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Bird Observations

			Date Range: Oct, 2005-2009

Costa Rica

Updated ~28 hr(s) ago.

676 species (+26 other taxa)	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highland Tinamou
Great Tinamou
Little Tinamou
Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Thicket Tinamou
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Plain Chachalaca
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Crested Guan
Black Guan
Great Curassow
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
Crested Bobwhite
Marbled Wood-Quail
Black-breasted Wood-Quail
Spotted Wood-Quail
Least Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Blue Ground Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-chested Dove
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Striped Cuckoo
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
Chuck-will's-widow
Dusky Nightjar
Great Potoo
Common Potoo
Black Swift
Spot-fronted Swift
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
Costa Rican Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Chimney/Vaux's Swift
Chaetura sp.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
swift sp.
White-necked Jacobin
White-tipped Sicklebill
Bronzy Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Green Hermit
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Long-billed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Brown Violetear
Lesser Violetear
Purple-crowned Fairy
Green-breasted Mango
Green Thorntail
Black-crested Coquette
White-crested Coquette
Green-crowned Brilliant
Talamanca Hummingbird
Long-billed Starthroat
Plain-capped Starthroat
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
White-bellied Mountain-gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
White-throated Mountain-gem
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Canivet's Emerald
Garden Emerald
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Violet Sabrewing
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Crowned Woodnymph
Snowcap
Coppery-headed Emerald
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
White-tailed Emerald
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Black-bellied Hummingbird
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Mangrove Hummingbird
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Charming Hummingbird
Blue-throated Goldentail
hummingbird sp.
Uniform Crake
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
White-throated Crake
Gray-breasted Crake
Sungrebe
Limpkin
Double-striped Thick-knee
Black-necked Stilt
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Semipalmated Plover
Southern Lapwing
Wilson's Plover
Collared Plover
Northern Jacana
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Surfbird
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sanderling
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Parasitic Jaeger
Laughing Gull
Brown Noddy
Bridled Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Black Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant/Royal Tern
Sunbittern
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Jabiru
Wood Stork
Magnificent Frigatebird
frigatebird sp.
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Anhinga
Neotropic Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Agami Heron
Pinnated Bittern
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Green Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
King Vulture
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
Pearl Kite
White-tailed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Gray-headed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Black Hawk-Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Tiny Hawk
Snail Kite
Double-toothed Kite
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mississippi Kite
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bicolored Hawk
Crane Hawk
Common Black Hawk
Great Black Hawk
Barred Hawk
Roadside Hawk
White Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Gray Hawk
Gray-lined Hawk
Gray/Gray-lined Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Barn Owl
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Tropical Screech-Owl
Middle American Screech-Owl
Pacific Screech-Owl
Crested Owl
Spectacled Owl
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mottled Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Striped Owl
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Resplendent Quetzal
Lattice-tailed Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Black-headed Trogon
Baird's Trogon
Gartered Trogon
Northern Black-throated Trogon
Elegant Trogon
Collared Trogon
Tody Motmot
Lesson's Motmot
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rufous Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Ringed Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
White-necked Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird
Lanceolated Monklet
White-fronted Nunbird
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Red-headed Barbet
Prong-billed Barbet
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Collared Aracari
Fiery-billed Aracari
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Yellow-throated Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan
Olivaceous Piculet
Acorn Woodpecker
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Laughing Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
Barred Forest-Falcon
Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
American Kestrel
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Merlin
Bat Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Barred Parakeet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brown-hooded Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
Red-lored Parrot
Yellow-naped Parrot
White-fronted Parrot
Mealy Parrot
Amazona sp.
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Olive-throated Parakeet
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Great Green Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
parakeet sp.
parrot sp.
Fasciated Antshrike
Great Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Black-crowned Antshrike
Black-hooded Antshrike
Russet Antshrike
Plain Antvireo
Streak-crowned Antvireo
Spot-crowned Antvireo
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Checker-throated Stipplethroat
White-flanked Antwren
Slaty Antwren
Dot-winged Antwren
Dusky Antbird
Bare-crowned Antbird
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Dull-mantled Antbird
Zeledon's Antbird
Bicolored Antbird
Spotted Antbird
Ocellated Antbird
Scaled Antpitta
Streak-chested Antpitta
Thicket Antpitta
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Black-faced Antthrush
Middle American Leaftosser
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Gray-throated Leaftosser
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Spotted Woodcreeper
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Brown-billed Scythebill
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
woodcreeper sp.
Plain Xenops
Streaked Xenops
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
Western Woodhaunter
Spotted Barbtail
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ruddy Treerunner
Red-faced Spinetail
Slaty Spinetail
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Long-tailed Manakin
White-ruffed Manakin
Velvety Manakin
White-collared Manakin
Orange-collared Manakin
Red-capped Manakin
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
Turquoise Cotinga
Rufous Piha
Three-wattled Bellbird
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yellow-billed Cotinga
Snowy Cotinga
Black-crowned Tityra
Masked Tityra
Northern Schiffornis
Speckled Mourner
Barred Becard
Cinnamon Becard
White-winged Becard
Black-and-white Becard
Rose-throated Becard
Sharpbill
Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Black-tailed Flycatcher
Gray-headed Piprites
Stub-tailed Spadebill
White-throated Spadebill
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Olive-streaked Flycatcher
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Northern Bentbill
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Eye-ringed Flatbill
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Yellow-winged Flatbill
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Yellow Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Greenish Elaenia
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Lesser Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
elaenia sp. (genus Elaenia)
Torrent Tyrannulet
White-fronted Tyrannulet
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Tawny-chested Flycatcher
Tufted Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Ochraceous Pewee
Dark Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Northern Tropical Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee
pewee sp. (Contopus sp.)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
White-throated Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Yellowish Flycatcher
Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Long-tailed Tyrant
Bright-rumped Attila
Rufous Mourner
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Panama Flycatcher
Nutting's Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Great Kiskadee
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
White-ringed Flycatcher
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Scrub Greenlet
Green Shrike-Vireo
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Lesser Greenlet
Mangrove Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-winged Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Brown-capped Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Azure-hooded Jay
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Brown Jay
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Black-chested Jay
Bank Swallow
Mangrove Swallow
Purple Martin
Gray-breasted Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Blue-and-white Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Tawny-faced Gnatwren
Long-billed Gnatwren
White-browed Gnatcatcher
White-lored Gnatcatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Nightingale Wren
Scaly-breasted Wren
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
Timberline Wren
Grass Wren
Band-backed Wren
Rufous-naped Wren
Black-bellied Wren
Rufous-breasted Wren
Spot-breasted Wren
Black-throated Wren
Banded Wren
Rufous-and-white Wren
Stripe-breasted Wren
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cabanis's Wren
Canebrake Wren
Isthmian Wren
Cabanis's/Isthmian Wren
Riverside Wren
Bay Wren
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Song Wren
wren sp.
American Dipper
Gray Catbird
Tropical Mockingbird
Black-faced Solitaire
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Mountain Thrush
Pale-vented Thrush
White-throated Thrush
Clay-colored Thrush
Sooty Thrush
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
House Sparrow
Elegant Euphonia
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
Scrub Euphonia
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
White-vented Euphonia
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Thick-billed Euphonia
Spot-crowned Euphonia
Olive-backed Euphonia
Tawny-capped Euphonia
Lesser Goldfinch
Yellow-bellied Siskin
Rosy Thrush-Tanager
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Common Chlorospingus
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Olive Sparrow
Black-striped Sparrow
Costa Rican Brushfinch
Orange-billed Sparrow
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Sooty-faced Finch
Volcano Junco
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Large-footed Finch
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow
White-naped Brushfinch
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
Wrenthrush
Yellow-breasted Chat
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-breasted Meadowlark
Yellow-billed Cacique
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Montezuma Oropendola
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Black-cowled Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Giant Cowbird
Melodious Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Flame-throated Warbler
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Tennessee Warbler
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Tropical Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Black-cheeked Warbler
Golden-crowned Warbler
Costa Rican Warbler
Buff-rumped Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Slate-throated Redstart
Collared Redstart
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Dusky-faced Tanager
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Flame-colored Tanager
White-winged Tanager
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
Carmiol's Tanager
Black-faced Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Seedeater
Blue-black Grosbeak
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Gray-headed Tanager
White-shouldered Tanager
Tawny-crested Tanager
White-lined Tanager
White-throated Shrike-Tanager
Crimson-collared Tanager
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Blue-and-gold Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Speckled Tanager
Golden-hooded Tanager
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Plain-colored Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Emerald Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Blue Dacnis
Shining Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Black-and-yellow Tanager
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Blue-black Grassquit
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Variable Seedeater
Morelet's Seedeater
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Slate-colored Seedeater
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Buff-throated Saltator
Black-headed Saltator
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Streaked Saltator
Slate-colored Grosbeak
passerine sp.

KEY:| = insufficient data | = rare to widespread

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