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The table below lists species found at this locale that have 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#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{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

1	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE	NT
2	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
3	Band-tailed Pigeon^	Patagioenas fasciata	RR
4	Ruddy Pigeon	Patagioenas subvinacea	LC
5	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Geotrygon chiriquensis	NE
6	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
7	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	V
8	White-crowned Parrot	Pionus senilis	RR
9	Bronzy Hermit	Glaucis aeneus	RR
10	Green-fronted Lancebill	Doryfera ludovicae	LC
11	Violet Sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	RR
12	Green Violetear	Colibri thalassinus	RR
13	Green-breasted Mango^	Anthracothorax prevostii	LC
14	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
15	Snowcap^	Microchera albocoronata	NE
16	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	NE
17	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	NE
18	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	E
19	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
20	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	NE
21	Orange-bellied Trogon	Trogon aurantiiventris	NE
22	Rufous-tailed Jacamar	Galbula ruficauda	RR
23	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
24	Blue-throated Toucanet**	Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis	RR
25	Smoky-brown Woodpecker	Picoides fumigatus	LC
26	Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	RR
27	Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	RR
28	Brown-billed Scythebill^	Campylorhamphus pusillus	RR
29	Rufous-rumped Antwren	Terenura callinota	LC
30	Immaculate Antbird	Myrmeciza immaculata	RR
31	Mountain Elaenia	Elaenia frantzii	RR
32	Torrent Tyrannulet	Serpophaga cinerea	RR
33	Rufous-browed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes superciliaris	LC
34	Tufted Flycatcher	Mitrephanes phaeocercus	RR
35	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
36	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
37	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	NE
38	Yellowish Flycatcher	Empidonax flavescens	RR
39	Golden-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes hemichrysus	NE
40	Sharpbill^	Oxyruncus cristatus	LC
41	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE	V
42	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus	RR	V
43	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	NE
44	Brown-capped Vireo	Vireo leucophrys	RR
45	Azure-hooded Jay	Cyanolyca cucullata	RR
46	Band-backed Wren	Campylorhynchus zonatus	RR
47	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
48	Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus fuscater	RR
49	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
50	Flame-throated Warbler	Parula gutturalis	NE
51	Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava	RR
52	Slate-throated Redstart	Myioborus miniatus	RR
53	Three-striped Warbler	Basileuterus tristriatus	RR
54	Common Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus ophthalmicus	RR
55	Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus flavigularis	LC
56	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	NE
57	Crimson-collared Tanager	Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC
58	Cherrie's Tanager	Ramphocelus costaricensis	NE
59	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	NE	NT
60	Silver-throated Tanager	Tangara icterocephala	RR
61	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
62	White-collared Seedeater	Sporophila torqueola	RR
63	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
64	White-naped Brush-Finch	Atlapetes albinucha	RR
65	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	NE
66	Black-headed Brush-Finch	Arremon atricapillus	RR
67	Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis	RR
68	Hepatic Tanager^	Piranga flava	LC
69	Flame-colored Tanager	Piranga bidentata	LC
70	Black-faced Grosbeak	Caryothraustes poliogaster	RR
71	Elegant Euphonia	Euphonia elegantissima	RR
72	Olive-backed Euphonia^	Euphonia gouldi	RR
73	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE

^ 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.