
400Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatusMany
401Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiBRT,DCL,ESQ,LC,MA
402Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
403Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
404Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
405Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusET,LQ,LS,SV
406Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
407Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

408Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
409Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
410Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiARL,SV
411Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
412Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
413Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusBRT,ESQ,LS,OS
414Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
415/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
416|Merlin|Falco columbariusMany
417[Aplomado Falcon]Falco femoralis 
418Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
419/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

420Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
421<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaMany
422Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
423Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
424Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
425White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
426Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
427Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataLE,PV
428White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsMany
429Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
430Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
431Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
432Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
433Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
434Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaARL
435Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLS,MV,SEO,SV
436Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
437Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

438Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
439Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
440Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
441Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
442Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
443Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
444Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
445Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
446Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsMany
447Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
448White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
449Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
450Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
451Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
452Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
453Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
454Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
455Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
456Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
457Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
458Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

459Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriSV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

460Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
461Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
462Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesARL,BT,LS,REC,TP
463Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisARL,HQ,MV,REC,TP

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

464Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

465Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
466Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusARL,REC,TP
467Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

468Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
469Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
470Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisARL,HQ,MV,REC,TP
471Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
472Piping Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
473Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
474Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
475Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
476Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
477Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
478Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP
479Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,MV,OS
480Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
481Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterLE,PV
482Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
483Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
484Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
485Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
486Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
487Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
488Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
489Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiCM,MV,SG,TH,TP
490Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
491Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
492Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
493Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
494Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
495Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
496Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
497Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
498Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
499Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
500Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
501Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
502Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

503Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
504Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
505White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
506Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
507White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
508Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
509White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
510Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

511Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataLQ,LS,SV,TP
512Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisARL,ET,LS,MV,SV
513Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisARL,LS,REC,SV
514<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiMany
515Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
516Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
517<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeMany
518Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLQ,LS,SEO,SV

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

519Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
520Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
521Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
522Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
523Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensET
524Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
525Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
526White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
527Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
528Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

529SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusMany

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

530Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

531Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,LS,REC,SV

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

532Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
533Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

534Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusCA,CL,PV
535White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
536Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
537Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
538Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
539Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusARL,BT,LS,SV,WG
540Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
541Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisMany
542Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
543Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
544Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareMany
545Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
546Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
547Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
548Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
549Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
550Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
551Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
552Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
553Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumMany
554Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
555Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusWG
556Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
557Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
558Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
559Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
560Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
561Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
562Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
563White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniMany
564Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
565Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
566Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisHQ,LS,REC,SV,TP
567Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
568|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
569Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusCM,SG,TH
570Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
571|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
572Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
573|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
574/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
575|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensMany
576|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
577/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiMany
578/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularisMany
579|Least Flycatcher|Empidonax minimusMany
580Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
581Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsCM,LC,SG,TH
582Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
583Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumCA,CL,LE,PV
584{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
585Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
586Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
587Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
588Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
589Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
590Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascensPV
591Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiMany
592/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
593Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
594Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
595Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
596Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisBRT,DCL,ESQ
597Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
598Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
599White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
600Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
601Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
602Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisMany
603(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
604Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
605/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisMany
606|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
607{Gray Kingbird}Tyrannus dominicensisLE
608/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusMany
609Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

610Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
611Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
612Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
613Ochre-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
614Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
615{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusLS,SV
616Mangrove VireoVireo pallensCA,CCR,CL,LE
617/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
618{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitariusMV,SG
619Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
620|Western Warbling Vireo|Vireo swainsoniBRT,CA,SG
621Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
622/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
623|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusMany
624Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
625[Black-whiskered Vireo]Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

626Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCM,SG,TH,TP
627Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataMany
628White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosaMany
629Brown JayCyanocorax morioMany
630Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisWG

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

631|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaMany
632/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorMany
633Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
634{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaARL,LE,MV,PV
635|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
636Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
637{Brown-chested Martin}Progne taperaARL
638Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisMany
639Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
640Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
641/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
642|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
643Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaCCR,LE,PV

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

644Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
645Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
646White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
647White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

648Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaMany
649Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
650Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
651Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
652Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,TH
653Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHQ,SG,TP
654Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
655Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratusMany
656Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
657Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
658Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisMany
659Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
660Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
661Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusMany
662Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusMany
663Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniMany
664Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
665Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusMany
666Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
667White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
668Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
669Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

670American DipperCinclus mexicanusMany

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

671/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
672Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

673Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
674Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCM,ET,MV,SG,TH
675Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
676Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
677Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
678Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusMany
679|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
680|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
681|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusMany
682/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
683Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensCM,MV,SG,TH,TP
684Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
685Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
686White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
687Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

688/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

689Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
690Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

691[Tricolored Munia]Lonchura malaccaCA,LE,PV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

692House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

693[American Pipit]Anthus rubescens 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

694Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
695Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
696Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisMany
697Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
698White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
699Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaMany
700Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
701Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
702Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiMany
703Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
704Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaMany
705<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

706Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaWG

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

707Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisET,HQ,REC,TP
708Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
709Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
710Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
711Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumCCR,PV
712Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusMany
713Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
714[Chipping Sparrow]Spizella passerina 
715[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
716Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisBRT,LC,OS,TL,WG
717Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
718Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
719Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMany
720Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCM,SG,TH
721Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
722[Savannah Sparrow]Passerculus sandwichensis 
723{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolniiMV
724Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCM,ET,SG,TH,WG
725White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisHQ,MV,REC,TP
726Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MV,TP
727White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
728Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

729{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
730|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusCCR,LS
731Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
732Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
733Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
734Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusESQ,WG
735Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
736Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaMany
737Scarlet-rumped Cacique**Cacicus microrhynchusMany
738Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMany
739/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
740Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasLQ,LS,SV
741Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusMany
742{Bullock's Oriole}Icterus bullockiiLE,PV,REC
743Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisMany
744/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
745Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusMany
746Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
747Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
748Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
749Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
750Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
751Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensis 
752/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensMany

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

753/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
754/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
755/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
756/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
757/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
758/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
759Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaMany
760/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
761Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
762/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
763[Orange-crowned Warbler]Leiothlypis celata 
764{Nashville Warbler}Leiothlypis ruficapillaLS
765{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilis 
766Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
767/MacGillivray's Warbler/Geothlypis tolmieiMany
768/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
769/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
770Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
771/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
772/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaMany
773/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
774/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaARL,LC,SV
775Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaMany
776{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaCA,WG
777Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
778/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
779/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
780/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
781/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
782/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
783{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataARL,BRT,LS,MV,OS
784{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensARL,MV,REC
785|Palm Warbler|Setophaga palmarumMany
786[Pine Warbler]Setophaga pinus 
787/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
788/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaMany
789{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLE,MV,OS
790/Townsend's Warbler/Setophaga townsendiMany
791{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisARL,MV,REC,WG
792/Golden-cheeked Warbler/Setophaga chrysoparia 
793/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
794Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
795Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
796Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
797Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
798Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
799|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisMany
800Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaMany
801Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
802Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
803WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

804Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiET,LQ,LS,SV

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

805Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
806/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
807|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaMany
808/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaMany
809Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
810White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
811Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
812Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMany
813Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerDriophlox atrimaxillarisBRT,DCL,ESQ,OS
814Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
815Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMany
816Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
817/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
818[Black-headed Grosbeak]Pheucticus melanocephalus 
819Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC,MV,TH
820Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
821Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaMany
822/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
823/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisMany
824/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

825Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
826White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
827Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
828White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
829White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxMany
830Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMany
831Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
832Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiMany
833Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
834[Yellow-winged Tanager]Thraupis abbasARL,BT,SV
835Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
836Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
837Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
838Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
839Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
840Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMany
841Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
842Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
843Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
844Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
845Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
846Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
847Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
848Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
849Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
850Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
851<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaMany
852<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiMany
853{Grassland Yellow-Finch}Sicalis luteolaCCR
854Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
855Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaMany
856Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
857Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiLQ,LS,SV
858Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
859Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
860Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
861<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaMany
862BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
863Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
864Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
865Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
866Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisMany
867Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
868Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMany

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Arenal National Park518
Bogarin Trail432
Bosque del Rio Tigre413
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge405
Carara National Park440
Ceiba-Cascajal Road264
Celeste Mountain Lodge413
Cerro Lodge377
Cerro de la Muerte141
Danta Corcovado Lodge334
El Tapir Nature Reserve399
Esquinas Rainforest Lodge399
Heliconias Lodge456
Hotel Quelitales450
La Ensenada347
La Quinta Inn339
La Selva Field Station474
Laguna Lagarta Lodge387
Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary433
Manuel Antonio National Park437
Monteverde Area456
Nosara/Ostional Area338
Osa Peninsula365
Palo Verde National Park349
Piedras Blancas National Park340
Rara Avis478
Reserva El Copal473
San Gerardo da Dota291
Sarapiqui Eco-Observatory214
Selva Verde Lodge464
Talamanca Highlands127
Talari Reserve228
Tapanti National Park484
Tapir Valley Nature Reserve437
Wilson Gardens474
Total Species868

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.