Groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostrisThis page is under construction. Check back soon for updates.
941 species of birds have been recorded in Costa Rica. Seven of them are endemic, and 19 are globally threatened.
Anis: Found in open areas.
Groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris
Antbirds:
Zeledon's antbird, Hafferia zeledoni
Aricaris: medium-sized toucans, rather slender and long-tailed.
Collared aricari, Pteroglossus torquatus
Fiery-billed aricari, Pteroglossus frantzii
Bananaquits:
Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
Becards:
Black-and-white becard, Pachyramphus albogriseus
Blackbirds:
Melodious blackbird, Dives dives
Red-breasted blackbird (male), Leistes militaris
Caracaras:
Yellow-headed caracara (adult left, juvenile right), Milvago chinachina
Crested caracara (adult left with juvenile right), Caracara cheriway
Chachalacas: Long-tailed arboreal birds with small, red dewlap.
Gray-headed chachalaca, Ortalis cinereiceps
Cormorants:
Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Curassows: large, mainly terrestrial bird that is senstive to hunting pressure and persists mainly in remote or protected areas.
Great curassow (female left, male right), Crax rubra
Doves:
Inca dove, Columbina inca
White-winged dove, Zenaida asiatica
Short-billed pigeon, Patagroenas migrirostris
Ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpaeoti
Ducks:
Black-bellies whistling-dick, Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata
Egrets:
Sbiwy egret (adult left, juvenile right), Egretta thula
Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
Great egret, Ardea alba
Euphonias:
Yellow-crowned euphonia (male), Euphonia lutecapella
Yellow-throated euphonia (female), Euphonia hirundinacea
Falcons:
Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans
Finches:
Large-footed finch, Pezopetes capitalis
Flower-piercers:
Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer (males left, female right), Diglossa baritula
Flycatchers:
Social flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis
Piratic flycatcher, Legatus leucopalus
Black-and-yellow silky-flycatcher (males left, female right), Phainoptila melanoxantha
Long-tailed silky-flycatcher (male left, female right), Ptiliogonys caudata
Grackles:
Great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
Guans: Large arboreal species confined to regions with extensive humid broadleaf forest.
Crested guan, Penelope purpurascens
Hawks:
Gray hawk, Bateo plagiatus
Roadside hawk, Rupornis magnirostris
Great black hawk (juvenile), Buteogallus urubitinga
Herons:
Little blue heron (juvenile left, adult right), Egretta caerula
Boat-billed heron, Nyctanasa violacea
Green heron (juveniles left, adult right), Butorides virescens
Honey creepers:
Red-legged honeycreeper (female left, male right), Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green honeycreeper (female left, male right), Cyanerpes spiza
Hummingbirds:
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Ibises:
White isi (left immature, right adult), Eudocimus albus
Kingbirds:
Tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus
Kingfishers:
Green kingfisher (females left, male right), Chloroceryle americana
Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata
Kiskadees:
Great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
Kites:
Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus
Lapwings:
Southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
Macaws:
Scarlet macaw, Ara macao
Martins:
Brown-chested martin, Progne tapera
Mockingbirds:
Tropical mockingbird (juvenile), Mimus gilvus
Motmots:
Broad-billed motmot, Electron platyrhynvhum
Nightjars:
Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis
Orioles:
Hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus
Oropendolas:
Montezuma oropendola, Psarocolius montezuma
Owls:
Pacific screech owl, Megascops cooperi
Crested owl, Lophostrix cristata
Barn owl, Tyto alba
Parakeets:
Sulphur-winged parakeet, Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Parrots:
Mealy parrot, Amazona farinosa
Red-lored parrot, Amazona autumnalis
Pelicans:
Brown pelican, Pelecanus ocidentalis
Phoebes:
Black phoebe (adult left, juvnile right), Sayornis nigricans
Potoos:
Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus
Quails: Shy birds of broadleaf forest, usually found in small groups.
Spotted wood-quail, Odontophoris guttatus
Quetzals:
Resplendent quetzal (male), Pharomachrus mocinno
Saltators:
Buff-throated saltator, Saltator maximus
Sandpipers:
Double-striped thick-knee, Burhinus bistriatus
Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Seedeaters:
Variable seedeater (female), Sporophila corvina
Sparrows:
Rufous-collared sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
Spoonbills:
Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
Stilts:
Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
Storks:
Wood stork, Mycteria americana
Sunbitterns:
Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias
Swallows:
Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
Tanagers:
Crimson-colared tanager (adult left, juvenile right), Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Scarlet-rumped (Passerini's) tanager (male left, female right), Ramphocelus paserinii
Golden-hooded tanager (adult left, juvenile right), Tangara larvata
Crimson-backed tanager, Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Blue-gray tanager, Thraupis episcopus
Silver-throated tanager, Tangara icterucephala
Palm tanager, Thraupis palmarum
Hepatic tanager (female), Piranga flava
Flame-colorad tanager (female left, male right), Piranga bidentata
Thrushes:
Clay-colored thrush, Turdus grayi
Tiger-herons:
Bare-throated tiger-heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum
Fasciated tiger-heron (adults left, juvenile right), Tigrisoma fasciatum
Tityras:
Masked tityra, Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned tityra, Tityra inquisitor
Toucans:
Keel-billed toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
Yellow-throated toucan, Rampastos ambiguus
Trogons:
Gartered trogon, Trogon caligatus
Tyrants:
Long-tailed tyrant (females left, male right), Colonia colonus
Vultures:
Black vulture, Coragyps atratus
King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa
Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura
Warblers:
Buff-rumped warbler, Myiothlypus fulvicauda
Woodpeckers:
Hoffman's woodpecker (male left, female right), Melanerpes hoffmannii
Black-cheeked woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani
Golden-fronted woodpecker (male), Melanerpes aurifrons
Golden-naped woodpecker (male), Melanerpes chrysauchen
Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivoris
Lineated woodpecker, Dryocopus lineatus
Wrens:
Rufous-naped wren, Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Southern house wren, Troglodytes musculus
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