Monteverde Area Bird List

Great Tinamou Tinamus major Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Olivaceous/Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus/brasilianus Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Magnificent Frigatebird Fregrata magnificens Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Casmerodius/Ardea alba Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Green Heron Butorides (striatus) virescens Black Crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nyticorax Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Wood Stork Mycteria americana Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Osprey Pandion haliaetus Hook Billed Kite Chondrohierax unicinatus Swallow Tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Black Shouldred Kite Elanus caeruleus (White tailed Kite Elanus leucurus) Double Toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Plumbeous Kite Ictina plumbea Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Bicoloured Hawk Accipiter bicolor Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Swainson`s Hawk Buteo swainsoni White Tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Zone Tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus Yellow-Headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur mirandollei(semitorquatus) Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans American Kestrel Falco sparverius Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbea Gray-Headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor Great Currasow Crax rubra Spot-bellied Bobwhite Colinus leucopogon Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus Tawny Faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus Black-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus leucolaemus White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis Grey Breasted Crake Laterallus exilis Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor Sora Porzana carolina Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Sunbittern Eurypyga helias Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel Numenius Phaeopus Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Rock Dove Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris Inca Dove Columbina inca Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Grey Chested dove Leptotila cassinii Chiriqui Quail-Dove Geotrygon chiriquensis Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon costaricensis Purplish Breasted Quail-Dove Geotrygon lawrencii Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis White-Crowned Parrot Pionus senilis White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis Black Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalamus Yellow Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia Lesser Ground Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus Barn Owl Tyto alba Pacific Screech-Owl Otus cooperi Bare-shanked Screech-Owl Otus clarkii Central American Pygmy Owl Glaucidium griseiceps Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Chuck Wills Widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus saturatus Black Swift Cypseloides niger White Chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus Spot Fronted Swift Crypseloides cherriei Chestnut-Collared Swift Cryseloides rutila White-Collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Lesser Swallow-Tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi(cayennensis) Gray-Rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae Green Hermit Phaethornis guy Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludoviciae Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii Violet-Headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti Black Crested Coquette Lophornis helenae Green Thorntail Discosura conversii Fork-tailed (Canivet`s) Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica Blue Throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterp insignis Blue-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia cyanura Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps Snowcap Microchera albocoronata White-bellied Mountain-Gem Lampornis hemileucus Purple-throated Mountain-Gem Lampornis calolaema Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus Lattice Tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus Collared Trogon Trogon collaris Orange-bellied Trogon Trogon aurantiiventris Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Broad-billed Motmot Electron playrhynchum Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomata superciliosa Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda Lancoleted Monklet Micromonacha lanceolata White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Yellow Eared Toucanet Selenidera spectabilis Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani Hoffmann’s Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus(chrysochloros) Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis (Northern)Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia (sanctithomae) Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa Long Tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda Spot Crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolptes affinis Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus Striped Foliage-Gleaner(Woodhaunter) Hyloctistes subulatus Spectacled Foliage-Gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps Lineated Foliage-Gleaner Syndactyla subalaris Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus Buff Fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneous Buffy Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes lawrencii Plain Xenops Xenops minutus Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi(doliatus) Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus(atrinucha) Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor Chestnut Backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata Ocellated Antbird Phaenostictus mceannani Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus Black-crowned Antpitta Pittasoma michleri Fulvous-bellied Antpitta Hylopezus fulviventris Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons

Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphjus cinnamomeus Black and White Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata Black Crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata Bare-necked Umbrellabird Cephalopterus glabricollis Three Wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculata Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis White Collared Manakin Manacus candei White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa Thrushlike Manakin(Thrushlike Schiffornis) Schiffornis turdinus Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Long tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhynchus pitangua Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculates Golden bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus Grey capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus(tyrannulus) Nutting’s Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus lugubris Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus Ruddy tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus Golden Crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus Yellow-Olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocylclus brevirostris Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Slate-Headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum Sylvia Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus Rufous-browed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes superciliaris Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii Mistletoe (Paltry)Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus Zeledon`s (Rough Legged)Tyrannulet Phyllomyaias (burmeisteri) zeledoni Brown Capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillum Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Purple Martin Progne subis Grey Breasted Martin Progne chalybea Cliff Swallow Hirundo(Petrochelidon) pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon(Pygochelidon) cyanoleuca Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Violet Green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus Stripe breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius Banded Wren Thryothorus pleurostictus Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leocosticta Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela Whistling Wren Microcerculus luscinia Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocepalus Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi Pale-vented Robin Turdus obsoletus Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Grey Cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus Slaty-backed Nightingale Thrush Catharus fuscater Ruddy-capped Nightingale Thrush Catharus frantzii Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus auraniirostris White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris Cedar Waxwing Bombycila cedrorum Black and Yellow Silky-Flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Green Shrike-vireo Vireolanius pulchellus Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yellow-Green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys Warbling Vireo (possible) Vireo gilvus Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Blue Winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black Throated Blue Warbler Dwndroica caerulescens Yellow Rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pennsylvanica Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveborancensis Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia MacGrillrays Warbler Oporornis tolmiei Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons Wrenthrush (Zeledonia) Zeledonia coronata Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialus Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus Giant Cowbird Sacphidura oryzivora Melodious Blackbird Dives dives Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Black Cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis Baltimore Oriole Icterus g. galbula Bullock’s Oriole Icterus g. bullockii Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Dickcissel Spiza Americana Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys Blue Hooded (Elegant)Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla Emerald Tanager Tangara florida Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata Rufous Winged Tanager Tangara lavina Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis cayana(venusta) Blue-and-gold Tanager Buthraupis arcaei Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii Crimson-collared Tanager Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea White Winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera Western Tanager Piranga ludiviciana Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica White-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio leucothorax Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelas Common Bush Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus Black-headed Saltator Saltador atriceps Buff-throated Saltador Saltador maximus Grayish Saltador Saltador coerulescens Black Faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster Slate colored Grosbeak Pitylus grossus Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea Variable Seedeater Sporophila aurita Blue seedeater Amaurospiza concolor Thick billed seed-finch Oryzoborus fubereus Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina Slaty Finch Haplospiza rustica Peg-billed Finch Acanthidops bairdii Slaty Flower-Piercer Diglossa plumbea Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis Yellow-throated Brush-Finch Atlapetes gutturalis Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Atlapetes brunneinucha Sooty-faced Finch Lysurus crassirostris Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis Stripe-headed Sparrow Aimophila ruficauda Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Lincolns Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Bird order follows the text order in `A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica`. By Stiles & Skutch, 1989. The scientific names appear in this book with names from other sources in brackets. New studies of birds in the area will lead to classification and nomenclature changes. Some of the names given here are likely to change or have already changed, the birds are still known by the given names. Other sources include: `American Birds’ National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (1999-2000), Fogden, M. in `Monteverde- Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest’- Nedkarni & Wheelwright (1999).