Dave Cox: Costa Rica Life List AORC, All records Record(s) 1 to 189 of 189 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei 2 Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 3 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 4 Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor 5 Great Curassow Crax rubra 6 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 7 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 8 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 9 Inca Dove Columbina inca 10 Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti 11 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 12 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 13 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 14 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 15 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 16 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 17 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 18 Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris 19 Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis 20 Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus 21 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 22 Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 23 Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis 24 Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus 25 Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae 26 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 27 Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti 28 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 29 Coppery-headed Emerald Microchera cupreiceps 30 Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia 31 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 32 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 33 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 34 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 35 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 36 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 37 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 38 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 39 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 40 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 41 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 42 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 43 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 44 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 45 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 46 Great Egret Ardea alba 47 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 48 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 49 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 50 Green Heron Butorides virescens 51 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 52 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis 53 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 54 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 55 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 56 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 57 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 58 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 59 Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 60 Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 61 Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 62 Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus 63 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 64 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 65 Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata 66 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 67 Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 68 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 69 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris And Orange Bellied 70 Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii 71 Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii 72 Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum 73 Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 74 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 75 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 76 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 77 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 78 White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus 79 White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 80 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 81 Northern Emerald-Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 82 Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 83 Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 84 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 85 Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii 86 Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 87 Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 88 Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis Orange Bellied 89 Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis 90 Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata 91 White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 92 Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa 93 Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana 94 Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis Orange Bellied 95 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao 96 Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus 97 Crimson-fronted Parakeet Psittacara finschi 98 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 99 Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa 100 Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae 101 Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans 102 Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius 103 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 104 Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens 105 Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis 106 Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata 107 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 108 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 109 Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus 110 Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 111 Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens 112 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 113 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 114 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 115 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 116 Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis 117 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus 118 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 119 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 120 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 121 Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata 122 White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa 123 Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio 124 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 125 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 126 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 127 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 128 Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea 129 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 130 White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris 131 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 132 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 133 Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus 134 Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha 135 Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus 136 Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus 137 White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta 138 Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys 139 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 140 Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater 141 Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii 142 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 143 Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus 144 Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 145 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 146 Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 147 Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi 148 Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha 149 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 150 Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis 151 Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma 152 Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas 153 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Orange Bellied 154 Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus 155 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 156 Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 157 Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 158 Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis 159 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 160 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 161 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 162 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 163 Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons 164 Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 165 Costa Rican Warbler Basileuterus melanotis 166 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 167 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 168 Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 169 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 170 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 171 Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata 172 Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 173 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 174 Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus 175 Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii passerini's 176 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 177 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Orange Bellied 178 Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata 179 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola 180 Emerald Tanager Tangara florida 181 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana 182 Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 183 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 184 Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina 185 Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti 186 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 187 Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 188 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 189 Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps