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Birds of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula is one of the best places in the world for birding enthusiasts. With almost 400 species, the birdwatching here cannot be beat!

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, Costa Rica
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

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Tinamous: Tinamidae
1Great TinamouTinamus major
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
 
Ducks: Anatidae
3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
5Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae
6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
8Great CurassowCrax rubra
 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae
9Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus
10Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensis
 
Grebes: Podicipedidae
11Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
12Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
13Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
14Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
15Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
16Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
17Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
18White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
19Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
20Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
21Striped CuckooTapera naevia
22Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
23Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
24Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
25Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
26Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
27White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensis
 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae
28Common PotooNyctibius griseus
 
Swifts: Apodidae
29Black SwiftCypseloides niger
30White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
31Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa
32Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae
33White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
34White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
35Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
36Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
37Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
38Little HermitPhaethornis striigularis
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
39Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
40Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
41<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilis
42Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
43Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis
44Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
45Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
46Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
47Crowned WoodnymphThalurania fannyi
48Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decora
49Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardi
50Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
51Blue-throated GoldentailHylocharis eliciae
 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
52Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythrops
53Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
54Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
55Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
56White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae
57SungrebeHeliornis fulica
 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
58Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae
59American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
60Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
61|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominica
62Collared PloverCharadrius collaris
63Wilson’s PloverCharadrius wilsonia
64Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 
Jacanas: Jacanidae
65Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
66WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
67Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
68Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
69SanderlingCalidris alba
70Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
71Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
72Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
73Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
74|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatus
75Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
76Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
77|Wandering Tattler|Tringa incana
78Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
79WilletTringa semipalmata
80Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
81Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
82Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
83Royal TernThalasseus maximus
84Black SkimmerRynchops niger
 
Storks: Ciconiidae
85Wood StorkMycteria americana
 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae
86Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae
87Masked BoobySula dactylatra
88Brown BoobySula leucogaster
89Red-footed BoobySula sula
 
Anhingas: Anhingidae
90AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
91Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
92Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
93Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
94Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
95Great EgretArdea alba
96Snowy EgretEgretta thula
97Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
98Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
99Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
100Green HeronButorides virescens
101Agami HeronAgamia agami
102Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
103Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
104White IbisEudocimus albus
105Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae
106Black VultureCoragyps atratus
107Turkey VultureCathartes aura
108Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
109King VultureSarcoramphus papa
 
Osprey: Pandionidae
110OspreyPandion haliaetus
 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
111Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
112White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
113Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
114Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
115Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
116Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis
117Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja
118Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
119Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
120Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
121Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
122Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
123Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
124Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosus
125Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
126Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
127Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
128Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
129Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
130Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
131Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
132White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
133White HawkPseudastur albicollis
134Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
135Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
136Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
137|Swainson’s Hawk|Buteo swainsoni
138Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
139Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
140Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls: Strigidae
141Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
142Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
143Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
144Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
145Striped OwlAsio clamator
Trogons: Trogonidae
146Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
147Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
148Baird’s TrogonTrogon bairdii
149Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
150Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
Motmots: Momotidae
151Lesson’s MotmotMomotus lessonii
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
152Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
153Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
154Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
155American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
156Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
Puffbirds: Bucconidae
157White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
158White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
Jacamars: Galbulidae
159Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
Toucans: Ramphastidae
160Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii
161Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
162Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
Woodpeckers: Picidae
163Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
164Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen
165Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
166Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
167Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
168Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
169Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
170Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
171Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
172Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
173Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
174Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
175Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
176Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
177Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Parrots: Psittacidae
178Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis
179Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
180Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
181Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
182White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
183Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
184Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa
185Scarlet MacawAra macao
186Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae
187Great AntshrikeTaraba major
188Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi
189Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
190Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
191Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
192Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
193Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
194Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudiceps
195Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
196Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor
Antpittas: Grallariidae
197Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus
Antthrushes: Formicariidae
198Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
199Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae
200Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
201Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda
202Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
203Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
204Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
205Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
206Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
207Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
208Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
209Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
210Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus
211Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
212Plain XenopsXenops minutus
213Chiriqui Foliate-gleanerAutomolus exsertus
214Western Woodhaunter**Automolus virgatus
215Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
216Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
Manakins: Pipridae
217White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
218Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronata
219Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacus
220Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis
Cotingas: Cotingidae
221<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayi
222Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
223Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus
224<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniae
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae
225Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
226Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
227Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
228Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
229White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
230Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae
231Northern Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus mexicanus
232Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
233Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius
234Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae
235Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
236Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
237Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
238Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
239Slate-headed Tody-TyrantPoecilotriccus sylvia
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
240Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
241Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
242Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
243Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
244Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
245Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
246Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
247Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
248Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus
249|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi
250|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens
251Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
252Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
253Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
254Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
255Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
256Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensis
257Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
258Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
259Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
260Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
261Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
262Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
263Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
264Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
265(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius
266Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
267Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
268|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
269Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
270Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae
271Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
272Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
273Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps
274Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
275Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
276Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
277|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus
278Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
Swallows: Hirundinidae
279Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
280Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
281|Purple Martin|Progne subis
282Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
283Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
284Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
285|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae
286Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
287Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
Wrens: Troglodytidae
288Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
289House WrenTroglodytes aedon
290Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventris
291Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus
292Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus
293Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadius
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
294|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus
295|Swainson’s Thrush|Catharus ustulatus
296Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
297White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
298Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
299House SparrowPasser domesticus
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
300Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
301Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
302Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans
303White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae
304Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
305Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensis
306Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae
307Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
308Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
309Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
310Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
311Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
312Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
313Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
314Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
315Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
316Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
317Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
New World Warblers: Parulidae
318OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
319Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
320Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
321Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
322Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
323Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
324Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
325Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
326Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
327Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
328American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
329Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
330Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
331Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
332Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
333Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
334Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
335|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensis
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae
336Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
337Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
338|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea
339Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillaris
340Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
341Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae
342Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
343White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
344White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
345White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax
346Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
347Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
348Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
349Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
350Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
351Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
352Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
353Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
354Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
355Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
356Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
357Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
358Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
359Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
360Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
361Morelet’s SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
362Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
363BananaquitCoereba flaveola
364Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
365Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus