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# Species:280
# Excl Vagrants:280
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:38
Habitat: Middle elevation forest, roadsides

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps?
3Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotis?
5Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusVR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

6Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba liviaFC
8Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataFC
9Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFC
10Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisFC
11Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
12White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
13Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

14Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
15Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

16Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

17Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
18White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC
19Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiFC
20Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisFC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

21White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
22Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusVR
23Green HermitPhaethornis guyC
24Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeR
25Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusFC
26Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
27Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiUC
28Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiR
29Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula?
30Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisUC
31Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignis?
32White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusFC
33Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusUC
34White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisUC
35Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae?
36Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaFC
37Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis?
38Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiUC
39Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusFC
40Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaUC
41Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaUC
42SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataR
43White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura?
44Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisUC
45Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward?
46Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

48Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

49/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

50Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis?
51Royal TernThalasseus maximus?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

52Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

53Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

54Green HeronButorides virescens?
55Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisFC
56Great EgretArdea albaFC
57/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

58Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
59Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
60King VultureSarcoramphus papa?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

61/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

62White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
63Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
64Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusR
65(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbea?
66Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus?
67Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga?
68Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsUC
69Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
70White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus?
71White HawkPseudastur albicollisR
72/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
73Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
74Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?
75Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis?

 
Owls: Strigidae

76Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkii?
77Mottled OwlStrix virgata?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

78Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusR
79Collared TrogonTrogon collarisUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

80Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii?
81Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumUC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

82Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataUC
83Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

84Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

85Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiUC

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

86Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

87Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusFC
88Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus?
89Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

90Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniUC
91Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus?
92Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusUC
93Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisFC
94Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
95Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

96Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
97Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayUC
98Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaFC
99Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

100Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisR
101<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola?
102Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis?
103Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisFC
104Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusUC
105White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisUC
106Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniUC
107Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

108Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaUC
109Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusUC
110Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni?
111Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

112Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifrons?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

113Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa?
114Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusFC
115Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusC
116Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusUC
117Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsUC
118Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisUC
119Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus?
120Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

121Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata?
122White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

123Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisR
124(Three-wattled Bellbird)Procnias tricarunculatusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

125Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
126Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus?

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

127SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusVR
128Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

129White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus?
130Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusFC
131Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
132Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris?
133Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusC
134Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
135Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsUC
136Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris?
137Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
138Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis?
139Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiUC
140Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaFC
141Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus?
142Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusFC
143|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
144Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusVR
145Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisUC
146Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisUC
147/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisC
148Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensFC
149Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansFC
150Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
151Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus?
152Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraR
153Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
154Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisUC
155/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus?
156Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
157Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
158Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
159Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisUC
160Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusUC
161Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC
162Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

163Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata?
164/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsFC
165Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliR
166Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysFC
167/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus?
168|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus?
169Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

170Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataUC
171Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

172Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
173Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
174Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaFC
175/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

176White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

177House WrenTroglodytes aedon?
178Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusUC
179Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusUC
180Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus?
181Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbus?
182Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus?
183Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus?
184Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus?
185White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaFC
186Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

187Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops?
188Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris?
189Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterFC
190Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanus?
191/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
192/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina?
193Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejus?
194Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus?
195White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis?
196Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiFC

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

197Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxantha?
198Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatus?

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

199House SparrowPasser domesticusFC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

200Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaUC
201Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysUC
202Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla?
203White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaUC
204Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisFC
205Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans?
206Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiUC
207Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeC
208<Lesser Goldfinch>Spinus psaltria?
209<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrus?

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

210Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla rosea?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

211Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisFC
212Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusFC
213Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisFC
214Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisR
215Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris?
216Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha?
217Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisUC
218Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
219White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

220Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
221Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriUC
222Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaUC
223/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaFC
224Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
225Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

226/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraFC
227/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia?
228Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisR
229/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaC
230Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaC
231Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
232/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnolia?
233/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaC
234Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia?
235/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaC
236/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensC
237Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii?
238Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus?
239Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisFC
240Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaUC
241/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaFC
242Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusUC

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

243Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

244Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
245/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
246Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataUC
247White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera?
248Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica?
249Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicauda?
250Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster?
251/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusUC
252Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolor?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

253Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiUC
254White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
255White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax?
256Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusUC
257Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiUC
258Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus?
259Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei?
260Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
261Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumFC
262Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataUC
263Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataFC
264Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiUC
265Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
266Emerald TanagerTangara floridaC
267Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaC
268Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaUC
269Blue DacnisDacnis cayana?
270Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusFC
271Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
272Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasFC
273Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaUC
274Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
275Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiFC
276Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
277BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
278Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusC
279Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
280Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor22
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon21
FCFairly/Locally Common53
UCUncommon/Scarce64
RRare/Very Scarce15
VRVery Rare4
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain122

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

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.