COSTA RICA
2025 / 2026 -
birds in systematic order
 
Black Guan
(Chamaepetes unicolor)
Crested Guan
(Penelope purpurascens)
Great Curassow
(Crax rubra)
Grey-headed Chachalaca
(Ortalis cinereiceps)
Spotted Wood Quail
(Odontophorus guttatus)
Ruddy Pigeon
(Patagioenas subvinacea)
Grey-cowled Wood Rail
(Aramides cajaneus)
Double-striped Thick-knee
(Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)
Royal Tern
(Thalasseus maximus)
Sunbittern
(Eurypyga helias)
Magnificent Frigatebird
(Fregata magnificens)
Neotropic Cormorant
(Nannopterum brasilianum)
Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
(Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Boat-billed Heron
(Cochlearius cochlearius)
Western Cattle Egret
(Ardea ibis)
Lesser Nighthawk
(Chordeiles acutipennis)
Grey-rumped Swift
(Chaetura cinereiventris)
White-tipped Sicklebill
(Eutoxeres aquila)
Green Hermit
(Phaethornis guy)
Stripe-throated Hermitt
(Phaethornis striigularis)
Green-fronted Lancebill
(Doryfera ludovicae)
Lesser Violetear
(Colibri cyanotus)
Purple-crowned Fairy
(Heliothryx barroti)
Green-crowned Brilliant
(Heliodoxa jacula)
Black-crested Coquette
(Lophornis helenae)
White-crested Coquette
(Lophornis adorabilis)
White-throated Mountaingem
(Lampornis castaneoventris)
Talamanca Hummingbird
(Eugenes spectabilis)
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
(Panterpe insignis)
Volcano Hummingbird
(Selasphorus flammula)
Violet-headed Hummingbird
(Klais guimeti)
Violet Sabrewing
(Campylopterus hemileucurus)
Snowcap
(Microchera albocoronata)
Black-bellied Hummingbird
(Eupherusa nigriventris)
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
(Phaeochroa cuvierii)
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
(Saucerottia edward)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
(Amazilia tzacatl)
Mangrove Hummingbird
(Chrysuronia boucardi)
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
(Glaucidium brasilianum)
Pacific Screech Owl
(Megascops cooperi)
Black-and-white Owl
(Strix nigrolineata)
King Vulture
(Sarcoramphus papa)
Black Vulture
(Coragyps atratus)
Great Black Hawk
(Buteogallus urubitinga)
Semiplumbeous Hawk
(Leucopternis semiplumbeus)
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Resplendent Quetzal
(Pharomachrus mocinno)
Slaty-tailed Trogon
(Trogon massena)
Black-headed Trogon
(Trogon melanocephalus)
Baird's Trogon
(Trogon bairdii)
Graceful Black-throated Trogon
(Trogon tenellus)
Turquoise-browed Motmot
(Eumomota superciliosa)
Keel-billed Motmot
(Electron carinatum)
Broad-billed Motmot
(Electron platyrhynchum)
Lesson's Motmot
(Momotus lessonii)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
(Galbula ruficauda)
White-whiskered Puffbird
(Malacoptila panamensis)
Yellow-throated Toucan
(Ramphastos ambiguus)
Fiery-billed Aracari
(Pteroglossus frantzii)
Lineated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus lineatus)
Pale-billed Woodpecker
(Campephilus guatemalensis)
Acorn Woodpecker
(Melanerpes formicivorus)
Golden-naped Woodpecker
(Melanerpes chrysauchen)
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
(Melanerpes hoffmannii)
Orange-chinned Parakeet
(Brotogeris jugularis)
Red-lored Amazon
(Amazona autumnalis)
Yellow-naped Amazon
(Amazona auropalliata)
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
(Pyrrhura hoffmanni)
Great Green Macaw
(Ara ambiguus)
Orange-fronted Parakeet
(Eupsittula canicularis)
White-collared Manakin
(Manacus candei)
Red-capped Manakin
(Ceratopipra mentalis)
Turquoise Cotinga
(Cotinga ridgwayi)
Three-wattled Bellbird
(Procnias tricarunculatus)
Cinnamon Becard
(Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
(Zimmerius parvus)
Great Kiskadee
(Pitangus sulphuratus)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
(Tyrannus forficatus)
Long-tailed Tyrant
(Colonia colonus)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
(Empidonax flaviventris)
Bicolored Antbird
(Gymnopithys bicolor)
Dull-mantled Antbird
(Sipia laemosticta)
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
(Glyphorynchus spirurus)
Northern Barred Woodcreeper
(Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae)
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
(Lepidocolaptes affinis)
Red-faced Spinetail
(Cranioleuca erythrops)
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
(Cyclarhis gujanensis)
White-throated
Magpie-Jay
(Cyanocorax formosus)
Rufous-backed Wren
(Campylorhynchus capistratus)
American Dipper
(Cinclus mexicanus)
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
(Catharus gracilirostris)
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
(Catharus frantzii)
Sooty Thrush
(Turdus nigrescens)
Mountain Thrush
(Turdus plebejus)
Clay-colored Thrush
(Turdus grayi)
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
(Chlorophonia callophrys)
Thick-billed Euphonia
(Euphonia laniirostris)
Spot-crowned Euphonia
(Euphonia imitans)
Tawny-capped Euphonia
(Euphonia anneae)
Yellow-bellied Siskin
(Spinus xanthogastrus)
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
(Chlorospingus pileatus)
Stripe-headed Sparrow
(Peucaea ruficauda)
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
(Arremon brunneinucha)
Sooty-faced Finch
(Arremon crassirostris)
White-eared Ground Sparrow
(Melozone leucotis)
Volcano Junco
(Junco vulcani)
Large-footed Finch
(Pezopetes capitalis)
White-naped Brushfinch
(Atlapetes albinucha)
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
(Atlapetes tibialis)
Montezuma Oropendola
(Psarocolius montezuma)
Black-cowled Oriole
(Icterus prosthemelas)
Streak-backed Oriole
(Icterus pustulatus)
Great-tailed Grackle
(Quiscalus mexicanus)
Golden-winged Warbler
(Vermivora chrysoptera)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
(Setophaga pensylvanica)
Buff-rumped Warbler
(Myiothlypis fulvicauda)
Collared Whitestart
(Myioborus torquatus)
Red-throated Ant Tanager
(Driophlox fuscicauda)
Flame-colored Tanager
(Piranga bidentata)
Green Honeycreeper
(Chlorophanes spiza)
Tawny-crested Tanager
(Tachyphonus delatrii)
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
(Ramphocelus passerinii)
Slaty Flowerpiercer
(Diglossa plumbea)
Buff-throated Saltator
(Saltator maximus)
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
(Saltator grandis)
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
(Tangara dowii)
Bay-headed Tanager
(Tangara gyrola)
Emerald Tanager
(Tangara florida)
Silver-throated Tanager
(Tangara icterocephala)
Blue-grey Tanager
(Thraupis episcopus)
Palm Tanager
(Thraupis palmarum)
Speckled Tanager
(Ixothraupis guttata)
Golden-hooded Tanager
(Stilpnia larvata)
 
 
MAMMALS/AMPHIBIANS/
INSECTS/OTHER
 
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
(Bradypus variegatus)
White-nosed Coati
(Nasua narica)
Collared Peccary
(Pecari tajacu)
Panamanian White-throated Capuchin
(Cebus imitator)
Mantled Howler
(Alouatta palliata)
Green Basilisk
(Basiliscus plumifrons)
Giant Green Anole
(Anolis biporcatus)
Green Iguana
(Iguana iguana)
Central American Boa Constrictor
(Boa imperator)
Bird-eating Snake
(Phrynonax poecilonotus)
Central American Eyelash Pitviper
(Bothriechis nigroadspersus)
Terciopelo
(Bothrops asper)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
(Agalychnis callidryas)