TALAMANCA HIGHLANDS
COSTA RICA
LOCALE
| # Species*: | 127 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 127 |
| # Endemics*: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 41 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Cloud forest, paramo | |
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.*
| 1 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | NE | |
| 2 | Maroon-chested Ground Dove | Paraclaravis mondetoura | LC | |
| 3 | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove | Zentrygon costaricensis | NE | |
| 4 | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Zentrygon chiriquensis | NE | |
| 5 | Dusky Nightjar | Antrostomus saturatus | NE | |
| 6 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | V | |
| 7 | Talamanca Hummingbird | Eugenes spectabilis | NE | |
| 8 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | NE | |
| 9 | White-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis castaneoventris | E | |
| 10 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | NE | |
| 11 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | NE | |
| 12 | White-tailed Emerald | Microchera chionura | NE | |
| 13 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | RR | |
| 14 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | NT | |
| 15 | Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium costaricanum | NE | |
| 16 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator | LC | |
| 17 | Unspotted Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius ridgwayi | RR | |
| 18 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | NT | |
| 19 | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | RR | |
| 20 | Hairy Woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | RR | |
| 21 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis | NE | NT |
| 22 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | NE | |
| 23 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE | |
| 24 | Buffy Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes lawrencii | NE | |
| 25 | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Thripadectes rufobrunneus | NE | |
| 26 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | NE | |
| 27 | Olive-streaked Flycatcher | Mionectes olivaceus | NE | |
| 28 | |Olive-sided Flycatcher| | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 29 | Ochraceous Pewee | Contopus ochraceus | NE | |
| 30 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | NE | |
| 31 | Black-capped Flycatcher | Empidonax atriceps | NE | |
| 32 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | NE | |
| 33 | Silvery-throated Jay | Cyanolyca argentigula | NE | |
| 34 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | NE | |
| 35 | Timberline Wren | Thryorchilus browni | NE | |
| 36 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE | |
| 37 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | NE | |
| 38 | Sooty Thrush | Turdus nigrescens | NE | |
| 39 | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | NE | |
| 40 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptiliogonys caudatus | NE | |
| 41 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | NE | |
| 42 | <Yellow-bellied Siskin> | Spinus xanthogastrus | RR | |
| 43 | Sooty-capped Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus pileatus | NE | |
| 44 | Volcano Junco | Junco vulcani | NE | |
| 45 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | NE | |
| 46 | Yellow-thighed Brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis | NE | |
| 47 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 48 | Flame-throated Warbler | Oreothlypis gutturalis | NE | |
| 49 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | NE | |
| 50 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | NE | |
| 51 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | NE | |
| 52 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
| 53 | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | NE | |
| 54 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | NE | |
| 55 | <Slaty Finch> | Haplospiza rustica | RR | |
| 56 | <Peg-billed Finch> | Acanthidops bairdi | NE |
*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.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 8 |
| LC | Local | 46 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 79 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 75 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.
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