Luna Lodge Bird List

This is a list of the bird species found on the Luna Lodge property, some areas of Corcovado National

Park and also around the Pejeperrito lagoon. The birds are listed below with a numerical code for each

month of the year as follows:

1 - Very common and/or easily seen (should be seen daily, often numerous)

2 - Common (should be seen most days)

3 - Fairly common (not as regular and/or as easy to see as 1 & 2)

4 - Uncommon and/or difficult to see because of skulking (hiding) habits

5 - Rare and/or difficult to see

6 - Extremely rare (only a few records, or very scarce)

If you find a bird that is not on this list, feel free to let us know.

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE

Great Tinamou 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tinamus major

Little Tinamou 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Crypturellus soui

VULTURES CATHARTIDAE

Turkey Vulture 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cathartes aura

Black Vulture 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coragyps stratus

King Vulture 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Sarcoramphus atratus

Lesser Yellow-heated Vulture 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Cathartes burrovianus

FISHING EAGLE PANDIONIDAE

Osprey 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pandion haliaetus

HAWKS ACCIPITRIDAE

Swallow-tailed Kite 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Elanoides forficatus

Double-toothed Kite 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Harpagus bidentatus

White-Tailed Kite 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Elanus caeruleus

Mangrove Black Hawk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Buteogallus sudtilis

Broad-winged Hawk 4 4 4 4 4 Buteo platypterus

Roadside Hawk 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Buteo magnirostris

White Hawk 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Leucopternis albicollis

Zone-tailed Hawk 5 5 5 5 Buteo albonotatus

Swainson’s Hawk 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Buteo swainsoni

Short-Tailed Hawk 1 1 1 1 Buteo brachyurus

Crested Eagle 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Morphnus guianensis

Harpy Eagle 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Harpia harpyja

Black Hawk Eagle 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Spisaetus tyrannus

Black and white Hawk Eagle 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Spizastur melanoleucus

Ornate Hawk-Eagle 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Spizaetus ornatus

Gray-Headed Kite 5 Leptodon cayanensis

Sharp-Shinned Hawk 5 Accipiter striatus

Pearl Kite 4 4 4 Gampsonyx swainsonii

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

FALCONS FALCONIDAE

Collared Forest Falcon 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Micrastur semitorquatus

Barred Forest Falcon 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Micrastur ruficollis

Bat Falcon 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Falco rufigularis

Laughing Falcon 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Herpetotheres cachinnans

Yellow-headed Caracara 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Milvago chimachima

Crested Caracara 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Polyborus plancus

American Kestrel 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Falco sparverius

Peregrine Falcon 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Falco peregrinus

GUANS CRACIDAE

Crested Guan 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Penelope Purpurascens

Great Curassow 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Crax Rubra

Gray-headed Chachalaca 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ortalis cinereiceps

QUAILS ODONTOPHORIDAE

Marbled-wood Quail 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Odontophorus gujanensis

SANDPIPERS SCOLOPACIDAE

Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Actitis macularia

Whimbrel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Numenuis phaeopus

Willet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Sanderling 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Calidris alba

Lesser Yellowlegs 2 2 2 2 2 Tringa flavipes

Ruddy Turnstone 4 4 Arenaria interpres

STILT RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Black-necked Stilt 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Himantopus mexicanus

PLOVERS CHARADRIIDAE

Semipalmated Plover 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Charadrina semipalmatus

Wilson’s Plover 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Charadrius wilsonia

Black-bellied Plover 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pluvialis squatarola

Southern Lapwing 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Vanellus chilensis

DUCKS ANATIDAE

Black-bellied Whistling Duck 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dendrocygna autumnalis

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata

Blue-Winged Teal 4 4 - 4 Anas discors

HERONS ARDEIDAE

Green Heron 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Butorides virescens

Little Blue Heron 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Egretta caerulea

Boat-billed Heron 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cochlelearius cochlerius

Great Blue Heron 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ardea herodias

Tricolored Heron 2 2 2 2 2 2 Egetta tricolor

Snowy Egret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Egretta thula

Great Egret 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Casmerodius albus

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Tigrisoma mexicanum

Cattle Egret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bubulcus ibis

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Nyctanassa violacea

Least Bittern 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ixobrychus exilis

JACANAS JACANIDAE

Northern Jacana 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jacana spinosa

Wattled Jacana 6 Jacana jacana

Rails Rallidae

American Coot 6 6 Fulica americana

Purple Gallinule 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Porphyrio martinicus

White-troated Crake 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Laterallus albigularis

Gray-brested Crake 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Laterallus exilis

Gray-necked Wood-Rail 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Aramides cajaneus

Sora 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Porzana carolina

Common Gallinule 5 5 Gallinula galeata

PELICANS PELECANIDAE

Brown Pelican 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pelecanus occidentalis

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

ANHINGAS ANHINGIDAE

Anhinga 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Anhinga anhinga

CORMORANTS PHALACROCORACIDAE

Neotropic Cormorant 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Phalacrocorax olivaceus

SPOONBILLS AND IBISES THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Roseate Spoonbill 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ajaia ajaja

White Ibis 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Eudocimus albus

Glossy Ibis 6 6 6 Plegadis falcinellus

TERNS LARIDAE

Royal Tern 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sterna maxima

Common Tern 2 2 2 2 2 Sterna hirundo

Sandwich Tern 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sterna sandvicensis

Brown Noddy 4 4 4 4 4 4 Anous stolidus

Laughing Gull 4 4 4 Larus atricilla

BOOBIES SULIDAE

Brown Booby 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Sula leucogaster

Nazca Booby 6 Sula granti

Blue-footed Booby 6 6 6 Sula nebouxii

FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE

Magnificent Frigate bird 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Fregata mafnificent

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

PIGEONS COLUMBIDAE

Ruddy Ground Dove 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Columbina talpacoti

Short-Billed Pigeon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Columba nigirostris

Pale vented Pigeon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Columba cayennensis

Ruddy Quail Dove 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Geotrygon montana

White-tipped Dove 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Leptotila verreauxi

Gray-Chested Dove 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Leptotila cassini

Blue Ground Dove 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Claravis pretiosa

Red-Billed Pigeon 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Columba flavirostris

PARROTS PSITTACIDAE

Brown-Hooded Parrot 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Pionopsitta haematotis

Mealy Parrot 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Amazona farinosa

White-Crowned Parrot 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pionus senilis

Red-Lored Parrot 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Amazona autumnalis

Orange-Chinned Parakeet 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Brotogeris jugularis

Crimson-Fronted Parakeet 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Arartinga finschi

Scarlet Macaw 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ara macao

OWLS STRIGIDAE

Crested Owl 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Lophostrix cristata

Spectacled Owl 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Pulsatrix perspicillata

Mottled Owl 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ciccaba virgata

Vermiculated Screech Owl 6 6 6 Megascops Guatemalae

OWLS TYTONIDAE

Common Barn-Owl 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Tyto Alba

NIGHTJARS CAPRIMULGIDAE

Common Pauraque 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Nyctridomus albicollis

Common Nighthawk 3 3 3 3 3 3 Chordeiles minor

Short-tailed Nighthawk 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Lurocalis semitorquatus

SWIFTS APODIDAE

White-Collared Swift 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Streptoprocne zonaris

Chestnut-Collared Swift 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Streptoprocne rutila

Black Swift 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cypseloides niger

Lesser Swallow Tailed Swift 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Panyptila cayennensis

Costa Rican Swift 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Chaetura fumosa

HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE

Band-Tailed Barbthroat 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Threnetes ruckeri

Bronzy Hermit 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Glaucis aeneus

Stripe-Throated Hermit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Phaethornis striigularis

Long-Billed Hermit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Phaethornis longirostris

Purple-Crowned Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Heliothryx barroti

Magnificent Hummingbird 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Eugenes fulgens

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 5 5 5 5 5 Archilochus colubris

Charming Hummingbird 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Amazilia decora

Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Amazilia tzacatl

White-Necked Jacobin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Florisuga mellivora

Black-Crested Coquette 6 6 6 6 Lophornis helenae

White-Crested Coquette 3 3 3 3 3 Lophornis adorabilis

Blue-Throated Goldentail 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 Hylocharis eliciae

White-Tipped Sicklebill 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eutoxeres aquila

Long-Billed Starthroat 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Heliomaster longirostris

Violet-Headed Hummingbird 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Klais guimeti

Violet-Crowned Woodnymph 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Thalurania colombica

Scaly-Breasted Hummingbird 3 3 3 3 3 Phaeochroa cuvierii

Mangrove Hummingbird 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Amazilia boucardi

Green-brested Mango 3 3 3 3 3 Anthracothorax prevostii

TROGONS TROGONIDAE

Violaceous Trogon 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Trogon violaceus

Black-throated Trogon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Trogon rufus

Slaty-tailed Trogon 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Trogon massena

Baird's Trogon 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Trogon bairdii

TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE

Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ramphastos swainsonii

Fiery-billed Aracari 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Pteroglossus frantzii

WOODPECKERS PICIDAE

Golden-naped Woodpecker 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Melanerpes chrysauchen

Lineated Woodpecker 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dryocopus Lineatus

Pale-billed Woodpecker 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Campephilus Guatemalensis

Rufous-winged Woodpecker 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Piculus simplex

Smoky-brown Woodpecker 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Veniliornis fumigatus

Red-Crowned Woodpecker 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Melanerpes rubricapillus

Olivaceous Piculet 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Picumnus olivaceus

WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE

Streaked-headed Woodcreeper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Long-tailed Woodcreeper 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Deconychura longicauda

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Glyphorhynchus spirurus

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Black-striped Woodcreeper 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus

Cocoa Woodcreeper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Tawny-Winged Woodcreeper 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dendrocincla anabatina

Plain Xenops 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Xenops minutus

Buff-throated Foliage Fleanner 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Automolus ochrolaemus

Pale-breasted Spinetail 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Synallaxis albescens

Scaly-Throated Leaftosser 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Sclerurus guatemalensis

Striped Woodhaunter 5 5 Hyloctites subulatus

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE

Black-hooded Antshrike 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Thamnophilus bridgesi

Great Antshrike 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Taraba major

Barred Antshrike 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Thamnophilus doliatus

Chestnut-backed Antbird 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Myrmeciza exsul

Bicolored Antbird 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Cymnopithys leucaspis

Dot-Winged Antwren 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Microrhopias quixensis

Bare-crowned Antbird 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Gymnocichla nudiceps

Russet Antshrike 3 3 3 3 3 3 Thamnistes anabatinus

Dusky Antbird 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cercomacra tyrannina

Plain Antvireo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dysithamnus mentalis

Slaty Antwren 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Myrmotherula schisticolor

ANTPITTA AND ANTTHRUSH FORMICARIIDAE

Black-faced Anthrush 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Formicarius analis

Streak-Chested Antpitta 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Hylopezus perspicillatus

INCERTAE SEDIS INCERTAE SEDIS

Rose-throated Becard 4 4 4 4 Pachyramphus aglaiae

White-winged Becard 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pachyramphus polychopterus

Cinnamon Becard 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

Masked Tityra 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tityra semifasciata

Black-crowned Tityra 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Tityra inquisitor

Rufous Piha 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lipaugus unirufus

Thrushlike Schiffornis 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Schiffornis turdinus

FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE

Great Kiskadee 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pitangus sulphuratus

Boat-billed Flycatcher 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Megarhynchus pitangua

Common Tody Flycatcher 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Todirostrum cinereum

Dusky-capped Flycatcher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Myiarchus tuberculifer

Gray-capped Flycatcher 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Myiozetetes granadensis

Fork-tailed Flycatcher 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Tyrannus savana

Northern-Scrub Flycatcher 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Sublegatus arenarum

Piratic Flycatcher 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Legatus leucophaius

Black-tailed Flycatcher 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Myiobius atricaudus

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Tyrannus forficatus

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mionectes oleagineus

Social Flycatcher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Myiozetetes similis

Great Crested Flycatcher 1 1 1 1 Myiarchus crinitus

Sulphur-Bellied Flycatcher 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Myodynastes luteiventris

Yellow-olive Flycatcher 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Terenotriccus erythrurus

Northern Bentbill 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Oncostoma cinereigulare

Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ornithion semiflavum

Yellow Tyrannulet 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Capsiempis flaveola

Paltry Tyrannulet 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Zimmerius vilissimus

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Camptostoma obsoletum

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Lophotriccus pileatus

Yellow-bellied Elaenia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Elaenia flavogaster

Eye-ringed Flatbill 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Golden-crowned Spadebill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Platyrinchus coronatus

Tropical Kingbird 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tyrannus melancholicus

Eastern Kingbird 2 2 2 2 2 Tyrannus tyrannus

Western Wood-Pewee 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Contopus sordidulus

Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Contopus virens

Tropical Pewee 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Contopus cinereus

Rufous Mourner 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Rhytipterna holerythra

Bright-Rumped Attila 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Attila spadiceus

Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Myiobius sulphureipygius

Streaked Flycatcher 3 3 3 3 3 3 Myodynastes maculatus

Royal Flycatcher 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Onychorhynchus coronatus

Empidonax Sp 2 2 2 2 Empidonax Sp

SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Southern Rough-winged Swallow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Mangrove Swallow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Tachyneta albilinea

Cliff Swallow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Gray-breasted Martín 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Progne chalybea

Barn Swallow 2 2 2 2 2 2 Hirundo rustica

Bank Swallow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Riparia riparia

MANAKINS PIPRIDAE

Blue-crowned Manakin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pipra coronata

Red-capped Manakin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pipra mentalis

Orange-collared Manakin 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Manacus aurantiacus

White-ruffed Manakin 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Corapipo altera

WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE

House Wren 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Troglodytes aedon

Riverside Wren 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Thryothorus semibadius

Black-bellied Wren 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thryothorus fasciatoventris

Plain Wren 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Thryothorus modestus

Scaly-Breasted Wren 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Microcerculus marginatus

GNATWRENS SYLVIIDAE

Long-billed Gnat wren 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Ramphocaenus melanurus

Tropical Gnatcatcher 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Polioptila plumbea

THRUSHES TURDIDAE

Clay-colored Thrush 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Turdus grayi

White-throated Thrush 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Turdus assimilis

Swainson's Thrush 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Catharus ustulatus

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

Wood Thrush 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Hylocichla mustelina

COTINGAS COTINGIDAE

Turquoise Cotinga 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cotinga ridgwayi

Yellow-billed Cotinga 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Carpodectes antoniae

Three-Wattled Bellbird 4 Procnias tricarunculatus

VIREOS VIREONIDAE

Yellow-throated Vireo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vireo flavifrons

Red-eyed Vireo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vireo olivaceus

Philadelphia Vireo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vireo philadelphicus

Green-shrike Vireo 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Vireolanius pulchellus

Warbling Vireo 5 5 5 5 Vireo gilvus

Yellow-Green Vireo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vireo flavoviridis

Lesser Greenlet 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Hylophilus decurtatus

Scrub Greenlet 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Hylophilus flavipes

Tawny-Crowned Greenlet 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Hylophilus ochraceiceps

WOOD-WARBLERS PARULIDAE

Buff-rumped Warbler 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Phaeothlypis fulvicanda

Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dendroica pensylvanica

Tennessee Warbler 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Vermivora peregrina

Kentucky Warbler 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Oporornis formosus

Mourning Warbler 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Oporornis philadelphia

Yellow Warbler 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dendroica petechia

Cerulean Warbler 6 6 6 6 6 6 Dendroica cerulea

Yellow-Throated Warbler 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Dendroica dominica

Northern Waterthrush 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Seiurus noveboracensis

American Redstart 4 4 4 4 4 4 Setophaga ruticilla

Gray-Crowned Yellowthroat 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Geothlypis poliocephala

Golden Winged Warbler 6 Vermivora Chrysoptera

Prothonotary Warbler 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Protonotaria citrea

BANANAQUIT COEREBIDAE

Bananaquit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coereba flaveola

BLACKBIRDS ICTERIDAE

Baltimore Oriole 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Icterus galbula

Black-Cowled Oriole 5 Icterus dominicensus

Scarlet-rumped Cacique 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Cacicus uropygialis

Yellow-billed Cacique 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Amblyceraus holosericeus

Great-tailed Grackle 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Quiscalus mexicanus

Red-Breasted Blackbird 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sturnella militaris

Bronzed Cowbird 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Molothrus aeneus

Melodious Blackbird 4 Dives dives

EUPHONIAS FRINGILLIDAE

Elegant Euphonia 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Euphonia elegantissima

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

Spotted-crowned Euphonia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Euphonia imitans

Yellow-crowned Euphonia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Euphonia luteicapilla

Thick-billed Euphonia 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Euphonia laniirostris

White Vended Euphonia 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Euphonia minuta

TANAGERS THRAUPIDAE

Shinning Honeycreeper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cyanerpes lucidus

Red-legged Honeycreeper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cyanerpes cyaneus

Green Honeycreeper 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Chlorophanes spiza

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dacnis venusta

Blue Dacnis 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dacnis cayana

Blue-gray Tanager 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Thraupis episcopus

Summer Tanager 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Piranga rubra

Scarlet Tanager 3 3 3 3 3 Piranga olivacea

Flame-colored Tanager 6 6 6 6 Piranga bidentata

Bay-headed Tanager 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Tangara gyrola

Speckled Tanager 3 3 3 3 3 Tangara guttata

Silver-Throated Tanager 3 3 3 3 3 Tangara icterocephala

Palm Tanager 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thraupis palmarum

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Habia atrimaxillaris

White-shouldered Tanager 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tachyphonus luctuosus

Cherrie’s Tanager 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ramphocelus costaricensis

Gray-headed Tanager 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Eucometis penicillata

Golden-hooded Tanager 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tangara larvata

White-throated Shrike-Tanager 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lanio leucothorax

White-Line Tanager 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tachyphonus rufus

Western Tanager 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Piranga ludoviciana

FINCHES EMBERIZIDAE

Black-striped Sparrow 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Arremon conirostris

Orange-billed Sparrow 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arremon aurantiirostris

Variable Seedeater 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sporophila americana

Ruddy-Breasted Seedeater 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Sporophila minuta

White-Collared Seedeater 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sporophila torqueola

Thick-billed Seed-Finch 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Oryzoborus funereus

Blue-Black Grassquit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Volatinia jacarina

SALTATORS CARDINALIDAE

Buff-throated Saltator 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Saltator maximus

Indigo bunting 5 Passerina cyanea

Blue-black Grosbeak 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Cyanocompsa cyanoides

KINGFISHER ALCEDINIDAE

American Pygmy Kingfisher 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Chloroceryle aenea

Ringed Kingfisher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ceryle torquatus

Green Kingfisher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chloroceryle americana

Amazon Kingfisher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chloroceryle amazona

Belted Kingfisher 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ceryle alcyon

COMMON NAME J F M A M J J A S O N D LATIN NAME

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MOTMOT MOMOTIDAE

Blue-crowned Motmot 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Momotus momota

JACAMAR GALBULIDAE

Rufous-tailed Jacamar 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Galbula ruficauda

PUFFBIRD BUCCONIDAE

White-whiskered Puff bird 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 malacoptila panamensis

White-necked Puff bird 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Bucco macrorhynchos

CUCKOO CUCULIDAE

Squirrel Cuckoo 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Piaya cayana

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3 3 3 3 3 Coccyzus americanus

Striped Cuckoo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Tapera naevia

Smooth-billed Ani 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Crotophaga ani

List compiled by Gary Gomez (a Luna Lodge naturalist guide) using reference information from “A Guide to the

Birds of Costa Rica” by Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Scotch, and “The Birds Of Costa Rica” by Richard

Garrigues and Robert Dean.