List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	RR
2	Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus	LC
3	Black Guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	NE
4	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
5	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	LC	V
6	Plain Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	RR
7	Black-breasted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus leucolaemus	NE
8	Violaceous Quail-Dove	Geotrygon violacea	LC
9	Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis	NE
10	Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis	NE
11	Lesser Ground-Cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	RR
12	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	LC
13	/Chuck-will's-widow/	Antrostomus carolinensis		NT
14	Dusky Nightjar	Antrostomus saturatus	NE
15	Black Swift	Cypseloides niger		V
16	|Chimney Swift|	Chaetura pelagica		V
17	Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	LC
18	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	RR
19	Talamanca Hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	NE
20	Plain-capped Starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	RR
21	Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	NE
22	White-bellied Mountain-gem	Lampornis hemileucus	NE
23	Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	NE
24	Magenta-throated Woodstar	Philodice bryantae	NE
25	Scintillant Hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	NE
26	Coppery-headed Emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	E
27	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	RR
28	Black-bellied Hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	NE
29	Mangrove Hummingbird	Chrysuronia boucardi	E	EN
30	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	RR
31	Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	RR
32	Double-striped Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus bistriatus	RR
33	Collared Plover	Anarhynchus collaris	LC
34	/Red Knot/	Calidris canutus		NT
35	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
36	/Elegant Tern/	Thalasseus elegans		NT
37	Jabiru	Jabiru mycteria	RR
38	Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	LC
39	Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	LC
40	/Reddish Egret/	Egretta rufescens		NT
41	Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	LC
42	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
43	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
44	Harris's Hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	RR
45	Striped Owl	Asio clamator	LC
46	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno		NT
47	Elegant Trogon	Trogon elegans	RR
48	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	RR
49	Prong-billed Barbet	Semnornis frantzii	NE
50	Fiery-billed Aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	NE
51	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
52	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		NT
53	Hairy Woodpecker	Leuconotopicus villosus	RR
54	Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway	RR
55	Red-fronted Parrotlet	Touit costaricensis	NE	NT
56	Yellow-naped Amazon	Amazona auropalliata	RR	CR
57	White-fronted Amazon	Amazona albifrons	RR
58	Sulphur-winged Parakeet	Pyrrhura hoffmanni	NE
59	Orange-fronted Parakeet	Eupsittula canicularis		V
60	Great Green Macaw	Ara ambiguus	LC	CR
61	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	RR
62	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris		NT
63	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo	Scytalopus argentifrons	NE
64	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis		NT
65	Ivory-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	RR
66	Buffy Tuftedcheek	Pseudocolaptes lawrencii	NE
67	Streak-breasted Treehunter	Thripadectes rufobrunneus	NE
68	Ruddy Treerunner	Margarornis rubiginosus	NE
69	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus glabricollis	NE	EN
70	Three-wattled Bellbird	Procnias tricarunculatus		V
71	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	LC
72	Olive-streaked Flycatcher	Mionectes olivaceus	NE
73	Rufous-browed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes superciliaris	LC
74	Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	RR
75	Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma obsoletum	RR
76	|Olive-sided Flycatcher|	Contopus cooperi		NT
77	Dark Pewee	Contopus lugubris	NE
78	Panama Flycatcher	Myiarchus panamensis	RR
79	Nutting's Flycatcher	Myiarchus nuttingi	RR
80	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	RR
81	Mangrove Vireo	Vireo pallens	RR
82	White-throated Magpie-Jay	Cyanocorax formosa	RR
83	White-lored Gnatcatcher	Polioptila albiloris	RR
84	Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	RR
85	Ochraceous Wren	Troglodytes ochraceus	NE
86	Rufous-backed Wren	Campylorhynchus capistratus	RR
87	Rufous-breasted Wren	Pheugopedius rutilus	RR
88	Banded Wren	Thryophilus pleurostictus	RR
89	Rufous-and-white Wren	Thryophilus rufalbus	RR
90	Black-faced Solitaire	Myadestes melanops	NE
91	Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus gracilirostris	NE
92	Sooty Thrush	Turdus nigrescens	NE
93	Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher	Phainoptila melanoxantha	NE
94	Golden-browed Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia callophrys	NE
95	Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	RR
96	Sooty-capped Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus pileatus	NE
97	Stripe-headed Sparrow	Peucaea ruficauda	RR
98	Olive Sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus	RR
99	Sooty-faced Finch	Arremon crassirostris	NE
100	Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow	Melozone cabanisi	E	NT
101	Yellow-thighed Brushfinch	Atlapetes tibialis	NE
102	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna		NT
103	Streak-backed Oriole	Icterus pustulatus	RR
104	Spot-breasted Oriole	Icterus pectoralis	LC
105	/Golden-winged Warbler/	Vermivora chrysoptera		NT
106	Olive-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis semiflava	NE
107	Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea		NT
108	Costa Rican Warbler	Basileuterus melanotis	NE
109	Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	NE
110	Wrenthrush	Zeledonia coronata	NE
111	Black-thighed Grosbeak	Pheucticus tibialis	NE
112	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	LC
113	/Painted Bunting/	Passerina ciris	LC
114	Blue-and-gold Tanager	Bangsia arcaei	NE	NT
115	Spangle-cheeked Tanager	Tangara dowii	NE
116	Slaty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	NE
117	<Slaty Finch>	Haplospiza rustica	RR
118	<Peg-billed Finch>	Acanthidops 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.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)

• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• La Ensenada
• Monteverde Area

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	8
LC	Local	46
NE	Near Endemic	79
RR	Restricted Range	75

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	21
V	Vulnerable	5
EN	Endangered	2
CR	Critically Endangered	2

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.