2007 Costa Rica Highlights Tour
Trip Report |
Tour Dates:
03/05/07 - 03/16/07
Birding Guide:
Robert Dean
Tour Summary:
Spring birding tour to the Talamanca Mountains, Los Cusingos, the Pacific Coast, Carara, La Selva, and Braulio Carrillo.
Checklist of birds seen on tour:
| BCNP=Braulio Carillo; CNP=Carara National Park; DJR=Road from Dominical to Jaco; HSV=Highway near Selva Verde; LCR=Highway near Selva Verde; LQ=La Quinta Lodge and Grounds; LSV=Los Cusingos; NC=La Selva; RTB=Near Carara; SGD=Rio Tarcoles Boat Trip; SJ=Near Carara; SL=San Gerardo; SLR=San Jose; SV=Sanchiri Lodge; TH=Road from San Jose to Sanchiri Lodge; TL=Selva Verde; TLHB=Talamanca Highlands; TNR=Talari Lodge and grounds; TPNP=En route Talari to Hacienda Bara; VL=El Tapir Nature Reserve; VP=Poas Volcano; VS=Tapanti National Park; * = Heard only in location |
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae |
| 1 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | CNP,LCR,LSV |
GREBES: Podicipedidae |
| 2 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | DJR |
PELICANS: Pelecanidae |
| 3 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | DJR,RTB |
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 4 | Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | RTB |
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae |
| 5 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | CNP,DJR,RTB |
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae |
| 6 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | RTB,TLHB |
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae |
| 7 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | DJR,HSVB,RTB |
| 8 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | CNP,DJR,HSVB,RTB SLR |
| 9 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | DJR,RTB |
| 10 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | CNP,DJR,RTB,SV |
| 11 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | CNP,DJR,RTB,SV |
| 12 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | CNP,DJR,HSVB,RTB SLR,TL,VS |
| 13 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens | CNP,DJR,HSVB,LQ RTB |
| 14 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | RTB |
| 15 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | CNP,RTB |
| 16 | Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum | CNP,RTB |
STORKS: Ciconiidae |
| 17 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | DJR,RTB |
| 18 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | RTB |
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae |
| 19 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | DJR |
| 20 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | DJR,RTB |
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae |
| 21 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | HSVB,LQ |
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae |
| 22 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | BCNP,CNP,DJR,LCR LQ,LSV,RTB,SGD,SLR |
| 23 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | BCNP,CNP,DJR,LCR LSV,RTB,SGD,SLR |
| 24 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa | DJR,LSV |
OSPREY: Pandionidae |
| 25 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | LCR,RTB |
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae |
| 26 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus | LCR,VS |
| 27 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | LQ,RTB,TH |
| 28 | Pearl Kite | Gampsonyx swainsonii | TL,TLHB |
| 29 | White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | SL |
| 30 | Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus | LQ |
| 31 | Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | RTB |
| 32 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | TNR |
| 33 | Barred Hawk | Leucopternis princeps | VS |
| 34 | Mangrove Black-Hawk | Buteogallus subtilis | RTB |
| 35 | Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | LCR,LQ,SL*,TL TLHB,VS |
| 36 | Gray Hawk | Buteo nitida | CNP,LQ |
| 37 | Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | LCR,LQ,SL*,TL TLHB,VS |
| 38 | Gray Hawk | Buteo nitida | CNP,LQ |
| 39 | Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | CNP,TLHB,TPNP,VS |
| 40 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus | VS |
| 41 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | SGD,TH |
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae |
| 42 | Northern Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | TLHB |
| 43 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | CNP,LCR,TLHB |
| 44 | Barred Forest-Falcon | Micrastur ruficollis | CNP |
| 45 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus | CNP* |
| 46 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | RTB |
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae |
| 47 | Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps | LCR,LSV,TL,TLHB |
| 48 | White-bellied Chachalaca | Ortalis leucogastra | VL |
| 49 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | LSV |
| 50 | Black Guan | Chamaepetes unicolor | TH,TPNP |
| 51 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LSV |
NEW WORLD QUAIL: Odontophoridae |
| 52 | Marbled Wood-Quail | Odontophorus gujanensis | LCR* |
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae |
| 53 | White-throated Crake | Laterallus albigularis | HSVB |
| 54 | Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea | LQ,TL* |
| 55 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | HSVB,RTB |
SUNBITTERN: Eurypygidae |
| 56 | Sunbittern | Eurypyga helias | LSV |
JACANAS: Jacanidae |
| 57 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | CNP,DJR,HSVB,RTB |
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae |
| 58 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | CNP,DJR,RTB |
THICK-KNEES: Burhinidae |
| 59 | Double-striped Thick-Knee | Burhinus bistriatus | RTB |
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae |
| 60 | Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | RTB |
| 61 | Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | DJR,RTB |
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae |
| 62 | Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | RTB |
| 63 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | DJR,RTB |
| 64 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | DJR |
| 65 | Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | DJR |
| 66 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | DJR,LCR,RTB,SV |
| 67 | Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | RTB |
| 68 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | RTB |
| 69 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | RTB |
| 70 | Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | DJR,RTB |
| 71 | Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | DJR |
| 72 | Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | RTB |
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae |
| 73 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | CNP,DJR,TL,VL |
| 74 | Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassini | CNP,LSV,SV,TL |
| 75 | Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | CNP |
PARROTS: Psittacidae |
| 76 | Great Green Macaw | Ara ambigua | SV |
| 77 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | CNP,DJR |
| 78 | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Aratinga finschi | LSV,SLR,SV |
| 79 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Aratinga canicularis | CNP,DJR,LSV |
| 80 | Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola | DJR,LCR |
| 81 | Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis | CNP,DJR,LCR,LSV |
| 82 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis | LCR,SV,TL,VS |
| 83 | Red-lored Amazon | Amazona autumnalis | CNP,DJR |
| 84 | Yellow-naped Parrot | Amazona auropalliata | CNP,DJR,LSV |
| 85 | Mealy Amazon | Amazona farinosa | LSV,SV |
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae |
| 86 | Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | CNP,LCR,LSV |
| 87 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | TLHB |
| 88 | Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris | HSVB,LSV,TLHB,VL |
OWLS: Strigidae |
| 89 | Black-and-white Owl | Ciccaba nigrolineata | NC |
| 90 | Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum | VL |
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae |
| 91 | Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | TL*,TLHB* |
SWIFTS: Apodidae |
| 92 | Spot-fronted Swift | Cypseloides cherriei | SGD |
| 93 | White-chinned Swift | Cypseloides cryptus | LCR,SGD,VP |
| 94 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | CNP,HSVB,LCR,LSV TL,TLHB |
| 95 | Gray-rumped Swift | Chaetura cinereiventris | LCR,TL |
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae |
| 96 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aenea | LQ |
| 97 | Long-billed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris | CNP |
| 98 | Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis | BCNP,CNP |
| 99 | Scaly-breasted Hummingbird | Phaeochroa cuvierii | CNP |
| 100 | Violet Sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus | LCR,TH,VS |
| 101 | White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | LCR,LSV |
| 102 | Brown Violetear | Colibri delphinae | VS |
| 103 | Green Violetear | Colibri thalassinus | SGD,TH |
| 104 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | DJR,LQ |
| 105 | Violet-headed Hummingbird | Klais guimeti | LQ,TH |
| 106 | Black-crested Coquette | Lophornis helenae | TNR |
| 107 | Green Thorntail | Discosura conversii | SL,TNR,VS |
| 108 | Fiery-throated Hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | TH,VS |
| 109 | Coppery-headed Emerald | Elvira cupreiceps | VS |
| 110 | Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | VS |
| 111 | Blue-throated Goldentail | Hylocharis eliciae | CNP,LCR,TL |
| 112 | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | CNP,LSV,SGD,TNR VS |
| 113 | Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia rutila | TLHB |
| 114 | Blue-chested Hummingbird | Polyerata amabilis | LSV |
| 115 | Steely-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia saucerrottei | VL |
| 116 | Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | TNR |
| 117 | Gray-tailed Mountain-gem | Lampornis cinereicauda | SGD,SL |
| 118 | Green-crowned Brilliant | Heliodoxa jacula | TH,VS |
| 119 | Magnificent Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | SGD,SL |
| 120 | Purple-crowned Fairy | Heliothryx barroti | TPNP |
| 121 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | TLHB |
| 122 | Scintillant Hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | SGD |
| 123 | Volcano Hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | SGD |
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae |
| 124 | Black-headed Trogon | Trogon melanocephalus | CNP |
| 125 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii | CNP |
| 126 | Northern Violaceous Trogon | Trogon caligatus | CNP,LSV,VL |
| 127 | Collared Trogon | Trogon collaris | DJR,TPNP |
| 128 | Black-throated Trogon | Trogon rufus | LSV |
| 129 | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena | CNP,LSV,SV |
| 130 | Lattice-tailed Trogon | Trogon clathratus | BCNP |
| 131 | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | SGD |
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae |
| 132 | Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | CNP,RTB |
| 133 | Ringed Kingfisher | Ceryle torquata | RTB,SV,TLHB |
| 134 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona | LCR,RTB |
| 135 | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana | LQ,RTB |
| 136 | Green-and-rufous Kingfisher | Chloroceryle inda | DJR |
| 137 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea | RTB |
MOTMOTS: Momotidae |
| 138 | Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota | TL |
| 139 | Rufous Motmot | Baryphthengus martii | LSV |
| 140 | Broad-billed Motmot | Electron platyrhynchum | LSV |
| 141 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | CNP,DJR |
JACAMARS: Galbulidae |
| 142 | Rufous-tailed Jacamar | Galbula ruficauda | CNP,LSV |
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae |
| 143 | White-necked Puffbird | Notharchus hyperrhynchus | CNP,LSV |
BARBETS: Capitonidae |
| 144 | Red-headed Barbet | Eubucco bourcierii | TPNP |
| 145 | Prong-billed Barbet | Semnornis frantzii | VS |
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae |
| 146 | Blue-throated Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis | SGD |
| 147 | Collared Aracari | Pteroglossus torquatus | LSV,TNR |
| 148 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii | LCR,TL |
| 149 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | LSV,SV,VS |
| 150 | Chestnut-mandibled Toucan | Ramphastos swainsonii | CNP*,DJR,LSV,SV VL |
WOODPECKERS: Picidae |
| 151 | Olivaceous Piculet | Picumnus olivaceus | LCR,TL,TLHB |
| 152 | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | SGD,SLR |
| 153 | Black-cheeked Woodpecker | Melanerpes pucherani | LSV,TL,TNR |
| 154 | Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | CNP,LCR,TLHB |
| 155 | Hoffmann's Woodpecker | Melanerpes hoffmannii | CNP,VL |
| 156 | Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | SGD,VP |
| 157 | Cinnamon Woodpecker | Celeus loricatus | LQ,LSV |
| 158 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | HSVB,LSV,VL |
| 159 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | CNP,LCR |
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae |
| 160 | Red-faced Spinetail | Cranioleuca erythrops | VS |
| 161 | Ruddy Treerunner | Margarornis rubiginosus | SGD,TH,TL |
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae |
| 162 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina | CNP |
| 163 | Long-tailed Woodcreeper | Deconychura longicauda | CNP |
| 164 | Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus | BCNP,LSV |
| 165 | Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae | CNP,LSV |
| 166 | Cocoa Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans | CNP,LCR,LSV |
| 167 | Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | LCR,LSV |
| 168 | Spotted-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis | SGD |
| 169 | Brown-billed Scythebill | Campylorhamphus pusillus | LSV |
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae |
| 170 | Great Antshrike | Taraba major | LSV |
| 171 | Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus | CNP |
| 172 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi | CNP,LCR,TLHB |
| 173 | Dot-winged Antwren | Microrhopias quixensis | CNP |
| 174 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacra tyrannina | CNP |
| 175 | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Myrmeciza exsul | CNP,LCR,SV* |
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae |
| 176 | Black-faced Antthrush | Formicarius analis | CNP |
| 177 | Streak-chested Antpitta | Hylopezus perspicillatus | VL |
| 178 | Ochre-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula flavirostris | TPNP* |
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae |
| 179 | Silvery-fronted Tapaculo | Scytalopus argentifrons | TPNP |
COTINGAS: Cotingidae |
| 180 | Rufous Piha | Lipaugus unirufus | LSV |
| 181 | Lovely Cotinga | Cotinga amabilis | LSV |
| 182 | Turquoise Cotinga | Cotinga ridgwayi | LCR |
| 183 | Snowy Cotinga | Carpodectes nitidus | LSV |
MANAKINS: Pipridae |
| 184 | White-collared Manakin | Manacus candei | LCR,LSV,TL |
| 185 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus | CNP |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae |
| 186 | Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe | CNP |
| 187 | Greenish Elaenia | Myiopagis viridicata | CNP,VL |
| 188 | Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | LCR*,TH* |
| 189 | Mountain Elaenia | Elaenia frantzii | SGD,TH,VP |
| 190 | Torrent Tyrannulet | Serpophaga cinerea | VS |
| 191 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus | TL |
| 192 | Paltry Tyrannulet | Zimmerius vilissimus | TH,TLHB |
| 193 | Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis atricapillus | LSV |
| 194 | Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pileatus | TH*,VS* |
| 195 | Northern Bentbill | Oncostoma cinereigulare | CNP |
| 196 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | CNP,LCR,LSV,SV TL,TLHB |
| 197 | Eye-ringed Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus brevirostris | VS |
| 198 | Yellow-olive Flycatcher | Tolmomyias sulphurescens | CNP,LCR,TL,TLHB |
| 199 | Yellow-margined Flycatcher | Tolmomyias assimilis | LSV |
| 200 | Northern Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus mexicanus | CNP |
| 201 | Tufted Flycatcher | Mitrephanes phaeocercus | SGD,VS |
| 202 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | BCNP,VS |
| 203 | Dark Pewee | Contopus lugubris | SGD |
| 204 | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | LCR |
| 205 | Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | TL |
| 206 | Yellowish Flycatcher | Empidonax flavescens | SGD |
| 207 | Black-capped Flycatcher | Empidonax atriceps | TH,TL |
| 208 | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | LCR,TH,VS |
| 209 | Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | LCR*,LSV,SV*,VL* |
| 210 | Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra | LSV |
| 211 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | LSV,VS |
| 212 | Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | CNP,HSVB |
| 213 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | DJR,HSVB,LCR,LQ LSV,RTB,TH |
| 214 | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | CNP,DJR,LCR,LSV TH |
| 215 | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | CNP,HSVB,LCR,LQ LSV,TH,TL,TLHB,VL |
| 216 | Gray-capped Flycatcher | Myiozetetes granadensis | CNP,LCR,LQ,LSV TH |
| 217 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | DJR,TL |
| 218 | Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes luteiventris | DJR |
| 219 | Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | CNP,LQ,LSV,TL* TPNP,VS |
| 220 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | CNP,LCR,LQ,LSV RTB,SGD,TPNP |
| 221 | Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | LSV |
| 222 | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | DJR |
| 223 | Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus | LSV |
| 224 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus | TL |
| 225 | Black-and-white Becard | Pachyramphus albogriseus | LSV |
| 226 | Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | CNP |
| 227 | Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata | LCR,LSV,VL |
| 228 | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor | LSV |
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae |
| 229 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | LCR,LSV,TH,TLHB TNR |
| 230 | Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea | DJR,RTB,TH |
| 231 | Blue-and-white Swallow | Notiochelidon cyanoleuca | LCR,NC,SGD,TH TLHB,VS |
| 232 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | LSV |
| 233 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | LCR,TLHB |
| 234 | Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | CNP,RTB |
| 235 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | LCR,RTB,TH,TLHB |
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS: Ptilogonatidae |
| 236 | Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher | Phainoptila melanoxantha | TH,VP |
| 237 | Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher | Ptilogonys caudatus | SGD,TPNP |
DIPPERS: Cinclidae |
| 238 | American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | TPNP |
WRENS: Troglodytidae |
| 239 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus | CNP,LSV |
| 240 | Rufous-naped Wren | Campylorhynchus rufinucha | CNP,DJR,VL |
| 241 | Black-throated Wren | Thryothorus atrogularis | LSV* |
| 242 | Black-bellied Wren | Thryothorus fasciatoventris | CNP* |
| 243 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Thryothorus rutilus | LCR,SLR,TL |
| 244 | Riverside Wren | Thryothorus semibadius | CNP,LCR |
| 245 | Bay Wren | Thryothorus nigricapillus | SV |
| 246 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryothorus rufalbus | CNP |
| 247 | Plain Wren | Thryothorus modestus | TL |
| 248 | House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | LCR,LQ,SGD,TL VL,VP |
| 249 | Ochraceous Wren | Troglodytes ochraceus | VS |
| 250 | Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus | VL* |
THRUSHES: Turdidae |
| 251 | Black-faced Solitaire | Myadestes melanops | SGD*,TPNP* |
| 252 | Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | TL |
| 253 | Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus fuscater | VS |
| 254 | Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus gracilirostris | TH,VP |
| 255 | Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus frantzii | SGD |
| 256 | Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus mexicanus | BCNP,TH,VS |
| 257 | Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | LQ,LSV,SV |
| 258 | Sooty Robin | Turdus nigrescens | SGD,TH,VP |
| 259 | Mountain Robin | Turdus plebejus | SGD |
| 260 | Clay-colored Robin | Turdus grayi | CNP,DJR,LQ,LSV SGD,SLR,TH,TL,VL |
| 261 | White-throated Robin | Turdus assimilis | TL |
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae |
| 262 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus | CNP |
| 263 | Tropical Gnatcatcher | Polioptila plumbea | LSV |
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae |
| 264 | Brown Jay | Cyanocorax morio | CNP,LCR,LQ,TH VL |
| 265 | Silvery-throated Jay | Cyanolyca argentigula | DJR |
OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae |
| 266 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | LSV,TPNP |
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae |
| 267 | Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | CNP,SGD,TH,TL |
| 268 | Yellow-winged Vireo | Vireo carmioli | TH |
| 269 | Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | LCR,SGD |
| 270 | Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis | LQ,TL |
| 271 | Scrub Greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | TL |
| 272 | Lesser Greenlet | Hylophilus decurtatus | SLR |
| 273 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus | SGD,SLR |
| 274 | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis | SGD* |
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae |
| 275 | Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | CNP,LCR,LSV,SGD TH,TLHB |
| 276 | Flame-throated Warbler | Parula gutturalis | SGD,TH |
| 277 | Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | CNP,LCR,TLHB |
| 278 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | CNP,LCR,LSV,TH TL,TLHB,VS |
| 279 | Magnolia Warbler | Dendroica magnolia | VL |
| 280 | Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens | SGD |
| 281 | Townsend's Warbler | Dendroica townsendi | TH |
| 282 | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | LCR,SGD,TH |
| 283 | American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | TL |
| 284 | Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | CNP |
| 285 | Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus | LCR |
| 286 | Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | LQ |
| 287 | Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | SGD,TH |
| 288 | Slate-throated Whitestart | Myioborus miniatus | VS |
| 289 | Collared Redstart | Myioborus torquatus | SGD,TH |
| 290 | Black-cheeked Warbler | Basileuterus melanogenys | SGD,TH |
| 291 | Buff-rumped Warbler | Basileuterus fulvicauda | LQ,LSV,VS |
| 292 | Wrenthrush | Zeledonia coronata | TH* |
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae |
| 293 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | LCR,TH,TL |
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae |
| 294 | Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | LQ,TPNP |
| 295 | Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus pileatus | SGD,TH,VP |
| 296 | Black-and-yellow Tanager | Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena | VS |
| 297 | Dusky-faced Tanager | Mitrospingus cassinii | BCNP |
| 298 | Olive Tanager | Chlorothraupis carmioli | BCNP,VS |
| 299 | Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata | CNP,LCR,VL |
| 300 | White-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus luctuosus | CNP |
| 301 | Tawny-crested Tanager | Tachyphonus delatrii | BCNP |
| 302 | White-lined Tanager | Tachyphonus rufus | TH |
| 303 | Red-crowned Ant-Tanager | Habia rubica | LQ |
| 304 | Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Habia fuscicauda | LQ,LSV |
| 305 | Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | LQ,LSV,TL,VS |
| 306 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | SGD,TL |
| 307 | Crimson-collared Tanager | Ramphocelus sanguinolentus | LSV,TH,VS |
| 308 | Passerini's Tanager | Ramphocelus passerinii | LQ,LSV,TH |
| 309 | Cherrie's Tanager | Ramphocelus costaricensis | RTB,TL,TLHB |
| 310 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | CNP,LQ,LSV,SV TH,TL,TLHB,VL |
| 311 | Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | LSV,SV,TH,TL VS |
| 312 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla | LSV,TL,VL |
| 313 | Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | TH |
| 314 | Olive-backed Euphonia | Euphonia gouldi | LSV,SV |
| 315 | Golden-browed Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia callophrys | VS |
| 316 | Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata | LSV |
| 317 | Speckled Tanager | Tangara guttata | LCR |
| 318 | Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | TL,VS |
| 319 | Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | CNP,LCR,LSV,TL TLHB |
| 320 | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta | LSV,TH |
| 321 | Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana | TL |
| 322 | Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza | LCR,LSV,TL,VS |
| 323 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus | LSV,SV,VS |
| 324 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | LQ,SGD,SLR |
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae |
| 325 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | RTB,TLHB |
| 326 | Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | CNP,LQ,LSV,SL |
| 327 | Nicaraguan Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus nuttingi | HSVB |
| 328 | Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus funereus | SGD,SV |
| 329 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivacea | LQ,SGD,TH |
| 330 | Slaty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa plumbea | SGD |
| 331 | Sooty-faced Finch | Lysurus crassirostris | VS |
| 332 | Yellow-thighed Finch | Pselliophorus tibialis | SGD,TH,VP |
| 333 | Large-footed Finch | Pezopetes capitalis | SGD |
| 334 | White-naped Brush-Finch | Atlapetes albinucha | SGD |
| 335 | Orange-billed Sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris | LSV,VL |
| 336 | Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris | LSV,TL |
| 337 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | SGD,TH,VP |
| 338 | Volcano Junco | Junco vulcani | TH |
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae |
| 339 | Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus | LCR,TL |
| 340 | Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | CNP,LSV,TL,VS |
| 341 | Black-headed Saltator | Saltator atriceps | HSVB |
| 342 | Black-faced Grosbeak | Caryothraustes poliogaster | TNR |
| 343 | Black-thighed Grosbeak | Pheucticus tibialis | SGD |
| 344 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | SGD,TL |
| 345 | Blue-black Grosbeak | Cyanocompsa cyanoides | CNP,LCR |
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae |
| 346 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | HSVB,RTB |
| 347 | Red-breasted Blackbird | Sturnella militaris | HSVB |
| 348 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | VP |
| 349 | Melodious Blackbird | Dives dives | CNP,DJR,TPNP,VL VS |
| 350 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | BCNP,CNP,DJR,LCR LQ,LSV,RTB,TH,TPNP |
| 351 | Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus | HSVB,LCR,LSV,RTB TPNP |
| 352 | Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | BCNP,CNP,LCR,LSV SGD,TH,TL,TLHB,VP |
| 353 | Black-cowled Oriole | Icterus prosthemelas | LQ,LSV |
| 354 | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri | LSV,TH |
| 355 | Montezuma Oropendola | Gymnostinops montezuma | LSV,SV,TH,VS |
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