eBird Field Checklist
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTS
, Heredia, CR
ebird.org/hotspot/L436195
499 species (+72 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Tinamous
Great Tinamou
Little Tinamou
Slaty-breasted Tinamou
tinamou sp.
Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
teal sp.
Lesser Scaup
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Crested Guan
Great Curassow
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Helmeted Guineafowl
Black-eared Wood-Quail
Grebes
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Columba sp.
Pale-vented Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas sp.
Inca Dove
Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Blue Ground Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila sp.
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Striped Cuckoo
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
Chuck-will's-widow
Potoos and Oilbird
Great Potoo
Common Potoo
Swifts
Black Swift
White-chinned Swift
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides sp.
Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Chimney/Vaux's Swift
Chaetura sp.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
large swift sp.
small swift sp.
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
White-necked Jacobin
White-tipped Sicklebill
Bronzy Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Green Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
hermit sp.
Brown Violetear
Purple-crowned Fairy
Green-breasted Mango
Green Thorntail
Black-crested Coquette
Green-crowned Brilliant
Long-billed Starthroat
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Crowned Woodnymph
Snowcap
Black-bellied Hummingbird
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Blue-throated Goldentail
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Uniform Crake
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
White-throated Crake
Gray-breasted Crake
Finfoots
Sungrebe
Limpkin
Limpkin
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Southern Lapwing
Collared Plover
Northern Jacana
Whimbrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Scolopacidae sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laughing Gull
gull sp.
Royal Tern
Sunbittern
Sunbittern
Storks
Jabiru
Wood Stork
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Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
Cormorants and Anhingas
Anhinga
Neotropic Cormorant
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
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
heron sp.
white egret sp.
White Ibis
Green Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
King Vulture
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes sp.
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Gray-headed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Black Hawk-Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Tiny Hawk
Snail Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Northern Harrier
Gray-bellied Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bicolored Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Crane Hawk
Common Black Hawk
Great Black Hawk
Barred Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Harris's Hawk
White Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Gray Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Tropical Screech-Owl
Middle American Screech-Owl
Crested Owl
Spectacled Owl
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Mottled Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Striped Owl
owl sp.
Trogons and Quetzals
Resplendent Quetzal
Lattice-tailed Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Black-headed Trogon
Gartered Trogon
Northern Black-throated Trogon
Collared Trogon
new world trogon sp.
Motmots
Lesson's Motmot
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Rufous Motmot
Keel-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
motmot sp.
Kingfishers
Ringed Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
kingfisher sp.
Puffbirds and Jacamars
White-necked Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird
White-fronted Nunbird
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Great Jacamar
Barbets and Toucans
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Collared Aracari
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Yellow-throated Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
Olivaceous Piculet
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Laughing Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
Barred Forest-Falcon
Crested Caracara
Red-throated Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Bat Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brown-hooded Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus sp.
Red-lored Parrot
White-fronted Parrot
Mealy Parrot
Amazona sp.
Olive-throated Parakeet
Scarlet Macaw
large macaw sp.
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
large parakeet sp. (former Aratinga sp.)
parakeet sp.
parrot sp.
Antbirds
Fasciated Antshrike
Great Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Black-crowned Antshrike
Thamnophilus sp.
Russet Antshrike
antshrike sp.
Plain Antvireo
Streak-crowned Antvireo
Checker-throated Stipplethroat
White-flanked Antwren
Slaty Antwren
Dot-winged Antwren
Dusky Antbird
Bare-crowned Antbird
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Dull-mantled Antbird
Bicolored Antbird
Spotted Antbird
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antbird sp.
Ocellated Antbird
Gnateaters and Antpittas
Streak-chested Antpitta
Thicket Antpitta
Antthrushes
Black-faced Antthrush
Leaftossers and Miners
Middle American Leaftosser
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Woodcreepers
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Spotted Woodcreeper
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
woodcreeper sp.
Ovenbirds
Plain Xenops
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
Western Woodhaunter
Slaty Spinetail
Manakins
White-ruffed Manakin
White-collared Manakin
White-crowned Manakin
Red-capped Manakin
manakin sp.
Cotingas
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
Lovely Cotinga
Rufous Piha
Three-wattled Bellbird
Snowy Cotinga
Becards, Tityras, and Allies
Black-crowned Tityra
Masked Tityra
tityra sp.
Northern Schiffornis
Speckled Mourner
Cinnamon Becard
White-winged Becard
Rose-throated Becard
Sharpbill, Royal Flycatchers, and Allies
Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers: Elaenias, Tyrannulets, and Allies
Gray-headed Piprites
White-throated Spadebill
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Olive-streaked Flycatcher
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Sepia-capped 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
Yellow Tyrannulet
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Torrent Tyrannulet
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Tawny-chested Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
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
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
White-throated Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
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Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Long-tailed Tyrant
Bright-rumped Attila
Rufous Mourner
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus sp.
Great Kiskadee
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
White-ringed Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Green Shrike-Vireo
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Lesser Greenlet
Yellow-throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Brown Jay
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Mangrove Swallow
Purple Martin
Gray-breasted Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern/Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Blue-and-white Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Gnatcatchers
Tawny-faced Gnatwren
Long-billed Gnatwren
White-browed Gnatcatcher
gnatcatcher sp.
Wrens
Nightingale Wren
House Wren
Band-backed Wren
Black-throated Wren
Stripe-breasted Wren
Canebrake Wren
Cabanis's/Canebrake Wren
Bay Wren
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Song Wren
wren sp.
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes
Black-faced Solitaire
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus sp.
Wood Thrush
Pale-vented Thrush
White-throated Thrush
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus sp.
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
White-vented Euphonia
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Olive-backed Euphonia
Tawny-capped Euphonia
euphonia sp.
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New World Sparrows
Common Chlorospingus
Black-striped Sparrow
Orange-billed Sparrow
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-breasted Meadowlark
Yellow-billed Cacique
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Montezuma Oropendola
oropendola sp.
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Black-cowled Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Shiny Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Giant Cowbird
Melodious Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid)
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
yellowthroat sp.
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Tropical Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Buff-rumped Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Mitrospingid Tanagers
Dusky-faced Tanager
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Carmiol's Tanager
Black-faced Grosbeak
Black-thighed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue-black Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
White-shouldered Tanager
Tawny-crested Tanager
White-lined Tanager
White-throated Shrike-Tanager
Crimson-collared Tanager
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
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Blue-and-gold Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Speckled Tanager
Golden-hooded Tanager
Plain-colored Tanager
Rufous-winged Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Emerald Tanager
Silver-throated Tanager
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Blue Dacnis
Shining Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Shining/Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Black-and-yellow Tanager
Blue-black Grassquit
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Variable Seedeater
Morelet's Seedeater
Slate-colored Seedeater
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Buff-throated Saltator
Black-headed Saltator
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Slate-colored Grosbeak
saltator sp.
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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