Costa Rican Bird Route Species List

Order Family Common Name Scientific Name
TINAMIFORMES      
  TINAMOUS    
  Tinamidae    
    Great Tinamou Tinamus major
    Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
    Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi
ANSERIFORMES      
  DUCKS    
  Dendrocygninae    
    Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
  Anatidae    
    Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    American Wigeon Anas americana
    Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
    Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
GALLIFORMES      
  GUANS    
  Cracidae    
    Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
    Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
    Great Curassow Crax rubra
  QUAILS    
  Odontophoridae    
    Black-eared Wood-Quail  Odontophorus melanotis
    Black-breasted Wood Quail Odontophorus leucolaemus
    Tawny-faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus
PODICIPEDIFORMES      
  GREBES    
  Podicipedidae    
    Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
    Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
PELECANIFORMES      
  PELICANS and Allies    
  Pelecanidae    
    Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
  Phalacrocoracidae    
    Neotropical Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  Anhingidae    
    Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
  Fregatidae    
    Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
CICONIIFORMES      
  HERONS    
  Ardeidae    
    Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
    Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
    Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
    Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
    Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
    Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    Great Egret Ardea alba
    Snowy Egret Egretta thula 
    Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
    Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
    Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
    Green Heron Butorides virescens
    Agami Heron Agamia agami
    Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
    Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
  IBIS    
  Threskiornithidae    
    Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
  STORKS    
  Ciconiidae    
    Wood Stork Mycteria americana
FALCONIFORMES      
  VULTURES    
  Cathartidae    
    Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
    Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
  HAWKS and EAGLES    
  Pandioninae    
    Osprey Pandion haliaetus
  Accipitrinae    
    Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
    Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
    Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
    White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
    Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
    Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
    Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
    Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
    Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
    Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
    Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
    Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
    Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
    Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps
    Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbea
    White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
    Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
    Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
    Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
    Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
    Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
    Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
    Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
    Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
    Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus
    Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
    Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
  FALCONS    
  Micrasturinae    
    Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
    Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon Micrastur mirandollei
    Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
  Caracarinae    
    Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
    Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
    Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
  Falconinae    
    Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
    American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    Merlin Falco columbarius
    Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
    Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
GRUIFORMES      
  RAILS, CRAKES and Allies    
  Rallidae    
    White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
    Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
    Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
    Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
    Paint-billed Crake  Neocrex erythrops
    Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
    Purple Gallinule  Porphyrio martinica
    Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
    American Coot Fulica americana
  SUNGREBES    
  Heliornithidae    
    Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
  SUNBITTERN    
  Eurypygidae    
    Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
CHARADRIIFORMES      
  PLOVERS    
  Vanellinae    
    Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
  Charadriinae    
    Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
    Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
    Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
    Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
  STILTS    
  Recurvirostridae    
    Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
  JACANAS    
  Jacanidae    
    Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
  SANDPIPERS    
  Scolopacinae    
    Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
    Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
    Willet Tringa semipalmata
    Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 
    Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
    Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
    Least Sandpiper  Calidris minutilla
    Pectoral Sandpiper  Calidris melanotos
    Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
  TERNS    
  Sterninae    
    Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
COLUMBIFORMES      
  DOVES and PIGEONS    
  Columbidae    
    Rock Dove Columba livia
    Pale-vented Pigeon Patagionas cayannensis
    Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
    Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
    Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
    Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
    Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    Inca Dove Columbina inca
    Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
    Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
    Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
    White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
    Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
    Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
    Olive-backed Quail-Dove Geotrygon veraguensis
    Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
    White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
PSITTACIFORMES      
  PARROTS    
  Psittacidae    
    Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi
    Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
    Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus
    Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
    Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
    Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
    Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis
    Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
    White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
    Red-Lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
    Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
CUCULIFORMES      
  CUCKOOS    
  Cuculidae    
    Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
    Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
    Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
    Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
    Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
    Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo  Neomorphus geoffroyi
    Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
STRIGIFORMES      
  OWLS    
  Tytonidae    
    Barn Owl Tyto alba
  Strigidae    
    Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae
    Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
    Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
    Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps
    Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
    Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
    Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator
CAPRIMULGIFORMES      
  NIGHTJARS and Allies    
  Caprimulgidae    
    Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
    Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
    Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
  Nyctibiidae    
    Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
    Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
APODIFORMES      
  SWIFTS    
  Apodidae    
    Black Swift Cypseloides niger
    Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei
    Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
    White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
    Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 
    Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
    Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
  HUMMINGBIRDS    
  Trochilidae    
    Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aenea
    Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
    Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
    Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
    Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
    White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
    Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludoviciae
    Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
    White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
    Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
    Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
    Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
    Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
    Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
    Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
    Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
    Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
    Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
    Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis
    Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
    Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
    Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris
    Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps
    Snowcap Microchera albocoronata
    Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
    Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaema
    Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
    Purple-crowned Fairy  Heliothryx barroti
    Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
    Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
    Scintillant Hummingbird  Selasphorus scintilla
TROGONIFORMES      
  TROGONS    
  Trogonidae    
    Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
    Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
    Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
    Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
    Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
    Lattice-tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus
CORACIIFORMES      
  MOTMOTS    
  Momotidae    
    Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
    Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
    Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
    Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum
  KINGFISHERS    
  Alcedinidae    
    Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
    Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
    Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
    Green and Rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
    American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
PICIFORMES      
  PUFFBIRDS    
  Bucconidae    
    White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
    Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
    White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
    White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus
  JACAMARS    
  Galbulidae    
    Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
    Great Jacamar Jacamerops aurea
  BARBETS and TOUCANS    
  Ramphastidae    
    Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
    Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii
    Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
    Yellow-eared Toucanet Selenidera spectabilis
    Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
    Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii
  WOODPECKERS    
  Picidae    
    Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
    Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
    Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
    Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
    Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
    Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
    Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
    Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
    Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
PASSERIFORMES      
  WOODCREEPERS and Alllies    
  Furnariidae    
    Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
    Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
    Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
    Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
    Slaty-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthhia variegaticeps
    Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
    Streak-breasted Treehunter Tripadectes rufobrunneus
    Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
    Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
    Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis
    Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
    Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
    Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
    Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda
    Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
    Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
    Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus
    Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
    Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
    Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
    Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
    Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus
  ANTBIRDS    
  Thamnophilidae    
    Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
    Great Antshrike Taraba major
    Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
    Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
    Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
    Plain Antivireo Dysithamnus mentalis
    Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps
    Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
    White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
    Slaty Antwren Myrnotherula schisticolor
    Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
    Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
    Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnacichla nudiceps
    Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
    Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta
    Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza inmaculata
    Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides
    Bicolored Antbird  Gymnopithys leucaspis
    Ocellated Antbird Phaenostictus mcleannani
  Formicariidae    
    Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
    Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus
    Thicket Antpitta Hylopezus dives
  TAPACULOS    
  Rhinocrytidae    
    Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons
  TYRANT FLYCATCHERS    
  Tyrannidae    
    Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillum
    Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
    Yellow-bellied Eleania Elaenia flavogaster
    Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
    Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
    Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
    Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
    Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
    Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
    Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
    Scale-crested Pigmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
    Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
    Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia
    Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
    Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
    Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
    Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
    Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis
    White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
    Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
    Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
    Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
    Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher  Myiobius sulphureipygius
    Tawny-chested Flycatcher  Aphanotriccus capitalis
    Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
    Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
    Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
    Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
    Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
    Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
    Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
    Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
    White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis
    Least Flycatcher  Empidonax minimus
    Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
    Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
    Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
    Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
    Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra
    Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
    Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
    Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
    Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhynchus pitangua
    Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
    Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
    White-ringed Flycatcher Coryphotriccus albovittatus
    Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus
    Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
    Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
    Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
    Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
    Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
  BECARDS    
   Incertae Sedis 
    Thrushlike Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
    Gray-headed Piprites Piprites griseiceps
    Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
    Speckled Mourner Laniocera rufescens
    Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
    White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
    Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
    Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
    Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
  COTINGAS    
  Cotingidae    
    Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis
    Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus
    Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
    Bare-necked Umbrellabird Cephalopterus glabricollis
    Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculata
  MANAKINS    
  Pipridae    
    White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
    White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa
    White-crowned Manakin Pipra pipra
    Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
  VIREOS    
  Vireonidae    
    Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
    Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
    Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
    Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
    Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
    Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
    Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
    Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
  JAYS    
  Corvidae    
    Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
  SWALLOWS    
  Hirundinidae    
       
    Purple Martin Progne subis
    Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
    Tree Swallow Tachycinta bicolor
    Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
    Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
    Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
    Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
    Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
    Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
  WRENS    
  Troglodytidae    
    Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
    Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis
    Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus
    Stripe-breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus
    Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus
    House Wren Troglodytes aedon
    Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus
    White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
    Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
    Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela
    Song Wren Cyphorinus phaeocephalus
  DIPPER    
  Cinclidae    
    American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
  GNATWRENS    
  Sylviidae    
    Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris
    Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
    Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
  THRUSHES    
  Turdidae    
    Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops
    Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
    Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
    Veery Catharus fuscescens
    Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
    Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
    Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
    Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus
    Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus
    Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi
    White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis
  MIMICS    
  Mimidae    
    Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
  WAXWINGS    
  Bombycillidae    
    Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
  WARBLERS    
  Parulidae    
    Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
    Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
    Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
    Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
    Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
    Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
    Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
    Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
    Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
    Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
    Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
    Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
    Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
    Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
    Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
    Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
    Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
    American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
    Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria  citrea
    Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
    Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
    Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
    Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
    Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
    Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
    MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
    Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
    Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava
    Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
    Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
    Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
    Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
    Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
    Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus
    Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
    Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
    Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda
    Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
  BANANAQUIT    
  Incertae Sedis 
    Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
  TANAGERS    
  Thraupidae    
    Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
    Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager  Chlorospingus canigularis
    Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
    Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
    Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli
    Gray-headed Tanager  Eucometis penicillata
    White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
    Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii
    White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
    Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda
    Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
    Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
    Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
    Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolenta
    Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
    Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
    Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
    Blue-and-gold Tanager Bangsia arcaei
    Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata
    Emerald Tanager Tangara florida
    Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
    Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
    Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
    Rufous-winged Tanager Tangara lavinia
    Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
    Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii
    Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
    Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
    Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
    Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
    Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
  FINCHES and SPARROWS    
  Emberizidae    
    Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
    Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana
    White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
    Nicaraguan Seed-Finch Oryzoborus nuttingi
    Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
    Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor
    Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
    Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
    Sooty-faced Finch Lysurus crassirostris
    Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha
    Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
    Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
    Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
  SALTATORS and GROSBEAKS    
  Cardinalidae    
    Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
    Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
    Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
    Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
    Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
    Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis
    Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
    Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
    Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
    Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
    Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
    Dickcissel Spiza americana
  BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES    
  Icteridae    
    Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
    Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
    Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
    Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
    Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis
    Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
    Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
    Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
    Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
    Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
    Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
    Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
    Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
    Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
  EUPHONIAS    
  Fringillidae    
    Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
    Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
    Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima
    Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
    White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
    Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
    Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
  OLD WORLD SPARROWS    
  Passeridae    
    House Sparrow Passer domesticus
This list was put together with the help of the Costa Rican Ornithological Associacion, the Costa Rican Ornithological Union, as well as Andrew Rothman and Daniel Schneider of the Rainforest Biodiversity Group. The information is a compilation of bird lists from the previously mentioned organizations and individuals as well as from existing bird lists from the Costa Rican Bird Route Sites.
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