List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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	Highland Tinamou	Nothocercus bonapartei	RR
2	<Masked Duck>	Nomonyx dominicus	LC
3	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
4	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE
5	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC	V
6	Tawny-faced Quail	Rhynchortyx cinctus	LC	NT
7	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
8	Spotted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus guttatus	RR
9	Maroon-chested Ground Dove	Paraclaravis mondetoura	LC
10	Violaceous Quail-Dove	Geotrygon violacea	LC
11	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	NE
12	Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii	NE
13	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	NE
14	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	RR
15	Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo	Neomorphus geoffroyi	LC	V
16	Little Cuckoo	Coccycua minuta	RR
17	Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor	LC
18	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	LC
19	/Chuck-will's-widow/	Antrostomus carolinensis		NT
20	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	NE
21	Black Swift	Cypseloides niger		V
22	|Chimney Swift|	Chaetura pelagica		V
23	Short-tailed Swift	Chaetura brachyura	RR
24	Bronzy Hermit	Glaucis aeneus	RR
25	Pale-bellied Hermit	Phaethornis anthophilus	RR
26	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis	NE
27	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	NE
28	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
29	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	NE
30	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	NE
31	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	E
32	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	NE
33	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	NE
34	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
35	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	NE
36	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	LC
37	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	NE
38	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
39	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	NE
40	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	NE
41	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	LC
42	Yellow-breasted Crake	Hapalocrex flaviventer	LC
43	Sungrebe	Heliornis fulica	LC
44	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	LC
45	Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa	RR
46	|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|	Calidris subruficollis		NT
47	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
48	Elegant Tern	Thalasseus elegans		NT
49	Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	LC
50	Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	LC
51	#Cocoi Heron#	Ardea cocoi	RR
52	Agami Heron	Agamia agami		V
53	Capped Heron	Pilherodius pileatus	RR
54	Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	LC
55	Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	LC
56	Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes burrovianus	RR
57	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
58	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		V
59	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
60	Black-collared Hawk	Busarellus nigricollis	LC
61	Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis	LC
62	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	RR
63	Plumbeous Hawk	Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea		NT
64	White-tailed Hawk	Geranoaetus albicaudatus	LC
65	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	RR
66	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl	Megascops clarkii	RR
67	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum	NE
68	Striped Owl	Asio clamator	LC
69	Unspotted Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius ridgwayi	RR
70	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	RR	NT
71	Tody Motmot	Hylomanes momotula	LC
72	Barred Puffbird	Nystalus radiatus	RR
73	Gray-cheeked Nunlet	Nonnula frontalis	NE
74	Spot-crowned Barbet	Capito maculicoronatus	NE
75	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
76	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
77	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
78	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		NT
79	Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	RR
80	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	RR
81	Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	RR
82	Golden-green Woodpecker	Piculus chrysochloros	RR
83	Aplomado Falcon	Falco femoralis	RR
84	Orange-breasted Falcon	Falco deiroleucus		NT
85	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	NT
86	White-crowned Parrot	Pionus senilis	RR
87	Spectacled Parrotlet	Forpus conspicillatus	LC
88	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
89	Brown-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula pertinax	RR
90	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Ara ararauna	RR
91	Crimson-fronted Parakeet	Psittacara finschi	RR
92	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	NE
93	Black Antshrike	Thamnophilus nigriceps	NE
94	Moustached Antwren	Myrmotherula ignota	RR
95	Jet Antbird	Cercomacra nigricans	LC
96	White-bellied Antbird	Myrmeciza longipes	RR
97	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	NE
98	Wing-banded Antbird	Myrmornis torquata	LC
99	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris	RR	NT
100	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
101	Rufous-breasted Antthrush	Formicarius rufipectus	LC
102	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis	RR	NT
103	Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	RR
104	Black-banded Woodcreeper	Dendrocolaptes picumnus	LC
105	Strong-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus	LC
106	Spot-crowned Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes affinis	RR
107	Streaked Xenops	Xenops rutilans	RR
108	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	NE
109	Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	RR
110	Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner	Dendroma rufum	RR
111	Ruddy Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis rubiginosus	LC
112	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
113	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus	NE
114	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
115	Double-banded Graytail	Xenerpestes minlosi	RR
116	Slaty Spinetail	Synallaxis brachyura	LC
117	Choco Manakin	Cryptopipo litae	RR
118	Velvety Manakin	Lepidothrix velutina	RR
119	White-collared Manakin	Manacus candei	RR
120	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	NE
121	Golden-collared Manakin	Manacus vitellinus	NE
122	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE	EN
123	Turquoise Cotinga	Cotinga ridgwayi	NE	V
124	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus	RR	V
125	Barred Becard	Pachyramphus versicolor	RR
126	Cinereous Becard	Pachyramphus rufus	RR
127	Black-and-white Becard	Pachyramphus albogriseus	RR
128	One-colored Becard	Pachyramphus homochrous	RR
129	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	NE
130	Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	LC
131	Yellow-green Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes flavovirens	E
132	Northern Bentbill	Oncostoma cinereigulare	RR
133	Southern Bentbill	Oncostoma olivaceum	NE
134	Olivaceous Flatbill	Rhynchocyclus olivaceus	RR
135	Ochre-lored Flycatcher	Tolmomyias flaviventris	RR
136	Gray Elaenia	Myiopagis caniceps	RR
137	Sooty-headed Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias griseiceps	RR
138	Black-billed Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus audax	NE	NT
139	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
140	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
141	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
142	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	NE
143	Pied Water-Tyrant	Fluvicola pica	RR
144	Choco Sirystes	Sirystes albogriseus	RR
145	Golden-fronted Greenlet	Pachysilvia aurantiifrons	RR
146	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
147	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula	NE
148	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
149	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	NE
150	White-headed Wren	Campylorhynchus albobrunneus	NE
151	Black-throated Wren	Pheugopedius atrogularis	RR
152	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus	NE
153	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	NE
154	Buff-breasted Wren	Cantorchilus leucotis	RR
155	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
156	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
157	Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus frantzii	RR
158	Mountain Thrush	Turdus plebejus	RR
159	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
160	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
161	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	NE
162	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
163	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans	NE
164	<Yellow-bellied Siskin>	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
165	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
166	Costa Rican Brushfinch	Arremon costaricensis	NE
167	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	NE
168	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	NE
169	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	NE
170	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	NE
171	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna		NT
172	Orange-crowned Oriole	Icterus auricapillus	RR
173	Melodious Blackbird	Dives dives	RR
174	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
175	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	NE
176	Gray-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis poliocephala	LC
177	Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava	RR
178	Chiriqui Yellowthroat**	Geothlypis chiriquensis	NE
179	|Cerulean Warbler|	Setophaga cerulea		NT
180	Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata		NT
181	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	NE
182	Golden-crowned Warbler	Basileuterus culicivorus	RR
183	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	NE
184	Tacarcuna Warbler	Basileuterus tacarcunae	NE
185	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
186	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
187	Hepatic Tanager	Piranga flava	LC
188	Flame-colored Tanager	Piranga bidentata	RR
189	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
190	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
191	/Painted Bunting/	Passerina ciris	LC
192	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	NE	NT
193	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
194	Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia	RR
195	Swallow Tanager	Tersina viridis	RR
196	Sulphur-rumped Tanager	Heterospingus rubrifrons	NE
197	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	NE
198	White-eared Conebill	Conirostrum leucogenys	RR
199	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
200	Slaty Finch	Spodiornis rustica	LC
201	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi	NE
202	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	LC
203	Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch	Emberizoides herbicola	LC
204	Morelet's Seedeater	Sporophila morelleti	RR

 

 *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.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
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• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Achiote Road
• Bayano Valley
• Chiriqui Highlands
• Discovery Center
• El Valle de Anton
• La Amistad Park
• Lagunas de Volcan
• Metopolitan National Park
• Old Gamboa Road
• Pipeline Road
• San Lorenzo National Park
• Sierra Llorona
• Volcan Baru

 

PRESENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	5
\\	Austral Visitor	1
||	Transient	4
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	1
<>	Erratic/Irregular	4
()	Breeding Season Only	0
{}	Casual/Vagrant	10
[]	Accidental	11

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	7
LC	Local	54
NE	Near Endemic	103
RR	Restricted Range	105

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	23
V	Vulnerable	8
EN	Endangered	1
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.