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COSTA RICA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

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COSTA RICA

Start:04/07/2006
End:04/16/2006
Duration:10 days
#Species:360
#Endemics:40
#Heard Only:13

2006 Costa Rica Highlights Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorSGNE
2Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogon BC
3Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus NE
4Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisVSNE
5Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrencii NE
6Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensis NE
7Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatus NE
8Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa NE
9&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilis NE
10Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisSG,THNE
11Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisTHNE
12White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusVSNE
13Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus NE
14White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisSGE
15Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae NE
16Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaSG,THNE
17Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaSG,THNE
18Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis NE
19SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataBCAT
20Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsVSE
21White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraTHNE
22Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris NE
23Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniCABC
24Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward NE
25Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardi E
26Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraLCNE
27Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanum NE
28Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusBCNE
29Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii NE
30Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantzii NE
31Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiCA,LCNE
32Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen NE
33Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiCA,LC,VSBC
34Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex BC
35Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis NE
36Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniSG,THNE
37Great Green MacawAra ambiguusSVCR
38Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCANE
39Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps BC
40Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaBCNE
41Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani AT
42Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives AT
43Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifrons NE
44Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus NE
45Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii NE
46Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus NE
47Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus NE
48Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusHSV,SGNE
49Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCANE
50Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis NE
51&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiLCNE
52Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus AT
53&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniae NE
54Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus AT
55Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps BC
56Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus NE
57Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalis NE
58Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceus NE
59Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisSGNE
60Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsSGNE
61Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliSGNE
62Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigula NE
63Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusSGNE
64Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniTHNE
65Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus NE
66Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,LCNE
67Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsSGNE
68Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisSG,THNE
69Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensSG,THNE
70Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxantha NE
71Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSGNE
72Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrys NE
73Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans NE
74Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusBC,LC,SG,THNE
75Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis NE
76Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostris NE
77Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniTHNE
78Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisTHNE
79Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisSG,THNE
80Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisSGNE
81Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysSGNE
82Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotis NE
83Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusSGNE
84WrenthrushZeledonia coronata NE
85Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisSGNE
86Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei NE
87Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiSGNE
88Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasBC,VSNE
89Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSG,THNE
90&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdi NE
91Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiHSVBC

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic3
NENear Endemic75
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country7
ATAlways a Target5

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.