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COMMON NAME |
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
PLATE NUMBER |
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Tinamous |
Tinamidae |
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| Great
Tinamou |
Tinamus major |
12(6) |
| Little
Tinamou |
Crypturellus soui |
12(7) |
| Slaty-breasted
Tinamou |
Crypturellus boucardi |
12(8) |
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Sunbittern |
Eurypygidae |
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| Sunbittern |
Eurypyga helias |
6(16) |
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Cormorants |
Phalacrocoridae |
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| Olivaceous
Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax olivaceus |
4(4) |
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Frigatebirds |
Fregatidae |
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Magnificent Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens |
1(6) |
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Egrets |
Ardeidae |
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Chestnut-bellied Heron |
Agamia
agami |
5(1) |
| Fasciated
Tiger-Heron |
Tigrisoma fasciatum |
5(15) |
| Cattle
Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
5(13) |
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Vultures |
Cathartidae |
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| Black
Vulture |
Coragypus atratus |
13(4) |
| Turkey
Vulture |
Cathartus aura |
13(3) |
| King
Vulture |
Sarcoramphus papa |
13(5) |
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Osprey |
Pandiomidae |
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| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
17(14) |
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Hawks |
Accipitridae |
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Grey-headed Kite |
Leptodon cayanensis |
17(3) |
| American
Swallow-tailed Kite |
Elainoides forficatus |
15(2) |
|
Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus
caerulus |
15(1) |
| Pearl Kite |
Gampsonyx swainsonii |
15(12) |
|
Double-toothed Kite |
Harpagus bidentatus |
16(1) |
| Tiny Hawk |
Accipiter cooperii |
16(2) |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter superciliosus |
16(3) |
| Bicolored
Hawk |
Accipiter bicolor |
16(8) |
| Black-chested
Hawk |
Leucopternis princeps |
17(1) |
|
Semiplumbeous Hawk |
Leucopternis semiplumbea |
16(10) |
| White Hawk |
Leucopternis albicollis |
17(2) |
| Great
Black-Hawk |
Buteogallus urubitinga |
13(7) |
| Solitary
Eagle |
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius |
13(8) |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo
platypterus |
16(13) |
|
Short-tailed Hawk |
Buteo
brachyurus |
14(1) |
| Swainson's
Hawk |
Buteo
swainsoni |
14(3) |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk |
Buteo
albonotatus |
13(1) |
| Crane Hawk |
Geranospiiza caerulenscens |
14(4) |
| Black
Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus tyrannus |
13(9) |
| White
Tailed Hawk |
Buteo
albicaudatus |
17(6) |
| Crested
Eagle |
Morphnus guianensis |
17(10) |
| Ornate
Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus ornatus |
17(11) |
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Falcons |
Falconidae |
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Red-throated Caracara |
Daptrius americanus |
14(11) |
| Barred
Forest-Falcon |
Micrastur ruficollis |
16(5) |
| Slaty-backed
Forest-falcon |
Micrastur mirandollei |
16(6) |
| Collared
Forest-falcon |
Micrastur semitorquatus |
14(10) |
| Laughing
Falcon |
Herpetotheres cachinnans |
15(8) |
| Bat Falcon |
Falco
rufigularis |
15(14) |
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Guans |
Cracidae |
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| Black Guan |
Chamaepetes unicolor |
12(5) |
| Crested
Guan |
Penelope purpurascens |
12(4) |
| Great
Curassow |
Crax
rubra |
12(3) |
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Quails |
Phasianidae |
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| Spotted
Wood-quail |
Odontophorus guttatus |
11(12) |
| Rufous-fronted
Wood-quail |
Odontophorus erythrops |
12(12) |
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Crakes |
Rallidae |
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| Uniform
Crake |
Amaurolimnas concolor |
6(8) |
|
White-throated Crake |
Laterallus albigularis |
6(9) |
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Yellow-breasted Crake |
Porzana flaviventer |
6(10) |
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Gray-necked Wood-rail |
Aramides cajanea |
6(13) |
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Sandpiper |
Scolopacidae |
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| Spotted
Sandpiper |
Actitis macularia |
11(8) |
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Pigeons |
Columbidae |
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| Red-billed
Pigeon |
Columba flavirostris |
18(2) |
| Ruddy
Pigeon |
Columba subvinacea |
18(5) |
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Short-billed Pigeon |
Columba nigrirostris |
18(5) |
| Ruddy
Ground-dove |
Columbina talpacoti |
18(7) |
| Gray-chested
Dove |
Leptotila cassinii |
18(16) |
|
Olive-backed Quail-dove |
Geotrygon veraguensis |
18(22) |
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Purplish-backed Quail-dove |
Geotrygon lawrencii |
18(21) |
| Ruddy
Quail-dove |
Geotrygon montana |
18(17) |
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Cuckoos |
Cuculidae |
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| Squirrel
Cuckoo |
Piaya
cayana |
21(7) |
| Rufous-vented
Ground-cuckoo |
Neomorphus geoffroyi |
21(10) |
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Groove-billed Ani |
Crotophagas ulcirostris |
21(9) |
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Parrots |
Psittacidae |
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Crimson-fronted Parakeet |
Aratinga finschii |
19(10) |
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Olive-throated Parakeet |
Aratinga astec |
19(11) |
| Great
Green Macaw |
Ara
ambigua |
19(2) |
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Orange-chinned Parakeet |
Brotogeris jugularis |
19(14) |
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Red-fronted Parrotlet |
Touit
costaricensis |
19(15) |
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Brown-hooded Parrot |
Pionopsitta haematotis |
19(9) |
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White-crowned Parrot |
Pionus
senilis |
19(7) |
| Red-lored
Parrot |
Amazona autumnalis |
19(4) |
| Mealy
Parrot |
Amazona farinosa |
19(3) |
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Owls |
Strigidae |
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Vermiculated Screech-owl |
Otus
guatemalae |
20(12) |
| Crested
Owl |
Lophostrix cristata |
20(3) |
| Spectacled
Owl |
Pulsatrix perspicillata |
20(8) |
| Least
Pygmy-owl |
Glaucidium minutissimum |
20(16) |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl |
Glaucidium brasilianum |
20(17) |
| Mottled
Owl |
Ciccaba virgata |
20(6) |
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Nightjars |
Caprimulgidae |
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| Common
Pauraque |
Nyctidromus albicollis |
21(8) |
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Short-tailed Nighthawk |
Lurocalis semitorquatas |
21(4) |
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Chuck-will's-widow |
Caprimulgus carolinensis |
21(16) |
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Potoos |
Nyctibiidae |
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| Common
Potoo |
Nyctibius griseus |
20(4) |
| Great
Potoo |
Nyctibus grandis |
20(5) |
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Swifts |
Apodidae |
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White-chinned Swift |
Cypseloides cryptus |
22(4) |
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Chestnut-collared Swift |
Cypseloides rutilus |
22(3) |
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White-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne zonaris |
22(1) |
| Vaux's
Swift |
Chaetura vauxi |
22(9) |
| Gray-rumped
Swift |
Chaetura cinereiventris |
22(10) |
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Hummingbirds |
Trochilidae |
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| Bronzy
Hermit |
Glaucis aenea |
23(4) |
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Band-tailed Barbthroat |
Threnetes ruckeri |
23(5) |
| Green
Hermit |
Phaetornis guy |
23(3) |
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Long-tailed Hermit |
Phaetornis superciliosus |
23(2) |
| Little
Hermit |
Phaetornis longuemareus |
23(11) |
|
White-tipped Sicklebill |
Eutoxeres aquila |
23(8) |
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Green-fronted Lancebill |
Doryfera ludoviciae |
23(12) |
| Violet
Sabrewing |
Campylopterus hemileucurus |
23(9) |
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White-necked Jacobin |
Florisuga mellivora |
23(17) |
| Brown
Violet-ear |
Colibri delphinae |
23(6) |
| Green
Violet-ear |
Colibri thalassinus |
23(7) |
|
Black-bellied Hummingbird |
Eupherusa nigriventris |
24(21) |
|
Violet-headed Hummingbird |
Klais
guimeti |
25(11) |
|
Black-crested Coquette |
Lorphornis helenae |
25(6) |
| Green
Thorntail |
Discosura conversii |
25(1) |
| Crowned
Woodnymph |
Thalurania colombica |
24(4) |
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Blue-throated Goldentail |
Hylocharis eliciae |
24(9) |
| Blue-chested
Hummingbird |
Amazilia amabilis |
24(14) |
| Rufous-tailed
Hummingbird |
Amazilia tzacatl |
24(10) |
|
Steely-vented Hummingbird |
Amazilia tzacatl |
24(15) |
|
Coppery-headed Emerald |
Elvira
cupreiceps |
24(20) |
| Snowcap |
Microchera albocoronata |
25(8) |
| Red-footed
Plumeleteer |
Chalybura urochrysia |
23(12) |
|
White-bellied Mountain-gem |
Lampornis hemileucus |
24(5) |
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Purple-throated Mountain-gem |
Lampornis calolaema |
24(7) |
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Green-crowned Brilliant |
Heliodoxa jacula |
23(15) |
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Purple-crowned Fairy |
Heliothryx barroti |
23(14) |
| Black
Bellied Hummingbird |
Eupherusa nigriventris |
24(21) |
| Green
Breasted Mango |
Anthracothorax prevostii |
23(13) |
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Trogons |
Trogonidae |
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Resplendent Quetzal |
Pharomachrus mocinno |
26(1) |
| Violaceus
Trogon |
Trogon
violaceus |
26(8) |
| Collared
Trogon |
Trogon
collaris |
26(5) |
|
Black-throated Trogon |
Trogon
rufus |
26(9) |
| Slaty-tailed
Trogon |
Trogon
massena |
26(2) |
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Lattice-tailed Trogon |
Trogon
clathratus |
26(3) |
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Motmots |
Momotidae |
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| Rufous
Motmot |
Baryphtengus ruficapillus |
27(7) |
|
Broad-billed Motmot |
Electron platyrhynchum |
27(9) |
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Kingfishers |
Alcedinidae |
|
| Amazon
Kingfisher |
Chloroceryle amazona |
27(4) |
| Green
Kingfisher |
Chloroceryle americana |
27(5) |
| American
Pigmy Kingfisher |
Chloroceryle aenea |
27(6) |
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Puffbirds |
Bucconidae |
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|
Lanceolated Monklet |
Micromonacha lanceolata |
28(5) |
|
White-necked Puffbird |
Bucco
macrorhynchos |
28(3) |
|
White-whiskered Puffbird |
Malacoptila panamensis |
28(6) |
|
White-fronted Nunbird |
Monasa
morphoeus |
28(4) |
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Jacamars |
Galbulidae |
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| Rufous-tailed
Jacamar |
Galbula ruficauda |
26(12) |
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Barbets |
Capitonidae |
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Prong-billed Barbet |
Semnornis frantzii |
28(1) |
| Red-headed
Barbet |
Eubucco bourcierii |
28(2) |
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Toucans |
Ramphastidae |
|
| Emerald
Toucanet |
Aulacorhynchus prasinus |
27(17) |
| Collared
Aracari |
Pteroglossus torquatus |
27(15) |
|
Yellow-eared Toucanet |
Selenidera spectabilis |
27(20) |
|
Keel-billed Toucan |
Ramphastos sulfuratus |
27(18) |
| Chestnut-mandibled
Toucan |
Ramphastos swainsonii |
27(19) |
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Woodpeckers |
Picidae |
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|
Black-cheeked Woodpecker |
Melanerpes pucherani |
28(14) |
|
Smoky-brown Woodpecker |
Veniliornis fumigatus |
28(13) |
| Rufous-winged
Woodpecker |
Piculus simplex |
28(10) |
| Cinnamon
Woodpecker |
Celeus
loricatus |
28(9) |
|
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker |
Celeus
castaneus |
28(8) |
| Lineated
Woodpecker |
Dryocopus lineatus |
27(13) |
|
Pale-billed Woodpecker |
Campephilus guatemalensis |
27(14) |
|
Golden-Olive Woodpecker |
Piculus rubiginosus |
28(11) |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus varius |
28(20) |
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Foliage-gleaners |
Furnaridae |
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| Slaty
Spinetail |
Synallaxis brachyura |
32(9) |
| Red-faced
Spinetail |
Cranioleuca erythrops |
30(12) |
| Spotted
Barbtail |
Premnoplex brunnescens |
29(5) |
| Striped
Foliage-gleaner |
Hyloctistes subulatus |
30(4) |
| Spectacled
Foliage-gleaner |
Anabacerthia variegaticeps |
30(2) |
|
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner |
Antomolus ochrolaemus |
30(3) |
| Plain
Xenops |
Xenops
minutus |
29(3) |
| Streaked
Xenops |
Xenops
rutilans |
29(2) |
|
Tawny-throated Leaftosser |
Sclerurus mexicanus |
30(11) |
|
Scaly-Throated Leaftosser |
Sclerurus guatemalensis |
30(9) |
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Woodcreepers |
Dendrocolaptidae |
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Plain-brown Woodcreeper |
Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
29(11) |
|
Long-tailed Woodcreeper |
Deconychura longicauda |
29(10) |
|
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper |
Glyphorhynchus spirurus |
29(6) |
| Barred
Woodcreeper |
Dendrocolaptes certhia |
29(19) |
|
Buff-throated Woodcreeper |
Xiphorhynchus guttatus |
29(17) |
|
Black-striped Woodcreeper |
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus |
29(16) |
| Spotted
Woodcreeper |
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius |
29(20) |
|
Streaked-headed Woodcreeper |
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
29(8) |
| Ruddy
Woodcreeper |
Dendrocincla homochroa |
29(13) |
| Olivaceous
Woodcreeper |
Sittasomus griseicapillus |
29(7) |
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Brown-billed Scythebill |
Campylorhamphus pusillus |
29(14) |
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Antbirds |
Formicariidae |
|
| Fasciated
Antshrike |
Cymbilaimus lineatus |
31(1) |
| Slaty
Antshrike |
Thamnophilus punctatus |
31(5) |
| Russet
Antshrike |
Thamnistes anabatinus |
31(4) |
| Plain
Antvireo |
Dysithamnus mentalis |
32(6) |
|
Streak-crowned Antvireo |
Dysithamnis striaticeps |
32(7) |
|
Checker-throated Antwren |
Myrmotherula fulviventris |
32(5) |
|
White-flanked Antwren |
Myrmotherula axillaris |
32(2) |
| Slaty
Antwren |
Myrmetherula schisticolor |
32(3) |
| Dot-winged
Antwren |
Microrhopias quixensis |
32(1) |
| Dusky
Antbird |
Cercomacra tyrannina |
31(8) |
|
Chestnut-backed Antbird |
Myrmeciza exsul |
31(11) |
|
Dull-mantled Antbird |
Myrmeciza laemosticta |
31(14) |
| Immaculate
Antbird |
Myrmeciza inmaculata |
31(10) |
| Bicolored
Antbird |
Gymnopythis leucaspis |
31(9) |
| Spotted
Antbird |
Hylophylax naerioides |
31(12) |
| Ocellated
Antbird |
Phaenostictus macleansani |
31(7) |
|
Black-faced Antthrush |
Formicarius analis |
30(15) |
|
Black-headed Antthrush |
Formicarius nigricapillus |
30(17) |
|
Black-crowned Antpitta |
Pittasoma michleri |
30(19) |
|
Fulvous-bellied Antpitta |
Hylopezus fulventris |
30(14) |
| Spectacled
Antpitta |
Hylopezus perspicillatus |
30(18) |
|
Wing-banded Antbird |
Myrmornis torquata |
30(21) -
first record for Costa Rica ! |
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Flycatchers |
Tyrannidae |
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| Mistletoe
Tyrannulet |
Zimmerius vilissimus |
37(10) |
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Yellow-bellied Elaenia |
Eleania flavogaster |
37(26) |
| Torrent
Tyrannulet |
Serpophaga cinerea |
36(1) |
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Olive-striped Flycatcher |
Mionectes olivaceus |
36(24) |
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Ochre-bellied Flycatcher |
Mionectes oleagineus |
36(25) |
| Slaty-capped
Flycatcher |
Leptopogon superciliaris |
36(26) |
| Yellow
Tyrannulet |
Capsiempsis flaveola |
37(11) |
| Rufous-browed
Tyrannulet |
Phylloscartes superciliaris |
37(12) |
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Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant |
Lophotriccus pileatus |
37(4) |
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Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant |
Lophotriccus atricapillus |
37(5) |
| Northern
Bentbill |
Oncostoma cinereigulare |
37(6) |
| Common
Tody-Flycatcher |
Todirostrum cinereum |
37(7) |
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Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher |
Todirostrum nigriceps |
37(8) |
| Eye-ringed
Flatbill |
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris |
37(23) |
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Yellow-olive Flycatcher |
Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
37(16) |
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Yellow-margined Flycatcher |
Tolmomyias assimilis |
37(17) |
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White-throated Spadebill |
Platyrhinchus mystaceus |
37(1) |
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Golden-crowned Spadebill |
Platyrhinchus coronatus |
37(3) |
| Royal
Flycatcher |
Onychorhynchus coronatus |
35(23) |
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Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher |
Terenotriccus erythrurus |
36(23) |
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Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher |
Myiobius sulphureipygius |
36(21) |
| Tufted
Flycatcher |
Mitrephanes phaeocercus |
36(11) |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus borealis |
36(4) |
| Black
Phoebe |
Sayornis nigricans |
36(5) |
| Western
Wood-Peewee |
Contopus sordidulus |
36(7) |
| Eastern
Wood-Peewee |
Contopus virens |
36(8) |
| Tropical
Peewee |
Contopus cinereus |
36(9) |
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Empidonax flaviventris |
36(20) |
| Acadian
Flycatcher |
Empidonax virescens |
36(12) |
| Alder
Flycatcher |
Empidonax alnorum |
36(14) |
| Yellowish
Flycatcher |
Empidonax flavescens |
36(13) |
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Long-tailed Tyrant |
Colonia colonus |
36(6) |
| Bright-rumped
Attila |
Attila
spadiceus |
35(6) |
| Speckled
Mourner |
Laniocera rufescens |
34(8) |
| Rufous
Mourner |
Rhytipterna holerythra |
34(9) |
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher |
Myiarchus tuberculifer |
35(21) |
| Great
Crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus crinitus |
35(17) |
| Great
Kiskadee |
Pitangus sulphuratus |
35(13) |
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Boat-billed Flycatcher |
Megarhynchus pitangua |
35(12) |
| Social
Flycatcher |
Myiozetetes similis |
35(14) |
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Gray-capped Flycatcher |
Myiozetetes granadensis |
35(15) |
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White-ringed Flycatcher |
Coryphotriccus albovittatus |
35(16) |
| Sulphur-bellied
Flycatcher |
Myiodynastes luteiventris |
35(10) |
| Tropical
Kingbird |
Tyrannus melancholicus |
35(1) |
| Eastern
Kingbird |
Tyrannus tyrannus |
35(3) |
| Cinnamon
Becard |
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus |
33(11) |
|
White-winged Becard |
Pachyramphus polychopterus |
33(13) |
| Masked
Tityra |
Tityra
semifasciata |
34(1) |
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Black-crowned Tityra |
Tityra
inquisitor |
34(2) |
| Brown
Capped Tyranulet |
Ornithion brunneicapillum |
37(13) |
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|
Cotingas |
Cotingidae |
|
| Rufous
Piha |
Lipaugus unirufus |
34(10) |
| Snowy
Cotinga |
Carpodectes nitidus |
34(4) |
|
Bare-necked Umbrellabird |
Cephalopterus glabricollis |
34(13) |
| Sharpbill |
Oxyruncus cristatus |
34(7) |
| Three-wattled
Bellbird |
Procnias tricarunculata |
34(12) |
|
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|
Manakins |
Pipridae |
|
| Thrushlike
Manakin |
Schiffornis turdinus |
33(10) |
|
Gray-headed Manakin |
Piprites griseiceps |
33(3) |
|
White-collared Manakin |
Manacus candei |
33(1) |
|
White-ruffed Manakin |
Corapipo leucorrhoa |
33(9) |
|
White-crowned Manakin |
Pipra
pipra |
33(8) |
| Red-capped
Manakin |
Pipra
mentalis |
33(6) |
|
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Swallows |
Hirundinidae |
|
|
Gray-breasted Martin |
Progne
chalybea |
22(5) |
|
Blue-and-white Swallow |
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca |
22(20) |
| Northern
Rough-winged Swallow |
Stelgidopterix serripennis |
22(18) |
| Barn
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
22(12) |
| Bank
Swallow |
Riparia riparia |
22(17) |
| Cliff
Swallow |
Hirundo pyrrhonota |
22(13) |
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Crows |
Corvidae |
|
|
Azure-hooded Jay |
Cyanolyca argentigula |
Checklist
of the Birds of Rara Avis,
Costa Rica
checklist
of all bird species that have been recorded in Rara Avis so far.
The list was originally compiled
by F. Gary Stiles and Loretta Rosselli in 1988. Virginia Kennard updated
the original list in September 1996, using data collected between
October 1991 and August 1996. Special thanks go to Twan Leenders and
Ivan Samuels for their contributions to this project. In the last few
months we have observed 5 species of birds that are new to the area. An
updated version of our
downloadable
checklist is available at the bottom of this page. Our most exciting
find is the discovery of several Wing-banded Antbirds in the reserve.
This is the first record of this species in Costa Rica ever !
correspond
with the illustrations in Stiles and Skutch's 'Birds of Costa Rica'.
If
you want, you can also download a copy of our annotated checklist - it
has been updated to September 1999. It also indicates the status of each
bird species in Rara Avis, its preferred habitat, and the time of year
that may be best to spot a given bird within the reserve. Simply go to
the bottom of this screen and follow the instructions.