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Bird Observations

			Date Range: May, 2005-2009

Costa Rica

Updated ~35 hr(s) ago.

660 species (+25 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
American Wigeon
Masked Duck
Plain Chachalaca
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Crested Guan
Black Guan
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Great Curassow
Tawny-faced Quail
Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
Crested Bobwhite
Marbled Wood-Quail
Black-eared 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
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas sp.
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Blue Ground Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-chested Dove
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila sp.
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
White-winged Dove
Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Striped Cuckoo
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Cocos Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Dusky Nightjar
Great Potoo
Common Potoo
Northern Potoo
Black Swift
White-chinned Swift
Spot-fronted Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
Costa Rican Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura sp.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
large swift sp.
swift sp.
White-necked Jacobin
White-tipped Sicklebill
Bronzy Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Green Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Brown Violetear
Lesser Violetear
Purple-crowned Fairy
Green-breasted Mango
Green Thorntail
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Black-crested Coquette
White-crested Coquette
Green-crowned Brilliant
Talamanca Hummingbird
Long-billed Starthroat
Plain-capped Starthroat
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
White-bellied Mountain-gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
White-throated Mountain-gem
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Volcano Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Canivet's Emerald
Garden Emerald
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Violet Sabrewing
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Crowned Woodnymph
Snowcap
Coppery-headed Emerald
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
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Charming Hummingbird
Blue-throated Goldentail
Uniform Crake
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Russet-naped/Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Common Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
White-throated Crake
Gray-breasted Crake
Sungrebe
Limpkin
Double-striped Thick-knee
Black-necked Stilt
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Southern Lapwing
Wilson's Plover
Collared Plover
Northern Jacana
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Sabine's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
gull sp.
White Tern
Brown Noddy
Sooty Tern
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bridled Tern
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Sunbittern
Red-billed Tropicbird
Leach's/Townsend's Storm-Petrel (dark-rumped)
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates sp.
Galapagos Petrel
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Galapagos Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Jabiru
Wood Stork
Magnificent Frigatebird
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Nazca Booby
Masked/Nazca Booby
Blue-footed Booby
Anhinga
Neotropic Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Agami Heron
Pinnated Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Green Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
King Vulture
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Pearl Kite
White-tailed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Gray-headed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Tiny Hawk
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Snail Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Bicolored Hawk
Crane Hawk
Common Black Hawk
Great Black Hawk
Barred Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Harris's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
White Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Gray Hawk
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Gray/Gray-lined Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Barn Owl
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Tropical Screech-Owl
Middle American Screech-Owl
Pacific Screech-Owl
Crested Owl
Spectacled Owl
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
Central American Pygmy-Owl
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Mottled Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Striped 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
new world trogon sp.
Tody Motmot
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lesson's Motmot
Rufous Motmot
Keel-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot
motmot sp.
Ringed Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
White-necked Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
White-fronted Nunbird
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
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
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Laughing Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon
Barred Forest-Falcon
Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Bat Falcon
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Red-fronted Parrotlet
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
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Olive-throated Parakeet
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Great Green Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
parrot sp.
Fasciated Antshrike
Great Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Black-crowned Antshrike
Black-hooded Antshrike
Russet Antshrike
Plain Antvireo
Streak-crowned Antvireo
Checker-throated Stipplethroat
White-flanked Antwren
Slaty Antwren
Dot-winged Antwren
Dusky Antbird
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Black-faced Antthrush
Black-headed Antthrush
Rufous-breasted Antthrush
Middle American Leaftosser
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Gray-throated Leaftosser
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Spotted Woodcreeper
Brown-billed Scythebill
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
woodcreeper sp.
Plain Xenops
Streaked Xenops
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
Western Woodhaunter
Spotted Barbtail
Ruddy Treerunner
Red-faced Spinetail
Slaty Spinetail
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Long-tailed Manakin
White-ruffed Manakin
Velvety Manakin
White-collared Manakin
Orange-collared Manakin
White-crowned Manakin
Red-capped Manakin
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Turquoise Cotinga
Rufous Piha
Three-wattled Bellbird
Yellow-billed Cotinga
Snowy Cotinga
Black-crowned Tityra
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Masked Tityra
tityra sp.
Northern Schiffornis
Barred Becard
Cinnamon Becard
White-winged Becard
Rose-throated Becard
Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Black-tailed Flycatcher
Stub-tailed Spadebill
White-throated Spadebill
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Olive-streaked Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Northern Bentbill
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Yellow-winged Flatbill
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Cocos Tyrannulet
Yellow Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Greenish Elaenia
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Lesser Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
elaenia sp. (genus Elaenia)
Torrent Tyrannulet
White-fronted Tyrannulet
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Tawny-chested Flycatcher
Tufted Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Ochraceous Pewee
Dark Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Northern Tropical Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
White-throated Flycatcher
Yellowish Flycatcher
Black-capped Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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
Great Kiskadee
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
White-ringed Flycatcher
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Scrub Greenlet
Green Shrike-Vireo
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Lesser Greenlet
Mangrove Vireo
Yellow-winged Vireo
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Brown-capped Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Silvery-throated Jay
Azure-hooded Jay
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Brown Jay
Bank Swallow
Mangrove Swallow
Gray-breasted Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Blue-and-white Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Tawny-faced Gnatwren
Long-billed Gnatwren
White-browed Gnatcatcher
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Nightingale Wren
Scaly-breasted Wren
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
Timberline Wren
Band-backed Wren
Rufous-naped Wren
Black-bellied Wren
Rufous-breasted Wren
Black-throated Wren
Banded Wren
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rufous-and-white Wren
Stripe-breasted Wren
Cabanis's Wren
Canebrake Wren
Isthmian Wren
Riverside Wren
Bay Wren
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Song Wren
American Dipper
Tropical Mockingbird
Black-faced Solitaire
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Mountain Thrush
Pale-vented Thrush
White-throated Thrush
Clay-colored Thrush
Sooty Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
House Sparrow
Elegant Euphonia
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Common Chlorospingus
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Olive Sparrow
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
Wrenthrush
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-breasted Meadowlark
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yellow-billed Cacique
Crested Oropendola
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Montezuma Oropendola
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Black-cowled Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole
Spot-breasted Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Shiny Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Giant Cowbird
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Melodious Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Waterthrush
Flame-throated Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Mourning Warbler
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Tropical Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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
new world warbler sp.
Dusky-faced Tanager
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Flame-colored Tanager
White-winged Tanager
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
Carmiol's Tanager
Black-faced Grosbeak
Black-thighed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue-black Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Gray-headed Tanager
White-shouldered Tanager
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Plain-colored Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Emerald Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Blue Dacnis
Shining Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Black-and-yellow Tanager
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Slaty Finch
Peg-billed Finch
Blue-black Grassquit
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Variable Seedeater
Morelet's Seedeater
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Slate-colored Seedeater
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Cocos Finch
Buff-throated Saltator
Black-headed Saltator
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Streaked Saltator
Slate-colored Grosbeak

KEY:| = insufficient data | = rare to widespread

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