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.*

1	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	SG	NE
2	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus		NE
3	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	VS	NE
4	Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii		NE
5	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis		NE
6	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus		NE
7	Costa Rican Swift	Chaetura fumosa		NE
8	<White-crested Coquette>	Lophornis adorabilis		NE
9	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	SG,TH	NE
10	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	TH	NE
11	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	VS	NE
12	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus		NE
13	White-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis castaneoventris	SG	E
14	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae		NE
15	Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	SG,TH	NE
16	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	SG,TH	NE
17	Garden Emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis		NE
18	Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	BC	AT
19	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	VS	E
20	White-tailed Emerald	Microchera chionura	TH	NE
21	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris		NE
22	Blue-vented Hummingbird	Saucerottia hoffmanni	CA	BC
23	Snowy-bellied Hummingbird	Saucerottia edward		NE
24	Mangrove Hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi		E
25	Charming Hummingbird	Polyerata decora	LC	NE
26	Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium costaricanum		NE
27	Lattice-tailed Trogon	Trogon clathratus	BC	NE
28	Baird's Trogon	Trogon bairdii		NE
29	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii		NE
30	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	CA,LC	NE
31	Golden-naped Woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen		NE
32	Hoffmann's Woodpecker	Melanerpes hoffmannii	CA,LC,VS	BC
33	Rufous-winged Woodpecker	Piculus simplex		BC
34	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis		NE
35	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	SG,TH	NE
36	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	SV	CR
37	Black-hooded Antshrike	Thamnophilus bridgesi	CA	NE
38	Streak-crowned Antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps		BC
39	Dull-mantled Antbird	Sipia laemosticta	BC	NE
40	Ocellated Antbird	Phaenostictus mcleannani		AT
41	Thicket Antpitta	Myrmothera dives		AT
42	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons		NE
43	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii		NE
44	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus		NE
45	Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner	Automolus exsertus		NE
46	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	HSV,SG	NE
47	Orange-collared Manakin	Manacus aurantiacus	CA	NE
48	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis		NE
49	<Turquoise Cotinga>	Cotinga ridgwayi	LC	NE
50	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus		AT
51	<Yellow-billed Cotinga>	Carpodectes antoniae		NE
52	Snowy Cotinga	Carpodectes nitidus		AT
53	Gray-headed Piprites	Piprites griseiceps		BC
54	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus		NE
55	Tawny-chested Flycatcher	Aphanotriccus capitalis		NE
56	Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus		NE
57	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	SG	NE
58	Black-capped Flycatcher	Empidonax atriceps	SG	NE
59	Yellow-winged Vireo	Vireo carmioli	SG	NE
60	Silvery-throated Jay	Cyanolyca argentigula		NE
61	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	SG	NE
62	Timberline Wren	Thryorchilus browni	TH	NE
63	Isthmian Wren	Cantorchilus elutus		NE
64	Riverside Wren	Cantorchilus semibadius	CA,LC	NE
65	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	SG	NE
66	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	SG,TH	NE
67	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	SG,TH	NE
68	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha		NE
69	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher	Ptiliogonys caudatus	SG	NE
70	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys		NE
71	Spot-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia imitans		NE
72	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	BC,LC,SG,TH	NE
73	Costa Rican Brushfinch	Arremon costaricensis		NE
74	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris		NE
75	Volcano Junco	Junco vulcani	TH	NE
76	Large-footed Finch	Pezopetes capitalis	TH	NE
77	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	SG,TH	NE
78	Flame-throated Warbler	Oreothlypis gutturalis	SG	NE
79	Black-cheeked Warbler	Basileuterus melanogenys	SG	NE
80	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis		NE
81	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	SG	NE
82	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata		NE
83	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	SG	NE
84	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei		NE
85	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	SG	NE
86	Black-and-yellow Tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	BC,VS	NE
87	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	SG,TH	NE
88	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops bairdi		NE
89	Nicaraguan Seed-Finch	Sporophila nuttingi	HSV	BC

 *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

• Braulio Carillo National Park (BC)
• Carara National Park (CA)
• Highway near Selva Verde (HSV)
• La Selva Field Station (LS)
• La Virgen del Socorro (VS)
• Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary (LC)
• Near Carara (NC)
• San Gerardo da Dota (SG)
• San Jose (SJ)
• Selva Verde Lodge (SV)
• Talamanca Highlands (TH)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	3
NE	Near Endemic	74
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	6
AT	Always a Target	5

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