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NEOTROPICS COSTA RICA

Area (SqMi):19,730
# Species:880
# Excl Vagrants:811
# Endemics:8
# Near Endemics:79
Species/1000 SqMi:41.1

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BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor98
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient32
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant33
[]Accidental36

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened37
VVulnerable15
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. 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 bonaparteiMany
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
4Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusLE,PV
5Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiET,LS,SV

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorLE,PV
8[Comb Duck]Sarkidiornis sylvicolaPV
9Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
10/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
11{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataESQ,HQ,LE,PV
13/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaLE,LS,PV,SV
14{Mallard}Anas platyrhynchosESQ,SG
15Northern PintailAnas acutaPV
16Green-winged TealAnas creccaLE,PV
17/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisPV,WG
18[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
19/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisMany
20Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

21Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
22Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
23Great CurassowCrax rubraMany
24Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaLE,MV,PV
25Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

26Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusLS
27Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrysET,HQ,REC,SG,TP
28Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogonMany
29Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusOS
30Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
31Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisARL,ET,LS
32Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusMany
33Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

34Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
35Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
36Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
37[White-crowned Pigeon]Patagioenas leucocephala 
38Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
39Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
40Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
41Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
42Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoCCR,PV
43Inca DoveColumbina incaMany
44Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
45Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
46Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
47Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
48Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraSG
49Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
50Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaARL,CA,LS,MV
51Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
52White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
53Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
54Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsBT,LE,MA,PV,WG
55Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisMany
56Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiARL,ET,LS,REC,TP
57Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisMany
58White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
59Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
61Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
62\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaMany
63Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusWG
64Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygusMany
65Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiARL,ET,REC
66Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
67/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusMany
68/Mangrove Cuckoo/Coccyzus minorMany
69|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

70Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
71Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
72Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
73Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
74White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisLE,OS,PV
75[Ocellated Poorwill]Nyctiphrynus ocellatus 
76/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
77Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusBRT,MA,WG
78{Eastern Whip-poor-will}Antrostomus vociferusMA
79Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusMany

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

80Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
81Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany
82Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisCL,LE,MV,PV

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

83[Oilbird]Steatornis caripensisMV

 
Swifts: Apodidae

84Black SwiftCypseloides nigerMany
85White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusMany
86Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiMany
87Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
88White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
89Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMany
90Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaMany
91|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
92Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
93Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany
94{Great Swallow-tailed Swift}Panyptila sanctihieronymiLS

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

95White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
96White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
97Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
98Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
99Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
100Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
101Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
102Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
103Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
104Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
105Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
106Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
107Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisBRT,DCL,ESQ,WG
108Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
109{Rufous-crested Coquette}Lophornis delattrei 
110Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeMany
111<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisMany
112Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
113Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
114Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
115Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantiiMany
116Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisMany
117White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusET,HQ,MV,REC,TP
118Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
119White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
120Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
121/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
122Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaMany
123Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
124Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
125Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
126Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
127Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
128Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
129Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
130SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataMany
131Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsMany
132White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
133Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
134Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisMany
135Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
136Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanniMany
137{Blue-tailed Hummingbird}Saucerottia cyanuraLS,MV
138Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
139Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
140Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
141Mangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiMany
142Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisDCL,ESQ
143Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
144Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraMany
145{White-bellied Emerald}Chlorestes candida 
146Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

147Mangrove RailRallus longirostrisLE
148[Paint-billed Crake]Mustelirallus erythropsDCL,ESQ,OS,SV
149Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusPV
150Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorMany
151Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisCA,CL,LE,MV,PV
152Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
153Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
154/Sora/Porzana carolinaCA,ESQ,LE,PV
155Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
156/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
157Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
158[Ocellated Crake]Rufirallus schomburgkii 
159Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerBRT,ESQ
160{Ruddy Crake}Laterallus ruberLS
161White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
162Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisMany
163Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

164SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLQ,LS,OS,SV

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

165LimpkinAramus guaraunaESQ,LE,MA,PV,SV

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

166Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

167Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
168/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americanaPV

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

169American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusCA,CL,LE,MA,OS

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

170/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
171|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaCCR,OS
172/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
173/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusMany
174Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
175Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaMany
176Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisMany
177{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

178Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
179[Wattled Jacana]Jacana jacanaBRT,ESQ

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

180|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCCR,LE,LS,PV
181Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
182Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanusLE,MA,OS
183[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
184/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaLE
185/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
186/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusLE,MA,TP
187Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataMany
188/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorESQ,LE,PV
189Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius 
190|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatusOS
191Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusMany
192/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
193|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incanaBRT,MA,OS,PV
194/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
195WilletTringa semipalmataMany
196/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
197/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
198/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLE,MA
199/Surfbird/Calidris virgataCA,LE
200[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
201[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferruginea 
202/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusBRT,CA,LE,MA,PV
203|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis 
204/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
205{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLE
206|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiCA
207|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisLE,MA
208/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
209|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosCA,LE,MA,PV
210/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriMany
211/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

212[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
213Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus 
214Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusESQ,LS
215South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

216|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
217{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLE
218Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
219/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanCA,CL,LE,MA,PV
220[Heermann's Gull]Larus heermanni 
221/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensis 
222Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLE
223/American Herring Gull/Larus smithsonianus 
224/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerMany
225[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
226Brown NoddyAnous stolidusMA,OS
227Black NoddyAnous minutus 
228{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatusLS
229Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusMA
230/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumLE,MA
231/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCA,LE,MA,PV
232Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCA,CL,LE,MA,PV
233Black TernChlidonias nigerCA,MA,PV
234{Forster's Tern}Sterna forsteriLE
235|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
236/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCA,LE,MA,PV
237/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansMany
238Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
239Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

240Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
241Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
242[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

243SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

244Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMA

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

245Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

246Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa 
247Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro 
248Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
249Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania 
250Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhami 
251Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

252[Black-capped Petrel]Pterodroma hasitata 
253Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygia 
254Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni 
255Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus 
256[Great Shearwater]Ardenna gravis 
257Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMA
258Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
259Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

260JabiruJabiru mycteriaBRT,LE,PV
261Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

262Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany
263[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

264Red-footed BoobySula sulaMA,OS
265Brown BoobySula leucogasterMany
266Masked BoobySula dactylatraMA,OS
267Nazca BoobySula granti 
268Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiMA

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

269AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

270Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

271White IbisEudocimus albusMany
272Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBRT,LE,PV
273[White-faced Ibis]Plegadis chihi 
274Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
275Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

276Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumLQ,LS,SV
277Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
278Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
279Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
280Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
281[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
282Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLS,PV,SV
283/Least Bittern/Botaurus exilisMany
284Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
285Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
286/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaMany
287/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorMany
288/Reddish Egret/Egretta rufescensCA,LE,MA,PV
289Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
290Green HeronButorides virescensMany
291Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
292Great EgretArdea albaMany
293/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

294[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 
295Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

296King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
297Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
298Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
299Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusBRT,ESQ,OS,PV,SV

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

300/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

301Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
302White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
303Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
304Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
305Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
306Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
307Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
308Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
309Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisBRT,OS
310Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLS,OS
311/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
312Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
313{Cooper's Hawk}Astur cooperiiMany
314/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusCCR,LE,LS,PV
315Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
316Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
317|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
318\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaMany
319Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
320Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCA,LS,OS,PV
321Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
322Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
323Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
324Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisESQ,OS
325Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
326Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusBRT,LS,MV,OS
327Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
328Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
329White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
330White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
331Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
332Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
333Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
334/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
335Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
336|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniMany
337Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
338Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

339Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

340Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
341Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
342Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeARL,ET,LQ,SV
343Choco Screech-OwlMegascops centalisDCL,ESQ,WG
344Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperiMany
345Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
346Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
347{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
348Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
349Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsARL,ET,LS,SV
350[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl]Glaucidium brasilianumMany
351[Burrowing Owl]Athene cuniculariaCCR
352Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
353Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
354Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
355[Short-eared Owl]Asio flammeus 
356Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiCM,TH

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

357Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoMany
358Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusARL,ET,LS,REC
359Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
360Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
361Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiMany
362Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
363Graceful Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
364Elegant TrogonTrogon elegansLE,PV
365Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

366Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula 
367Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
368Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
369Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumARL,BT,LS,SV
370Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany
371Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosaMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

372Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
373/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
374Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
375American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
376Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
377Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaLQ,LS,SV

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

378White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
379Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusARL,LQ,LS,SEO,SV
380White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
381Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataARL,ET,HQ,REC,TP
382White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusARL,ET,LS,SV

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

383Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany
384Great JacamarJacamerops aureusLS

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

385Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

386Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

387Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
388Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
389Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiMany
390Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
391Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
392Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

393Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
394/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
395Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
396Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenMany
397Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
398Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
399Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmanniiMany
400Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusMany
401Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatusMany
402Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiBRT,DCL,ESQ,LC,MA
403Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
404Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
405Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
406Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusET,LQ,LS,SV
407Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexMany
408Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

409Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
410Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
411Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiARL,SV
412Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
413Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
414Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusBRT,ESQ,LS,OS
415Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
416/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
417|Merlin|Falco columbariusMany
418[Aplomado Falcon]Falco femoralis 
419Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
420/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

421Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisMany
422<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaMany
423Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
424Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
425Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
426White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
427Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
428Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataLE,PV
429White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsMany
430Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
431Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
432Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
433Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisMany
434Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxBRT,ESQ,WG
435Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaARL
436Great Green MacawAra ambiguusLS,MV,SEO,SV
437Scarlet MacawAra macaoMany
438Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

439Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaHQ,REC,TP
440Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
441Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
442Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
443Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
444Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiMany
445Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
446Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
447Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsMany
448Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
449White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
450Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
451Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
452Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
453Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
454Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
455Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
456Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniMany
457Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
458Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
459Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

460Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriSV

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

461Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
462Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
463Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesARL,BT,LS,REC,TP
464Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisARL,HQ,MV,REC,TP

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

465Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

466Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
467Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusARL,REC,TP
468Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

469Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
470Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
471Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisARL,HQ,MV,REC,TP
472Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
473Piping Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
474Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
475Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
476Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
477Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
478Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
479Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusHQ,MV,REC,SG,TP
480Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusBRT,MV,OS
481Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
482Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterLE,PV
483Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
484Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
485Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
486Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
487Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
488Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
489Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansMany
490Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiCM,MV,SG,TH,TP
491Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
492Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
493Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumMany
494Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusWG
495Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
496Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
497Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
498Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
499Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
500Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
501Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
502Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
503Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

504Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataWG
505Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisMany
506White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
507Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
508White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
509Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusMany
510White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraMany
511Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

512Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataLQ,LS,SV,TP
513Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisARL,ET,LS,MV,SV
514Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisARL,LS,REC,SV
515<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayiMany
516Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
517Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
518<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniaeMany
519Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusLQ,LS,SEO,SV

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

520Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
521Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
522Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
523Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
524Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensET
525Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
526Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
527White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
528Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
529Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

530SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusMany

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

531Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

532Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsET,LS,REC,SV

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

533Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
534Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

535Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusCA,CL,PV
536White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
537Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
538Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
539Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
540Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusARL,BT,LS,SV,WG
541Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
542Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisMany
543Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
544Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
545Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareMany
546Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
547Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
548Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
549Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
550Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
551Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
552Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
553Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
554Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumMany
555Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
556Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusWG
557Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
558Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
559Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
560Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
561Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
562Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
563Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
564White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniMany
565Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
566Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
567Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisHQ,LS,REC,SV,TP
568Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
569|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
570Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusCM,SG,TH
571Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
572|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
573Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
574|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
575/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
576|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensMany
577|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
578/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiMany
579/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularisMany
580|Least Flycatcher|Empidonax minimusMany
581Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
582Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsCM,LC,SG,TH
583Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
584Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumCA,CL,LE,PV
585{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
586Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
587Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
588Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
589Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
590Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
591Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascensPV
592Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingiMany
593/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
594Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
595Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
596Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
597Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisBRT,DCL,ESQ
598Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
599Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
600White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
601Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
602Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
603Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisMany
604(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
605Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
606/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisMany
607|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
608{Gray Kingbird}Tyrannus dominicensisLE
609/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusMany
610Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

611Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
612Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
613Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
614Ochre-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
615Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
616{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusLS,SV
617Mangrove VireoVireo pallensCA,CCR,CL,LE
618/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
619{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitariusMV,SG
620Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
621|Western Warbling Vireo|Vireo swainsoniBRT,CA,SG
622Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
623/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
624|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusMany
625Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
626[Black-whiskered Vireo]Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

627Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCM,SG,TH,TP
628Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataMany
629White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosaMany
630Brown JayCyanocorax morioMany
631Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisWG

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

632|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaMany
633/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorMany
634Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
635{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaARL,LE,MV,PV
636|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
637Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
638{Brown-chested Martin}Progne taperaARL
639Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisMany
640Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
641Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
642/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
643|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
644Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaCCR,LE,PV

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

645Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
646Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
647White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
648White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

649Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaMany
650Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
651Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
652Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
653Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCM,SG,TH
654Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHQ,SG,TP
655Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
656Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratusMany
657Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
658Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
659Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisMany
660Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictusCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
661Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
662Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusMany
663Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusMany
664Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniMany
665Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
666Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusMany
667Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
668White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
669Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
670Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

671American DipperCinclus mexicanusMany

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

672/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
673Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

674Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
675Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCM,ET,MV,SG,TH
676Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
677Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
678Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
679Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusMany
680|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
681|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
682|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusMany
683/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
684Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensCM,MV,SG,TH,TP
685Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
686Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
687White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
688Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

689/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

690Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
691Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

692[Tricolored Munia]Lonchura malaccaCA,LE,PV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

693House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

694[American Pipit]Anthus rubescens 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

695Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
696Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
697Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisMany
698Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
699White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
700Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaMany
701Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
702Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
703Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiMany
704Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
705Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaMany
706<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

707Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaWG

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

708Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisET,HQ,REC,TP
709Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
710Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
711Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficaudaCA,CCR,CL,LE,PV
712Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumCCR,PV
713Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusMany
714Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
715[Chipping Sparrow]Spizella passerina 
716[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
717Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisBRT,LC,OS,TL,WG
718Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
719Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
720Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisMany
721Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCM,SG,TH
722Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
723[Savannah Sparrow]Passerculus sandwichensis 
724{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolniiMV
725Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCM,ET,SG,TH,WG
726White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotisHQ,MV,REC,TP
727Cabanis's Ground-SparrowMelozone cabanisiHQ,MV,TP
728White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
729Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

730{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
731|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusCCR,LS
732Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
733Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
734Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
735Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusESQ,WG
736Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
737Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaMany
738Scarlet-rumped Cacique**Cacicus microrhynchusMany
739Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMany
740/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
741Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasLQ,LS,SV
742Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatusMany
743{Bullock's Oriole}Icterus bullockiiLE,PV,REC
744Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisMany
745/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
746Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusMany
747Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
748Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
749Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
750Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
751Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
752Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensis 
753/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensMany

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

754/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
755/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
756/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
757/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
758/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
759/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
760Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaMany
761/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
762Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
763/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
764[Orange-crowned Warbler]Leiothlypis celata 
765{Nashville Warbler}Leiothlypis ruficapillaLS
766{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilis 
767Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
768/MacGillivray's Warbler/Geothlypis tolmieiMany
769/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
770/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
771Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
772/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
773/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaMany
774/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
775/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaARL,LC,SV
776Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaMany
777{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaCA,WG
778Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
779/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
780/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
781/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
782/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
783/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
784{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataARL,BRT,LS,MV,OS
785{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensARL,MV,REC
786|Palm Warbler|Setophaga palmarumMany
787[Pine Warbler]Setophaga pinus 
788/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
789/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaMany
790{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLE,MV,OS
791/Townsend's Warbler/Setophaga townsendiMany
792{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisARL,MV,REC,WG
793/Golden-cheeked Warbler/Setophaga chrysoparia 
794/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
795Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
796Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
797Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
798Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
799Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
800|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisMany
801Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaMany
802Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
803Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
804WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

805Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiET,LQ,LS,SV

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

806Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
807/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
808|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaMany
809/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaMany
810Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
811White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
812Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
813Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMany
814Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerDriophlox atrimaxillarisBRT,DCL,ESQ,OS
815Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
816Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMany
817Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
818/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
819[Black-headed Grosbeak]Pheucticus melanocephalus 
820Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorLC,MV,TH
821Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
822Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaMany
823/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
824/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisMany
825/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

826Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
827White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
828Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
829White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
830White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxMany
831Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMany
832Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
833Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiMany
834Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
835[Yellow-winged Tanager]Thraupis abbasARL,BT,SV
836Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
837Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
838Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
839Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
840Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
841Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMany
842Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
843Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
844Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
845Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
846Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
847Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
848Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
849Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
850Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
851Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
852<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaMany
853<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiMany
854{Grassland Yellow-Finch}Sicalis luteolaCCR
855Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
856Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaMany
857Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
858Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiLQ,LS,SV
859Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
860Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
861Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
862<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaMany
863BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
864Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
865Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
866Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
867Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisMany
868Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
869Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMany

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Arenal National Park518
Bogarin Trail432
Bosque del Rio Tigre413
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge405
Carara National Park440
Ceiba-Cascajal Road264
Celeste Mountain Lodge413
Cerro Lodge377
Cerro de la Muerte141
Danta Corcovado Lodge334
El Tapir Nature Reserve399
Esquinas Rainforest Lodge399
Heliconias Lodge456
Hotel Quelitales450
La Ensenada347
La Quinta Inn339
La Selva Field Station475
Laguna Lagarta Lodge388
Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary433
Manuel Antonio National Park437
Monteverde Area456
Nosara/Ostional Area338
Osa Peninsula365
Palo Verde National Park349
Piedras Blancas National Park340
Rara Avis478
Reserva El Copal473
San Gerardo da Dota291
Sarapiqui Eco-Observatory214
Selva Verde Lodge464
Talamanca Highlands127
Talari Reserve228
Tapanti National Park484
Tapir Valley Nature Reserve437
Wilson Gardens474
Total Species869

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.