Costa Rica Birds 

Noting those found during 
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*).  

1991 thru 2015 

during the months of January, February, 
March, April, June, July, December

A Costa Rica Bird List compiled by Armas Hill 
 

720 species of birds have cumulatively been found 
during 32 FONT birding and nature tours in Costa Rica.

In the list that follows, the number indicates during how many FONT tours the bird has been found (out of 32).
The months when the birds have been found follow the numbers. 
dec/jan relate to the annual Costa Rica Holiday Tours that were conducted for years in the 1990s.  
Not all of the tours have been to exactly the same areas, so individual tour-lists have varied.

In the following list, the latest taxonomy is incorporated noting subspecies in Costa Rica. 


Photo at upper right: LONG-TAILED MANAKIN

Codes:

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
 (t1): critical
 (t2): endangered
 (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

(i): introduced species

(CRe): endemic in Costa Rica
(CRr): rare in Costa Rica

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT web-site 

N: Northern CR Birding Tours  (in February, March, April, July, December-January)
S: Southern CR Birding Tours  (in January, February, March, July)

P: in Panama (adjacent to southern Costa Rica)

Links:

A List & Photo Gallery of Central American Birds, in 4 parts: 
Part #1:  Tinamous to Doves     Part #2:  Macaws to Woodpeckers
Part #3:  Manakins to Thrashers    Part #4:  Thrushes to Buntings   

Birds & Other Wildlife during FONT Tours in:
Northern Costa Rica     Southern Costa Rica

Mammals in Costa Rica  (with some photos)

A List & Photo Gallery of Butterflies & Moths in Central America, in 6 Parts  

Amphibians & Reptiles in Costa Rica & Panama  (with some photos)

Highlights of some previous FONT Costa Rica Tours

UPCOMING FONT TOURS in Central America, including Costa Rica

Directory of Photos in this Website

A recent & updated source of some information in the following list is "The Birds of Costa Rica" by Richard Garrigues & Robert Dean, published in 2007.

Another fine book, filled with interesting info, is "A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica" by F. Gary Stiles and Alexander Skutch. During our early tours in Costa Rica we birded with Gary Stiles, and during a number of our tours, over the years, we visited with Alexander Skutch at his Costa Rican home. In this web-site, there is a feature about Mr. Skutch:
Alexander Skutch - A Naturalist in Costa Rica

And another excellent book, deserving note here, is the "Hummingbirds of Costa Rica" by Michael & Patricia Fogden, containing both good photos and text. 
        

 Birds:

1. Great Tinamou (*) ______ N S 26  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
   Tinamus major fuscipennis
   
   
2. Highland Tinamou (*) ______ N 3  mar
   Nothocercus bonapartei frantzii
   
   
3. Slaty-breasted Tinamou (*) ______ N 3  mar,dec/jan  (another name has been "Boucard's Tinamou")
   Crypturellus boucardi costaricensis
   
   
4. Little Tinamou (*) ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
   Crypturellus soui modestus
   
   
5. Thicket Tinamou (*) ______ N 6  jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Rufescent Tinamou")
   Crypturellus cinnamomeus praepes
   
   
6. Gray-headed Chachalaca (*) ______ N S 18  jan,feb,apr,jul,dec/jan
   Ortalis cinereiceps  (monotypic)
   
   
7. Plain Chachalaca (ph) ______
   Ortalis vetula
   
   The Plain Chachalacas in Costa Rica is very rare in the northwestern lowlands and more common in the hills of the Nicoya Peninsula. 
   
   
8. Crested Guan (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
   Penelope purpurascens aequatorialis
   
   
9. Black Guan  (nt) (*) ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
   Chamaepetes unicolor  (monotypic)
   
   
10. Great Curassow  (t3) (*) ______ N S 8  mar,jul
    Crax r. rubra
    
    
11. Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge (*) ______ N 1 jul  (another name has been Buff-fronted Wood Partridge)
    Dendrotyx leucophrys hypospodius
    
    
12. Spot-bellied Bobwhite (*) ______ N 14  mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has been considered conspecific with the Crested Bobwhite, Colinus cristatus, of northern South America & southern Central America)
    Colinus leucopogon dickeyi 
    
    
13. Crested Bobwhite ______
    Colinus cristatus
    
    
14. Spotted Wood Quail (*) ______ S 4  mar
    Odontophorus guttatus
    
    
15. Marbled Wood Quail (*) ______ S 6  jan,feb,mar
    Odontophorus gujanensis
    
    
16. Black-eared Wood Quail (*) ______ N 3  jul  (was conspecific with the Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail of South America)
    Odontophorus m. melanotis  
    
    
17. Black-breasted Wood Quail (nt) (*) ______ N 4  feb,mar  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
    Odontophorus leucolaemus  (monotypic)
    
    
18. Tawny-faced Quail ______
    Rhynchortyx cinctus
    
    
19. Black-bellied Whistling Duck (*) (ph) ______ N S P 17  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Dendrocygna a. autumnalis
    
    
20. Fulvous Whistling Duck (*) ______ N 2  jul
    Dendrocygna bicolor  (monotypic)
    
    
21. White-faced Whistling Duck (ph) ______  
    Dendrocygna viduata
    
    The White-faced Whistling Duck formerly occurred in Costa Rica. It has not been seen there in nearly two decades.
    
    
22. Muscovy Duck (*) (ph) ______ N 13  mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Cairina moschata  (monotypic, and single member of its genus)
    
    
23. American Wigeon  (ph)  ______
    Anas americana
    
    
24. Northern Shoveler  (*) (ph)  _____  N 1  mar
    Anas clypeata
    
    
25. Northern Pintail  (ph)  _____
    Anas acuta 
    
    
26. Blue-winged Teal (*) (ph) ______ N S P 20  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
    Anas discors  (monotypic)
    
    
27. Cinnamon Teal ______
    Anas cyanoptera
    
    In Costa Rica, the Cinnamon Teal is a very rare winter visitor in the Palo Verde region of Guanacaste, from November to March.
    
    
28. Green-winged Teal  (ph) ______
    Anas carolinensis
    
    In Costa Rica, the Green-winged Teal is a rare winter visitor.
    
    
29. Ring-necked Duck (*) (ph) ______ S 1  mar
    Aythya collaris  (monotypic)
    
    
30. Lesser Scaup  (ph) ______
    Aythya affinis
    
    
31. Greater Scaup ______
    Aythya marila
    
    In Costa Rica, there was a sighting of 3 Greater Scaup in October 1974 in the Gulf of Papagayo.  
    
    
32. Masked Duck (*) ______ S 5  feb,mar
    Nomoyx dominicus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
    
    
33. Black-capped Petrel  (t2) (CRr) (ph) ______  
    Pterodroma hasitata 
    
    The Black-capped Petrel rarely occurs off the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, more so further offshore. 
    
    
34. Galapagos Petrel  (t1) ______  (was conspecific with the Hawaiian Petrel, and was then called the Dark-rumped Petrel)  
    Pterodroma phaeopygia  
    
    The Galapagos Petrel is probably a regular, but  uncommon, visitor off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, including the vicinity of the Cocos Islands. Sightings in Costa Rican waters have been from February to September.
        
    
35. Black Petrel  (t3) ______  (another name has been Parkinson's Petrel) 
    Procellaria parkinsoni  
    
    The Black Petrel is probably a regular, but uncommon, visitor off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, generally well offshore. Most records in Central American waters have been in March & April.
      
    
36. Sooty Shearwater (*) (ph) ______ N 1  jul
    Puffinus griseus  (monotypic)  
    
    The Sooty Shearwater occurs off the Costa Rican Pacific coast between May & October. 
    
    
37. Pink-footed Shearwater  (t3) (ph) ______
    Puffinus creatopus
    
    The Pink-footed Shearwater migrates offshore from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in May & June and in September & October.
    
    
38. Wedge-tailed Shearwater ______
    Puffinus pacifiicus  
    
    The Wedge-tailed Shearwater is a common to abundant visitor, occurring in large flocks, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, mostly from January to March.
       
    
39. Short-tailed Shearwater  (CRr) (ph) ______
    Puffinus tenuirostris
    
    There was a sighting, in optimum conditions, of a single Short-tailed Shearwater 40 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in July 1978.
    
     
40. Audubon's Shearwater  (ph) ______
    Puffinus lherminieri
    
    The Audubon's Shearwater is rare, but probably regular, off the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.  
    
     
41. Galapagos Shearwater ______  (was part of the Audubon's Shearwater)
    Puffinus subalaris
    
    The Galapagos Shearwater is uncommon throughout the year off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with most sightings at the mouth of the Gulf of Nicoya.
    
        
42. Wilson's Storm Petrel  (ph) ______
    Oceanites oceanicus
    
    The Wilson's Storm-Petrel sometimes occurs in good numbers off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, from April to August.
    
      
43. Leach's Storm Petrel ______
    Oceanodroma leucorhoa
    
    The Leach's Storm Petrel occurs well off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with sightings mostly from May to August,
    
     
44. Black Storm Petrel ______
    Oceanodroma melania
    
    The Black Storm Petrel ranges from being uncommon to locally common off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is most numerous from October through April. Notable wintering concentrations occur in the Gulf of Nicoya.
    
     
45. Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel ______
    Oceanodroma tethys
    
    The race of the Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel that breeds in Peru is a regular visitor to the Pacific coastal waters of Costa Rica, being most numerous from July to November. During that time, it is the most common white-rumped storm petrel in those Costa Rican waters. 
    
     
46. Band-rumped Storm Petrel ______
    Oceanodroma castro
    
    The Band-rumped Storm Petrel is probably a sporadic, perhaps seasonal, visitor to Pacific waters off Costa Rica. It's generally well offshore, unless storm-blown closer to the coast.
    
       
47. Least Storm Petrel ______
    Oceanodroma microsoma
    
    The Least Storm Petrel breeds on islands off Baja California and winters south to Ecuador. It occurs in Costa Rican waters, off the Pacific coast, commonly from April to June and uncommonly from July to November. In the Golf of Nicoya, it has been said to be common from December to June.   
    
     
48. Markham's Storm Petrel  (CRr) ______
    Oceanodroma markhami 
    
    The Markham's Storm Petrel is probably a seasonal visitor to Pacific waters well offshore from the Costa Rican coast, including the area of the Cocos Islands.
    
     
49. White-faced Storm Petrel  (CRr) (ph) ______
    Pelagodroma marina  (the single member of its genus)    
    
    The White-faced Storm Petrel is probably a rare visitor to the Pacific waters around the Cocos Islands, well offshore from the Costa Rican mainland. It seems to be more regular further south, toward the Galapagos Islands, in July & August.
      
    
50. Pied-billed Grebe (*) ______ N P 9  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
    Podilymbus p. podiceps
    
    
51. Least Grebe (*) (ph) ______ N S P 12  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
    Tachybaptus (formerly Podiceps) dominicus brachypterus
    
    
52. Eared Grebe (ph) ______  (also called Black-necked Grebe)
    Podiceps nigricollis
    
    2 Eared Grebes in breeding plumage were on a glacial lake on Mount Chirripo in April 1987.  
    
    
53. Wood Stork (*) (ph) ______ N S P 20  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Myceteria americana  (monotypic)
    
    
54. Jabiru (CRr) (*) (ph) ______ N 6  mar,jul,dec/jan
    Jabiru mycteria  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
    
    
55. Green Ibis (*) ______ N 11  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Mesembrinibis cayennensis  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
    
    
56. American White Ibis (*) (ph) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Eudocimus albus  (monotypic)
    
    
57. Glossy Ibis (*) (ph) ______ N 4  mar,jul,dec/jan
    Plegadis falcinellus  (has been called monotypic)
    
    
58. Roseate Spoonbill (*) (ph) ______ N 20  mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Platalea (formerly Ajaia)  ajaja  (monotypic)
    
    
59. Western Cattle Egret (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    The Western Cattle Egret is in Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Eastern Cattle Egret, Bubulcus coromandus, is in eastern Asia.  
    
    
60. Green Heron (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was at one time considered conspecific with the nearly cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed Heron)  
    Butorides v. virescens
    
    
61. Striated Heron (ph) ______
    Butorides striata
    
    There were 2 recent sightings of Striated Herons in Costa Rica at Palo Verde in October 2003 & February 2004.
    
    
62. Little Blue Heron (*) (ph) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Egretta caerulea  (monotypic)
    
    
63. Tricolored Heron (*) (ph) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (a former name was Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta tricolor ruficollis
    
    
64. Reddish Egret (*) (ph) ______ N 1  dec/jan
    Egretta r. rufescens
    
    
65. Snowy Egret (*) (ph) ______ N S P 28  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Egretta t. thula
    
    
66. Great Egret (*) (ph) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Casmerodius (has been Ardea) alba egretta
    
    
67. Great Blue Heron (*) ______ N S P 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Ardea h. herodias
    
    
68. Agami Heron (nt) (CRr) (*) ______ N 4  mar,apr,jul  (another name has been Chestnut-bellied Heron)
    Agamia agami  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
    
    
69. Rufescent Tiger Heron (*) (ph) ______ N 1  dec/jan
    Tigrisoma l. lineatum
    
    
70. Fasciated Tiger Heron (nt) (*) ______ N 3  mar,apr
    Tigrisoma fasiatum salmoni
    
    
71. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (*) (ph) ______ N S 18  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Tigrisoma mexicanum  (monotypic)
    
    
72. Black-crowned Night Heron (*) ______ N S P 13  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
    
    
73. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (*) (ph) ______ N 16  mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Nyctanassa v. violacea  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
74. Boat-billed Heron (*) (ph) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Cochlearius cochlearius  (the single member of its genus)  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica) 
    Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi  (north CR)
    Cochlearius cochlearius panamensis  (south CR)
    
    
75. Pinnated Bittern  (ph) ______
    Botaurus pinnatus
    
    
76. American Bittern ______
    Botaurus lentiginosus
    
    There were 2 separate sight records of American Bitterns in marshes along the central Pacific coast in November 2003 & January 2004. Prior to that, the species was unreported in Costa Rica for nearly a century.   
    
    
77. Least Bittern  (*) (ph) ______  N 1  mar 
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
78. Red-billed Tropicbird  (ph) ______
    Phaethon aethereus
    
    The Red-billed Tropicbird is a regular visitor in small numbers off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.  
    
    
79. Magnificent Frigatebird (*) (ph) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Fregata magnificens  (now said to be monotypic)
    
    
80. Great Frigatebird ______
    Fregata minor
    
    Great Frigatebirds breed on Cocos Island, and occur rarely off the Pacific coast of mainland Costa Rica. 
    
    
81. Brown Pelican (*) (ph) ______ N S P 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
    
    
82. American White Pelican (ph) ______
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
     
    
83. Brown Booby (*) ______ N S 6  feb,mar,jul
    Sula l. leucogaster
    
    
84. Blue-footed Booby (ph) ______
    Sula nebouxii
    
    
85. Red-footed Booby  (ph) ______
    Sula sula
    
    
86. Masked Booby ______
    Sula dactylatra
    
    
87. Nazca Booby (ph) ______
    Sula granti 
    
    
88. Neotropic Cormorant (*) (ph) ______ N S P 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was called Olivaceous Cormorant)
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus  (north CR)
    Phalacrocorax b. brasilianus  (south CR) 
    
    
89. Anhinga (*) (ph) ______ N P 16  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
    
    
90. Turkey Vulture (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Cathartes a. aura  (another subspecies, C. a. meridionalis, from central North America, migrates thru Costa Rica, sometimes in large flocks)
    
    
91. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (*) (ph) ______ N 3  mar,jul
    Cathartes burrovianus  (monotypic)
    
    
92. Black Vulture (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Coragyps atratus  (now said to be monotypic) (the only member of its genus)
    
    
93. King Vulture (*) (ph) ______ N S P 21  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Sarcoramphus papa  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
    
    
94. Northern Crested Caracara (*) (ph) ______ N S P 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Caracara cheriway  (monotypic)
    
    
95. Yellow-headed Caracara (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 15  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul
    Milvago chimachima cordata
    
    
96. Red-throated Caracara ______
    Ibycter americanus
    
    
97. Laughing Falcon (*) (ph)  ______ N S 27  jan,feb,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
    Herpetotheres c. cachinnans  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
98. Barred Forest Falcon (*) ______ N 4  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
    Micrastur ruficollis interstes
    
    
99. Collared Forest Falcon (*) ______ N 10  mar,jul,dec/jan
    Micrastur semitorquatus naso
    
    
100. Slaty-backed Forest Falcon ______
     Micrastur mirandollei
     
     
101. American Kestrel (*) (ph) ______ N S 13  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Falco s. sparverius  (subspecies from further north in North America that winters in Costa Rica)
     
     
102. Merlin (*) (ph) ______ S 1  mar
     Falco c. columbarius
     
     
103. Bat Falcon (*) (ph) ______ N S P 18  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Falco rufigularis petoensis
     
     
104. Aplomado Falcon (CRr) (*) (ph) ______ N 1  dec/jan  (known only from a very few Costa Rican reports during recent decades, all in the Palo Verde area of the northwest part of the country - and that's where we saw ours)  
     Falco f. femoralis 
     
     According to "The Birds of Costa Rica" by Garrigues & Dean (published in 2007), there have only been 3 reports of Aplomado Falcons in Costa Rica in the last few decades, all of them in Guanacaste. 
     
     
105. Peregrine Falcon (*) (ph) ______ N S P 12  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Falco peregrinus anatum (subspecies from further north in North America that winters in Costa Rica)
     
     
106. Orange-breasted Falcon (ph) ______
     Falco deiroleucus
     
     There were a few early Costa Rican records of the Orange-breasted Falcon on the Caribbean slope, but there have not been any sighted in the country since the 1950s. 
     
     
107. Osprey (*) (ph) ______ N S P 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pandion haliaetus carolinensis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
108. Gray-headed Kite (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Cayenne Kite")
     Leptodon c. cayanensis  
     
     
109. Hook-billed Kite (*) ______ N 3  mar,dec/jan
     Chondrohierax u. uncinatus  
     
     
110. Swallow-tailed Kite (*) (ph)  ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,mar,jun,jul
     Elanoides forficatus  (the single member of its genus) (2 subspecies in Costa Rica, E. f. forficatus, & E. f. yetapa)  
     
     
111. Pearl Kite (*) ______ S 2  jan,feb  (first reported in Costa Rica in the mid-1990's; has since occurred along the entire Pacific slope) 
     Gampsonyx swainsonii leonae 
     
     During the FONT tour in southern Costa Rica in February 2004, a pair of Pearl Kites were seen at their nest.   
     
     
112. White-tailed Kite (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Elanus leucurus majusculus
     
     
113. Double-toothed Kite (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Harpagus bidentatus fasciatus
     
     
114. Plumbeous Kite (*) ______ N 9  mar,apr,jul
     Ictinia plumbea  (monotypic)
     
     
115. Mississippi Kite (*) ______  N 1  mar
     Ictinia mississippiensis
     
     
116. Snail Kite (*) (ph) ______ N P 6  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Rostrhamus s. sociabilis
     
     

117. Crane Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S 5  feb,jul,dec/jan
     Geranospiza caerulesens nigra  (the single member of its genus)
     
     

118. Northern Harrier (*) (ph) ______ N S 2  mar  (in Eurasia this species called Hen Harrier)
     Circus cyaneus hudsonius
     
     
119. Sharp-shinned Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S 10  mar,dec/jan
     Accipiter striatus velox  (subspecies from further north in North America that winters in Costa Rica) 
       
     
120. Bicolored Hawk (*) ______ N S 6  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Accipiter b. bicolor
     
     
121. Cooper's Hawk (ph) ______
     Accipiter cooperii
     
     
122. Tiny Hawk (*) ______  N 1  mar
     Accipiter superciliosus
     
     
123. Barred Hawk (*) ______ N 9  feb,mar,apr,mar,jul  (other names have been "Black-chested Hawk" & "Prince Hawk")
     Morphnarchus (formerly Leucopternis) princeps  (monotypic)
     
     
124. Semiplumbeous Hawk (nt) (*) ______ N 5  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Leucopternis semiplumbeus  (monotypic)
     
     
125. White Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pseudastur (formerly Leucopternis) albicollis costaricensis
     
     
126. Common Black Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S P 17  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Buteogallus a. anthracinus 
     Buteogallus anthracinus bangsi  ("Mangrove Black Hawk") 
     
     
127. Great Black Hawk (*) ______ N S P 10  feb,mar
     Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi
     
     
128. Savanna Hawk  (CRr) (*) (ph) ______ S 1  jan
     Buteogallus meridionalis  (monotypic)
     
     
129. Montane Solitary Eagle (nt) (*) ______ N S 2  mar,jul
     Buteogallus (formerly Harpyhaliaetus) solitarius sheffleri
     
     
130. Black-collared Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N 2  mar,apr
     Busarellus n. nigricollis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
131. Bay-winged Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N 5  mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (in North America called Harris's Hawk)
     Parabuteo unicinctus harrisis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
132. Gray-Hawk  (*) (ph)  ______  N  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was conspecific with the Gray-lined Hawk)
     Buteo plagiatus
     
     
133. Gray-lined Hawk (*)  ______ S jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan (was conspecific with the more-northerly Gray Hawk)
     Buteo nitidus costaricensis  (subspecies in southern Costa Rica)  
     
     
134. Roadside Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Rupornis magnirostris  (formerly Buteo magnirostris)  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda  (most of CR)
     Rupornis magnirostris petulans  (southwest CR)
     
     
135. Broad-winged Hawk (*) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Buteo p. platypterus  (migrant that breeds further north in North America) 
     
     
136. Swainson's Hawk (*) ______ N S 9  mar,dec/jan
     Buteo swainsoni  (monotypic)  (migrant that breeds further north in North America, some occasionally winter in Costa Rica)
     
     
137. Short-tailed Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S P 10  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus
     
     
138. White-tailed Hawk (*) ______ N S 8  feb,apr,dec/jan
     Geranoaetus albicaudatus hypospodius  (formerly Buteo albicaudatus hypospodius)
     
     
139. Zone-tailed Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S 6  jul,dec/jan
     Buteo albonotatus  (monotypic)
     
     
140. Red-tailed Hawk (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Buteo jamaicensis costaricensis
     
     
141. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (nt) (*) ______ N 3  mar,jul
     Spizastur melanoleucus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
142. Black Hawk-Eagle (*) ______ N S 5  mar,apr  (another name has been Tyrant Hawk-Eagle)
     Spizaetus tyrannus serus
     
     
143. Ornate Hawk-Eagle  (*) (ph) ______  S 1 jun
     Spizaetus ornatus
     
     
144. Crested Eagle ______
     Morphnus guianensis
     
     
145. Harpy Eagle (ph) ______
     Harpia harpyja
     
     
146. Uniform Crake (*) ______ N S 2  mar
     Amaurolimnas concolor
     
     
147. Ocellated Crake ______
     Micropygia schomburgkii
     
     
148. Gray-necked Wood Rail (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Aramides cajanea  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Aramides c. cajanea  (most of CR)
     Aramides cajanea plumbeicollis  (northeast CR)
     
     
149. Rufous-necked Wood Rail (*) ______ N 2  jul,dec/jan
     Aramides axillaris  (monotypic)
     
     
150. Clapper Rail  (ph) ______
     Rallus longirostris
     
     The Clapper Rail was first found in Costa Rica in 1998 in mangroves by the Gulf of Nicoya. If the bird along the Pacific coast is Rallus longirostris, it is now the Mangrove Rail. 
     The Clapper Rail, along the Caribbean coast, but north of Costa Rica south to Belize, is now Rallus crepitans.     
     
     
151. Spotted Rail (*) ______ N 1 mar
     Pardirallus maculatus
     
     
152. Paint-billed Crake ______ 
     Neocrex erythrops
     
     
153. White-throated Crake (*) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Laterallus albigularis  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Laterallus albigularis cinereiceps  (most of CR)
     Laterallus a. albigularis  (southwest CR)
     
     
154. Ruddy Crake ______
     Laterallus ruber
     
     
155. Gray-breasted Crake (*) ______ N 1  mar
     Laterallus exilis  (monotypic)
     
     
156. Black Rail (nt) (*) ______ N 1  mar  (would be more properly called Black Crake)
     Laterallus j. jamaicensis
     
     
157. Yellow-breasted Crake (*) _____ N 1 mar
     Porzana flaviventer
     
     
158. Sora ______
     Porzana carolina
     
     
159. Common Gallinule  (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 13  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (has been called Common Gallinule)
     Gallinula galeata 
     
     
160. Purple Gallinule (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Porphyrio (formerly Porphyrula) martinicus  (monotypic)
     
     
161. American Coot  (*) ______  N 1 mar
     Fulica americana
     
     
162. Sungrebe (*) (ph)  ______ N 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (an alternate name could be "American Finfoot")
     Heliornis fulica  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
163. Sunbittern (*) (ph)  ______ N S 4  feb,mar,jul
     Eurypyga helias major  (a single member of its genus & family) 
     
     
164. Limpkin (*) (ph) ______ N 13  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Aramus guarauna dolosus (the single member of its genus & family)
     
     
165. Double-striped Thick-knee (*) (ph)  ______ N 16  mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Burbinus b. bistriatus
     
     
166. American Oystercatcher (*) (ph) ______ P  feb
     Haematopus palliatus
     
     
167. American Avocet (ph) ______ 
     Recurvirostra americana
     
     
168. Black-necked Stilt (*) (ph) ______ N P 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was said by some to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, of the Old World)
     Himantopus mexicanus
     
     
169. Northern Jacana (*) (ph) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Jacana s. spinosa
     
     
170. Wattled Jacana (ph) ______
     Jacana jacana
     
     The Wattled Jacana occasionally strays into southern Costa Rica from Panama.
     
     
171. Gray Plover (*) (ph) ______ N P 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has also been called Black-bellied Plover)
     Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
     
     
172. American Golden Plover  (ph) ______
     Pluvialis dominica
     
     
173. Semipalmated Plover (*) (ph) ______ N S 21  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
     
     
174. Wilson's Plover (*) (ph) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Charadrius wilsonia beldingi
     
     
175. Killdeer (*) ______ N P 5  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Charadrius v. vociferus
     
     
176. Collared Plover (*) ______ N 8  feb,mar,apr,jul
     Charadrius collaris  (monotypic)
     
     
177. Snowy Plover (ph) ______
     Charadrius nivosus
     
     In Costa Rica, the Snowy Plover is a very rare passage migrant, possible on both coasts, from September to November, and in March and April.  
     
     
178. Southern Lapwing  (CRr) (*) (ph) ______  S 2  feb  
     Vanellus chilensis cayennensis 
     
     The Southern Lapwing was first found in Costa Rica in 1997. It has since occurred in the lowlands of both the Caribbean and Pacific slopes. 
     
     
179. Marbled Godwit (*) (ph) ______ N 2  mar,dec/jan
     Limosa f. fedoa
     
     
180. Hudsonian Godwit ______
     Limosa haemastica
     
     
181. Whimbrel (*) (ph) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
     
     
182. Long-billed Curlew (nt) (ph) ______
     Numenius americanus
     
     
183. Greater Yellowlegs (*) ______ N 12  mar,dec/jan
     Tringa melanoleuca  (monotypic)
     
     
184. Lesser Yellowlegs (*) (ph) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Tringa flavipes  (monotypic)
     
     
185. Solitary Sandpiper (*) (ph) ______ N S 20  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Tringa solitaria  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica, T. s. solitaria & T. s. cinnamomea)
     
     
186. "Western" Willet (*) (ph) ______ N S P 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) semipalmatus inornatus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
187. Wandering Tattler ______
     Heteroscelus (some say Tringa) brevipes  
     
     
188. Spotted Sandpiper (*) (ph) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Actitis macularia  (monotypic)
     
     
189. Upland Sandpiper (*) ______ N 2 mar
     Bartramia longicauda  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
190. Ruddy Turnstone (*) (ph) ______ N S P 19  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Arenaria i. interpres
     
     
191. Surfbird ______
     Aphriza virgata  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
192. Red Knot (*) (ph) ______ N 1  mar
     Calidris canutus rufa
     
     
193. Sanderling (*) (ph) ______ N P 2  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Calidris alba rubida
     
     
194. Semipalmated Sandpiper (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Calidris pusilla  (monotypic)
     
     
195. Western Sandpiper (*) (ph) ______ N 14  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
     
     
196. Least Sandpiper (*) (ph) ______ N S 14  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
     
     
197. Pectoral Sandpiper (*) (ph) ______ N 2  mar,apr
     Calidris melanotos  (monotypic)
     
     
198. White-rumped Sandpiper  (ph) ______
     Calidris fiscicollis
     
     
199. Baird's Sandpiper ______
     Calidris bairdii
     
     
200. Dunlin  (*) (ph)  ______  S 1  mar
     Calidris alpina
     
     In Costa Rica, the Dunlin is a very rare migrant from North America, found by the Gulf of Nicoya from late December to early May.
     
     
201. Curlew Sandpiper (ph) ______
     Calidris ferruginea 
     
     The Curlew Sandpiper, a bird of the Old World, has been reported, once, in Costa Rica in November by the Gulf of Nicoya.    
     
     
202. Stilt Sandpiper (*) ______ N 5  feb,mar
     Calidris (formerly Micropalama) himantopus 
     
     
203. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nt) (ph) ______
     Tryngites subruficollis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
204. Ruff / Reeve (ph) ______
     Philomachus pugnax  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
205. Short-billed Dowitcher (*) (ph) ______ N 14  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Limnodromus griseus
     
     
206. Long-billed Dowitcher ______
     Limnodromus scolopaceus
     
     
207. Wilson's Snipe  (ph) ______  
     Gallinago delicata
     
     Gallinago delicata was conspecific with the Common Snipe of the Old World.
     
     
208. Wilson's Phalarope ______
     Phalaropus tricolor
     
     
209. Red-necked Phalarope (ph) ______
     Phalaropus lobatus  
     
     
210. Parasitic Jaeger (*) (ph) ______ N 1  jul  (called Arctic Skua in the Old World)
     Stercorarius parasiticus  (monotypic)
     
     
211. Pomarine Jaeger  (ph) ______  (also called Pomarine Skua)
     Stercorarius pomarinus
     
     The Pomarine Jaeger is a sporadic visitor off both coasts of Costa Rica, from August to April, most commonly from December to February off the Pacific (when it can be found among Wedge-tailed Shearwaters).  
     
     
212. Long-tailed Jaeger  (CRr) (ph) ______  (called Long-tailed Skua in the Old World)
     Stercorarius longicaudus
     
     There is a late-April record of a Long-tailed Jaeger in the Gulf of Papagayo. Generally, the species is further offshore.  
     
     
213. South Polar Skua  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Stercorarius (formerly Catharacta) maccormicki
     
     Sightings of skuas in Costa Rican waters off both coasts have probably been the South Polar. Such sightings have been in April, May, August, & September. 
     
     
214. Laughing Gull (*) (ph) ______ N S P 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Larus atricilla megalopterus
     
     
215. Franklin's Gull (*) (ph) ______ N 1  dec/jan
     Larus pipixcan  (monotypic)
     
     
216. Ring-billed Gull (*) (ph) ______ N 1  apr
     Larus delawarensis  (monotypic)
     
     
217. "American" Herring Gull (*) ______ N 1  dec/jan
     Larus argentatus smithsonianus
     
     
218. Bonaparte's Gull  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Larus philadelphia
     
     The Bonaparte's Gull has been known in Costa Rica from 3 sightings along the Pacific coast, in May 1977 (2 in breeding plumage) at Golfito, and further north in Chomes in December 1978 & January 1980 (immature birds).   
     
     
219. Sabine's Gull (*) (ph) ______  S 1 jun (offshore)
     Xema sabini  (the single member of its genus)
     
     The Sabine's Gull is a regular transient, in moderate numbers, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, during the spring & fall. 
     
     
220. Gull-billed Tern (*) (ph)  ______ N 3  mar,jun,dec/jan
     Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica vanrossemi  (occurs on the Pacific side of Costa Rica) 
     
     
221. Caspian Tern (*) (ph) ______ N 5  mar
     Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) caspia  (monotypic)
     
     
222. Royal Tern (*) (ph) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
     
     
223. Sandwich Tern (*) (ph) ______ N S P 15  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,dec/jan
     Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
     
     
224. Elegant Tern (nt) (*) ______ N 2  apr,jun
     Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) elegans  (monotypic)
     
     
225. Forster's Tern (*) (ph) ______ N 2  mar
     Sterna forsteri  (monotypic)
     
     
226. Least Tern (*) ______ N 1  apr
     Sternula (formerly Sterna) antillarum browni
     
     
227. Large-billed Tern  (ph) ______ 
     Phaetusa simplex
     
     A Large-billed Tern, a bird of South America, was photographed in Costa Rica along the Tortuguero River in March 2003.    
     
     
228. Black Tern (ph) ______
     Chlidonias niger
     
     
229. Bridled Tern (ph) ______
     Onychoprion anaethetus
     
     
230. Brown Noddy  (*) ______ N 1  jul
     Anous stolidus ridgwayi  
     
     
231. Black Noddy ______
     Anous minutus
     
     The Black Noddy is an abundant breeding resident on the Cocos Islands, well offshore from mainland Costa Rica, in the Pacific.
     
     
232. Angel Tern ______  (has been called either White Tern or Fairy Tern) 
     Gygis alba  (the single member of its genus)
     
     The Angel Tern is an abundant breeding resident on the Cocos Islands, from February to September. It is absent from there, at sea, the remainder of the year.   
     
     
233. Black Skimmer (*) (ph) ______ N 1  mar
     Rynchops n. niger
     
     
234. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i) (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Columba livia
     
     
235. Scaled Pigeon (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,jul
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) speciosa
     
     
236. Band-tailed Pigeon (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) fasciata crissalis
     
     
237. Pale-vented Pigeon (*) ______ N S 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) cayennensis pallidicrissa
     
     
238. Red-billed Pigeon (*) ______ N S 27  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) flavirostris
     
     
239. Ruddy Pigeon  (t3) (*) ______ N S 10  mar,jul
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) subvinacea minima
     
     
240. Short-billed Pigeon  (*) ______ N S 28  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) nigrirostris  (monotypic)
     
     
241. White-crowned Pigeon ______
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) leucocephala
     
     The White-crowned Pigeon has been seen very rarely in Costa Rica along the Caribbean coast.  
     
     
242. Mourning Dove (*) ______ N S 13  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Zenaida macroura turturilla
     
     
243. White-winged Dove (*) (ph) ______ N 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Zenaida asiatica australis 
     
     
244. Common Ground Dove (*) (ph) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Columbina passerina neglecta
     
     
245. Plain-breasted Ground Dove (*) ______ N S 5  mar,jun,jul
     Columbina minuta elaeodes
     
     
246. Ruddy Ground Dove (*) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Columbina taipacoti rufipennis
     
     
247. Blue Ground Dove (*) ______ N S 10  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Claravis pretiosa  (monotypic)
     
     
248. Maroon-chested Ground Dove ______
     Claravis mondetoura
     
     The Maroon-chested Ground Dove is extremely rare in Costa Rica in the highlands between 900 & 3,000 meters above sea level. 
     
     
249. Inca Dove (*) (ph) ______ N S 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Columbina (formerly Scardafella) inca  (monotypic)
     
     
250. White-tipped Dove (*) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (a former name was White-fronted Dove)
     Leptotila v, verreauxi
     
     
251. Gray-headed Dove (*) ______ S 2  jul  
     Leptotila p. plumbeiceps
     
     The Gray-headed Dove has been said by some to be conspecific with the Gray-fronted Dove, Leptotila rufaxilla, of South America.
     
     
252. Gray-chested Dove (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Leptotila cassinii cerviniventris
     
     
253. Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (*) ______ N 2  mar,dec/jan
     Geotrygon lawrencii  (monotypic)
     
     
254. Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (*) ______ S 3  mar,jun,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Geotrygon costaricensis  (monotypic)
     
     
255. Chiriqui Quail-Dove (*) ______ S 3  feb  
     Geotrygon chiriquensis  (monotypic)  
     
     The Chiriqui Quail-Dove has also been called the Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove. Its range is limited to Costa Rica and western Panama. 
     
     
256. Ruddy Quail-Dove (*) ______ N S 6  feb,mar,jul
     Geotrygon m. montana
             
     
257. Olive-backed Quail-Dove ______
     Geotrygon veraguensis
     
     
258. Violaceous Quail-Dove ______
     Geotrygon violacea 
     
     
259. Great Green Macaw  (t3) (*) (ph) ______ N 7  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  
     Ara a. ambigua  (the other subspecies is an isolated population in western Ecuador)
     
     The Great Green Macaw is closely related to the Military Macaw of Mexico and northern South America, and by some it has been considered conspecific.
     
     
260. Scarlet Macaw (*) (ph) ______ N S 16  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Ara macao  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Ara macao cyanopterus  (northern subspecies, s. to Nicaragua, extending into northeast CR)
     Ara m. macao  (most populations in CR)  
     
     
261. Crimson-fronted Parakeet (or Conure) (*) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Psittacara (formerly Aratinga) finschi  (monotypic) 
     
     The Crimson-fronted Parakeet (or Conure) has also been called Finch's Parakeet (or Conure). 
     The total range of the species is only from southeastern Nicaragua to western Panama.
     
     
262. Aztec Parakeet (or Conure) (*) (ph) ______ N 16  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan 
     Eupsittula (formerly Aratinga) a. astec  
     
     The Aztec Parakeet (or Conure) was considered as part of what was called the Olive-throated Parakeet (or Conure) when it included the Jamaican population, now a distinct species.
     
     
263. Orange-fronted Parakeet (or Conure) (*) ______ N S 20  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Eupsittula (formerly Aratinga) c. canicularis
     
     
264. Brown-throated Parakeet (or Conure) (*) ______ S P 1  feb  
     Eupsittula (formerly Aratinga) pertinax
     
     The Brown-throated Parakeet (or Conure) is a recent arrival in Costa Rica from Panama. It is now fairly common in southern Pacific lowlands. 
     
      
265. Sulphur-winged Parakeet (*)) ______ S 8  feb,mar,jul  
     Pyrrhura h. hoffmanni
     
     The total range of the Sulphur-winged Parakeet is limited to Costa Rica and western Panama. 
     
     
266. Barred Parakeet (*) ______ N S 4  apr
     Bolborhynchus l. lineola
     
     
267. Orange-chinned Parakeet (*) ______ N S 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  
     Brotogeris j. jugularis
     
     Another name for Brotogeris jugularis has been "Tovi Parakeet".
     
     
268. Red-fronted Parrotlet  (t3) (*) ______ S 1  mar 
     Touit costaricensis  (monotypic)
     
     The total range of the Red-fronted Parrotlet is limited to Costa Rica and western Panama. It was at one time considered a race of the Blue-fronted Parrotlet of eastern Panama and northern South America.   
     
     
269. Brown-hooded Parrot (*) (ph) ______ N S 20  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pionopsitta h. haematotis
     
     
270. Blue-headed Parrot (*) ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar
     Pionus menstuus rubigularis
     
     
271. White-crowned Parrot (*) ______ N S 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pionus senilis  (monotypic)
     
     
272. White-fronted Amazon (or Parrot) (*) (ph) ______ N 18  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Amazona albifrons nana
     
     
273. Red-lored Amazon (or Parrot) (*) ______ N S P 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Amazona autumnalis salvini
     
     
274. Yellow-naped Amazon (or Parrot) (t2) (*) ______ N 14  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Amazona a. auropalliata 
     
     
275. Mealy Amazon (or Parrot) (*)  ______ N S 25  feb,apr,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Amazona farinosa virenticeps
     
     
276. Black-billed Cuckoo (*) ______ N S 2  feb,mar
     Coccyzus erythropthalmus  (monotypic)
     
     
277. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (*) ______ N 1  apr
     Coccyzus americanus  (now monotypic)
     
     
278. Mangrove Cuckoo (*) (ph) ______ N S 7  jan,mar,dec/jan
     Coccyzus minor  (now monotypic)
     
     
279. Cocos Cuckoo ______  (endemic to the Cocos Islands, well offshore from mainland Costa Rica, in the Pacific) 
     Coccyzus ferrugineus
     
     
280. Squirrel Cuckoo (*) (ph) ______ N S 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Piaya cayana thermophila
     
     
281. Groove-billed Ani (*) (ph) ______ N S P 25  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Crotophaga sulciroxtris  (now monotypic, as a "second form" in Mexico now extinct)
     
     
282. Smooth-billed Ani (*) (ph) ______ S P 12  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul
     Crotophaga ani  (monotypic)
     
     
283. Greater Ani  (CRr) ______
     Crotophaga major
     
     A single Greater Ani was sighted, a few times, in Costa Rica at Tortuguero in early 2003 & December 2004. 
     
     
284. Striped Cuckoo (*) ______ N S 14  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Tapera naevia excellens
     
     
285. Pheasant Cuckoo ______
     Dromococcyx phasianellus 
     
     
286. Lesser Ground Cuckoo (*) ______ N 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Morococcyx e. erythropygus
     
     
287. Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo ______
     Neomorphus geoffroyi
     
     
288. American Barn Owl (*) (ph) ______ N S 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was part of the Barn Owl, Tyto alba. of Eurasia & Africa)
     Tyto furgata pratincola 
     
     
289. Vermiculated Screech Owl (*) ______ N 10  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been considered a part of the "Guatemalan Screech Owl" of northern Central America, or even a more-expanded "Variable Screech Owl" of Central America & South America)
     Megascops (formerly Otus) vermiculatus  (monotypic)
     
     
290. Bare-shanked Screech Owl (*) ______ N S 11  mar,dec/jan  (total range from Costa Rica to northwestern Colombia)
     Megascops (formerly Otus) clarkii  (monotypic)
     
     
291. Tropical Screech Owl (*) (ph)  ______ N S 4  feb,mar,apr
     Megascops (formerly Otus) choliba luctisonus
     
     
292. Pacific Screech Owl (*) (ph) ______ N 18  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was said to be part of Western Screech-Owl of North America)
     Megascops (formerly Otus) c. cooperi
     
     
293. Crested Owl (*) ______ N 4  mar,dec/jan
     Lophostrix cristata stricklandi  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
294. Great Horned Owl  (r/CR) (*) (ph) ______ N 3  mar
     Bubo virginianus mesembrinus
     
     
295. Spectacled Owl (*) (ph) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Pulsatrix perspicillata saturata
     
     
296. Central American Pygmy Owl (*) ______ N 6  mar,jul  (was part of the former Least Pygmy Owl; another split from that is current East Brazilian Pygmy Owl of eastern Brazil in South America) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Glaucidium griseiceps rarum
     
     
297. Costa Rican Pygmy Owl (*) ______ N S 6  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was considered part of the Andean Pygmy-Owl of South America)
     Glaucidium costaricanum  (monotypic)
     
     
298. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (*) (ph) ______ N 12  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  
     Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi
     
     
299. Mottled Owl (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Strix virgata centralis
     
     
300. Black-and-white Owl (*) ______ N 7  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Strix (formerly Ciccaba) nigrolineata
     
     
301. Striped Owl (*) (ph) ______ N S 3  feb,mar,jul
     Pseudoscops (formerly Asio) clamator forbesi
     
     
302. Burrowing Owl (ph) ______
     Athene cunicularia
     
     Very rare in Costa Rica, there's a specimen of a Burrowing Owl from the slope of the Irazu Volcano in December 1990. 
     
     
303. Unspotted Saw-whet Owl  (CRr) (*) ______ N 1 mar
     Aegolius ridgwayi  
     
     The Unspotted Saw-whet Owl, a bird not known well anywhere, is said to occur in Costa Rica from 2,500 meters above sea level up to the timberline. 
     
     
304. Oilbird  (CRr) ______
     Steatornis caripensis  (the single member of its genus & family)  
     
     Oilbirds occur mostly in northern South America, where they reside in groups, by day, in caves. 
     In Costa Rica, no such population has been discovered, but, over the years, 2 specimens have been collected, from Cerro de la Muerte and Monteverde, Also, an individual was photographed dayroosting in Corcorvado National Park, and there's been another sighting above Horqueras de Sarapiqui,
     Oilbirds feed at night, with a hovering flight, on palms and wild avocados. They emit a slow series of clicks in flight.     
     
     
305. Great Potoo (*) ______ N 9  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Nyctibius g. grandis
     
     
306. Common Potoo (*)  ______ N S 2  jan,mar
     Nyctibius griseus panamensis
     
     
307. Northern Potoo (ph) ______
     Nyctibius jamaicensis
     
     
308. Short-tailed Nighthawk (*) ______ N S 7  mar,jun,jul  (another name has been Semicollared Nighthawk)
     Lurocalis semitorquatus noctivagus
     
     
309. Common Nighthawk (*) ______ S 1  mar,jun
     Chordeiles minor panamensis  (other subspecies occur in Costa Rica as migrants)
     
     
310. Lesser Nighthawk (*) ______ N S 17  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Chordeiles acutipennis littoralis  (other subspecies occur in Costa Rica as migrants)
     
     
311. Ocellated Poorwill ______
     Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
     
     
312. Pauraque (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Nyctidromus albicollis intercedens  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
313. Dusky Nightjar (*) ______ S 1  mar  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Antrostomus (formerly Caprimulgus) saturatus  (monotypic)
     
     
314. Rufous Nightjar  (ph) ______
     Antrostomus (formerly Caprimulgus) rufus
     
     
315. Chuck-will's-widow  (*)  ______  
     Antrostomus (formerly Caprimulgus) carolinenis 
     
     
316. Eastern Whip-poor-will ______
     Antrostomus (formerly Caprimulgus) vociferus
     
     
317. White-tailed Nightjar  (*)  ______  S P 3  jan,feb,mar
     Hydropsalis (formerly Caprimulgus) cayennensis albicauda 
     
     
318. American Black Swift (*) ______ N S 5  mar
     Cypseloides niger costaricensis
     
     
319. White-chinned Swift (*) ______ N S 3  feb,jul
     Cypseloides cryptus  (monotypic)
     
     
320. Spot-fronted Swift ______
     Cypseloides cherriei
     
     
321. Chestnut-collared Swift (*) ______ N S 6  jan,mar,apr,jun
     Streptoprocne (formerly Cypseloides) rutilus  (monotypic)
     
     
322. White-collared Swift (*) ______ N S 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Streptoprocne zonaris bouchelli
     
     
323. Gray-rumped Swift (*) ______ N 11  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Chaetura cinereiventris phaeopygos
     
     
324. Costa Rican Swift (*) ______ S 9  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul  (has been considered conspecific with more-southerly Band-rumped Swift, Chaetura spinicaudus; the range of the Costa Rican Swift is southern Costa Rica & adjacent Chiriqui province in Panama) 
     Chaetura fumosa  (monotypic)
     
     
325. "Dusky-backed" Vaux's Swift (*) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Chaetura vauxi richmondi
     
     
326. Chimney Swift  (*) ______  N 2 mar 
     Chaetura pelagica
     
     
327. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (*) ______ N S 13  jan,feb,mar,jun,dec/jan
     Panyptila c. cayennensis
     
     
328. Great Swallow-tailed Swift ______
     Panyptila sanctihieronymi
     
     
329. Band-tailed Barbthroat (*) ______ N S 9  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul
     Threnetes ruckeri ventosus 
     
     During the FONT tour in southern Costa Rica in February 2004, a Band-tailed Barbthroat was seen at its nest.
     
     
330. Bronzy Hermit (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar
     Glaucis aenea  (monotypic) 
     
     During the FONT tour in southern Costa Rica in February 2004, a Bronzy Hermit was seen at its nest.
     
     
331. Green Hermit (*) ______ N S 18  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Phaethornis guy coruscus
     
     
332. Long-billed Hermit (*) ______ N S 20  jan.feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was, at one time, part of the Long-tailed Hermit, a species now restricted to South America)
     Phaethornis longirostris cephalus
     
     
333. Stripe-throated Hermit (*) (ph) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (formerly conspecific with Little Hermit of northeast South America, another name has been "Boucard's Hermit", Phaethornis adolphi)
     Phaethornis striigularis saturatus (genus formerly said to be Pygmornis)
       
     
334. White-tipped Sicklebill (*) (ph) ______ S 2  feb,mar
     Eutoxeres aquila salvini  
     
     During the FONT tour in southern Costa Rica in February 2004, a White-tipped Sicklebill was seen at its nest.
     
     
335. Green-fronted Lancebill (*) ______ N 4  mar,dec/jan
     Doryfera ludovicae veraguensis
     
     
336. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,apr  (another name has been "Cuvier's Hummingbird")
     Campylopterus (has been Phaeochroa) cuvierii  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Campylopterus cuvierii roberti  (east CR)
     Campylopterus cuvierii maculicauda  (west CR)
     
     
337. Violet Sabrewing (*) (ph) ______ N S P 22  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus
     
     
338. White-necked Jacobin (*) (ph) ______ N S 16  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Florisuga m. mellivora 
     
     
339. Brown Violetear (*) ______ N S P 8  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Colibri delphinae  (now monotypic)
     
     
340. Green Violetear (*) (ph) ______ N S P 21  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Colibri thalassinus cabanidis
     
     
341. Green-breasted Mango (*) (ph) ______ N S 16  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Prevost's Mango")
     Anthracothorax prevostii gracilirostris
     
     
342. Veraguan Mango (*) ______ P  feb
     Anthracothorax veraguensis 
     
     
343. Violet-headed Hummingbird (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Klais guimeti merrittii  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     During the FONT tour in southern Costa Rica in February 2004, a Violet-headed Hummingbird was seen at its nest.
     
     
344. Black-crested Coquette (*) ______ N 2  feb,mar
     Lophornis helenae  (monotypic)
     
     
345. White-crested Coquette (*) ______ S 2  feb,mar  (another name has been "Adorable Coquette") (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Lophornis adorabilis
     
     
346. Green Thorntail (*) ______ N S 10  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Discosura (formerly Popelairia) conversii  (monotypic)
     
     
347. Salvin's Emerald (*) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (this, and the more-northerly Canivet's Emerald and the more-southerly Garden Emerald have split from what was the Fork-tailed Emerald; some say that the Salvin's Emerald is a subspecies of the Canivet's Emerald)   
     Chlorostilbon (caniveti) salvini
     
     
348. Garden Emerald (*) ______ S 5  jan,feb,mar  (this, and the Canivet's & the Salvin's Emeralds have been split from what was the Fork-tailed Emerald) (total range limited to Costa Rica & Panama)
     Chlorostilbon assimilis  (monotypic)
     
     
349. Violet-crowned Woodnymph (*) ______ N S 21  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Thalurania colombica venusta
     
     
350. Fiery-throated Hummingbird (*) ______ S 15  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul  (total range restricted to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Panterpe i. insignis  (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica) (the single member of its genus)
     
     
351. Blue-throated Sapphire (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,dec/jan  (has also been called Blue-throated Goldentail)
     Hylocharis e. eliciae 
     
     During the FONT tour in southern Costa Rica in February 2004, a Blue-throated Sapphire was seen at its nest.
     
     
352. Charming Hummingbird (*) ______ S 7  jan,feb,mar  (another name has been Beryl-crowned Hummingbird; formerly considered conspecific with the Blue-chested Hummingbird) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Amazilia decora
     
     
353. Blue-chested Hummingbird (*) ______ N 1  mar
     Amazilia amabilis  (monotypic) 
     
     
354. Snowy-bellied Hummingbird (*) ______ S P 6  jan,feb,mar  (total range is Costa Rica & Panama)
     Amazilia edward niveoventer
     
     
355. Mangrove Hummingbird (t2) (CRe) (*) ______ N S 4  feb,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, where it occurs only in mangroves)
     Amazilia boucardi  (monotypic)
     
     
356. White-bellied Emerald ______
     Amazilia candida
     
     
357. Steely-vented Hummingbird (*) ______ N 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Amazilia saucerrottei hoffmanni
     
     
358. Blue-tailed Hummingbird ______
     Amazilia cyanura
     
     
359. Cinnamon Hummingbird (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Amazilia rutila corallirostris
     
     
360. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (*) (ph) ______ N S  29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Amazilia t. tzacatl
     
     
361. Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______ N S 6  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Eupherusa eximia
     
     
362. Black-bellied Hummingbird (*) ______ N S  8  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Eupherusa nigriventris
     
     
363. Snowcap (*) ______ N S  2  mar,jul  (total range from southern Honduras to western Panama)
     Microchera albocoronata parvirostris  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
364. White-tailed Emerald (*) ______ S 3  mar  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Elvira chionura
     
     
365. Coppery-headed Emerald (CRe) (*) (ph) ______ N S  14  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica) 
     Elvira cupreiceps
        
     
366. Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (*) ______ N S  6  mar,jul,dec/jan  (was previously called Red-footed Plumeleteer)
     Chalybura urochrysia melanorrhoa
     
     
367. White-bellied Mountaingem (*) ______ N 6  mar,apr,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Lampornis hemileucus  (monotypic)
     
     
368. Gray-tailed Mountaingem (CRe) (*) ______ S 12  feb,mar,jul  (this, and the White-throated and Purple-throated Mountaingems have been considered conspecific; when so, the name was Variable Mountaingem)  (total range limited to southern Costa Rica)
     Lampornis cincereicauda 
     
     
369. Purple-throated Mountaingem (*) ______ N S 18  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been considered conspecific with the Gray-tailed and White-throated Mountaingems, the latter in Panama) (total range limited to Nicaragua & Costa Rica) 
     Lampornis calolaema  (3 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     
     
370. White-throated Mountaingem (*) ______ P  feb  (very closely related to the Gray-tailed Mountaingem, and has been considered by some to be conspecific)
     Lampornis castaneoventris
     
     
371. Green-crowned Brilliant (*) (ph) ______ N S 22  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Heliodoxa jacula henryi
     
     
372. Magnificent Hummingbird (*) (ph) ______ N S P 21  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (another species to the north, in northern Central America, Mexico, & the southwest US, has been called the "Rivoli's Hummingbird")
     Eugenes fulgens spectabilis
     
     
373. Purple-crowned Fairy (*) ______ N S 16  mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Heliothryx barroti  (monotypic)
     
     
374. Plain-capped Starthroat (*) ______ N 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Heliomaster c. constantii
     
     
375. Long-billed Starthroat (*) ______ S 3  mar,jul
     Heliomaster l. longirostris
     
     
376. Magenta-throated Woodstar (nt) (*) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Calliphlox bryantae  (monotypic)
     
     
377. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (*) (ph) ______ N P (PNr)  11  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Archilochus colubris  (monotypic)
     
     
378. Scintillant Hummingbird (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan   (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Selasphorus scintilla  (monotypic)   
     
     
379. Volcano Hummingbird (*) (ph) ______ N S 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul  (red-gorgeted form in Costa Rica formerly considered a species: the "Cerise-throated Hummingbird", Selasphorus simoni) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Selasphorus flammula  (3 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Selasphorus f. flammula  (Irazu & Turrialba volcanoes)
     Selasphorus flammula simoni  (Poas & Barva volcanoes)
     Selasphorus flammula torridus  (Talamanca range)
     
     
380. Resplendent Quetzal (nt) (*) (ph) ______ N S 21  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis
     
     
381. Slaty-tailed Trogon (*) (ph) ______ N S 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Massena Trogon")
     Trogon massena hoffmanni
     
     
382. Lattice-tailed Trogon (*) ______ N 2 mar  (total range restricted to Costa Rica & western Panama)  
     Trogon clarthratus
     
     
383. Baird's Trogon (nt) (*) ______ S 8  jan,feb,mar  (closely related to, and has been said by some to be conspecific with the Western White-tailed Trogon of Panama & northern South America; another name has been "Vermilion-breasted Trogon'") (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Trogon bairdii  (monotypic)
     
     
384. Black-headed Trogon (*) (ph) ______ N 19  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been considered conspecific with Citreoline Trogon of Mexico)
     Trogon melanocephalus
     
     
385. Elegant Trogon (*) ______ N 4  apr,jul,dec/jan  (the northernmost race, in Mexico & southwest US, has been called Coppery-tailed Trogon)
     Trogon elegans lubricus
     
     
386. Collared Trogon (*) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Trogon collaris puella
     Trogon collaris underwoodi  ("Orange-bellied Trogon": range in Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     
     
387. Black-throated Trogon (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Trogon rufus tenellus
     
     
388. Gartered Trogon (*) (ph) ______ N S  22  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was part of the Violaceous Trogon of South America) 
     Trogon caligatus (formerly violaceus) concinnus
     
     
389. Ringed Kingfisher (*) (ph) ______ N S P 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) t. torquata
     
     
390. Belted Kingfisher (*) (ph) ______ N 9  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)
     
     
391. Amazon Kingfisher (*) ______ N S P 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Chloroceryle amazona  (now monotypic)
     
     
392. Green Kingfisher (*) (ph) ______ N S 28  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis
     
     
393. American Pygmy Kingfisher (*) (ph) ______ N S 12  jan,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Chloroceryle a. aenea
     
     
394. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher ______
     Chloroceryle inda
     
     
395. Broad-billed Motmot  (*) ______ N 5  mar,dec/jan
     Electron platyrhynchum minus
     
     
396. Turquoise-browed Motmot  (*) (ph) ______ N 19  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Eumomota superciliosa australis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
397. Rufous Motmot  (*) ______ N 6  feb,mar
     Baryphthengus martii semirufus
     
     
398. Blue-diademed Motmot  (*) (ph) ______ N S 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan   
     Momotus lessonii
     
     Another name for Momotus lessonii is the Lesson's Motmot. 
     
     The Blue-diademed Motmot, of most of Central America south to western Panama, was part of an expanded Blue-crowned Motmot.
     The Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus coeruliceps, is now endemic to Mexico.
     
     Further south, what has been the Blue-crowned Motmot is now the Whooping Motmot and the Amazonian Motmot, with also the Trinidad Motmot and the Highland, or Andean Motmot.       
     
     
399. Keel-billed Motmot ______
     Electron carinatum
     
     
400. Tody Motmot ______
     Hylomanes momotula
     
     
401. Rufous-tailed Jacamar (*) (ph) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Galbula ruficauda melanogenia
     
     
402. Great Jacamar ______
     Jacamerops aureus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
403. White-necked Puffbird (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Notharchus (formerly Bucco) macrorhynchos hyperrynchus
     
     
404. Pied Puffbird (*)  ______ N 5  mar,apr,dec/jan
     Notharchus (formerly Bucco) tectus subtectus
     
     
405. White-whiskered Puffbird (*)  ______ N S 5  feb,apr  (an alternate name would be "White-whiskered Softwing")
     Malacoptila panamensis fuliginosa
     
     
406. White-fronted Nunbird (*) ______ N 5  mar,apr,jul
     Monasa morphoeus grandior
     
     
407. Lanceolated Monklet ______
     Micromonacha lanceolata
     
     
408. Red-headed Barbet (*) ______ N S 6  mar,dec/jan
     Eubucco bourcieri salvini
     
     
409. Prong-billed Barbet (*) ______ N S 11  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Semnornis frantzii  (monotypic)
     
     
410. "Blue-throated" Emerald Toucanet (*) (ph) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (a distinct subspecies from the "White-throated" Emerald Toucant of northern Central America)
     Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis  
     
     
411. Collared Aracari (*) (ph) ______ N 19  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pteroglossus t. torquatus
     
     
412. Fiery-billed Aracari (*) (ph) ______ S 12  jan,feb,mar,jun,dec/jan  (was considered by some as conspecific with the Collared Aracari)
     Pteroglossus frantzii  (monotypic)
     
     
413. Yellow-eared Toucanet  (*) ______  N 2  mar
     Selenidera spectabilis
     
     
414. Keel-billed Toucan (*) (ph) ______ N S 19  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (an alternate name is "Rainbow-billed Toucan")
     Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus
     
     
415. Black-mandibled Toucan (*) (ph)  ______ N S 29  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was called Chestnut-mandibled Toucan when it was distinct from the Black-mandibled Toucan when it was only in South America; another name has been "Swainson's Toucan")
     Ramphastos ambiguus
     
     
416. Olivaceous Piculet (*) ______ S 5  jan,feb,mar
     Picumnus olivaceus flavotinctus
     
     
417. Acorn Woodpecker (*) (ph) ______ N S 16  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus
     
     
418. Black-cheeked Woodpecker (*) (ph) ______ N 19  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Melanerpes (formerly Centurus or Tripsurus) pucherani  (monotypic)
     
     
419. Golden-naped Woodpecker (*) (ph) ______ S 10  jan,feb,mar,jun  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Melanerpes (formerly Tripsurus, then Centurus) c. chrysauchen
     
     
420. Hoffmann's Woodpecker (*) ______ N S 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range from southern Honduras to Costa Rica)
     Melanerpes (formerly Centurus) hoffmannii  (monotypic)
     
     
421. Red-crowned Woodpecker (*) ______ S P 14  jan,feb,mar,jul
     Melanerpes (formerly Centurus) r. rubricapillus
     
     
422. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*) (ph) ______ N S 2  mar,dec/jan
     Sphyrapicus varius  (monotypic)
     
     
423. Hairy Woodpecker (*) (ph) ______ N S 15  feb,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Picoides villosus sanctorum
     
     
424. Smoky-brown Woodpecker (*) ______ N 9  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Picoides (formerly Veniliornis) fumigatus sanguinolentus
     
     
425. Red-rumped Woodpecker ______
     Veniliornis kirkii
     
     
426. Golden-olive Woodpecker (*) (ph) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Piculus rubiginosus yucatanensis
     
     
427. Rufous-winged Woodpecker (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,dec/jan  (closely related to Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker of Panama & White-throated Woodpecker of South America) (total range from eastern Honduras to western Panama) 
     Piculus simplex  (monotypic)
     
     
428. Cinnamon Woodpecker (*) ______ N 2  jul
     Celeus loricatus diversus
     
     
429. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (*) ______ N 1  mar,jul
     Celeus castaneus (monotypic)
     
     
430. Lineated Woodpecker (*) ______ N S P 28  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Dryocopus lineatus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Dryocopus lineatus similis  (northwest CR)
     Dryocopus l. lineatus  (most of CR) 
     
     
431. Pale-billed Woodpecker (*) (ph) ______ N S 23  feb,mar,apr,jul  (another name has been "Flint-billed Woodpecker")
     Campephilus g. guatemalensis
     
     
432. Red-capped Manakin (*) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pipra mentalis  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Pipra m. mentalis  (east CR)
     Pipra mentalis ignifera  (west CR)
     
     
433. White-crowned Manakin ______
     Pipra pipra
     
     
434. Blue-crowned Manakin (*) ______ S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Lepidothrix coronata velutina
     
     
435. Lance-tailed Manakin (*) ______ S 3  feb,mar
     Chiroxiphia lanceolata  (monotypic)
     
     
436. Long-tailed Manakin (*) (ph) ______ N 14  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  
     Chiroxiphia linearis fastuosa
     
     
437. White-ruffed Manakin (*) ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Corapipo altera (formerly leucorrhoa, that's now the scientific name of the formerly conspecific White-bibbed Manakin of northern South America) 
     (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Corapipo a. altera  (north CR)
     Corapipo altera heteroleuca  (southwest CR) 
     
     
438. Orange-collared Manakin (*) ______ S 5  feb,mar  (has been considered conspecific with the White-collared Manakin, and with the Golden-collared Manakin of Panama; these 3 Central American manakins are closely related to the White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus, of South America) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Manacus aurantiacus
     
     
439. White-collared Manakin (*) ______ N 15  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been considered conspecific with the Orange-collared Manakin, and with the Golden-collared Manakin of Panama; these 3 Central American manakins are closely related to the White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus, of South America)
     Manacus candei
     
     
440. Masked Tityra (*) ______ N S 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Tityra semifasciata costaricensis
     
     
441. Black-crowned Tityra (*) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Tityra inquisitor fraserii
     
     
442. Thrushlike Schiffornis (*) ______ N S 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been called Thrushlike Mourner and Thrushlike Manakin - but neither a mourner nor a manakin)
     Schiffornis turdina veraepacis
     
     
443. Speckled Mourner ______
     Laniocera rufescens
     
     
444. Barred Becard  (*) ______ N  S  4  mar.apr
     Pachyramphus versicolor costaricensis
     
     
445. Cinnamon Becard  (*) ______ N 14  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pachyramphus cinnamomeus fulvidior
     
     
446. White-winged Becard  (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pachyramphus polychopterus similis
     
     
447. Black-and-white Becard  (*) ______ S 1  mar
     Pachyramphus albogriseus ornatus
     
     
448. Rose-throated Becard  (*) ______ N S 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Pachyramphus aglaiae latirostris  (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     
     
449. Rufous Piha  (*) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Lipaugus u. unirufus
     
     
450. Sharpbill  (*) ______  N 3  mar
     Oxyruncus cristatus   (the single member of its genus)
     
     
451. Turquoise Cotinga  (t3) (*) ______ S 7  feb,mar  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Cotinga ridgwayi  (monotypic)
     
     
452. Lovely Cotinga ______
     Cotinga amabilis
     
     
453. Snowy Cotinga (*) ______ N 9  mar,jul,dec/jan  (total range from northern Honduras to western Panama)
     Carpodectes nitidus  (monotypic)
     
     
454. Yellow-billed Cotinga  (t2) (*) ______ S 4  mar.dec/jan  (an alternate name for this rare regional endemic has been "Antonia's Cotinga") (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Carpodectes antoniae  (monotypic)
     
     
455. Purple-throated Fruitcrow (*) ______  N 3 mar 
     Querula purpurata
     
     
456. Bare-necked Umbrellabird  (t2) (*) (ph)  ______ N 3  jan,mar,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Cephalopterus glabricollis  (monotypic)
     
     
457. Three-wattled Bellbird  (t3) (*) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,dec/jan  (total range from eastern Honduras to western Panama) 
     Procnias tricarunculata  (monotypic)
     
     
458. Gray-headed Piprites (nt) (*) ______ N 3  jul,dec/jan  (has been called Gray-headed Manakin, but not a manakin) (total range from eastern Guatemala to Costa Rica)
     Piprites griseiceps  (monotypic)
     
     
459. Black Phoebe (*) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Sayornis nigricans amnicola
     
     
460. Long-tailed Tyrant (*) ______ N 12  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Colonia colonus leuconota  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
461. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Tyrannus forficatus  (monotypic)  
     
     
462. Fork-tailed Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S P 10  jan,feb,mar,jun
     Tyrannus savana monachus
     
     
463. Eastern Kingbird (*) (ph) ______ N 3  apr
     Tyrannus tyrannus  (monotypic)
     
     
464. Tropical Kingbird (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa
     
     
465. Gray Kingbird  (ph) ______
     Tyrannus dominicensis
     
     The Gray Kingbird in Costa Rica is a very rare passage migrant along the Caribbean coast, in March & April and in September & early October. Mostly, they are single birds among flocks of Eastern Kingbirds.    
     
     
466. Western Kingbird (*) (ph) ______ N 3  dec/jan
     Tyrannus verticalis (monotypic)
     
     
467. Piratic Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,jun
     Legatus leucophaius  (the single member of its genus)  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica: L. l. variegatus & L. l. leucophaius)
     
     
468. White-ringed Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 8  mar,apr,jul  (closely related to the Yellow-throated Flycatcher of South America)
     Conopias (formerly Corytriccus) albovittatus distinctus
     
     
469. Boat-billed Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 23  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Megarynchus pitangua mexicanus
     
     
470. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 13  mar,apr,jun,jul
     Myiodynastes luteiventris (monotypic)
     
     
471. Streaked Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S 17  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Myiodynastes masulatus insolens
     
     
472. Golden-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 9  mar,apr,dec/jan
     Myiodynastes hemichrysus  (monotypic)
     
     
473. Gray-capped Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Myiozetetes g. granadensis
     
     
474. Social Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr.jun,jul,dec/jan
     Myiozetetes similis  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Myiozetetes similis texensis (north CR)
     Myiozetetes similis columbianus (south CR)
     
     
475. Rusty-margined Flycatcher  (CRr)  ______
     Myiozetetes cayanensis
     
     The Rusty-margined Flycatcher, mostly a bird of South America, is new to Costa Rica. It was first found there in April 2004, and nesting of the species was noted in March 2006. Sightings have been in the southern Pacific lowlands, north to Gamba, and near Pavones.   
     
     
476. Great Kiskadee (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis
     
     
477. Rufous Mourner (*) ______ N S 9  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Rhytipterna h. holerythra
     
     
478. Panama Flycatcher (*) ______ N S P 5  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Myiarchus panamensis actiosus (subspecies endemic to Costa Rica)
     
     
479. Brown-crested Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Myiarchus tyrannulus brachyurus
     
     
480. Nutting's Flycatcher (*) ______ N 19  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Pale-throated Flycatcher") 
     Myiarchus nuttingi flavidior
     
     
481. Great Crested Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S 21  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Myiarchus crinitus  (monotypic)
     
     
482. Dusky-capped Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S 24  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Myiarchus tuberculifer connectens
     
     
483. Ash-throated Flycatcher (ph) ______
     Myiarchus cinerascens
     
     The Ash-throated Flycatcher is very rare in Costa Rica. There's an old record from March 1934, and a recent report from Punta Uva in Limon in October 2001.
     
     
484. Bright-rumped Attila (*) (ph) ______ N S 14  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Attila spadiceus citreopyga
     
     
485. Olive-sided Flycatcher (*)  ______ N S 7  jan,mar,apr,dec/jan  (an alternate name would be "Boreal Pewee")
     Contopus cooperi  (formerly in genus Nuttallornis, with its previous scientific name, for a long time, borealis)
     
     
486. Eastern Wood Pewee (*) ______ N S 10  mar,dec/jan
     Contopus virens  (monotypic)
     
     
487. Western Wood Pewee (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar
     Contopus sordidulus  (4 subspecies migrate through Costa Rica)
     
     
488. Tropical Pewee (*) (ph) ______ N S 22  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Contopus cinereus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Contopus cinereus rhizophorus  (west CR)
     Contopus cinereus brachytarsus (elsewhere in CR)   
     
     
489. Dark Pewee (*) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (This species, and the Greater Pewee of northern Central America, were previously considered conspecfic with the Smoke-colored Pewee of South America.) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Contopus lugubris  (monotypic)
     
     
490. Ochraceous Pewee (nt) (*) ______ S 3  feb,mar,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Contopus ochraceus  (monotypic)
     
     
491. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ N S P 9  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Empidonax flaviventris  (monotypic)
     
     
492. Acadian Flycatcher (*) ______ N S  2  mar
     Empidonax virescens  (monotypic)
     
     
493. Willow Flycatcher (*) ______ N 9  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Empidonax t. trailii
     
     
494. Alder Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 6  mar
     Empidonax alnorum  (monotypic)
     
     
495. Least Flycatcher ______
     Empidonax minimus
     
     
496. Yellowish Flycatcher (*) ______ N S P 17  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Empidonax f. flavescens
     
     
497. Black-capped Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Empidonax atriceps  (monotypic)
     
     
498. White-throated Flycatcher ______
     Empidonax albigularis
     
     
499. Northern Tufted Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Mitrephanes phaeocercus auraantiiventris
     
     
500. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 12  mar,dec/jan
     Terenotriccus erythrurus fulvigularis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
501. Black-tailed Myiobius (*) ______ S 1  feb  (has been known as Black-tailed Flycatcher)
     Myiobius a. atricaudus
     
     
502. Sulphur-rumped Myiobius (*)  ______ N S 10  mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan (has been known as Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher; closely related to the Whiskered Myiobius of South America, with which it was conspecific)
     Myiobius sulphureipygius
     
     
503. White-throated Spadebill (*) ______ N S 2 mar
     Platyrinchus mystaceus
     
     
504. Stub-tailed Spadebill (*) ______ N 1  apr  (virtually identical to the White-throated Spadebill; best told apart by habitat & voice. but in much of its range in evergreen forests in northwestern Costa Rica, the Stub-tailed is the only Spadebill) 
     Platyrinchus cancrominus
     
     
505. Golden-crowned Spadebill (*) ______ S 5  mar,dec/jan
     Platyrinchus coronatus
     
     
506. Northern Royal Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N 1  mar
     Onychorhynchus mexicanus
     
     
507. Yellow-olive Flatbill (*) ______ N S 21  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been known as Yellow-olive Flycatcher)
     Tolmomyias sulphurescns cinereiceps
     
     
508. Yellow-margined Flatbill (*) ______ N 4  mar,apr  (has been known as Yellow-margined Flycatcher; closely related to the Zimmer's Flatbill of South America, with which it was considered conspecific)
     Tolmomyias flavotectus
     
     
509. Eye-ringed Flatbill (*) ______ N S 6  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
     
     
510. Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher (*) ______ N 2  mar,apr
     Todirostrum nigriceps
     
     
511. Common Tody-Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 28  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Todirostrum cinereum
     
     
512. Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S 14  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Poecilotriccus (formerly Todirostrum) sylvia
     
     
513. Northern Bentbill (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar  (by some considered conspecific with the Southern Bentbill of Panama & northern South America)
     Oncostoma cinereigulare 
     
     
514. Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,apr
     Lophotriccus pileatus
     
     
515. Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant (*) ______ N 1  mar  (closely related to Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant of South America)
     Myiornis atricapillus
     
     
516. Cocos Flycatcher ______  (endemic to the Cocos Islands, well offshore from mainland Costa Rica, in the Pacific)
     Nesotriccus ridgwayi  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     
517. Yellow Tyrannulet (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,apr,jul
     Capsiempis flaveola
     
     
518. Torrent Tyrannulet (*) ______ N S 24  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Serpophage cinerea
     
     
519. Yellow-bellied Elaenia (*) (ph) ______ N S 25  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Elaenia flavogaster subpagana
     
     
520. Lesser Elaenia (*) ______ N S 10  jan,feb,mar,jun,dec/jan
     Elaenia chiriquensis
     
     
521. Mountain Elaenia (*) ______ N S 23  feb,mar,jul
     Elaenia frantzii
     
     
522. Greenish Elaenia (*) ______ N S 6  mar,jul
     Myiopagis viridicata
     
     
523. Northern Scrub Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 4  feb,mar,jul  (was conspecific with the South & Amazonian Scrub Flycatchers of South America; when so, was called Scrub Flycatcher) 
     Sublegatus arenarum
     
     
524. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet (*) ______ N 9  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Campostoma imberbe
     
     
525. Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar
     Campostoma obsoletum
     
     
526. Mouse-colored Tyrannulet  (*)  ______  S  1  mar
     Phaeomyias murina
     
     
527. Paltry Tyrannulet (*) ______ N S 16  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been called "Mistletoe Tyrannulet"; closely related to Venezuelan Tyrannulet of northern South America, with which it was formerly conspecific)
     Zimmerius vilissimus
     
     
528. Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (*) ______ S 5  jan,feb,mar
     Tyrannulus elatus
     
     
529. Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet (*) ______ N S 2  feb,mar
     Ornithion semiflavum
     
     
530. Brown-capped Tyrannulet  (*)  ______  N 1  mar
     Ornithion brunneicapillus
     
     
531. White-fronted Tyrannulet (*) ______ N S  3  feb,mar,jul  (has also been called Zeledon's Tyrannulet; was considered conspecific with the Rough-legged Tyrannulet of South America)
     Phyllomyias zeledoni 
     
     
532. Rufous-browed Tyrannulet ______
     Phylloscartes superciliaris
     
     
533. Tawny-chested Flycatcher ______  (total range in Nicaragua & Costa Rica)
     Aphanotriccus capitalis
     
     
534. Bran-colored Flycatcher ______
     Myiophobus fasciatus 
     
     
535. Slaty-capped Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Leptopogon superciliaris
     
     
536. Sepia-capped Flycatcher  (ph) ______
     Leptopogon amaurocephalus
     
     
537. Olive-striped Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 12  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Mionectes o. olivaceus
     
     
538. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Mionectes oleagineus dyscolus
     
     
539. Fasciated Antshrike (*) ______ N 2  mar,jul
     Cymbilaimus lineatus fasciatus
     
     
540. Great Antshrike (*) (ph) ______ N S 8  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Taraba major melanocrissus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
541. Barred Antshrike (*) (ph) ______ N S P 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Thamnophilus doliatus pacificus  (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     
     
542. Black-hooded Antshrike (*) ______ S 14  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Thamnophilus bridgesi  (monotypic)
     
     
543. Western Slaty Antshrike (*) ______ N 7  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Thamnophilus a. atrinucha
     
     
544. Russet Antshrike (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Thamnistes anabatinus saturatus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
545. Plain Antvireo (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Dysithamnus mentalis septentrionalis
     
     
546. Streak-crowned Antvireo (*) ______ N 2  apr  (total range from southeastern Honduras to Costa Rica)
     Dysithamnus striaticeps  (monotypic)
     
     
547. Spot-crowned Antvireo ______
     Dysithamnus puncticeps
     
     
548. White-flanked Antwren (*) ______ N 2  mar,apr
     Myrmotherula axillaris albigula
     
     
549. Slaty Antwren (*) ______ N S 8  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Myrmotherula s. schisticolor
     
     
550. Checker-throated Antwren (*) ______ N 1  mar  (the British spelling is "Chequer-throated")
     Myrmotherula fulviventris costaricensis
     
     
551. Dot-winged Antwren (*) ______ N S 14  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Microrhopias quixensis virgatus  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     
552. Rufous-rumped Antwren ______
     Terenura callinota
     
     
553. Dusky Antbird (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Cercomacra tyrannina crepera
     
     
554. Bare-crowned Antbird (*) ______ N 1  dec/jan
     Myrmeciza nudiceps chiroleuca  (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica) (the single member of its genus)
     
     
555. Chestnut-backed Antbird (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Myrmeciza exsul  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Myrmeciza exsul occidentalis  (southwest CR)
     Mymeciza e. exsul  (elsewhere in CR) 
     
     
556. Immaculate Antbird (*) ______ N 1  apr
     Myrmeciza immaculata zeledoni
     
     
557. Dull-mantled Antbird ______
     Mymeciza laemosticta
     
     
558. Bicolored Antbird (*) ______ N S 7  mar,jul,dec/jan  (considered conspecific with "White-cheeked Antbird" of northern South America)
     Gymnopithys leucaspis olivascens
     
     
559. Spotted Antbird (*) ______ N 7  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Hylophylax naevioides capnitis
     
     
560. Ocellated Antbird (*) ______ N 5  mar,jul
     Phaenostictus mcleannani saturatus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
561. Black-faced Antthrush (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Formicarius analis  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Formicarius analis hoffmanni  (south CR)
     Formicarius analis umbrosus  (elsewhere in CR)
     
     
562. Black-headed Antthrush (*) ______ N 2  mar.dec/jan
     Formicarius n. nigricapillus
     
     
563. Rufous-breasted Antthrush (*) ______ N S 4  mar
     Formicarius r. rufipectus
     
     
564. Ochre-breasted Antpitta ______
     Grallaricula flavirostris
     
     
565. Scaled Antpitta ______
     Grallaricula guatimalensis
     
     
566. Thicket Antpitta ______
     Hylopezus dives
     
     
567. Streak-chested Antpitta ______
     Hylopezus perspicillatus
     
     
568. Black-crowned Antpitta ______
     Pittasoma michleri 
     
     
569. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo (*) ______ N S  7  mar,apr  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Scytalopus a. argentifrons
     
     
570. Spotted Barbtail (*) ______ N S 7  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Premnoplex brunnescens brunneicauda
     
     
571. Pale-breasted Spinetail (*) ______ S 3  jan,mar,jun
     Synallaxis albescens latitabunda
     
     
572. Slaty Spinetail (*) ______ N S 10  feb,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Synallaxis brachyura nigrofumosa
     
     
573. Red-faced Spinetail (*) ______ N S P 3  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Cranioleuca erythrops rufigenis
     
     
574. Ruddy Treerunner (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,jun,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Margarornis r. rubiginosus  
     
     
575. Buffy Tuftedcheek (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,jun,jul  (was considered conspecific with the Streaked & Pacific Tuftedcheeks of South America)
     Pseudocolaptes l. lawrencii
     
     
576. Western Woodhaunter (*)  ______ N 2  mar,dec/jan  (was called Striped Foliage-gleaner, and more recently Striped Woodhaunter; now split from the Eastern Woodhaunter of South America)
     Hyloctistes v. virgatus
     
     
577. Lineated Foliage-gleaner (*) ______ S 2  mar
     Syundactyla subalaris lineata
     
     
578. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (*) ______ N S 6  mar,jul,dec/jan  (was called Spectacled Foliage-gleaner)
     Anabacerthia v. variegaticeps
     
     
579. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner (*) ______ N S 7  mar,jun,dec/jan  (another name has been "Buff-throated Automolus")
     Automolus ochrolaemus hypophaeus
     
     
580. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (*) ______ N S 6  mar,jul
     Philydor rufus panerythrum
     
     
581. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner (*) ______ S 2  mar  (another name has been "Ruddy Automolus")
     Automolus rubiginosus fumosus
     
     
582. Streak-breasted Treehunter (*) ______ N S 4  mar,apr,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Tripacdectes rufobrunneus (monotypic)
     
     
583. Plain Xenops (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Xenops minutus littoralis
     
     
584. Streaked Xenops (*) ______ N S 3  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Xenops rutilans septentrionalis
     
     
585. Scaly-throated Leaftosser (*)  ______ N S 3  jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Scaly-throated Leafscraper") 
     Sclerurus g. guatemalensis
     
     
586. Gray-throated Leaftosser ______
     Sclerurus albigularis
     
     
587. Tawny-throated Leaftosser ______
     Sclerurus mexicanus
     
     
588. Plain-brown Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 4  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Dendrocincla fuliginosa ridgwayi
     
     
589. Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (*) (ph) ______ S 2  mar
     Dendrocincla a. anabatina
     
     
590. Ruddy Woodcreeper (*) (ph) ______ N 3  mar,dec/jan
     Dendrocincla homochroa acedesta
     
     
591. Long-tailed Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 3  mar
     Dendrocincla longicauda typica
     
     
592. Olivaceous Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Sittasomus griseicapillus sylvioides  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     
593. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 19  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Glyphorynchus spirurus sublestus   (the single member of its genus)
     
     
594. Strong-billed Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 2  mar
     Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus costaricensis
     
     
595. Northern Barred Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was conspecific with the Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper of South America; when so, was called Barred Woodcreeper)  
     Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Dendrocolaptes s. sanctithomae  (most of Pacific side of CR)
     Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae hesperius  (southwest CR) 
     
     
596. Black-banded Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 3  feb,mar
     Dendrocolaptes picumnus costaricensis
     
     
597. Cocoa Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 16  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (was part of the Buff-throated Woodcreeper of South America)
     Xiphorhynchus susurrans costaricensis
     
     
598. Black-striped Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar,apr
     Xiphorhynchus l. lachrymosus
     
     
599. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (*) ______ N 1  jul  (another name has been "Laughing Woodcreeper") 
     Xiphorhynchus flavigaster ultimus
     
     
600. Spotted Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Xiphorhynchus erthropygius punctigula
     
     
601. Streak-headed Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Lepidocolaptes souleyetii compressus
     
     
602. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (*) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Lepidocolaptes affinis neglectus
     
     
603. Brown-billed Scythebill (*) ______ N S 7  mar,dec/jan
     Campylorhamphus pusillus borealis
     
     
604. Rufous-browed Peppershrike (*) ______ N S 5  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Cyclarhis gujanensis subflavescens
     
     
605. Green Shrike-Vireo (*) ______ N 6  mar,dec/jan (was considered conspecific by some with the  Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo of Panama & northern South America)
     Vireolanius pulchellus verticalis
     
     
606. Mangrove Vireo (*) ______ N 9  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Vireo pallens  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica) 
     Vireo pallens nicoyensis  (northwest CR)
     Vireo p. pallens (west CR) 
     
     
607. Yellow-winged Vireo (*) ______ N S 14  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Vireo carmioli  (monotypic) 
     
     
608. Yellow-throated Vireo (*) ______ N S 20  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Vireo flavifrons  (monotypic) 
     
     
609. Philadelphia Vireo (*) ______ N S 14  mar,dec/jan
     Vireo philadelphicus  (monotypic)
     
     
610. Red-eyed Vireo (*) ______ N S 9  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Vireo o. olivaceus  
     
     
611. Yellow-green Vireo (*) ______ N S 23  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan (was regarded by some as a race of the Red-eyed Vireo)
     Vireo f. flavoviridis
     
     
612. Warbling Vireo (*) ______ N 4  mar
     Vireo g. gilvus 
     
     The Warbling Vireo in Costa Rica is a rare migrant from North America, from late September to late April, mostly in the northern half of the country.
       
     
613. Brown-capped Vireo (*) ______ S 7  mar,jul  (was at one time said to be conspecific with the Warbling Vireo)
     Vireo leucophrys costaricensis  (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     
     
614. White-eyed Vireo (ph) ______ 
     Vireo griseus
     
     In Costa Rica, the White-eyed Vireo is a very rare migrant from North America, with just a few records, mostly along the Caribbean coast, but also in Monteverde in March 1997 and in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui in January 2004.
     
     
615. Blue-headed Vireo  (*) (ph) _____  N  1  mar
     Vireo solitarius
     
     The Blue-headed Vireo is a rare migrant in Costa Rica from North America, from late September to late March. It can occur anywhere in the country, but it is more likely on the Pacific slope or in the highlands.  
     
     
616. Black-whiskered Vireo ______
     Vireo altiloquus  
     
     In Costa Rica, the Black-whiskered Vireo is a rare migrant on the Caribbean side of the country. 
     
     
617. Scrub Greenlet (*) ______ S 1  mar
     Hylophilus flavipes viridiflavus
     
     
618. Tawny-crowned Greenlet (*) ______ S 3  feb,mar
     Hylophilus ochraceiceps paciicus  (southern CR) (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica) 
     
     
619. "Gray-headed" Lesser Greenlet (*) ______ N S 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (Central American gray-headed races are conspecific with South American race) 
     Hylophilus d. decurtatus
     
     
620. Azure-hooded Jay (*) ______ N 2  mar,apr
     Cyanolyca c. cucullata
     
     
621. Brown Jay (*) ______ N S 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Cyanocorax m. morio
     
     
622. Black-chested Jay ______
     Cyanocorax affinis
     
     
623. White-throated Magpie-Jay (*) (ph) ______ N 18  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was considered by some to be conspecific with the Black-throated Magpie-Jay of Mexico) 
     Calocitta formosa pompata
     
     
624. Silvery-throated Jay (*) ______ S 2  mar,apr  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Cyanolyca argentigula  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica) 
     
     
625. Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher (*) (ph) ______ N S 18  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Ptilogonys caudatus  (monotypic)
     
     
626. Black-and-yellow Phainoptila (*)  ______ N S 9  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has been called Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Phainoptila melanoxantha  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Phainoptila m. melanoxantha  (south CR)
     Phainoptila melanoxantha parkeri  (north CR)
     
     
627. Cedar Waxwing (*) (ph) ______ S 2  mar
     Bombycilla cedrorum 
     
     
628. Tree Swallow (*) ______ N S 5  mar.apr
     Tachycineta bicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
629. Mangrove Swallow (*) (ph) ______ N S 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Tachycineta albilinea  (monotypic)
     
     
630. Violet-green Swallow ______
     Tachycineta thalassina
     
     
631. Purple Martin (*) (ph) ______ N S 4  feb,mar
     Progne subis  (3 subspecies migrate thru Costa Rica)
     
     
632. Gray-breasted Martin (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Progne c. chalybea
     
     
633. Brown-chested Martin (ph) ______
     Progne tapera
     
     The Brown-chested Martin has been noted in Costa Rica as a rare migrant from South America. On one occasion, there were 9 individuals in the Golfito area, in late March 2006.   
     
     
634. Blue-and-white Swallow (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Pygochelidon (formerly Notiochelidon) c. cyanoleuca
     
     
635. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (*) (ph) ______ N S 16  mar,apr,dec/jan
     Stelgidopteryx serripennis  (3 subspecies occur in Costa Rica) 
     
     
636. Southern Rough-winged Swallow (*) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Stelgidopteryx ruficollis decolor
     
     
637. Bank Swallow (*) ______ N 4  mar,apr  (also called Sand Martin, throughout much of its extensive range, particularly in the Old World)
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
638. Barn Swallow (*) (ph) ______ N S P 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
639. American Cliff Swallow (*) ______ N P 3  feb,mar
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota (formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota
     (5 subspecies migrate thru Costa Rica)
     
     
640. Cave Swallow (ph) ______
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) fulva
     
     
641. Rufous-naped Wren (*) (ph) ______ N 19  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Campylorhynchus rufinucha  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Campylorhynchus rufinucha capistratus  (north CR)
     Campylorhynchus rufinucha nicoyae  (northwest CR, Nicoya Peninsula)
     
     
642. Band-backed Wren (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (another name has been "Barred Wren")
     Campylorhynchus zonatus costaricensis
     
     
643. Sedge Wren (*) ______ S 1  mar  (closely related to Grass Wren of South America, Cistothorus platensis; some consider conspecific)
     Cistothorus stellaris lucidus 
     
     In Costa Rica, the Sedge Wren is very local in wet fields in the Cartago area.
     
     
644. Black-bellied Wren (*) ______ S 3  mar  (total range from Costa Rica to western Colombia)
     Thryothorus fasciatoventris melanogaster
     
     
645. Rufous-breasted Wren (*) ______ S 8  jan,feb,mar  (considered distinct from Speckle-breasted Wren of South America)
     Thryothorus rutilus hyperythrus
     
     
646. Bay Wren (*) ______ N S 17  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Thryothorus nigricapillus costaricensis
     
     
647. Riverside Wren (*) ______ S 13  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (closely related to, and was considered by some as conspecific with the Bay Wren) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Thryothorus semibadius  (monotypic)
     
     
648. Stripe-breasted Wren (*) ______ N 8  mar,jul,dec/jan  (closely related to, formerly conspecific with the Striped-throated Wren of South America) (total range from Nicaragua to Panama)
     Thryothorus thoracicus  (monotypic)
     
     
649. Spot-breasted Wren ______
     Thryothorus maculipectus
     
     In Costa Rica, the Spot-breasted Wren is fairly common in the Cano Negro region in the far-northern part of the country.    
     
     
650. Banded Wren (*) ______ N 10  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Thryothorus pleurostictus ravus
     
     
651. Rufous-and-white Wren (*) ______ N 7  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Thryothorus rufalbus castanonotus
     
     
652. Plain Wren (*) ______ N S 18  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul
     Thryothorus modestus  
     Thryothorus m. modestus  (north CR)
     Thryothorus modestus elutus (southwest CR)
     Thryothorus modestus zeledoni  (the "Canebrake Wren" of the Caribbean lowlands, once considered a separate species)   
     
      
653. Black-throated Wren (*) ______ N 4  mar,jul  (total range from Nicaragua to western Panama)
     Thryothorus atroguaris  (monotypic)
     
     
654. "Southern" House Wren (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Troglodytes aedon    
     Troglodytes aedon intermedius  (most of CR)
     Troglodytes aedon inquietus  (southwest CR)
     
     
655. Ochraceous Wren (*) ______ N S 8  mar,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Troglodytes o. ochraceus
     
     
656. Timberline Wren (*) ______ S 7  feb,mar,jun  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Thryorchilus browni  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     The Timberline Wren in Costa Rica occurs in highlands at over 2,700 meters above sea level.   
     
     
657. White-breasted Wood Wren (*) ______ N S 17  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Henicorhina leucosticta (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Henicorhina leucosticta costaricensis (central CR)
     Henicorhina leucosticta pittieri (southwest CR) 
     
     
658. Gray-breasted Wood Wren (*) ______ N S 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Henicorhina leucophrys collina
     
     
659. Southern Nightingale-Wren (*) ______ S 2  mar  (this species in Central & South America has been known as the "Whistling Wren" in Central America, and throughout its range as the Scaly-breasted Wren) 
     Microcerculus marginatus luscinia
     
     
660. Northern Nightingale-Wren (*) ______ N 9  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  
     Microcerculus philomela (monotypic)
     
     
661. Song Wren (*) ______ N 5  mar,jul,dec/jan  (closely related to the Musician Wren of South America)
     Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus richardsoni
     
     
662. Rock Wren ______
     Salpinctes obsoletus
     
     
663. White-lored Gnatcatcher (*) ______ N 16  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Popioptila a. albiloris
     
     
664. Tropical Gnatcatcher (*) ______ N S 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Polioptila plumbea  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Polioptila plumbea brodkorbi  (north CR)
     Polioptila plumbea superciliaris  (most of CR) 
     
     
665. Long-billed Gnatwren (*) ______ N S 9  mar,dec/jan   
     Ramphocaenus melanurus panamensis
     
     
666. Tawny-faced Gnatwren ______
     Microbates cinereiventris
     
     
667. Black-faced Solitaire (*) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Myadestes melanops  (monotypic)
     
     
668. Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ S 16  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Catharus g. gracilirostris
     
     
669. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Catharus aurantiirostris  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Catharus aurantiirostris costaricensis (most of CR)
     Catharus aurantiirostris russatus (southwest CR) 
     
     
670. Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ N 8  feb,apr,dec'jan
     Catharus fuscater hellmayri
     
     
671. Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ N 15  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul
     Catharus f. frantzii
     
     
672. Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ N S 2  feb,mar
     Catharus mexicanus carrikeri
     
     
673. Gray-cheeked Thrush (*) ______ N 2  apr
     Catharus minimus  (2 subspecies migrate south from North America)
     
     
674. Swainson's Thrush (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Catharus ustulatus  (4 of 6 subspecies migrate as far south as Costa Rica) 
     
     
675. Veery (*) ______ N 2  apr
     Catharus fuscescens  (4 subspecies migrate south from North America)
     
     
676. Wood Thrush (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Hylocichla (formerly Catharus) mustelinus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
677. Sooty Thrush (*) ______ N S 18  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has been called Sooty Robin) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Turdus nigrescens  (monotypic)
     
     
678. Mountain Thrush (*) _______ N S 26  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has been called Mountain Robin)
     Turdus p. plebejus
     
     
679. Pale-vented Thrush (*) ______ N 4  mar,apr  (has been called Pale-vented Robin; and has been said, at various times, to be conspecific with the Cocoa and Hauxwell's Thrushes of South America)
     Turdus o. obsoletus
     
     
680. Clay-colored Thrush (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has been called Clay-colored Robin) (the national bird of Costa Rica)
     Turdus grayi casius
     
     
681. White-throated Thrush (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (has been called White-throated Robin; closely related to, previously conspecific with the White-necked Thrush of South America)
     Turdus assimilis cnephosus
     
     
682. Gray Catbird (*) (ph) ______ N 2  dec/jan
     Dumetella carolinensis  (monotypic)
     
     
683. Tropical Mockingbird  (ph) ______
     Mimus gilvis
     
     Tropical Mockingbirds have recently occurred and bred in Costa Rica at a number of scattered places, including Limon, Siquirres, Arenal, Tortuguero, San Isidro de El General, and in the Dominical area. 
     And so, it seems to be establishing itself in the country,      
     
     
684. American Dipper (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Cinclus mexicanus ardesiacus
     
     
685. House Sparrow (i) (*) ______ N S 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Passer domesticus
     
     
686. Black-headed Munia (i) ______  (also called Tricolored Munia)
     Lonchura malacca 
     
     In 1999, a small population of Black-headed Munias was discovered in Costa Rica east of Filadelfia, in Guanacaste.
     
     
687. Scrub Euphonia (*) ______ N 15  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Euphonia a. affinis
     
     
688. Yellow-crowned Euphonia (*) ______ N S P 18  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range from Nicaragua to Panama)
     Euphonia luteicapilla  (monotypic)
     
     
689. Thick-billed Euphonia (*) ______ S 12  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Euphonia laniirostris crassirostris
     
     
690. Yellow-throated Euphonia (*) (ph) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Euphonia hirundinacea gnatho
     
     
691. Olive-backed Euphonia (*) (ph)  ______ N 15  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Euphonia gouldi praetermissa
     
     
692. White-vented Euphonia (*) ______ N S 6  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Euphonia minuta humilis
     
     
693. Spot-crowned Euphonia (*) ______ S 6  feb,mar,jun  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Euphonia imitans  (monotypic)
     
     
694. Tawny-capped Euphonia (*) ______ N S 14  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan  (total range from Costa Rica to northwestern Colombia)
     Euphonia a. anneae
     
     
695. Elegant Euphonia (*) ______ N S 7  mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (was called the Blue-hooded Euphonia when the expanded species included the Antillean Euphonia of the West Indies and the Golden-rumped Euphonia of South America)
     Euphonia e. elegantissma
     
     
696. Golden-browed Chlorophonia (*) ______ N S 12  mar,apr,jun,dec/jan  (was at one time considered conspecifc with the Blue-crowned Chlorophonia of northern Central America)  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Chlorophonia callophrys  (monotypic)
     
     
697. Lesser Goldfinch (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Carduelis psaltria colombiana
     
     
698. Yellow-bellied Siskin (*) ______ S 4  mar,jul
     Carduelis x. xanthogastra
     
     
699. Black-and-white Warbler (*) ______ N S P 24  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Mniotilta varia  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
700. Prothonotary Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S P 13  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Protonotaria citrea  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
701. Worm-eating Warbler (*) ______ N 2  mar,apr
     Helmitheros vermivorus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
702. Golden-winged Warbler (*) ______ N S 19  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Vermivora chrysoptera
     
     
703. Blue-winged Warbler (CRr) (*) (ph) ______ N 1  mar
     Vermivora pinus
     
     
704. Tennessee Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S P 24  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) peregrina
     
     
705. Orange-crowned Warbler (CRr) (*) (ph) ______ S 1  mar
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) celata  
     
     There are only a few records of the Orange-crowned Warbler in Costa Rica.
     
     
706. Nashville Warbler  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) ruficapilla
     
     In Costa Rica, the Nashville Warbler is an uncommon migrant from North America.
     
     
707. Flame-throated Warbler (*) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Oreothlypis (formerly Parula) gutturalis
     
     
708. Northern Parula (CRr) (*) (ph) ______ N 1  mar
     Setophaga (formerly Parula) americana  (monotypic)
     
     
709. Tropical Parula (*) ______ N S 17  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Setophaga (formerly Parula) pitiayumi speciosa
     
     
710. Yellow Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S 26  jan,feb,mar,apr.dec/jan
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) petechia  
     
     
711. Mangrove Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N P 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was considered part of the Yellow Warbler)
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) erithachorides
     
     
712. Magnolia Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S P 4  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) magnolia
     
     
713. Cape May Warbler (CRr) (*) ______ N 1  dec/jan
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) tigrina  (monotypic) 
     
     In Costa Rica, the Cape May Warbler is a rare migrant from North America, occurring from late November until mid-May.  
     
     
714. Black-throated Blue Warbler (CRr) (*) ______ N S 4  mar,dec/jan
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) caerulescens  
     
     In Costa Rica, the Black-throated Blue Warbler is a rare North American migrant occurring from October to March. 
      
     
715. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N 4  dec/jan
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) c. coronata
     
     
716. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______
     Dendroica coronata auduboni
     
     
717. Yellow-throated Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N 2  apr
     Dendroica dominica albilora
     
     
718. Chestnut-sided Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Dendroica pensylvanica
     
     
719. Hermit Warbler (CRr) (*) ______ N 2  mar
     Dendroica occidentalis
     
     
720. Black-throated Green Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S 23  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Dendroica v. virens
     
     
721. Townsend's Warbler (CRr) (*) ______ S 2  mar,apr
     Dendroica townsendi
     
     
722. Prairie Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N 2  dec/jan
     Dendroica discolor  
     
     In Costa Rica, the Prairie Warbler is a very rare North American migrant, occurring from late August to March.
     
     
723. Cerulean Warbler (t3) (*) ______ N 1  apr  
     Dendroica cerulea
     
     
724. Blackburnian Warbler (*) (ph) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Dendroica fusca
     
     
725. Bay-breasted Warbler (*) ______ N S 3  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Dendroica castanea
     
     
726. Blackpoll Warbler  (ph) ______
     Dendroica striata
     
     In Costa Rica, the Blackpoll Warbler is a very rare migrant from North America, occurring from mid-October to late March.   
     
     
727. Pine Warbler  (ph) ______
     Dendroica pinus  
     
     In Costa Rica, the Pine Warbler a very rare migrant from North America, with records from late August to mid-November along the Caribbean coast and in the Central Valley.
     
     
728. Palm Warbler ______
     Dendroica palmarum
     
     In Costa Rica, the Palm Warbler is a rare North American migrant, occurring from mid-October to April, up to 800 meters above sea level. 
     
     
729. Golden-cheeked Warbler  (CRr) ______
     Dendroica chrysoparia
     
     The endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler is a recent addition to the Cost Rica bird-list. There have been 4 recent records, scattered throughout the central part of the country from 1500 to1850 meters above sea level. Those records were in September 2002, April 2003, December 2004, & October 2005. These sightings were both in forests and in agricultural areas with scattered trees. Previously, this migrant from Texas was known to winter as far south as Nicaragua.
      
     
730. American Redstart (*) (ph) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Setophaga ruticilla
     
     
731. Ovenbird (*) (ph) ______ N S 5  dec/jan
     Seiurus aurocapillus
     
     
732. Northern Waterthrush (*) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Seiurus noveboracensis
     
     
733. Louisiana Waterthrush (*) ______ N S 11  jan,feb,mar
     Seiurus motacilla
     
     
734. Common Yellowthroat (*) (ph) ______ N 4  mar,dec/jan
     Geothlypis trichas
     
     
735. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (*) ______ N 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Geothlypis semiflava
     
     
736. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (*) ______ N 17  mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (other names have been "Ground Chat" and "Meadow Warbler")
     Chamaethlypis poliocephala  (3 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Chamaethlypis poliocephala palpebralis  (north CR)
     Chamaethlypis poliocephala icterotis  (west CR)
     Chamaethlypis poliocephala ridgwayi  (southwest CR)
     
     
737. Chiriqui Yellowthroat (*) ______ S 5  feb,mar,apr 
     Geothlypis chiriquensis  (monotypic)
     
     The Chiriqui Yellowthroat is closely related to the Masked Yellowthroat of South America, Geothlypis aequinoctialis, from which 2 other species on that continent have recently been split.  
     
     
738. Kentucky Warbler  (*) ______ N S H 7  mar,dec/jan
     Geothlypis (formerly Oporornis) formosus
     
     
739. Mourning Warbler  (*) (ph) ______ N S 14  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Geothlypis (formerly Oporornis) philadelphia
     
     
740. MacGillivrays' Warbler  (*) (ph) ______ N S 2  apr
     Geothlypis (formerly Oporornis) tolmiei
     
     
741. Connecticut Warbler  (ph)  ______
     Oporornis agilis
     
     The Connecticut Warbler in Costa Rica is an uncommon to rare North American migrant, occurring from October to March, up to about 800 meters above sea level.    
     
     
742. Wilson's Warbler  (*) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Cardellina (formerly Wilsonia) pusilla
     
     
743. Canada Warbler  (*) (ph) ______ N S 5  feb,apr,dec/jan
     Cardellina (formerly Wilsonia) canadensis
     
     
744. Slate-throated Whitestart  (*)  ______ N S 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  
     Myioborus miniatus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Myioborus miniatus comptus  (west CR)
     Myioborus miniatus aurantiacus  (east CR)
     
     The Slate-throated Whitestart has been called the Slate-throated Redstart. 
     
     
745. Collared Whitestart  (*) (ph)  ______ N S 25  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Myioborus torquatus  (monotypic)
     
     The Collared Whitestart has been called the Collared Redstart.
     
     
746. Stripe-crowned Warbler (*) ______N S 10  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  
     Basileuterus culcivorus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Basileuterus c. culcivorus  (subspecies in northern Costa Rica)
     Basileuterus culcivorus godmani  (subspecies in southern Costa Rica)
     
     The Stripe-crowned Warbler has been called the Golden-crowned Warbler.
     
     
747. Chestnut-capped Warbler (*) ______ N S 18  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been said by some to be conspecific with the Rufous-capped Warbler of northern Central America)
     Basileuterus delattrii  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Basileuterus d. delattrii  (northern CR)
     Basileuterus delattrii mesochrysus  (southern CR) 
     
     
748. Black-cheeked Warbler (*) ______ N S 11  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Basileuterus m. melanogernys
     
     
749. Three-striped Warbler (*) ______ N S 8  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Basileuterus tristriatus chitrensis
     
     
750. Buff-rumped Warbler (*) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (closely related to the Riverbank Warbler of South America)
     Phaeothlypis fulvicauda  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Phaeothlypis fulvicauda leucopygia  (most of CR)
     Phaeothlypis fulvicauda veraguensis  (southwest CR)
     
     
751. Wrenthrush (*) ______ N S 5  feb,mar,jul  (has also been called Zeledonia)
     Zeledonia coronata  (monotypic)
     
     
752. Yellow-breasted Chat ______
     Icteria virens
     
     
753. Chestnut-headed Oropendola (*) ______ N S 10  jan,feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Zarhynchus wagleri ridgwayi
     
     
754. Montezuma Oropendola (*) (ph) ______ N S  22  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Psarocolius montezuma  (monotypic)
     
     
755. Crested Oropendola  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Psarocolius decumanus
     
     The Crested Oropendola, a bird in Panama and throughout South America, was first found in Costa Rica in 1999, and seems to be expanding its range northward. The initial sightings in Costa Rica were on the far-southern Pacific slope. 
     
     
756. Scarlet-rumped Cacique (*) ______ N S 15  jan,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Cacicus microrhynchus microrhynchus
     
     
757. Yellow-billed Cacique (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Amblycercus (formerly Cacicus) h. holosericeus
     
     
758. Yellow-tailed Oriole (*) ______ N 2  dec/jan
     Icterus mesomelas salvinii
     
     
759. Spot-breasted Oriole (*) (ph) ______ N 6  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Icterus pectoralis espinachi
     
     
760. Streak-backed Oriole (*) ______ N 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Icteus pustulatus sclateri
     
     
761. Baltimore Oriole (*) (ph) ______ N S P 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan  (was merged for a while with the Bullock's Oriole and was then called the Northern Oriole)
     Icterus galbula  (monotypic)
     
     
762. Bullock's Oriole (*) (ph) ______ N 3  dec/jan  (was merged for a while with the Baltimore Oriole and was then called the Northern Oriole)
     Icteus bullockii  (monotypic)
     
     
763. Orchard Oriole (*) (ph) ______ N S P 14  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Icterus s. spurius
     
     
764. Black-cowled Oriole (*) ______ N 15  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (formerly conspecific with Caribbean population that is now called Greater Antillean Oriole, Icterus dominicensis) 
     Icterus prosthemelas
     
     
765. Red-winged Blackbird (*) (ph) ______ N 15  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Agelaius phoeniceus grinnelli
     
     
766. Yellow-headed Blackbird  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
767. Red-breasted Blackbird (*) ______ N S 5  jan,feb,mar  (a recent arrival in Costa Rica; now fairly common in the southern Pacific lowlands & quite uncommon in the Caribbean lowlands)  
     Sturnella (formerly Leistes) militaris  (monotypic)
     
     
768. Eastern Meadowlark (*) (ph) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Sturnella magna subulata
     
     
769. Melodious Blackbird (*) ______ N S 4  feb,mar,jul  (this species of northern Central America was first recorded in Costa Rica in 1987; now it's widespread and fairly common in the country)
     Dives dives  (monotypic)
     
     
770. Great-tailed Grackle (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus
     
     
771. Nicaraguan Grackle (nt) (*) ______ N 3  mar,jul  (total range limited to southern Nicaragua & northern Costa Rica)
     Quiscalus nicaraguensis  (monotypic)
     
     
772. Bronzed Cowbird (*) ______ N S P 24  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan 
     Molothrus a. aeneus
     
     
773. Giant Cowbird (*) ______ N 3  mar,jul
     Molothrus (formerly Scaphidura) oryzivorus impacifa
     
     
774. Shiny Cowbird  (CRr) ______
     Molothrus bonariensis
     
     The Shiny Cowbird is a recent addition to the Costa Rica bird-list. It was first noted in the country in April 2004 south of Cahuita, and since then sightings have continued in that area of the southern Caribbean lowlands. 
     
     
775. Bobolink (ph) ______
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
776. Bananaquit (*) (ph) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Coereba flaveola mexicana
     
     
777. Orange-billed Sparrow (*) ______ N S 16  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Arremon aurantiirostris  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Arremon a. aurantiirostris  (west CR)
     Arremon aurantiirostris rufidorsalis  (otherwise in CR)
     
     
778. "Pacific" Olive Sparrow (*) ______ N 9  mar,jul,dec/jan  (3 forms of Olive Sparrow are closely related. May be conspecific. May not be.)
     Arremonops rufivirgatus superciliosus
     
     
779. Black-striped Sparrow (*) ______ N S 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has been considered conspecific with Green-backed Sparrow)
     Arremonops conirostris richmondi  
     
     
780. White-eared Ground Sparrow (*) (ph) ______ N S 6  apr,jul,dec/jan
     Melozone l. leucotis
     
     
781. Cabanis's Ground Sparrow (*) ______ N 1  mar  (considered distinct from the more-northerly Prevost's Ground Sparrow)
     Melozone cabanisi  
     
     
782. Lincoln's Sparrow  (CRr) ______
     Melospiza lincolnii
     
     
783. Grasshopper Sparrow (*) (ph) ______ N 1  jul
     Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus
     
     
784. Chipping Sparrow  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Spizella passerina
     
     
785. Lark Sparrow  (CRr) (ph) ______
     Chondestes grammacus  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     
786. Rusty Sparrow (*) ______ N 1  apr
     Aimophila rufescens hypaethrus
     
     
787. Stripe-headed Sparrow (*) (ph)  ______ N 18  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (has also been called Russet-tailed Sparrow)
     Aimophila r. ruficauda
     
     
788. Botteri's Sparrow ______
     Aimophila botterii
     
     
789. Volcano Junco (*) (ph)  ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Junco vulcani  (monotypic)
     
     
790. Rufous-collared Sparrow (*) (ph) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
     
     
791. Common Bush Tanager (*) ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Chlorospingus ophthalmicus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Chlorospingus ophthalmicus regionalis  (east CR)
     Chlorospingus ophthalmicus novicius  (southwest CR)
     
     
792. Sooty-capped Bush Tanager (*) ______ N S 22  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Chlorospingus p. pileatus
     
     
793. Ashy-throated Bush Tanager (*) ______ N 1  jul
     Chlorospingus canigularis olivaceiceps
     
     
794. Black-and-yellow Tanager (*) ______ N S 9  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & Panama)
     Chrysothlypis chrysomelas titanota
     
     
795. Dusky-faced Tanager (*) ______ N 4  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Mitrospingus cassinii costaridensis
     
     
796. Gray-headed Tanager (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Eucometis penicillata  (the single member of its genus) (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Eucometis penicillata spodocephala  (west CR)
     Eucometis penicillata stictohorax  (southwest CR)
     
     
797. White-throated Shrike-Tanager (*) _____ N S 4  mar,jun,dec/jan  (total range from eastern Honduras to Panama)
     Lanio leucothorax  (3 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Lanio l. leucothorax  (east CR)
     Lanio leucothorax reversus  (northwest CR)
     Lanio leucothorax melanopygius  (southwest CR)
     
     
798. White-shouldered Tanager (*) ______ N S 10  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Tachyphonus luctuosus axillaris
     
     
799. Tawny-crested Tanager (*) ______ N 10  feb,mar,jun,jul
     Tachyphonus delatrii  (monotypic)
     
     
800. White-lined Tanager (*) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Tachyphonus rufus  (monotypic)
     
     
801. Carmiol's Tanager (*) ______ N 4  mar,jul  (was considered conspecific with Olive Tanager of South America)
     Chlorothraupis c. carmioli
     
     
802. Red-crowned Ant Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 5  feb,mar
     Habia rubica  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Habia rubica alfaroana  (northwest CR)
     Habia rubica vinacea  (south & west CR) 
     
     
803. Red-throated Ant Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N 2  mar,dec/jan
     Habia f. fuscicauda
     
     
804. Black-cheeked Ant Tanager (t2) (CRe) (*) ______ S 4  feb,dec/jan  (total range restricted to a limited area of southern Costa Rica)  
     Habia atrimaxillaris  (monotypic)
     
     
805. Tooth-billed Tanager (*) ______ N S 13  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been part of the more-northerly Hepatic Tanager, Piranga hepatica, and what's now the more-southerly Red Tanager, Piranga flava, in South America) 
     Piranga lutea testacea
     
     
806. Summer Tanager (*) ______ N S 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Piranga r. rubra
     
     
807. Scarlet Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 6  apr
     Piranga olivacea  (monotypic)
     
     
808. Western Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 12  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Piranga ludoviciana  (monotypic)
     
     
809. Flame-colored Tanager (*) ______ N S 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (another name has been Streak-backed Tanager)
     Piranga bidentata citrea
     
     
810. White-winged Tanager (*) ______ N S 6  mar,apr
     Piranga leucoptera latifasciata
     
     
811. Crimson-collared Tanager (*) ______ N 17  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta  (the single member of its genus, although has been said to be the genus Ramphocelus)
     
     
812. Passerini's Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N 23  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (when conspecific with the Cherrie's Tanager, was called Scarlet-rumped Tanager)
     Ramphocelus passerini
     
     
813. Cherrie's Tanager (*) (ph)  ______ S P 13  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (when conspecific with the Passerini's Tanager, was called Scarlet-rumped Tanager) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Ramphocelus costaricensis
     
     
814. Blue-gray Tanager (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Thraupis episcopus cana
     
     
815. Palm Tanager (*) ______ N S P 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Thraupis palmarum atripennis
     
     
816. Blue-and-gold Tanager (nt) (*) ______ N S 7  feb,mar,apr,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & Panama)
     Bangsia (formerly Buthraupis) arcaei careruleigularis
     
     
817. Plain-colored Tanager (*) ______ N 3  feb,mar  (total range from Costa Rica to northern Colombia) 
     Tangara inornata rava
     
     
818. Emerald Tanager (*) ______ N 5  mar,dec/jan
     Tangara f. florida
     
     
819. Silver-throated Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 26  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Tangara icterocephala frantzii
     
     
820. Speckled Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Tangara guttata eusticta
     
     
821. Bay-headed Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 23  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Tangara gyrola bangsi
     
     
822. Golden-hooded Tanager (*) (ph) ______ N S 29  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan (an alternate name of "Golden-masked Tanager" is inappropriate; closely related, however, to the Masked Tanager of South America)
     Tangara larvata  (3 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Tangara l. larvata  (north CR)
     Tangara larvata centralis  (east CR)
     Tangara larvata franciscae  (west CR) 
     
     
823. Spangle-cheeked Tanager (*) ______ N S 16  feb,mar,jul  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Tangara dowii  (monotypic)
     
     
824. Rufous-winged Tanager ______
     Tangara lavinia 
     
     
825. Sulphur-rumped Tanager ______  (total range restricted to Costa Rica & Panama)
     Heterospingus rubrifrons
     
     
826. Rosy Thrush-Tanager ______
     Rhodinocichla rosea
     
     An uncommon skulker, the Rosy Thrush-Tanager can be an extremely difficult bird to see. In Costa Rica, it has a limited range in the Terraba River watershed. It forages in leaf litter in dense second growth. Even though difficult to see, its rich, liquid voice can readily be heard.    
     
     
827. Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (*) ______ N S 21  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Dacnis v. venusta 
     
     
828. Blue Dacnis (*) (ph)  ______ N S 20  feb,mar,jul,dec/jan
     Dacnis cayana callaina
     
     
829. Green Honeycreeper (*) (ph) ______ N S 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Chlorophanes spiza arguta
     
     
830. Shining Honeycreeper (*) (ph)  ______ N S 16  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Cyanerpes lucidus isthmicus
     
     
831. Red-legged Honeycreeper (*) (ph) ______ N S P 25  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes
     
     
832. Slaty Flower-piercer (*) ______ N S P 24  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (closely related to Rusty Flower-Piercer of South America) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Diglossa p. plumbea
     
     
833. Yellow-faced Grassquit (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 27  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Tiuaris olivacea pusillus
     
     
834. White-collared Seedeater (*) (ph)  ______ N S P 21  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Sporophila torqueola morelleti
     
     
835. Variable Seedeater (*) (ph) ______ N S P 19  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (including the "Black" Variable Seedeater, on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, once considered a distinct species)  
     Sporophila corvina  (formerly Sporophila aurita)
     
     
836. Yellow-bellied Seedeater (*) ______ N S 5  jan,feb,mar
     Sporophila n. nigricollis
     
     
837. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (*) (ph) ______ N S P  5  jan,feb,mar,jun,jul
     Sporophila minuta  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Sporophila minuta parva  (north CR)
     Sporophila minuta centralis  (southwest CR)
     
     
838. Slate-colored Seedeater ______
     Sporophila schistacea
     
     
839. Thick-billed Seed Finch (*) ______ N S P 20  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (was conspecific with what's now the Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch of South America, Oryzoborus angolensis, and was then called the Lesser Seed Finch) 
     Oryzoborus funereus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Oryzoborus funereus salvini  (most of CR)
     Oryzoborus funereus ochrogyne  (southwest CR)
     
     
840. Nicaraguan Seed Finch  (*)  ______  N 1  mar  (total range from Nicaragua to western Panama) 
     Oryzoborus nuttingi
     
     
841. Blue-black Grassquit (*) ______ N S P 30  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Volatinia jacarina splendens  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
842. Blue Seedeater ______
     Amaurospiza concolor
     
     The Blue Seedeater is rare in Costa Rica in middle elevations and highlands, between 1,000 & 2,200 meters above sea level on both the Pacific and Caribbean slopes. It favors bamboo clusters by the edge of the cloud forest.    
     
     
843. Slaty Finch (*) ______ S 1
     Haplospiza rustica barrilesensis
     
     
844. Peg-billed Finch (nt) (*) ______ S 6  feb,mar  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Acanthidops bairdi  (monotypic)
     
     
845. Grassland Yellow Finch (*) ______ S 3  jan,feb  (found during recent FONT tours in open country in the Pacific lowlands south of Golfito) 
     Soicalis luteola eisenmanni
     
     
846. Wedge-tailed Grass Finch  (ph) ______
     Emberizoides herbicola
     
     
847. Large-footed Finch (*) ______ N S 14  feb,mar,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama) 
     Pezopetes capitalis  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
848. Yellow-thighed Finch (*) ______ N S 20  feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan  (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Pselliophorrus tibialis  (monotypic)
     
     
849. Yellow-throated Brush Finch (*) ______ N S 12  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (has been merged by some with the more-southerly White-naped Brush Finch, Atlapetes albinucha)
     Atlapetes gutturalis
     
     
850. Chestnut-capped Brush Finch (*) ______ N S 10  mar,apr,jul
     Arremon (formerly Buarremon, prior to that Atlapetes) brunneinucha  
     
     
851. Costa Rican Brush Finch (*) ______ S 1  mar  (total range limited to southwestern Costa Rica & adjacent western Panama) 
     Arremon costaricensis   
     
     The Costa Rican Brush Finch was part of the more-southerly Black-headed Brush Finch, Arremon atricapillus, which itself was part of the Stripe-headed Brush Finch, Arremon torquatus, now of South America. 
     
     
852. Sooty-faced Finch (*) ______ N S 2  jul  (total range is Costa Rica & Panama)
     Lysurus crassirostris  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
853. Cocos Finch  ______  (endemic to the Cocos Islands, well offshore from mainland Costa Rica, in the Pacific)
     Pinaroloxias inornata  (the single member of its genus)
     
     The Cocos Finch is closely related to the Galapagos Finches.  
     
     
854. Dickcissel  (ph)  ______
     Spiza americana  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
855. Black-headed Saltator (*) ______ N 13  feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Saltator a. atriceps  (1 of 2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     
     
856. Buff-throated Saltator (*) (ph)  ______ N S 28  jan,feb,mar,apr,jun,jul,dec/jan
     Saltator maximus  (2 subspecies in Costa Rica)
     Saltator maximus magnoides  (most of CR)
     Saltator maximus intermedius  (southwest CR) 
     
     
857. "Northern" Grayish Saltator (*) ______ N 13  jan,feb,mar,apr,jul,dec/jan
     Saltator coerulescens brevicaudus
     
     
858. Streaked Saltator (*) (ph) ______ S 7  feb,mar
     Saltator striatipectus furax  (formerly Saltator albicollis, now the scientific name for the Lesser Antillean Saltator) 
     
     
859. Black-faced Grosbeak (*) ______ N S 12  feb,mar,apr,dec/jan
     Caryothraustes poliogaster scapularis
     
     
860. Slate-colored Grosbeak (*) ______ N 2  mar,dec/jan
     Saltator (formerly Pitylus) grossus  
     
     
861. Black-thighed Grosbeak (*) ______ N S 14  mar,apr,jul,dec/jan  (closely related to the more-northerly  Mexican Yellow Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysopeplus, and the more-southerly Southern Yellow Grosbeak, Pheuticus chrysogaster, of South America) (total range limited to Costa Rica & western Panama)
     Pheucticus tibialis  (monotypic)
     
     
862. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*) (ph) ______ N S 24  jan,feb,mar,dec/jan
     Pheucticus ludovicianus  (monotypic)
     
     
863. Black-headed Grosbeak  (CRr) ______
     Pheucticus melanocephalus
     
     
864. Blue Grosbeak (*) (ph) ______ N 6  mar,jul,dec/jan
     Passerina (formerly Guiraca) caerulea lazula
     
     
865. Blue-black Grosbeak (*) ______ N S 15  feb,mar,dec/jan
     Cyanocompsa cyanoides caerulescens
     
     
866. Indigo Bunting (*) (ph) ______ N S 5  mar,dec/jan
     Passerina cyanea  (monotypic)
     
     
867. Painted Bunting (*) (ph) ______ N 7  mar,dec/jan
     Passerina ciris pallidior