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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
2Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus NE
3Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisVSNE
4Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrencii NE
5Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensis NE
6Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatus NE
7Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa NE
8&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilis NE
9Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisSG,THNE
10Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisTHNE
11White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusVSNE
12Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus NE
13White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisSGE
14Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae NE
15Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaSG,THNE
16Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaSG,THNE
17Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis NE
18SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataBCAT
19Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsVSE
20White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraTHNE
21Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris NE
22Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniCABC
23Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward NE
24Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardi E
25Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraLCNE
26Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanum NE
27Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusBCNE
28Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii NE
29Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantzii NE
30Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiCA,LCNE
31Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen NE
32Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiCA,LC,VSBC
33Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex BC
34Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis NE
35Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniSG,THNE
36Great Green MacawAra ambiguusSVCR
37Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCANE
38Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps BC
39Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaBCNE
40Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani AT
41Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives AT
42Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifrons NE
43Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii NE
44Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus NE
45Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus NE
46Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusHSV,SGNE
47Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCANE
48Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis NE
49&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiLCNE
50Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus AT
51&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniae NE
52Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus AT
53Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps BC
54Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus NE
55Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalis NE
56Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceus NE
57Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisSGNE
58Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsSGNE
59Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliSGNE
60Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigula NE
61Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusSGNE
62Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniTHNE
63Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus NE
64Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,LCNE
65Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsSGNE
66Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisSG,THNE
67Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensSG,THNE
68Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxantha NE
69Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSGNE
70Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrys NE
71Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans NE
72Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusBC,LC,SG,THNE
73Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis NE
74Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostris NE
75Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniTHNE
76Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisTHNE
77Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisSG,THNE
78Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisSGNE
79Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysSGNE
80Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotis NE
81Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusSGNE
82WrenthrushZeledonia coronata NE
83Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisSGNE
84Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei NE
85Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiSGNE
86Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasBC,VSNE
87Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSG,THNE
88&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdi NE
89Nicaraguan 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 Endemic74
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country6
ATAlways a Target5

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