↑COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA↑

TARGETS
SPECIALTIES

SAN GERARDO DA DOTA

COSTA RICALOCALE

Altitude (m):2200
# Species:291
# Excl Vagrants:291
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:52
Habitat: Cloud forest, highland deciduous forest

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Muscovy DuckCairina moschata?
3MallardAnas platyrhynchosVR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps?
5Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

6Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysR
7Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusUC
8Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia?
10Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
11Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
12Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris?
13Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataA
14Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaC
15Inca DoveColumbina inca?
16Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetoura?
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC
18Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisUC
19Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
21Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisUC
23Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVR
25White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptus?
26Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei?
27Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaFC
28White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
29Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa?
30|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica?
31Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

32White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
33Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri?
34Green HermitPhaethornis guy?
35Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis?
36Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeUC
37Brown VioletearColibri delphinae?
38Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusA
39Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii?
40Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii?
41Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae?
42Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaR
43Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisA
44Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisR
45Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus?
46White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisA
47Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae?
48/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubris?
49Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaC
50Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaA
51Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti?
52Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusR
53Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica?
54SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata?
55White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura?
56Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaR
57Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris?
58Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanni?
59Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward?
60Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

62Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusFC
63/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaR

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

64Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

65Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusUC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

66Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum?
67Green HeronButorides virescens?
68Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisC
69Great EgretArdea alba?
70/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

71Black VultureCoragyps atratusA
72Turkey VultureCathartes auraA

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

73/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

74White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
75Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
76Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
77Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusR
78/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusUC
79Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperiiR
80Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
81Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps?
82/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusC
83Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
84|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniFC
85Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

86Barn OwlTyto albaX

 
Owls: Strigidae

87Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiR
88Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumUC
89Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumUC
90Mottled OwlStrix virgataUC
91Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiVR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

92Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoC
93Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus?
94Collared TrogonTrogon collarisFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

95Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

96Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataR
97/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonR
98Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona?
99Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

100Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiR

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

101Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantzii?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

102Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusFC
103Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

104/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusVR
105&Acorn WoodpeckerlMelanerpes formicivorusA
106Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani?
107Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus?
108Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiR
109Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusFC
110Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

111Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
112Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
113Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
114/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusUC
115|Merlin|Falco columbariusUC
116Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC
117/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

118Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis?
119&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineolaUC
120White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisC
121Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniFC
122Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

123Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

124Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

125Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
126Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa?
127Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
128Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius?
129Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii?
130Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisC
131Plain XenopsXenops minutus?
132Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansR
133Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiFC
134Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisUC
135Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusUC
136Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensFC
137Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusC
138Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops?
139Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

140Masked TityraTityra semifasciataR
141Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

142White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus?
143Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusFC
144Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
145Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
146Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata?
147Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
148Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis?
149Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiC
150Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaFC
151White-fronted TyrannuletPhyllomyias zeledoni?
152Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusFC
153Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
154Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusC
155|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
156Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusUC
157Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisC
158|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusUC
159|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens?
160/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris?
161/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularis?
162Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensC
163Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsC
164Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansC
165Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusA
166Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaC
167Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisFC
168Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusFC
169(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius?
170Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusA

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

171Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC
172/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsUC
173Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusVR
174Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliFC
175Warbling VireoVireo gilvusVR
176Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysFC
177/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusFC
178|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus?
179Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

180Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaUC
181Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullata?
182Brown JayPsilorhinus morio?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

183Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
184Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisUC
185Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
186Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaA
187/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC
188|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

189Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus?
190House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
191Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusC
192Timberline WrenThryorchilus browni?
193Grass WrenCistothorus platensis?
194Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus?
195Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

196American DipperCinclus mexicanusFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

197/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisR
198Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

199Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsFC
200Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisFC
201Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris?
202Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
203Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiFC
204|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusFC
205/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaR
206Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusC
207Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus?
208White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis?
209Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiA
210Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescens?

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

211/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorum?

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

212Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaUC
213Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

214House SparrowPasser domesticus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

215Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaUC
216Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysFC
217Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans?
218Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria?
219&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrusFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

220Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusA
221Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusC
222Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris?
223Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaFC
224Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostris?
225Volcano JuncoJunco vulcani?
226Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisA
227Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisFC
228White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha?
229Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

230Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna?
231Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusR
232Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma?
233/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius?
234/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaA
235Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus?
236Melodious BlackbirdDives dives?
237Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

238/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaFC
239/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis?
240/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraR
241Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaFC
242/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea?
243Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisC
244/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaA
245/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaR
246/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaR
247/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrina?
248/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla?
249Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
250/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaR
251/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia?
252/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica?
253/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataR
254/Townsend's Warbler/Setophaga townsendiR
255/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensC
256Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii?
257Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysFC
258Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus?
259Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotis?
260|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensis?
261Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaA
262Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus?
263Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusA
264WrenthrushZeledonia coronataUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

265Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaR
266/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
267|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea?
268/Western Tanager/Piranga ludoviciana?
269Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataC
270White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraR
271Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisFC
272/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

273White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
274Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus?
275Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii?
276Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
277Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
278Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttata?
279Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata?
280Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiFC
281Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaFC
282Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusR
283Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaA
284&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica?
285&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdi?
286Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
287Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
288BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
289Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusA
290Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
291Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandis?

 

 *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 Visitor38
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient11
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental1

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common20
CCommon31
FCFairly/Locally Common37
UCUncommon/Scarce34
RRare/Very Scarce30
VRVery Rare3
XAccidental/Vagrant1
?Uncertain134

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered0
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.