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COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:4 days, 3 nights
Group Size:2-4
2-3 Persons Price:$1350
4 Persons Price:$1300
Single Suppl:$100
Est #Species:150-175
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
Best Time::Jan-Mar,July-Aug
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of species found in some or all areas included on the tour. List may be incomplete. The table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiMVC
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMV?
3Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusLE?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisLE?
5Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorLE?
6Muscovy DuckCairina moschataLE?
7Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsLE?
8Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataLE?
9American WigeonMareca americanaLE?
10Green-winged TealAnas creccaLE?
11Lesser ScaupAythya affinisLE?
12Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusLE?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

13Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMV?
14Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMVUC
15Great CurassowCrax rubraLE,MV?
16Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaLE,MV?
17Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMV?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

18Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonLE,MV?
19Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMV?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

20Rock PigeonColumba liviaLE,MV?
21Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisLE,MV?
22Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataLE,MV?
23Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMV?
24Inca DoveColumbina incaLE,MV?
25Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaLE?
26Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaLE?
27Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiLE,MV?
28Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaLE?
29Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMV?
30Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMV?
31White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiLE,MV?
32Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsLE?
33Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMV?
34Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMV?
35White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaLE,MV?
36Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraLE?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

37Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisLE,MV?
38Striped CuckooTapera naeviaLE?
39Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusLE,MV?
40Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayanaLE,MV?
41Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanusLE,MV?
42Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorLE?
43Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusLE?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

44Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisLE,MV?
45Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMV?
46Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisLE,MV?
47White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLE?
48Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensisLE?
49Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMV?

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

50Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisLE,MV?

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

51OilbirdSteatornis caripensisMV?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

52Black SwiftCypseloides nigerMV?
53White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusMV?
54Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiLE?
55Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaLE,MV?
56White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisLE,MV?
57Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMV?
58Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaLE,MV?
59Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiLE,MV?
60Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMV?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

61White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMV?
62White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMV?
63Green HermitPhaethornis guyMV?
64Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMV?
65Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisLE,MV?
66Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMV?
67Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMV?
68Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMV?
69Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMV?
70Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiLE,MV?
71Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMV?
72Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMV?
73Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMV?
74Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMV?
75Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiLE,MV?
76Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMV?
77White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMV?
78Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMV?
79Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMV?
80Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisLE,MV?
81Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMV?
82Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiLE,MV?
83Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMV?
84Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMV?
85Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMV?
86Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsMV?
87Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMV?
88Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMV?
89Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiLE,MV?
90Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniLE,MV?
91Blue-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanuraMV?
92Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaLE,MV?
93Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlLE,MV?
94Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiLE?
95Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeLE,MV?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

96Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE?
97Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisLE,MV?
98Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisLE?
99Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMV?
100SoraPorzana carolinaLE?
101Common GallinuleGallinula galeataLE?
102American CootFulica americanaLE?
103Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaLE?
104White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisLE,MV?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

105LimpkinAramus guaraunaLE?

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

106Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusLE?

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

107Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusLE?

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

108American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusLE?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

109Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaLE?
110KilldeerCharadrius vociferusLE?
111Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusLE?
112Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisLE?
113Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaLE?
114Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisLE?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

115Northern JacanaJacana spinosaLE,MV?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

116Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaLE?
117Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusLE,MV?
118Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE?
119Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaLE?
120Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusLE?
121Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusLE?
122Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorLE?
123Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusLE,MV?
124Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaLE,MV?
125Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesLE?
126WilletTringa semipalmataLE,MV?
127Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaLE?
128Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresLE?
129Red KnotCalidris canutusLE?
130SurfbirdCalidris virgataLE?
131Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusLE?
132SanderlingCalidris albaLE?
133DunlinCalidris alpinaLEVR
134White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisLE?
135Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaLE?
136Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosLE?
137Western SandpiperCalidris mauriLE?
138Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaLE?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

139Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaLEVR
140Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaLE?
141Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanLE?
142Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLEVR
143Black SkimmerRynchops nigerLE?
144Least TernSternula antillarumLE?
145Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaLE?
146Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaLE?
147Forster's TernSterna forsteriLEVR
148Common TernSterna hirundoLE?
149Elegant TernThalasseus elegansLE?
150Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisLE?
151Royal TernThalasseus maximusLE?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

152Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusLE,MV?
153Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsLE?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

154SunbitternEurypyga heliasMV?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

155JabiruJabiru mycteriaLE?
156Wood StorkMycteria americanaLE,MV?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

157Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensLE,MV?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

158AnhingaAnhinga anhingaLE?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

159Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusLE?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

160White IbisEudocimus albusLE?
161Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusLE?
162Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaLE?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

163Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumLE,MV?
164Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMV?
165Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLE?
166Least BitternBotaurus exilisLE?
167Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaLE?
168Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLE?
169Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaLE,MV?
170Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorLE?
171Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensLE?
172Snowy EgretEgretta thulaLE,MV?
173Green HeronButorides virescensLE,MV?
174Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisLE,MV?
175Great EgretArdea albaLE,MV?
176Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasLE,MV?

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

177Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisLE,MV?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

178King VultureSarcoramphus papaLE,MV?
179Black VultureCoragyps atratusLE,MV?
180Turkey VultureCathartes auraLE,MV?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

181OspreyPandion haliaetusLE,MV?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

182Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiLE?
183White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusLE,MV?
184Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusLE,MV?
185Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLE?
186Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusLE,MV?
187Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMV?
188Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMV?
189Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusLE,MV?
190Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMV?
191Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiLE,MV?
192Northern HarrierCircus hudsoniusLE?
193Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMV?
194Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusLE,MV?
195Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaLE,MV?
196Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensLE?
197Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisLE?
198Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMV?
199Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusLE,MV?
200Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaLE,MV?
201Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusMV?
202Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisLE,MV?
203Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusLE?
204White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusLE?
205White HawkPseudastur albicollisMV?
206Gray HawkButeo plagiatusLE,MV?
207Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusLE,MV?
208Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusLE,MV?
209Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniLE,MV?
210Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusLE,MV?
211Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisLE,MV?

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

212Western Barn OwlTyto albaLE,MV?

 
Owls: Strigidae

213Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMV?
214Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaLE,MV?
215Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiLE,MVVR
216Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMV?
217Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataLE,MV?
218Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumLE,MV?
219Mottled OwlStrix virgataLE,MV?
220Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataLE,MV?
221Striped OwlAsio clamatorLE?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

222Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMV?
223Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMV?
224Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusLE,MV?
225Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusLE,MV?
226Graceful Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMV?
227Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansLE?
228Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMV?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

229Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiLE,MV?
230Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMV?
231Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaLE,MV?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

232Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataLE,MV?
233Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonLE?
234Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaLE,MV?
235American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaLE?
236Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaLE,MV?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

237White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusLE?
238White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMV?

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

239Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMV?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

240Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMV?

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

241Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMV?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

242Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMV?
243Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusLE,MV?
244Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMV?
245Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusLE,MV?
246Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusLE,MV?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

247Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusMV?
248Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiLE,MV?
249Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusMV?
250Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatusMV?
251Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisLE,MV?
252Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusLE,MV?
253Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMV?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

254Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansLE,MV?
255Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusLE,MV?
256Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMV?
257Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayLE,MV?
258Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaLE,MV?
259American KestrelFalco sparveriusLE,MV?
260MerlinFalco columbariusLE?
261Bat FalconFalco rufigularisLE,MV?
262Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusLE,MV?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

263Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMV?
264Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaMV?
265Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisLE,MV?
266Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMV?
267White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMV?
268Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisLE,MV?
269Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataLE?
270White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsLE,MV?
271Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMV?
272Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisLE,MV?
273Great Green MacawAra ambiguusMV?
274Scarlet MacawAra macaoLE,MV?
275Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMV?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

276Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMV?
277Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusLE,MV?
278Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaLE?
279Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMV?
280Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMV?
281Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMV?
282Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMV?
283Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaLE?
284Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMV?
285Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMV?
286Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMV?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

287Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMV?
288Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMV?
289Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisMV?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

290Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMV?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

291Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMV?
292Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMV?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

293Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMV?
294Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisMV?
295Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusLE,MV?
296Piping Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMV?
297Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaLE,MV?
298Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMV?
299Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMV?
300Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeLE,MV?
301Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusMV?
302Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusMV?
303Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMV?
304Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterLE?
305Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMV?
306Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMV?
307Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiLE,MV?
308Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusLE,MV?
309Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMV?
310Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMV?
311Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMV?
312Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMV?
313Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMV?
314Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMV?
315Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMV?
316Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMV?
317Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMV?
318Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMV?
319Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMV?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

320Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisLE,MV?
321White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMV?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

322Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisMV?
323Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMV?
324Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusLE,MV?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

325Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorLE,MV?
326Masked TityraTityra semifasciataLE,MV?
327Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMV?
328Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMV?
329Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusLE,MV?
330White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusLE?
331Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMV?
332Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeLE,MV?

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

333SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusMV?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

334Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMV?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

335White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMV?
336Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMV?
337Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusLE,MV?
338Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMV?
339Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisMV?
340Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMV?
341Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareLE?
342Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaLE,MV?
343Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumLE,MV?
344Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMV?
345Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensLE,MV?
346Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeLE?
347Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMV?
348Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumLE?
349Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataLE,MV?
350Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterLE,MV?
351Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMV?
352Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMV?
353White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniMV?
354Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusLE,MV?
355Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMV?
356Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperiLE,MV?
357Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMV?
358Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulusLE,MV?
359Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisLE,MV?
360Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virensLE,MV?
361Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisLE,MV?
362Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensMV?
363Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumLE,MV?
364Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiMV?
365Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusLE,MV?
366Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMV?
367Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansLE,MV?
368Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumLE?
369Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusLE,MV?
370Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMV?
371Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferLE,MV?
372Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisLE?
373Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiLE,MV?
374Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusLE,MV?
375Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusLE,MV?
376Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusLE,MV?
377Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaLE,MV?
378Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisLE,MV?
379Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMV?
380Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMV?
381Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusLE,MV?
382Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisLE,MV?
383Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusLE,MV?
384Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusLE,MV?
385Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisLE,MV?
386Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusLE,MV?
387Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisLEVR
388Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusLE,MV?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

389Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisLE,MV?
390Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMV?
391Ochre-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMV?
392Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataLE,MV?
393Mangrove VireoVireo pallensLE?
394Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifronsLE,MV?
395Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusMV?
396Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMV?
397Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusLE,MV?
398Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusLE,MV?
399Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisLE,MV?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

400Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataMV?
401White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosaLE,MV?
402Brown JayCyanocorax morioLE,MV?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

403Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLE,MV?
404Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorLE,MV?
405Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaLE?
406Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassinaLE,MV?
407Purple MartinProgne subisLE,MV?
408Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaLE,MV?
409Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisLE,MV?
410Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisLE,MV?
411Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaLE,MV?
412Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaLE,MV?
413Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotaLE,MV?
414Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaLE?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

415Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusLE,MV?
416White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataLE,MV?
417White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisLE?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

418Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaMV?
419Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusLE,MV?
420Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMV?
421Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMV?
422Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratusLE,MV?
423Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMV?
424Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusLE?
425Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusLE,MV?
426Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusLE,MV?
427White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMV?
428Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMV?

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

429American DipperCinclus mexicanusMV?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

430Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisMV?
431Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusLE,MV?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

432Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMV?
433Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisMV?
434Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMV?
435Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMV?
436Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMV?
437Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusMV?
438VeeryCatharus fuscescensMV?
439Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusMV?
440Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusLE,MV?
441Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelinaLE,MV?
442Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensMV?
443Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMV?
444Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMV?
445White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMV?
446Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiLE,MV?

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

447Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumLE,MV?

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

448Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMV?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

449Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaLEX

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

450House SparrowPasser domesticusLE,MV?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

451Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaLE,MV?
452Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMV?
453Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisLE,MV?
454Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaLE,MV?
455White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMV?
456Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaLE,MV?
457Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMV?
458Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaMV?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

459Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMV?
460Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMV?
461Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaLE?
462Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusLE,MV?
463Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMV?
464Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMV?
465Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMV?
466Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMV?
467Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMV?
468Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiMV?
469White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisMV?
470Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiMV?
471White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMV?
472Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMV?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

473Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaLE,MV?
474Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusLE,MV?
475Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMV?
476Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaLE,MV?
477Scarlet-rumped Cacique**Cacicus microrhynchusMV?
478Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMV?
479Orchard OrioleIcterus spuriusLE,MV?
480Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusLE,MV?
481Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockiiLEVR
482Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisLE,MV?
483Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaLE,MV?
484Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusLE,MV?
485Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMV?
486Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusLE,MV?
487Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusLE,MV?
488Melodious BlackbirdDives divesLE,MV?
489Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusLE,MV?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

490OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaLE,MV?
491Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorumMV?
492Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacillaMV?
493Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisLE,MV?
494Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraLE,MV?
495Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanopteraMV?
496Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaLE,MV?
497Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaLE,MV?
498Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaLE,MV?
499Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaLE,MV?
500MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmieiMV?
501Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaLE,MV?
502Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosaLE,MV?
503Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMV?
504Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasMV?
505Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrinaLE,MV?
506American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaLE,MV?
507Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaMV?
508Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMV?
509Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaLE?
510Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaMV?
511Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscaLE,MV?
512Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaLE,MV?
513Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaLE,MV?
514Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataMV?
515Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensMV?
516Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumMV?
517Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataLE,MV?
518Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominicaLE,MV?
519Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolorLE,MV?
520Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendiMV?
521Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalisMV?
522Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensMV?
523Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiLE,MV?
524Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMV?
525Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMV?
526Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMV?
527Canada WarblerCardellina canadensisLE,MV?
528Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaLE,MV?
529Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMV?
530Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMV?
531WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMV?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

532Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMV?
533Summer TanagerPiranga rubraLE,MV?
534Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaLE,MV?
535Western TanagerPiranga ludovicianaLE?
536White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMV?
537Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMV?
538Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMV?
539Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMV?
540Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusLE,MV?
541Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorMVR
542Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesLE,MV?
543Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaLE,MV?
544Indigo BuntingPasserina cyaneaLE,MV?
545Painted BuntingPasserina cirisLE?
546DickcisselSpiza americanaLE,MV?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

547Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataLE,MV?
548Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMV?
549Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMV?
550Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiMV?
551Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusLE,MV?
552Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumLE,MV?
553Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataLE,MV?
554Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMV?
555Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMV?
556Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMV?
557Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMV?
558Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMV?
559Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMV?
560Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMV?
561Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusLE,MV?
562Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMV?
563Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMV?
564Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaMVR
565Peg-billed FinchAcanthidops bairdiMV?
566Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaLE,MV?
567Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaLE,MV?
568Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiLE,MV?
569BananaquitCoereba flaveolaLE,MV?
570Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusLE,MV?
571Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusLE,MV?
572Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMV?
573Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisLE,MV?
574Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMV?

 

 *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.

 

TOUR NOTES

This extension can be combined with our Costa Rica Hotspots tour.

 

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BIRDING LOCALES

 

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor90
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient23
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant14
[]Accidental4

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon1
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce1
RRare/Very Scarce0
VRVery Rare1
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain570

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened21
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered2

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.