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. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
1 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | NE | NT |
2 | Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus | RR | |
3 | Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | RR | |
4 | Ruddy Pigeon | Patagioenas subvinacea | LC | V |
5 | Maroon-chested Ground Dove | Paraclaravis mondetoura | RR | |
6 | Buff-fronted Quail-Dove | Zentrygon costaricensis | NE | |
7 | Chiriqui Quail-Dove | Zentrygon chiriquensis | NE | |
8 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | RR | |
9 | Dusky Nightjar | Antrostomus saturatus | NE | |
10 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aeneus | RR | |
11 | Green-fronted Lancebill | Doryfera ludovicae | LC | |
12 | Lesser Violetear | Colibri cyanotus | RR | |
13 | Magnificent Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | RR | |
14 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | NE | |
15 | White-bellied Mountain-gem | Lampornis hemileucus | NE | |
16 | Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis calolaemus | NE | |
17 | White-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis castaneoventris | E | |
18 | Magenta-throated Woodstar | Philodice bryantae | NE | |
19 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | NE | |
20 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | NE | |
21 | Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | NE | |
22 | Violet Sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus | RR | |
23 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | RR | |
24 | Black-bellied Hummingbird | Eupherusa nigriventris | NE | |
25 | White-tailed Emerald | Elvira chionura | NE | |
26 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | RR | |
27 | Charming Hummingbird | Amazilia decora | NE | |
28 | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Amazilia edward | NE | |
29 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | RR | |
30 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | | NT |
31 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | RR | |
32 | Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium costaricanum | NE | |
33 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | RR | NT |
34 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | NE | |
35 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | NE | |
36 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | | NT |
37 | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | RR | |
38 | Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus | RR | |
39 | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | Dryobates fumigatus | LC | |
40 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | RR | |
41 | Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola | RR | |
42 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis | RR | |
43 | Sulphur-winged Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoffmanni | NE | |
44 | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara finschi | RR | |
45 | Scaled Antpitta | Grallaria guatimalensis | LC | |
46 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | NE | |
47 | Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | RR | NT |
48 | Black-banded Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes picumnus | LC | |
49 | Spot-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis | RR | |
50 | Streaked Xenops | Xenops rutilans | RR | |
51 | Buffy Tuftedcheek | Pseudocolaptes lawrencii | RR | |
52 | Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner | Philydor rufum | RR | |
53 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | RR | |
54 | Streak-breasted Treehunter | Thripadectes rufobrunneus | NE | |
55 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | NE | |
56 | Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura | LC | |
57 | Bare-necked Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus glabricollis | NE | EN |
58 | Turquoise Cotinga | Cotinga ridgwayi | NE | V |
59 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | RR | V |
60 | Barred Becard | Pachyramphus versicolor | RR | |
61 | Black-and-white Becard | Pachyramphus albogriseus | RR | |
62 | Slaty-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon superciliaris | LC | |
63 | Rufous-browed Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes superciliaris | LC | |
64 | Eye-ringed Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus brevirostris | LC | |
65 | Olivaceous Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus olivaceus | RR | |
66 | Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | RR | |
67 | Torrent Tyrannulet | Serpophaga cinerea | RR | |
68 | White-fronted Tyrannulet** | Phyllomyias zeledoni | NE | |
69 | Tufted Flycatcher | Mitrephanes phaeocercus | RR | |
70 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | | NT |
71 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | NE | |
72 | Ochraceous Pewee | Contopus ochraceus | NE | |
73 | Yellowish Flycatcher | Empidonax flavescens | RR | |
74 | Black-capped Flycatcher | Empidonax atriceps | NE | |
75 | Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes hemichrysus | NE | |
76 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | NE | |
77 | Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | RR | |
78 | Silvery-throated Jay | Cyanolyca argentigula | NE | |
79 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | NE | |
80 | Timberline Wren | Thryorchilus browni | NE | |
81 | Isthmian Wren | Cantorchilus elutus | NE | |
82 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius | NE | |
83 | Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | RR | |
84 | American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | RR | |
85 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | NE | |
86 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | NE | |
87 | Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | RR | |
88 | Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus fuscater | RR | |
89 | Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus frantzii | RR | |
90 | Mountain Thrush | Turdus plebejus | RR | |
91 | Sooty Thrush | Turdus nigrescens | NE | |
92 | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | NE | |
93 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptiliogonys caudatus | NE | |
94 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | NE | |
95 | Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | RR | |
96 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans | NE | |
97 | Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | LC | |
98 | Yellow-bellied Siskin | Spinus xanthogastrus | RR | |
99 | Sooty-capped Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus pileatus | NE | |
100 | Common Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavopectus | RR | |
101 | Costa Rican Brushfinch | Arremon costaricensis | NE | |
102 | Chestnut-capped Brushfinch | Arremon brunneinucha | RR | |
103 | Volcano Junco | Junco vulcani | NE | |
104 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | RR | |
105 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | NE | |
106 | White-naped Brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha | RR | |
107 | Yellow-thighed Brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis | NE | |
108 | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | | NT |
109 | Flame-throated Warbler | Oreothlypis gutturalis | NE | |
110 | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala | LC | |
111 | Chiriqui Yellowthroat** | Geothlypis chiriquensis | NE | |
112 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | NE | |
113 | Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus | RR | |
114 | Costa Rican Warbler | Basileuterus melanotis | NE | |
115 | Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | RR | |
116 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | NE | |
117 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | NE | |
118 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | LC | |
119 | White-winged Tanager | Piranga leucoptera | RR | |
120 | Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | NE | |
121 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
122 | Blue-and-gold Tanager | Bangsia arcaei | NE | NT |
123 | Spangle-cheeked Tanager | Tangara dowii | NE | |
124 | Silver-throated Tanager | Tangara icterocephala | RR | |
125 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | NE | |
126 | Slaty Finch | Spodiornis rustica | RR | |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 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.