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Osa Peninsula & Corcovado National Park
Bird Checklist

List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus major 
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui 

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis 
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschata 
5/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinis 

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps 
7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens 
8Great CurassowCrax rubra 

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus 
10Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensis 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

11Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

12Wood StorkMycteria americana 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

13Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

14Masked BoobySula dactylatra 
15Brown BoobySula leucogaster 
16Red-footed BoobySula sula 

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

17Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

18AnhingaAnhinga anhinga 

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

19Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis 

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

20Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum 
21/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias 
22Great EgretArdea alba 
23Snowy EgretEgretta thula 
24/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caerulea 
25/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolor 
26Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis 
27Green HeronButorides virescens 
28Agami HeronAgamia agami 
29Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea 
30Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

31White IbisEudocimus albus 
32Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja 

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

33Black VultureCoragyps atratus 
34Turkey VultureCathartes aura 
35Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus 
36King VultureSarcoramphus papa 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

37/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus 

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

38Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis 
39Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus 
40Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus 
41Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii 
42White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus 
43Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis 
44Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus 
45Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis 
46Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosus 
47Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor 
48Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens 
49White HawkLeucopternis albicollis 
50Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinus 
51Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga 
52Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis 
53Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitarius 
54Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris 
55/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus 
56Gray HawkButeo nitidus 
57Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus 
58|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni 
59White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatus 
60Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus 
61Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis 
62Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis 
63Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja 
64Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus 
65Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus 
66Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

67Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis 
68Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus 
69Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus 
70Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway 
71Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima 
72Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans 
73Bat FalconFalco rufigularis 
74/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus 

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

75White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis 
76Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea 
77Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor 
78Paint-billed CrakeNeocrex erythropsX
79Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

80SungrebeHeliornis fulica 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

81/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola 
82|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominica 
83Collared PloverCharadrius collaris 
84Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia 
85/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

86American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

87Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

88Northern JacanaJacana spinosa 

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

89Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius 
90/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria 
91|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incana 
92/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca 
93WilletTringa semipalmata 
94/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes 
95WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus 
96Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus 
97/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres 
98/Sanderling/Calidris alba 
99/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla 
100/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauri 
101/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla 
102/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseus 
103|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

104Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla 
105Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
106Royal TernThalasseus maximus 
107/Black Skimmer/Rynchops niger 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

108Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis 
109Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris 
110Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris 
111Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti 
112Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa 
113White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi 
114Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassini 
115Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

116Crimson-fronted ParakeetAratinga finschi 
117Scarlet MacawAra macao 
118Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis 
119Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis 
120Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis 
121Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus 
122White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis 
123Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis 
124Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

125Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana 
126/Mangrove Cuckoo/Coccyzus minor 
127\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naevia 
128Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani 

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

129Barn OwlTyto alba 

 
Owls: Strigidae

130Vermiculated Screech-Owl**Megascops vermiculatus 
131Crested OwlLophostrix cristata 
132Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata 
133Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata 
134Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata 
135Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator 

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

136Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus 
137Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis 
138Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis 
139White-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus cayennensis 

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

140Common PotooNyctibius griseus 

 
Swifts: Apodidae

141Black SwiftCypseloides niger 
142White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris 
143Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa 
144Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

145White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora 
146White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila 
147Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus 
148Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri 
149Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris 
150Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularis 
151Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti 
152Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii 
153<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilis 
154Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris 
155Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis 
156Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti 
157Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii 
158Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus 
159Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica 
160Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decora 
161Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardi 
162Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl 
163Blue-throated GoldentailHylocharis eliciae 

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

164Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena 
165Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus 
166Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii 
167Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatus 
168Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus 

 
Motmots: Momotidae

169Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coeruliceps 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

170Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata 
171/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyon 
172Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona 
173Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana 
174American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea 

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

175White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus 
176White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis 

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

177Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda 

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

178Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii 
179Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsonii 
180Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

181Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus 
182Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen 
183Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus 
184Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatus 
185Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex 
186Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus 
187Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis 

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

188Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis 
189Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens 
190Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura 
191Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatus 
192Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus 
193Plain XenopsXenops minutus 
194Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa 
195Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina 
196Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda 
197Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus 
198Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 
199Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae 
200Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans 
201Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus 
202Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius 
203Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii 
204Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus 

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

205Great AntshrikeTaraba major 
206Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi 
207Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus 
208Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis 
209Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor 
210Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis 
211Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina 
212Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudiceps 
213Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul 
214Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspis 

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

215Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis 
216Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus 

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

217Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus 

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

218Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum 
219Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum 
220Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola 
221Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster 
222Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis 
223Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus 
224Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus 
225Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus 
226Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare 
227Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus sylvia 
228Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum 
229Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris 
230Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens 
231Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus 
232Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanus 
233Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus 
234Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius 
235Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus 
236|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi 
237|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens 
238Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus 
239/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris 
240Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus 
241Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra 
242Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer 
243Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensis 
244/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus 
245Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus 
246Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus 
247Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua 
248Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis 
249Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis 
250Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus 
251Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris 
252Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius 
253Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus 
254/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalis 
255|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus 
256/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatus 
257Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana 

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

258<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayi 
259Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus 
260Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus 
261<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniae 

 
Manakins: Pipridae

262White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera 
263Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronata 
264Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacus 
265Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalis 

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

266Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor 
267Masked TityraTityra semifasciata 
268Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina 
269Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus 
270White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus 
271Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae 

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

272/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons 
273/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus 
274|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus 
275Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis 
276Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes 
277Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceiceps 
278Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus 
279Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

280Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis 
281Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis 
282|Purple Martin|Progne subis 
283Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea 
284Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea 
285/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica 
286|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

287Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventris 
288Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus 
289House WrenTroglodytes aedon 
290Plain WrenCantorchilus modestus 
291Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadius 
292Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus 

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

293Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus 
294Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

295|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus 
296|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatus 
297/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina 
298Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi 
299White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis 

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

300/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapilla 
301/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis 
302Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia 
303/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera 
304/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrina 
305/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichas 
306/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia 
307/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosus 
308Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala 
309/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrina 
310/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla 
311Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi 
312/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia 
313/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica 
314Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataVR
315Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolorVR
316Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda 
317|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensis 

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

318BananaquitCoereba flaveola 

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

319Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata 
320White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax 
321White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus 
322White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus 
323Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensis 
324Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus 
325Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum 
326Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala 
327Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola 
328Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvata 
329Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta 
330Blue DacnisDacnis cayana 
331Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza 
332Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus 
333Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus 
334Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus 
335Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus 

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

336Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina 
337Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina 
338White-collared SeedeaterSporophila torqueola 
339Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis 
340Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta 
341Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereus 
342Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris 
343Costa Rican Brush-FinchArremon costaricensis 
344Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris 

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

345Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava 
346/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra 
347|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea 
348Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillaris 
349/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus 
350Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides 

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

351Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militaris 
352Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna 
353Melodious BlackbirdDives dives 
354Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus 
355Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus 
356Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus 
357/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula 
358Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus 
359Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis 
360Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri 

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

361Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla 
362Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris 
363Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans 
364White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta 

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

365House SparrowPasser domesticus 

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.


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