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COSTA RICA BIRD CHECKLIST

NEOTROPICS
COSTA RICA

Area (SqMi):19,730
# Species:883
# Excl Vagrants:814
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:78
Species/1000 SqMi:41.3

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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 Threatened37
VVulnerable17
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 known to occur in the country. 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
4Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiMany
5Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusHL,LE,NO,PV,TVNR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata 
7Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
8Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorCNWR,LE,PV
9[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
10Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
11/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
12{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
13/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataCNWR,ESQ,HQ,LE,PV
14/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaMany
15{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
16Northern PintailAnas acutaCNWR,PV
17Green-winged TealAnas creccaCNWR,LE,PV
18/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
19[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
20/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
21Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

22Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaMany
23Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany
24White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastra 
25Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
26Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
27Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

28Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLLL,LS
29Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
30Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusMany
31Spot-bellied Bobwhite**Colinus leucopogon 
32Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
33Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisMany
34Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
35Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

36Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
37Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
38[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

39Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
40Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
41Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
42[White-crowned Pigeon]Patagioenas leucocephala 
43Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
44Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
45Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
46Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
47Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoCCR,NO,PV
48Inca DoveColumbina incaMany
49Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
50Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
51Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
52Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
53Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraSG
54Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
55Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMany
56Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
57White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
58Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
59Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsMany
60Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
61Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiMany
62Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMany
63White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
64Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

65Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
66Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
67\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaMany
68Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusWG
69Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusMany
70Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiET,HL,RA,REC
71Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
72/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusMany
73/Mangrove Cuckoo/Coccyzus minorMany
74Cocos CuckooCoccyzus ferrugineus 
75|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

76Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
77Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
78Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
79Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
80White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisHL,LE,OS,PV
81[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
82/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
83Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,NO,WG
84{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
85Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

86Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
87Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
88Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisMany

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

89[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV,RA

 
Swifts: Apodidae

90Black SwiftCypseloides nigerMany
91White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusMany
92Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiMany
93Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
94White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
95Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMany
96Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaMany
97|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
98Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
99Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany
100{Great Swallow-tailed Swift}Panyptila sanctihieronymiLS

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

101White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
102White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
103Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
104Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
105Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
106Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
107Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
108Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
109Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
110Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
111Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
112Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
113Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRT,DCL,ESQ,PB,WG
114Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
115{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
116Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
117<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisMany
118Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
119Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
120Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
121Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
122Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
123White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMany
124Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
125White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
126Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
127/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
128Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaMany
129Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
130Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
131Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
132Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
133Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
134Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
135Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
136SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataMany
137Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsMany
138White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
139Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
140Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMany
141Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
142Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniMany
143{Blue-tailed Hummingbird}Saucerottia cyanuraLS,MV,NO
144Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
145Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
146Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
147Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardiMany
148Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
149Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
150Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraMany
151{White-bellied Emerald}Chlorestes candida 
152Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

153Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE
154[Paint-billed Crake]Mustelirallus erythropsDCL,ESQ,OS,SV
155Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusCNWR,NO,PV
156Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
157Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisMany
158Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
159Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
160/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
161Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
162/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
163Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
164[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
165Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventerMany
166{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLLL,LS
167White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
168Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
169Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

170SungrebeHeliornis fulicaMany

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

171LimpkinAramus guaraunaMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

172Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

173Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
174/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaNO,PV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

175American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

176/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
177|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaCCR,NO,OS
178/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
179/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusMany
180Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
181Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaMany
182Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisMany
183{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

184Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
185[Wattled Jacana]Jacana jacanaBRT,ESQ

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

186|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCCR,LE,LS,NO,PV
187WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
188Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,NO,OS
189[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemasticaNO
190/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE,NO
191/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
192/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusCNWR,LE,MA,NO,TP
193Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
194/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,NO,PV
195Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusNO
196|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusNO,OS
197Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
198/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
199|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,NO,OS,PV
200/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
201WilletTringa semipalmataMany
202/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
203/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
204/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLE,MA,NO
205/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE,NO
206[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
207[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferrugineaNO
208/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusMany
209|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollisNO
210/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
211{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE,NO
212|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA,NO
213|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA,NO
214/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
215|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosMany
216/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
217/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

218[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
219Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusNO
220Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusESQ,LS
221South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

222|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
223{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLE
224Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
225/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanMany
226[Heermann's Gull]Larus heermanni 
227/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisLLL,NO
228Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLE
229/Herring Gull/Larus argentatusNO
230/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerMany
231[White Tern]Gygis alba 
232Brown NoddyAnous stolidusMA,NO,OS
233Black NoddyAnous minutus 
234{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatusLS
235Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusMA,NO
236/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumLE,MA,NO
237/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCA,LE,MA,NO,PV
238Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaMany
239Black TernChlidonias nigerCA,CNWR,MA,NO,PV
240{Forster's Tern}Sterna forsteriLE
241|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
242/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCA,LE,MA,NO,PV
243/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansMany
244Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
245Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

246SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

247Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

248Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

249Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
250Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
251Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
252Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
253Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
254Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

255[Black-capped Petrel]Pterodroma hasitata 
256Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
257Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
258Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
259[Great Shearwater]Ardenna gravis 
260Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMA
261Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
262Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

263JabiruJabiru mycteriaMany
264Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

265Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
266[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

267Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,NO,OS
268Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
269Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
270Nazca BoobySula granti 
271Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA,NO

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

272AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

273Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

274[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchosCNWR
275Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

276Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV
277Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
278Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
279Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
280Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
281[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
282Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusMany
283/Least Bittern/Ixobrychus exilisMany
284Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
285Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
286/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
287/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
288/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensMany
289Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
290Striated HeronButorides striata 
291Green HeronButorides virescensMany
292Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
293Great EgretArdea albaMany
294/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

295White IbisEudocimus albusMany
296Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,CNWR,LE,NO,PV
297[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
298Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
299Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

300Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
301Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
302Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusMany
303King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

304/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

305Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
306White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
307Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
308Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
309Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
310Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS,RA
311Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
312Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
313Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
314Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
315Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
316Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisMany
317Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
318Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
319\Mississippi Kite\Ictinia mississippiensisMany
320\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
321/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusMany
322/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
323{Cooper's Hawk}Accipiter cooperiiMany
324Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorMany
325Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
326Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
327Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
328Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
329Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS,RA
330Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
331Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
332Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
333White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
334White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
335Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
336Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
337Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
338/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
339Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
340\Swainson's Hawk\Buteo swainsoniMany
341Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
342Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

343Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

344Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
345Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
346Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeMany
347Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
348Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiMany
349Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
350Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
351{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
352Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
353Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsMany
354[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
355[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR,PB
356Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
357Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
358Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
359[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
360Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

361Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
362Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusMany
363Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
364Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
365Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
366Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
367Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
368Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansHL,LE,NO,PV
369Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

370Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaCML,HL,TVNR
371Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
372Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
373Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumCML,HL,LS,SV,TVNR
374Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
375Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

376Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
377/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
378Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
379American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
380Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
381Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

382White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
383Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusMany
384White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
385Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataET,HQ,RA,REC,TP
386White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusMany

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

387Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany
388Great JacamarJacamerops aureusLS,PB

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

389Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

390Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

391Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
392Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
393Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
394Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
395Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
396Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

397Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
398/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
399Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
400Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
401Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
402Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
403Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
404Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMany
405Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
406Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiMany
407Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
408Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
409Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
410Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusMany
411Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
412Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

413Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
414Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
415Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiHL,LLL,PB,RA,SV
416Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
417Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
418Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusMany
419Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
420/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
421|Merlin|Falco columbariusMany
422[Aplomado Falcon]Falco femoralis 
423Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
424/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

425Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
426<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaMany
427Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
428Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
429Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
430White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
431Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisMany
432Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliataLE,LLL,NO,PV
433White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsMany
434Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaMany
435Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
436Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
437Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
438Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
439Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna 
440Great Green MacawAra ambiguusMany
441Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
442Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

443Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
444Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
445Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
446Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
447Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
448Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
449Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
450Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
451Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsMany
452Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps 
453Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
454White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
455Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
456Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
457Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
458Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
459Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
460Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
461Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
462Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
463Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
464Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

465Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriRA,SV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

466Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
467Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
468Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesMany
469Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisHQ,MV,REC,TP,TVNR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

470Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

471Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
472Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusMany
473Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

474Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
475Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
476Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisMany
477Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
478Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaMany
479Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
480Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
481Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
482Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
483Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
484Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusMany
485Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,HL,MV,OS,RA
486Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
487Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterHL,LE,NO,PV
488Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
489Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
490Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
491Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
492Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
493Plain XenopsXenops minutusMany
494Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
495Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMany
496Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
497Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
498Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
499Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
500Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
501Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
502Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
503Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
504Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
505Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
506Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
507Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
508Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

509Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
510Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
511White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
512Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
513White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
514Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
515White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
516Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

517Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataMany
518Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisMany
519Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisMany
520<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiMany
521Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
522Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
523<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeMany
524Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusMany

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

525Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
526Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
527Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
528Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensET,RA
529Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
530Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
531White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
532Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
533Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

534SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusMany
535Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
536Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
537Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
538Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

539Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsMany
540Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusMany
541White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
542Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
543Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
544Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
545Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusLS,PB,SV,TVNR,WG
546Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
547Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisMany
548Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
549Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
550Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareMany
551Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
552Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
553Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
554Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
555Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
556Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
557Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeMany
558Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
559Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumMany
560Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
561Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtusWG
562Cocos TyrannuletNesotriccus ridgwayi 
563Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
564Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
565Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
566Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
567Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
568Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
569Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
570White-fronted TyrannuletPhyllomyias zeledoniMany
571Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
572Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
573Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisMany
574Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
575|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
576Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusCM,SG,TH
577Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
578|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
579Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
580/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virensMany
581/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
582/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMany
583|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
584/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiMany
585/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularisMany
586|Least Flycatcher|Empidonax minimusMany
587Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
588Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsCM,LC,SG,TH
589Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
590Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumMany
591{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
592Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
593Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
594Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
595Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
596Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
597Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascensPV
598Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiMany
599/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
600Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
601Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
602Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
603Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisBRT,DCL,ESQ
604Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
605Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
606White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
607Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
608Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
609Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisMany
610(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
611Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
612/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisMany
613\Eastern Kingbird\Tyrannus tyrannusMany
614{Gray Kingbird}Tyrannus dominicensisLE
615/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusMany
616Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

617Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
618Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
619Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
620Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
621Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
622{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusLS,SV
623Mangrove VireoVireo pallensMany
624/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
625{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitariusMV,NO,SG
626Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
627|Warbling Vireo|Vireo gilvusBRT,CA,LLL,SG
628Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
629/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
630\Red-eyed Vireo\Vireo olivaceusMany
631Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
632[Black-whiskered Vireo]Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

633Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCM,RA,SG,TH,TP
634Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataMany
635White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaMany
636Brown JayPsilorhinus morioMany
637Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisWG

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

638|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaMany
639/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorMany
640Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
641{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaLE,MV,PV
642|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
643Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
644{Brown-chested Martin}Progne tapera 
645Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisMany
646Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
647Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
648/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
649|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
650Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaCCR,LE,PV

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

651Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
652Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
653White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
654White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisMany

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

655Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus 
656Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaMany
657Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
658House WrenTroglodytes aedonMany
659Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
660Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,TH
661Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHQ,SG,TP
662Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
663Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaMany
664Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
665Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
666Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectusCNWR
667Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisMany
668Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusMany
669Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
670Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusMany
671Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusMany
672Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniMany
673Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
674Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusMany
675Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
676White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
677Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
678Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

679American DipperCinclus mexicanusMany

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

680/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
681Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

682Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
683Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCM,ET,MV,SG,TH
684Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
685Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
686Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
687Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusMany
688|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
689|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
690/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusMany
691/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
692Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
693Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
694White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
695Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany
696Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

697/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

698Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
699Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

700[Tricolored Munia]Lonchura malaccaCA,LE,PV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

701House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

702[American Pipit]Anthus rubescens 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

703Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
704Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
705Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisMany
706Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
707White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
708Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaMany
709Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
710Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
711Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiMany
712Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
713Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaMany
714<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

715Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaPB

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

716Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisET,HQ,RA,REC,TP
717Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
718Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
719Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaMany
720Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botterii 
721Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumCCR,PV
722Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusMany
723Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
724[Chipping Sparrow]Spizella passerina 
725[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
726Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisMany
727Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
728Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
729Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMany
730Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCM,SG,TH
731Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
732[Savannah Sparrow]Passerculus sandwichensis 
733{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolniiMV
734Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCM,ET,SG,TH,WG
735White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisHQ,MV,REC,TP
736Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MV,TP
737Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens 
738White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
739Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

740{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
741|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusCCR,LS
742Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
743Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
744Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
745Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusESQ,WG
746Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
747Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaMany
748Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisMany
749Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMany
750/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
751Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasMany
752Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusMany
753{Bullock's Oriole}Icterus bullockiiLE,PV,REC
754Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisMany
755/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
756Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusMany
757Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
758Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
759Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
760Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
761Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
762Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensisCNWR,LLL
763/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensDCL,LQ,LS,MA,SV

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

764/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
765/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
766/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
767/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
768/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
769/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
770Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaMany
771/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
772Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
773/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
774[Orange-crowned Warbler]Leiothlypis celata 
775{Nashville Warbler}Leiothlypis ruficapillaLS
776{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilis 
777Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
778/MacGillivray's Warbler/Geothlypis tolmieiMany
779/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
780/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
781Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
782Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisWG
783/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
784/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaMany
785/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
786/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaLC,SV
787Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaMany
788{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaCA,RA,TVNR,WG
789Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
790/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
791/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
792/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
793/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
794/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
795{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataBRT,LS,MV,OS
796{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensMV,REC
797|Palm Warbler|Setophaga palmarumMany
798[Pine Warbler]Setophaga pinus 
799/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
800/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaMany
801{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLE,MV,OS
802/Townsend's Warbler/Setophaga townsendiMany
803{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisMV,RA,REC,WG
804/Golden-cheeked Warbler/Setophaga chrysoparia 
805/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
806Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
807Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
808Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
809Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
810Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
811\Canada Warbler\Cardellina canadensisMany
812Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaMany
813Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
814Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
815WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

816Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

817Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
818/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
819\Scarlet Tanager\Piranga olivaceaMany
820/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaMany
821Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
822White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
823Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
824Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaMany
825Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisBRT,DCL,ESQ,OS,PB
826Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
827Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMany
828Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
829/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
830[Black-headed Grosbeak]Pheucticus melanocephalus 
831Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC,MV,TH
832Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
833Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaMany
834/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
835/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisMany
836/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

837Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
838White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
839Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
840White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
841White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxMany
842Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMany
843Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
844Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiMany
845Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
846[Yellow-winged Tanager]Thraupis abbasCML,CNWR,HL,SV
TVNR
847Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
848Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
849Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
850Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
851Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
852Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMany
853Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
854Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
855Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
856Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
857Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
858Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
859Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
860Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
861Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifrons 
862Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
863Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
864<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaMany
865<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiMany
866{Grassland Yellow-Finch}Sicalis luteolaCCR
867Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola 
868Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
869Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaMany
870Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
871Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiCNWR,LLL,LQ,LS,SV
872Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
873Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
874Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
875<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaMany
876BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
877Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
878Cocos FinchPinaroloxias inornata 
879Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
880Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
881Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisMany
882Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
883Slate-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
Bosque del Rio Tigre413
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge406
Carara National Park440
Ceiba-Cascajal Road264
Celeste Mountain Lodge413
Cerro Lodge377
Cerro de la Muerte141
Danta Corcovado Lodge333
El Tapir Nature Reserve399
Esquinas Rainforest Lodge398
Heliconias Lodge456
Hotel Quelitales450
La Ensenada347
La Quinta Inn339
La Selva Field Station475
Laguna Lagarta Lodge388
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 Reserve227
Tapanti National Park484
Tapir Valley Nature Reserve437
Wilson Gardens473
Total Species883

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.