List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	Many	NE
2	Spot-bellied Bobwhite	Colinus leucopogon	Many	BC
3	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	Many	NE
4	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	Many	NE
5	Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii	Many	NE
6	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	Many	NE
7	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	Many	NE
8	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa	Many	NE
9	Veraguan Mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	Many	NE
10	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis	Many	NE
11	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	Many	NE
12	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	Many	NE
13	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	Many	NE
14	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	Many	NE
15	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	Many	E
16	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	Many	NE
17	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	Many	NE
18	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	Many	NE
19	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	Many	NE
20	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	Many	AT
21	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	Many	E
22	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	Many	NE
23	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	Many	NE
24	Blue-vented Hummingbird	Saucerottia hoffmanni	Many	BC
25	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	Many	NE
26	Mangrove Hummingbird	Chrysuronia boucardi	Many	E
27	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	Many	NE
28	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	Many	NE
29	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	Many	NE
30	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii	Many	NE
31	Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans	HL,LE,NO,PV	BC
32	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	Many	NE
33	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	Many	NE
34	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	Many	NE
35	Hoffmann's Woodpecker	Melanerpes hoffmannii	Many	BC
36	Rufous-winged Woodpecker	Piculus simplex	Many	BC
37	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	Many	NE
38	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	Many	NE
39	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	Many	CR
40	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	Many	NE
41	Streak-crowned Antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps	Many	BC
42	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	Many	NE
43	Ocellated Antbird	Phaenostictus mcleannani	Many	AT
44	Thicket Antpitta	Myrmothera dives	Many	AT
45	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	Many	NE
46	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	Many	NE
47	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	Many	NE
48	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	Many	NE
49	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus	Many	NE
50	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	Many	NE
51	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	Many	NE
52	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	Many	NE
53	<Turquoise Cotinga>	Cotinga ridgwayi	Many	NE
54	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus	Many	AT
55	<Yellow-billed Cotinga>	Carpodectes antoniae	Many	NE
56	Snowy Cotinga	Carpodectes nitidus	Many	AT
57	Gray-headed Piprites	Piprites griseiceps	ET,RA,REC,SV	BC
58	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	Many	NE
59	Panama Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma flaviventre	Many	NE
60	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis	Many	NE
61	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	CM,SG,TH	NE
62	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	Many	NE
63	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	CM,LC,SG,TH	NE
64	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	Many	NE
65	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	Many	NE
66	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	Many	NE
67	Timberline Wren	Troglodytes browni	CM,SG,TH	NE
68	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus	Many	NE
69	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	Many	NE
70	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	Many	NE
71	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	Many	NE
72	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	Many	NE
73	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	Many	NE
74	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	Many	NE
75	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	Many	NE
76	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	Many	NE
77	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	Many	NE
78	Costa Rican Brushfinch	Arremon costaricensis	Many	NE
79	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	Many	NE
80	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	CM,SG,TH	NE
81	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	Many	NE
82	White-eared Ground-Sparrow	Melozone leucotis	HQ,MV,REC,TP	BC
83	Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow	Melozone cabanisi	HQ,MV,TP	E
84	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	Many	NE
85	Nicaraguan Grackle	Quiscalus nicaraguensis	CNWR	NE
86	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	Many	NE
87	Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava	Many	NE
88	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	Many	NE
89	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	Many	NE
90	Collared Whitestart	Myioborus torquatus	Many	NE
91	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	Many	NE
92	Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager	Driophlox atrimaxillaris	Many	E
93	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	Many	NE
94	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	Many	NE
95	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	Many	NE
96	Sulphur-rumped Tanager	Heterospingus rubrifrons		BC
97	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	Many	NE
98	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	Many	NE
99	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi	Many	NE
100	Nicaraguan Seed-Finch	Sporophila nuttingi	CNWR,LQ,LS,SV	BC

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Arenal National Park (ARL)
• Bogarin Trail (BT)
• Bosque del Rio Tigre (BRT)
• Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge (CNWR)
• Carara National Park (CA)
• Ceiba-Cascajal Road (CCR)
• Celeste Mountain Lodge (CML)
• Cerro Lodge (CL)
• Cerro de la Muerte (CM)
• Danta Corcovado Lodge (DCL)
• El Tapir Nature Reserve (ET)
• Esquinas Rainforest Lodge (ESQ)
• Heliconias Lodge (HL)
• Hotel Quelitales (HQ)
• La Ensenada (LE)
• La Quinta Inn (LQ)
• La Selva Field Station (LS)
• Laguna Lagarta Lodge (LLL)
• Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary (LC)
• Manuel Antonio National Park (MA)
• Monteverde Area (MV)
• Nosara/Ostional Area (NO)
• Osa Peninsula (OS)
• Palo Verde National Park (PV)
• Piedras Blancas National Park (PB)
• Rara Avis (RA)
• Reserva El Copal (REC)
• San Gerardo da Dota (SG)
• Sarapiqui Eco-Observatory (SEO)
• Selva Verde Lodge (SV)
• Talamanca Highlands (TH)
• Talari Reserve (TL)
• Tapanti National Park (TP)
• Tapir Valley Nature Reserve (TVNR)
• Wilson Gardens (WG)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	5
NE	Near Endemic	80
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	9
AT	Always a Target	5

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.