This list of over 150 species of Costa Rican birds was logged
from sightings by one of our nine-year-old guests
over a period of about six weeks in the Spring of 2001.
Our young friend missed seeing the Great Green Macaw
but fortunately, you don't have to.
Come and stay with us or join us for
one of our tours.
| Name | Español | Location |
|---|
| Amazon Kingfisher | Martín Pescador Amazónico | Sarapiquí |
| Anhinga | Pato Aguja o Aninga | Tortuguero |
| Baltimore Oriole | Bolsero Norteño | Poacito |
| Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Garza-Tigre Cuellinuda | Nosara |
| Barred Antshrike | Batará Barreteado | Nosara |
| Black Vulture | Zopilote Negro | Nosara |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Pijije Común | Muelle San Carlos |
| Black-cheeked Woodpecker | Carpintero Carinegro | Sarapiquí |
| Black-cowled Oriole | Bolsero Capuchinegro | San Pedro |
| Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra Coroninegra | Tortuguero |
| Black-headed Saltator | Saltator Cabecinegro | Sarapiquí |
| Black-necked Stilt | Cigüeñuela Cuellinegro | Tempisqui |
| Black-striped Sparrow | Pinzón Cabecilistado | Nosara |
| Black-throated Trogon | Trogón Cabeciverde | Nosara |
| Blue-and-white Swallow | Golondrina Azul y Blanco | Sarapiquí |
| Blue-crowned Motmot | Momoto Común | Poacito |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Tangara Azuleja | Sarapiquí |
| Blue-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia Coliazul | Nosara |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher | Mosquerón Picudo | Sarapiquí |
| Boat-billed Heron | Pico-Cuchara o Chocuaco | Nosara |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Vaquero Ojirrojo | Fortuna |
| Brown Jay | Urraca Parda | Barú |
| Brown Pelican | Pelicano Pardo | Pacific |
| Brown-billed Scythebill | Trepador Pico de Hoz | Sarapiquí |
| Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator Gorgianteado | Fortuna |
| Buff-throated Woodcreeper | Trepador _______ | Sarapiquí |
| Cattle Egret | Garcilla Bueyera | Sarapiquí |
| Chestnut-bellied Heron | Garza Pechicastaña o Agamia | P. Viejo de T. |
| Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Oropéndola Cabecicastaña | San Pedro |
| Chestnut-mandibled Toucan | Tucán de Swainson | Silencio |
| Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia Canela | Nosara |
| Clay-colored Robin | Mirlo Pardo (Yiguirro) | Sarapiquí |
| Cliff Swallow | Golondrina Risquera | Nosara |
| Collared Aracari | Tucancillo Collarejo | Tortuguero |
| Common Black-Hawk | Gavilán Cangrejero | Nosara |
| Common Pauraque | Tapacaminos Común | Sarapiquí |
| Common Potoo | Nictibio Común | Barú |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher | Espatulilla Común | Fortuna |
| Crested Caracara | Caracara Cargahuesos | Sierpe |
| Crested Guan | Pava Crestada | Fortuna |
| Crimson-collared Tanager | Tangara Capuchirroja | Heredia |
| Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Perico Frentirrojo | San José |
| Dusky-faced Tanager | Tangara Carinegruzca | Fortuna |
| Flame-colored Tanager | Tangara Dorsirrayada | Marañon |
| Franklin's Gull | Gaviota de Franklin | Tempisqui |
| Glossy Ibis | Ibis Morito | Sierpe |
| Golden-bellied Flycatcher | Mosquero Vientridorado | Monte Alto |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara Capuchidorada | Tortuguero |
| Gray Hawk | Gavilán Gris | Nosara |
| Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Rascón Cuelligrís | Monte Alto |
| Grayish Saltator | Saltator Grisaceo | Hededia |
| Great Black-Hawk | Gavilán Negro Mayor | Nosara |
| Great Blue Heron | Garzón Azulado | Sarapiquí |
| Great Curassow | Pavón Grande | Carara |
| Great Egret | Garceta Grande | Tortuguero |
| Great Frigatebird | Rabihorcado Grande | Pacific |
| Great Kiskadee | Bienteveo Grande | Silencio |
| Great Tinamou | Tinamú Grande | Tortuguero |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Clarinero (Zanate Grande) | Santa Ana |
| Green Hermit | Ermitaño Verde | Cinchona |
| Green Heron | Garcilla Verde | Nosara |
| Green Ibis | Ibis Verde | Tortuguero |
| Green Kingfisher | Martín Pescador Verde | Sarapiquí |
| Green Thorntail | Colicerda Verde | Cinchona |
| Green-crowned Brilliant | Brillante Frentiverde | Cinchona |
| Groove-billed Ani | Garrapatero Piquiestriado | Sierpe |
| Hoffmann's Woodpecker | Carpintero de Hoffmann | Nosara |
| House Sparrow | Gorrión Común | Fortuna |
| House Wren | Soterrey Cucarachero | Silencio |
| Inca Dove | Tortolita Colilarga | Silencio |
| Keel-billed Toucan | Tucán Pico Iris | Silencio |
| Laughing Gull | Gaviota Reidora | Tempisqui |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Añapero Menor | Nosara |
| Limpkin | Carao | Tortuguero |
| Lineated Woodpecker | Carpintero Lineado | Tortuguero |
| Little Blue Heron | Garceta Azul | Nosara |
| Long-billed Gnatwren | Soterillo Picudo | Monte Alto |
| Long-tailed Hermit | Ermitaño Colilargo | Cinchona |
| Long-tailed Manakin | Saltarín Toledo | Monte Alto |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Rabihorcado Magno | Pacific |
| Mangrove Warbler | Reinita de Manglar | Nosara |
| Masked Tityra | Tityra Carirroja | Tortuguero |
| Montezuma Oropendola | Oropéndola de Moctezuma | Guyabo |
| Mourning Dove | Paloma Rabuda | Nosara |
| Muscovy Duck | Pato Real | Heredia |
| Neotropical Cormorant | Cormorán Neotropical | Pacific |
| Nicaraguan Grackle | Zanate de Laguna | Sarapiquí |
| Northern Jacana | Jacana Centroamericana | Tortuguero |
| Olive Sparrow | Pinzón Aceitunado | Nosara |
| Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Zorzal Piquianaranjado | Lankester |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet | Periquito Barbinaranja | Nosara |
| Orange-fronted Parakeet | Perico Frentinaranja | Nosara |
| Osprey | Aguila Pescadora | Nosara |
| Pale-vented Robin | Mirlo Vientriblanco | Sarapiquí |
| Palm Tanager | Tangara Palmera | Silencio |
| Palm Warbler | Reinita Coronicastaña | Monte Alto |
| Pied Puffbird | Buco Pinto | Boruca |
| Purple Gallinule | Gallareta Morada | Sierpe |
| Red-billed Pigeon | Paloma Piquirroja | Guanacaste |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Mielero Patirrojo | Sarapiquí |
| Red-Lored Parrot | Loro Frentirrojo | Sarapiquí |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Tordo Sargento | Fortuna |
| Resplendent Quetzal | Quetzal | Cerro de la Muerte |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Martín Pescador Collarejo | Tortuguero |
| Riverside Wren | Soterrey Pechibarreteado | Nosara |
| Rose-throated Becard | Cabezón Plomizo | Monte Alto |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Tortolita Rojiza | Silencio |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Chingolo | San Pedro |
| Rufous-naped Wren | Soterrey Nuquirrufo | Nosara |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia Rabirrufa | Cinchona |
| Scarlet Macaw | Lapa Roja | Carara |
| Scarlet Tanager | Tangara Escarlata | Marañon |
| Scarlet-rumped Tanager | Tangara de Passerini | Silencio |
| Shining Honeycreeper | Mielero Luciente | Sarapiquí |
| Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogón Coliplomizo | Tortuguero |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Garrapatero Piquiliso | Sarapiquí |
| Snowy Egret | Garceta Nivosa | Nosara |
| Social Flycatcher | Mosquero Cejiblanco | Silencio |
| Sooty Robin | Mirlo Negruzco | Poás |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Andarríos Maculado | Nosara |
| Squirrel Cuckoo | Cuco Ardilla | Nosara |
| Streaked Flycatcher | Mosquero Listado | Nosara |
| Summer Tanager | Tangara Veranera | Fortuna |
| Sungrebe | Pato Cantil | Tortuguero |
| Thicket Tinamou | Tinamú Canelo | Monte Alto |
| Tricolored Heron | Garceta Tricolor | Nosara |
| Tropical Kingbird | Tirano Tropical | Guanacaste |
| Turkey Vulture | Zopilote Cabecirrojo | P. Viejo de T. |
| Turquoise-browed Motmot | Momoto Cejiceleste | Nosara |
| Variable Seedeater | Espiguero Variable | Fortuna |
| Violaceous Trogon | Trogón Violáceo | Sarapiquí |
| Violet Sabrewing | Ala de Sable Violáceo | Cinchona |
| Volcano Hummingbird | Chispita Volcanera | Poás |
| Western Kingbird | Tirano Occidental | Sarapiquí |
| Whimbrel | Zarapito Trinador | Nosara |
| White-bellied Chachalaca | Chachalaca Olivácea | Barú |
| White-collared Manakin | Saltarín Cuelliblanco | Tortuguero |
| White-crowned Parrot | Loro Coroniblanco | Tortuguero |
| White-eared Ground-Sparrow | Pinzón Orejiblanco | Lankester |
| White-flanked Antwren | Hormiguerito Flanquiblanco | Guyabo |
| White-fronted Parrot | Loro Frentiblanco | Nosara |
| White-shouldered Tanager | Tangara Caponiblanca | Sarapiquí |
| White-throated Magpie-Jay | Urraca Copetona | W of. Arenal |
| White-tipped Dove | Paloma Coliblanca | Guanacaste |
| White-winged Dove | Paloma Aliblanca | Guanacaste |
| Yellow Warbler | Reinita Amarilla | Sarapiquí |
| Yellow-bellied Eleania | Elainia Copetona | Monte Alto |
| Yellow-headed Caracara | Caracara Cabecigualdo | Sierpe |
| Zone-tailed Hawk | Gavilán Colifajeado | Sierpe |
