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COSTA RICA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

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COSTA RICA

Start:03/05/2007
End:03/16/2007
Duration:12 days
#Species:353
#Endemics:38
#Heard Only:10

2007 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 unicolorTH,TPNE
2Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogon BC
3Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus NE
4Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensis NE
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,SLNE
11Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisTH,VSNE
12White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus NE
13Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus NE
14White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisSG,SLE
15Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantae NE
16Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaSGNE
17Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaSGNE
18Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis NE
19SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataETAT
20Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsVSE
21White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura NE
22Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventris NE
23Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward NE
24Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardi E
25Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decora NE
26Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanum NE
27Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusBCNE
28Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiCANE
29Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiVSNE
30Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiLC,TLNE
31Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen NE
32Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiCA,VLBC
33Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis NE
34Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanni NE
35Great Green MacawAra ambiguusSVCR
36Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiCA,LC,TLHBNE
37Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps BC
38Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemosticta NE
39Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani AT
40Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives AT
41Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsTPNE
42Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii NE
43Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus NE
44Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus NE
45Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusSG,TH,TLNE
46Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusCANE
47Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis NE
48&Turquoise CotingalCotinga ridgwayiLCNE
49Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus AT
50&Yellow-billed CotingalCarpodectes antoniae NE
51Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLSAT
52Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps BC
53Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus NE
54Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalis NE
55Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceus NE
56Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisSGNE
57Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsTH,TLNE
58Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliTHNE
59Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaDJRNE
60Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusVSNE
61Timberline WrenThryorchilus browni NE
62Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus NE
63Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCA,LCNE
64Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops NE
65Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisPV,THNE
66Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensPV,SG,THNE
67Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaPV,THNE
68Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusSG,TPNE
69Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysVSNE
70Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans NE
71Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusPV,SG,THNE
72Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis NE
73Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisVSNE
74Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniTHNE
75Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisSGNE
76Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisi E
77Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisPV,SG,THNE
78Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisSG,THNE
79Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysSG,THNE
80Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotis NE
81Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusSG,THNE
82WrenthrushZeledonia coronata NE
83Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisSGNE
84Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei NE
85Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowii NE
86Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasVSNE
87Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaSGNE
88&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdi NE

 *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##
EEndemic4
NENear Endemic74
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country4
ATAlways a Target5

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