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The table below lists species with restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1Highland Tinamou^Nothocercus bonaparteiRR 
2Choco TinamouCrypturellus kerriaeNEV
3Comb Duck^Sarkidiornis melanotosLC 
4<Masked Duck>Nomonyx dominicusLC 
5Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorNENT
6Great Curassow^Crax rubraLCV
7Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisRR 
8Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisLC 
9Tacarcuna Wood-QuailOdontophorus dialeucosNEV
10Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusNE 
11Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusRR 
12Tawny-faced Quail^Rhynchortyx cinctusLC 
13[Galapagos Penguin]Spheniscus mendiculus EN
14[Gray-headed Albatross]Thalassarche chrysostoma V
15[Wandering Albatross]Diomedea exulans V
16{Waved Albatross}Phoebastria irrorata CR
17{Parkinson's Petrel}Procellaria parkinsoni V
18Sooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseus NT
19[Townsend's Shearwater]Puffinus auricularis CR
20Guanay CormorantPhalacrocorax bougainvillii NT
21Least BitternIxobrychus exilisLC 
22#Cocoi Heron#^Ardea cocoiRR 
23[Reddish Egret]Egretta rufescens NT
24Agami HeronAgamia agamiLC 
25Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusRR 
26Roseate Spoonbill^Platalea ajajaLC 
27Snail Kite^Rostrhamus sociabilisLC 
28Black-collared Hawk^Busarellus nigricollisLC 
29Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeus NT
30{Solitary Eagle}Harpyhaliaetus solitarius NT
31White-tailed Hawk^Buteo albicaudatusLC 
32Red-tailed Hawk^Buteo jamaicensisRR 
33Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
34Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLCNT
35Aplomado Falcon^Falco femoralisLC 
36{Gray-breasted Crake}^Laterallus exilisLC 
37[Black Rail]Laterallus jamaicensis NT
38Rufous-necked Wood-Rail^Aramides axillarisLC 
39Yellow-breasted CrakePorzana flaviventerLC 
40SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLC 
41Limpkin^Aramus guaraunaLC 
42Collared PloverCharadrius collarisLC 
43Northern JacanaJacana spinosaRR 
44Marbled Godwit^Limosa fedoaLC 
45SurfbirdAphriza virgataLC 
46|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Tryngites subruficollis NT
47{Inca Tern}Larosterna inca NT
48Elegant TernThalasseus elegans NT
49White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaLCNT
50Band-tailed Pigeon^Patagioenas fasciataRR 
51Plumbeous Pigeon^Patagioenas plumbeaRR 
52Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaLC 
53Dusky Pigeon^Patagioenas goodsoniRR 
54White-winged Dove^Zenaida asiaticaLC 
55Mourning Dove^Zenaida macrouraRR 
56Common Ground-Dove^Columbina passerinaLC 
57Maroon-chested Ground-DoveClaravis mondetouraRR 
58Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsLC 
59Chiriqui Quail-DoveGeotrygon chiriquensisNE 
60Buff-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon costaricensisNE 
61Russet-crowned Quail-DoveGeotrygon goldmaniNENT
62Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniNE 
63Crimson-fronted ParakeetAratinga finschiRR 
64Brown-throated Parakeet^Aratinga pertinaxLC 
65Chestnut-fronted Macaw^Ara severusRR 
66Great Green Macaw^Ara ambiguus EN
67Red-and-green Macaw^Ara chloropterusRR 
68Blue-and-yellow Macaw^Ara araraunaRR 
69<Barred Parakeet>^Bolborhynchus lineolaRR 
70Spectacled Parrotlet^Forpus conspicillatusLC 
71Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisNEV
72Blue-fronted Parrotlet^Touit dilectissimusRR 
73Saffron-headed ParrotPyrilia pyriliaRRNT
74White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisRR 
75Little CuckooCoccycua minutaRR 
76Mangrove Cuckoo^Coccyzus minorLC 
77Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiLC 
78Vermiculated Screech-Owl^**Megascops vermiculatusLC 
79Bare-shanked Screech-Owl^Megascops clarkiiLC 
80Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumNE 
81Unspotted Saw-whet Owl^Aegolius ridgwayiRR 
82Dusky NightjarCaprimulgus saturatusNE 
83White-tailed Nightjar^Caprimulgus cayennensisLC 
84Chestnut-collared Swift^Streptoprocne rutilaRR 
85\Sick's Swift\^Chaetura meridionalisLC 
86Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraRR 
87Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaNE 
88Gray-rumped Swift^Chaetura cinereiventrisRR 
89Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusRR 
90Pale-bellied Hermit^Phaethornis anthophilusRR 
91Tooth-billed Hummingbird^Androdon aequatorialisRR 
92Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeLC 
93Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusRR 
94Brown Violetear^Colibri delphinaeLC 
95Green VioletearColibri thalassinusRR 
96Green-breasted Mango^Anthracothorax prevostiiLC 
97Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisE 
98White-crested CoquetteLophornis adorabilisNE 
99Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisNE 
100Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisNE 
101Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violicepsNE 
102Pirre HummingbirdGoethalsia bellaNENT
103Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decoraNE 
104Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edwardNE 
105Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaRR 
106Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisNE 
107White-tailed EmeraldElvira chionuraNE 
108Snowcap^Microchera albocoronataNE 
109White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusNE 
110Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusNE 
111White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisE 
112Magnificent HummingbirdEugenes fulgensRR 
113Greenish Puffleg^Haplophaedia aureliaeRR 
114Magenta-throated WoodstarCalliphlox bryantaeNE 
115Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaNE 
116Glow-throated HummingbirdSelasphorus ardensEV
117Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaNE 
118Golden-headed Quetzal^Pharomachrus auricepsLC 
119Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoRRNT
120Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusNE 
121Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiNENT
122Orange-bellied TrogonTrogon aurantiiventrisNE 
123Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaLC 
124Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusRR 
125Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalisNE 
126Rufous-capped NunletNonnula ruficapillaNE 
127Dusky-backed JacamarBrachygalba salmoniNE 
128Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaRR 
129Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatusNE 
130Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiNE 
131Blue-throated Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularisRR 
132Violet-throated Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus cognatusNE 
133Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiNE 
134Choco Toucan^Ramphastos brevisLC 
135Acorn Woodpecker^Melanerpes formicivorusRR 
136Golden-naped Woodpecker^Melanerpes chrysauchenNE 
137Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusLC 
138Hairy Woodpecker^Picoides villosusRR 
139Red-rumped Woodpecker^Veniliornis kirkiiLC 
140Rufous-winged Woodpecker^Piculus simplexNE 
141Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterusE 
142Golden-green Woodpecker^Piculus chrysochlorosRR 
143Spot-breasted Woodpecker^Colaptes punctigulaLC 
144Chestnut-colored Woodpecker^Celeus castaneusRR 
145Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisRR 
146Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisRR 
147Slaty Spinetail^Synallaxis brachyuraLC 
148Rusty-backed SpinetailCranioleuca vulpinaRR 
149Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiNE 
150Beautiful TreerunnerMargarornis bellulusENT
151Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusNE 
152Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiRR 
153Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsRR 
154Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner^Philydor rufumRR 
155Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusNE 
156Ruddy Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rubiginosusLC 
157Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper^Lochmias nematuraRR 
158Streaked Xenops^Xenops rutilansRR 
159Tawny-winged Woodcreeper^Dendrocincla anabatinaRR 
160Strong-billed Woodcreeper^Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusLC 
161Black-banded Woodcreeper^Dendrocolaptes picumnusLC 
162Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisRR 
163Brown-billed Scythebill^Campylorhamphus pusillusRR 
164Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiNE 
165Black AntshrikeThamnophilus nigricepsNE 
166Spiny-faced AntshrikeXenornis setifronsNEV
167Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyuraRR 
168Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusRR 
169White-fringed Antwren^Formicivora griseaRR 
170Rufous-rumped AntwrenTerenura callinotaLC 
171Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricansLC 
172White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesRR 
173Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculataRR 
174Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataLC 
175Rufous-breasted Antthrush^Formicarius rufipectusLC 
176Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisLC 
177Thicket AntpittaHylopezus divesRR 
178Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisLC 
179Pale-throated TapaculoScytalopus panamensisNEV
180Nariño Tapaculo^Scytalopus viciniorNE 
181Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsNE 
182Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsLC 
183Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiRR 
184Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaRR 
185Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusLC 
186Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisLC 
187Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensE 
188Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisLC 
189White-fronted Tyrannulet**Phyllomyias zeledoniNE 
190Sooty-headed Tyrannulet^Phyllomyias griseicepsRR 
191Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant^Pseudotriccus pelzelniRR 
192Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareRR 
193Eye-ringed Flatbill^Rhynchocyclus brevirostrisLC 
194Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusRR 
195Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventrisRR 
196Stub-tailed Spadebill^Platyrinchus cancrominusRR 
197Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusLC 
198Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxNENT
199Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusRR 
200|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi NT
201Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisNE 
202Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusNE 
203Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensRR 
204Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsNE 
205Pied Water-Tyrant^Fluvicola picaRR 
206Sirystes^Sirystes sibilatorRR 
207Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusNE 
208Golden-crowned Flycatcher^Myiodynastes chrysocephalusRR 
209Sharpbill^Oxyruncus cristatusLC 
210Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisNEV
211Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayiNEV
212Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusRRV
213Black-tipped Cotinga^Carpodectes hopkeiLC 
214{Yellow-billed Cotinga}Carpodectes antoniaeNEEN
215Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusRR 
216White-collared Manakin^Manacus candeiRR 
217Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusNE 
218Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusNE 
219Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataRR 
220Green Manakin^Xenopipo holochloraRR 
221White-crowned Manakin^Pipra pipraRR 
222Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorRR 
223Cinereous Becard^Pachyramphus rufusLC 
224Black-and-white Becard^Pachyramphus albogriseusRR 
225One-colored Becard^Pachyramphus homochrousRR 
226Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliNE 
227Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysRR 
228Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifronsRR 
229Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusRR 
230Yellow-browed Shrike-VireoVireolanius eximiusLC 
231Brown Jay^Cyanocorax morioRR 
232Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataRR 
233Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaNE 
234White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusLC 
235Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusRR 
236Sooty-headed WrenThryothorus spadixNE 
237Black-throated WrenThryothorus atrogularisNE 
238Riverside WrenThryothorus semibadiusNE 
239Stripe-throated WrenThryothorus leucopogonRR 
240Stripe-breasted WrenThryothorus thoracicusNE 
241Buff-breasted WrenThryothorus leucotisRR 
242Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusNE 
243Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniNE 
244Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysRR 
245Slate-throated Gnatcatcher^Polioptila schistaceigulaLC 
246American Dipper^Cinclus mexicanusRR 
247Black-capped Donacobius^Donacobius atricapillaRR 
248Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsNE 
249Varied SolitaireMyadestes coloratusNE 
250Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisNE 
251Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisRR 
252Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterRR 
253Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiRR 
254Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusRR 
255Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensNE 
256Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusRR 
257Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaNE 
258Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtilogonys caudatusNE 
259/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
260Flame-throated WarblerParula gutturalisNE 
261|Cerulean Warbler|Dendroica cerulea V
262Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaRR 
263Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisNE 
264Gray-crowned Yellowthroat^Geothlypis poliocephalaLC 
265Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusRR 
266Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusNE 
267Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusRR 
268Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysNE 
269Pirre WarblerBasileuterus ignotusNEV
270Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusRR 
271WrenthrushZeledonia coronataNE 
272White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysNE 
273Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicusRR 
274Tacarcuna Bush-TanagerChlorospingus tacarcunaeNE 
275Pirre Bush-TanagerChlorospingus inornatusNE 
276Sooty-capped Bush-TanagerChlorospingus pileatusNE 
277Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularisLC 
278Yellow-backed Tanager^Hemithraupis flavicollisRR 
279Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasNE 
280White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxNE 
281Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsNE 
282Scarlet-browed Tanager^Heterospingus xanthopygiusRR 
283Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusLC 
284Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensisNE 
285Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiNENT
286Gray-and-gold Tanager^Tangara palmeriRR 
287Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaRR 
288Rufous-winged Tanager^Tangara laviniaLC 
289Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiNE 
290Green-naped TanagerTangara fucosaNENT
291Viridian DacnisDacnis viguieriNENT
292Purple Honeycreeper^Cyanerpes caeruleusRR 
293Swallow Tanager^Tersina viridisRR 
294<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaLC 
295White-collared SeedeaterSporophila torqueolaRR 
296Nicaraguan Seed-Finch^Oryzoborus nuttingiNE 
297Slaty Finch^Haplospiza rusticaRR 
298<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiiNE 
299Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaNE 
300Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaLC 
301Grassland Yellow-Finch^Sicalis luteolaRR 
302Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch^Emberizoides herbicolaLC 
303Yellow-thighed FinchPselliophorus tibialisNE 
304Yellow-green FinchPselliophorus luteoviridisEV
305Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisNE 
306White-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes albinuchaRR 
307Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisNE 
308Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaRR 
309Black-headed Brush-FinchArremon atricapillusRR 
310Grasshopper Sparrow^Ammodramus savannarumLC 
311Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisRR 
312Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniNE 
313Hepatic Tanager^Piranga flavaLC 
314Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataLC 
315White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraRR 
316Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivaceaRR 
317Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterRR 
318Yellow-green Grosbeak^Caryothraustes canadensisLC 
319Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisNE 
320Blue Seedeater^Amaurospiza concolorLC 
321/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisLCNT
322Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasRR 
323Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusRR 
324Black OropendolaPsarocolius guatimozinusNE 
325Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaNE 
326Elegant EuphoniaEuphonia elegantissimaRR 
327Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansNE 
328Olive-backed Euphonia^Euphonia gouldiRR 
329Orange-bellied Euphonia^Euphonia xanthogasterRR 
330Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysNE 
331<Lesser Goldfinch>^Spinus psaltriaLC 
332<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusRR 

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 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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