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# Species:456
# Excl Vagrants:456
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:23

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardi V
2Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens NT
3Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNE 
4Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
5Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisLCNT
6Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusNE 
7Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaLC 
8Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiNE 
9Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisNE 
10Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyi V
11White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLC 
12/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensis NT
13Black SwiftCypseloides niger V
14|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica V
15Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeLC 
16Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeRR 
17Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiRR 
18Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE 
19Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusNE 
20Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeNE 
21SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataLC 
22Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsE 
23Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaRR 
24Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumLC 
25Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
26Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
27Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusNE 
28Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansRR 
29Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaLC 
30Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumLCV
31Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaRR 
32Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE 
33Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE 
34Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus NT
35Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus NT
36Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRR 
37Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNENT
38White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsRR 
39Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana NT
40Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisRRV
41Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiNE 
42Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaNE 
43Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE 
44Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusRR 
45Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularis NT
46Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterRR 
47Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNEEN
48Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisLC 
49Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus V
50SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusLC 
51Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusE 
52Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusRR 
53Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNE 
54Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisLC 
55|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
56Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusRR 
57White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosaRR 
58White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisRR 
59Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaRR 
60Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
61Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaRR 
62Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusRR 
63Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusRR 
64Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusRR 
65Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
66Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
67Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 
68Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisRR 
69Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusRR 
70Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
71Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusRR 
72/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
73Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea NT
74Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisNE 
75Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
76/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisLC 
77White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax NT
78Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaRR 
79Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasNE 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor8
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic11
LCLocal46
NENear Endemic78
RRRestricted Range77

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

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.