Birds of / Aves de Finca Cntaros

Linda Vista de San Vito, Coto Brus, Puntarenas Costa Rica

Tel. 506.2773.3760 / 506.2773.5530 info@fincacantaros.com

Since / Desde 1995

- - - Revised / Revisada
7 Oct 2015

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS Anatidae

Blue-winged Teal Anas Discors
Masked Duck ! Nomonyx dominicus

TYPICAL OWLS Strigidae

Tropical Screech Owl Otus choliba/Megascops choliba
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata

QUAILS Odontophoridae
Marbled Wood-Quail " Odontophorus gujanensis

NIGHTJARS Caprimulgidae
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis

GREBES Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

SWIFTS Apodidae
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Vauxs Swift Chaetura vauxi
Costa Rican Swift " Chaetura fumosa
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis

CURASSOWS, CHACALACAS, GUANS Cracidae

Grey-headed Chacalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
CORMORANTS Phalacrocoracidae
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret Bublucus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
AMERICAN VULTURES Cathartidae
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES Accipitridae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Gray Hawk Asturina nitida/Buteo nitidus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
FALCONS, CARACARAS Falconidae
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
RAILS, COOTS, GALLINULES Rallidae
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana
SANDPIPERS Scolopacidae
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis marcularius
PIGEONS, DOVES Columbidae
Scaled Pigeon ! Columba speciosa/Patagioenas speciosa
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Short-billed Pigeon Paloma Piquicorta
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon Montana
Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
PARROTS Psittacidae
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finchi
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematosis
Blue-headed Parrot ! Pionus menstruus
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
CUCKOOS Cuculidae
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Smooth-billed Ani " Crotophaga ani

HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae
Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aenea
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis [=Little Hermit]
White-tipped Sicklebill ! Eutoxeres aquila
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
White-tailed Emerald Elvira chionura
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
TROGONS Trogonidae
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus [= Violaceous]
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
MOTMOTS Momotidae
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
KINGFISHERS Alcidinidae
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
TOUCANS Ramphastidae
Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii
Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
WOODPECKERS Picidae
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Red-crowned Woodpecker " Melanerpes rubricapillus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
OVENBIRDS & WOODCREEPERS Furnariidae
Pale-breasted Spinetail " Synallaxis albescens
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura
Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
ANTBIRDS Thamnophilidae
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
TYRANT-FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet " Camptostoma obsoletum
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tryannulus elatus
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagus viridicata

Yellow-bellied Elaenia " Elaenia flavogaster

Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus (= Mistletoe)
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Common Tody Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus
Bran-colored Flycatcher ! Myiophobus fasciatus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
BECARDS ETC. Incertae Sedis [Tityridae in Stiles & Skutch]
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
MANAKINS Pipridae
Orange-collared Manakin " Manacus aurantiacus
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera
Blue-crowned Manakin " Pipra coronate
VIREOS, GREENLETS, SHRIKE-VIREOS Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
SWALLOWS Hirundinidae
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
WRENS Troglodytidae
Black-bellied Wren " Thryothorus fasciatoventris
Riverside Wren " Thryothorus semibadius
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus
GNATCATCHERS, GNATWRENS Sylviidae
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
THRUSHES, ROBINS Turdidae
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
Swainsons Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Thrush [Robin] Turdus plebejus
Clay-colored Thrush [Robin] Turdus grayi
White-throated Thrush [Robin] Turdus assimilis
WARBLERS Parulidae
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrine
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechial
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulean
Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Mourning Warbler Oporomis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Wilsons Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda
BANANAQUITS Incertae Sedis [Coerebidae on some lists]
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
TANAGERS, HONEYCREEPERS Thraupidae
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Cherries Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
NEW WORLD SPARROWS, FINCHES, SEEDEATERS Emberizidae
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Variable Seedeater Sporophilia americana
White-collared Seedeater Sporophilia torqueola
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophilia nigricollis
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Costa Rican Brush-Finch Arremon costaricensis
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
GROSBEAKS, CARDINALS Cardinalidae
Streaked Saltator " Saltator striatipectus
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
AMERICAN ORIOLES, BLACKBIRDS Icteridae
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Crested Oropendola " Psarocolius decumanus
SISKINS, CANARIES, FINCHES Fringillidae
Thick-billed Euphonia " Euphonia laniirostris
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima [=Blue-hooded]
Spot-crowned Euphonia " Euphonia imitans
Lesser Goldfinch Cardeulis psaltria
Total species: 216
" = Endemic species / especie endmica
! = Regional specialty / especialidad regional