Bird species of Costa Rica
If you are looking for Costa Rica Birdwatching information in the Southern Pacific Costa Rica area, please go to the birdwatching page on this site.
For now, we will be presenting a extensive listing of the birds observed in the southern pacific area of Costa Rica.
The following list includes endemic species that are common to Costa Rica and
western Panama, and some which are specific to the southern pacific region of
Costa Rica.
Bird Listing:
Highland Endemics for Costa Rica and Western
Panama |
Black Guan
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Chamaepetes unicolor |
| Black-breasted Wood-Quail |
Odontophorus leucolaemus |
| Chiriqui Quail-Dove |
Geotrygon chiriquensis |
| Buff-fronted Quail-Dove |
Geotrygon costaricensis |
| Sulfur-winged Parakeet |
Pyrrhura hoffmanni |
| Red-fronted Parrotlet |
Touit costaricensis |
| Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl |
Glaucidium costaricanum |
| Dusky Nightjar |
Caprimulgus saturatus |
| Fiery-throated Hummingbird |
Panterpe insignis |
| Black-bellied Hummingbird |
Eupherusa nigriventris |
| White-tailed Emerald |
Elvira chionura |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gem |
Lampornis calolaemus |
| White-throated Mountain-gem |
Lampornis castaneoventris |
| Magenta-throated Woodstar |
Calliphlox bryantae |
| Volcano Hummingbird |
Selasphorus flammula |
| Scintillant Hummingbird |
Selasphorus scintilla |
| Orange-bellied Trogon |
Trogon aurantiiventris |
| Prong-billed Barbet |
Semnornis frantzii |
| Ruddy Treerunner |
Margarornis rubiginosus |
| Streak-breasted Treehunter |
Thripadectes rufobrunneus |
| Silvery-fronted Tapaculo |
Scytalopus argentifrons |
| Dark Pewee |
Contopus lugubris |
| Ochraceous Pewee |
Contopus ochraceus |
| Black-capped Flycatcher |
Empidonax atriceps |
| Golden-bellied Flycatcher |
Myiodynastes hemichrysus |
| Yellow-winged Vireo |
Vireo carmioli |
Silvery-throated Jay
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Cyanolyca argentigula |
| Ochraceous Wren |
Troglodytes ochraceus |
| Timberline Wren |
Thryorchilus browni |
| Black-faced Solitaire |
Myadestes melanops |
| Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush |
Catharus gracilirostris |
| Sooty Robin |
Turdus nigrescens |
| Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher |
Phainoptila melanoxantha |
| Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher |
Ptilogonys caudatus |
| Flame-throated Warbler |
Parula gutturalis |
| Collared Redstart |
Myioborus torquatus |
| Black-cheeked Warbler |
Basileuterus melanogenys |
| Wrenthrush (Zeledonia) |
Zeledonia coronata |
| Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager |
Chlorospingus pileatus |
| Spangle-cheeked Tanager |
Tangara dowii |
| Peg-billed Finch |
Acanthidops bairdii |
| Slaty Flowerpiercer |
Diglossa plumbea |
| Sooty-faced Finch |
Lysurus crassirostris |
| Yellow-thighed Finch |
Pselliophorus tibialis |
| Large-footed Finch |
Pezopetes capitalis |
| Volcano Junco |
Junco vulcani |
| Black-thighed Grosbeak |
Pheucticus tibialis |
| Golden-browed Chlorophonia |
Chlorophonia callophrys |
Lowland Pacific Endemics (Southern
Costa Rica and Western Panama) |
Costa Rican Swift
|
Chaetura fumosa |
| White-crested Coquette |
Lophornis adorabilis |
| Garden Emerald* |
Chlorostilbon assimilis |
| Charming Hummingbird |
Amazilia decora |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird |
Amazilia edward |
| Baird's Trogon |
Trogon bairdii |
| Fiery-billed Aracari |
Pteroglossus frantzii |
| Golden-naped Woodpecker |
Melanerpes chrysauchen |
| Black-hooded Antshrike |
Thamnophilus bridgesi |
| Turquoise Cotinga |
Cotinga ridgwayi |
| Yellow-billed Cotinga |
Carpodectes antoniae |
| Orange-collared Manakin |
Manacus aurantiacus |
| Riverside Wren |
Thryothorus semibadius |
| Cherrie's Tanager |
Ramphocelus costaricensis |
| Spot-crowned Euphonia |
Euphonia imitans |
| Rufous-winged Woodpecker |
Piculus simplex * |
| White-throated Shrike-Tanager |
Lanio leucothorax * |
| Yellow-crowned Euphonia |
Euphonia luteicapilla * |
* also present on Caribbean slope
Endemics only for Costa Rica that are found
in the Southern Pacific |
| Mangrove Hummingbird |
Amazilia boucardi |
| Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager |
Habia atrimaxillaris |
The last bird listing was compiled by Noel Ureña ( www.sunnycostarica.com) and other birders in
Southern Costa Rica.
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since 1996.