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COSTA RICA ENDEMICS LIST |
| MAINLAND ENDEMICS (COSTA RICA ONLY) |
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| Coppery-headed
Emerald |
Elvira cupreiceps |
| Mangrove Hummingbird |
Amazilia boucardi |
| Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager |
Habia atrimaxillaris |
| COCOS ISLAND ENDEMICS |
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| Cocos Cuckoo |
Coccyzus ferrugineus |
| Cocos
Flycatcher |
Nesotriccus ridgwayi |
| Cocos Finch |
Pinaroloxias inornata |
| HIGHLAND ENDEMICS (COSTA RICA AND WESTERN PANAMA) |
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| Black Guan |
Chamaepetes unicolor |
| Black-breasted Wood-Quail |
Odontophorus leucolaemus |
| Chiriqui Quail-Dove |
Zentrygon chiriquensis |
| Buff-fronted Quail-Dove |
Zentrygon costaricensis |
| Bare-shanked
Screech-Owl*** |
Megascops clarkii |
| Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl |
Glaucidium costaricanum |
| Dusky Nightjar |
Antrostomus saturatus |
| Fiery-throated
Hummingbird |
Panterpe insignis |
| Purple-throated
Mountain-gem |
Lampornis calolaemus |
| White-throated
Mountain-gem |
Lampornis castaneoventris |
| Magenta-throated Woodstar |
Calliphlox bryantae |
| Volcano Hummingbird |
Selasphorus flammula |
| Scintillant Hummingbird |
Selasphorus scintilla |
| Black-bellied Hummingbird |
Eupherusa nigriventris |
| White-tailed Emerald |
Elvira chionura |
| Orange-bellied Trogon |
Trogon aurantiiventris |
| Prong-billed Barbet |
Semnornis frantzii |
| Red-fronted Parrotlet |
Touit costaricensis |
| Sulphur-winged Parakeet |
Pyrrhura hoffmanni |
| Ruddy Treerunner |
Margarornis rubiginosus |
| Streak-breasted
Treehunter |
Thripadectes rufobrunneus |
| Silvery-fronted Tapaculo |
Scytalopus argentifrons |
| Dark Pewee |
Contopus lugubris |
| Ochraceous Pewee |
Contopus ochraceus |
| Black-capped Flycatcher |
Empidonax atriceps |
| Golden-bellied Flycatcher |
Myiodynastes hemichrysus |
| Yellow-winged Vireo |
Vireo carmioli |
| Silvery-throated Jay |
Cyanolyca argentigula |
| Ochraceous Wren |
Troglodytes ochraceus |
| Timberline Wren |
Thryorchilus browni |
| Black-faced Solitaire |
Myadestes melanops |
| Black-billed
Nightingale-Thrush |
Catharus gracilirostris |
| Sooty
Thrush |
Turdus
nigrescens |
| Black-and-yellow
Silky-flycatcher |
Phainoptila melanoxantha |
| Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher |
Ptilogonys caudatus |
| Flame-throated Warbler |
Oreothlypis gutturalis |
| Black-cheeked Warbler |
Basileuterus melanogenys |
| Costa Rican Warbler | Basileuterus melanotis |
| Collared Redstart |
Myioborus torquatus |
| Wrenthrush (Zeledonia) |
Zeledonia coronata |
| Spangle-cheeked Tanager |
Tangara dowii |
| Slaty Flowerpiercer |
Diglossa plumbea |
| Peg-billed Finch |
Acanthidops bairdii |
| Sooty-capped
Chlorospingus |
Chlorospingus pileatus |
| Sooty-faced Finch |
Arremon crassirostris |
| Volcano Junco |
Junco vulcani |
| Large-footed Finch |
Pezopetes capitalis |
| Yellow-thighed Finch |
Pselliophorus tibialis |
| Black-thighed Grosbeak |
Pheucticus tibialis |
| Golden-browed
Chlorophonia |
Chlorophonia callophrys |
| LOWLAND PACIFIC ENDEMICS (SOUTHERN COSTA RICA AND
WESTERN PANAMA) |
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| Costa Rican Swift |
Chaetura fumosa |
| White-crested Coquette |
Lophornis adorabilis |
| Garden Emerald* |
Chlorostilbon assimilis |
| Charming Hummingbird |
Amazilia decora |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird |
Amazilia edward |
| Baird's Trogon |
Trogon bairdii |
| Fiery-billed Aracari |
Pteroglossus frantzii |
| Golden-naped Woodpecker |
Melanerpes chrysauchen |
| Black-hooded Antshrike |
Thamnophilus bridgesi |
| Turquoise Cotinga |
Cotinga ridgwayi |
| Yellow-billed Cotinga |
Carpodectes antoniae |
| Orange-collared Manakin |
Manacus aurantiacus |
| Black-bellied Wren*** |
Pheugopedius
fasciatoventris |
| Isthmian Wren | Cantorchilus elutus |
| Riverside Wren |
Cantorchilus semibadius |
| Cherrie's
Tanager |
Ramphocelus costaricensis |
| Costa Rican Brushfinch |
Arremon costaricensis |
| Spot-crowned Euphonia |
Euphonia imitans |
| CARIBBEAN SLOPE ENDEMICS (RANGES VARY FROM
HONDURAS TO PANAMA) |
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| Black-eared Wood-Quail |
Odontophorus melanotis |
| White-bellied
Mountain-gem |
Lampornis hemileucus |
| Snowcap |
Microchera albocoronata |
| Lattice-tailed Trogon |
Trogon clathratus |
| Yellow-eared Toucanet*** |
Selenidera spectabilis |
| Rufous-winged
Woodpecker** |
Piculus simplex |
| Crimson-fronted
Parakeet** |
Psittacara finschi |
| Streak-crowned Antvireo |
Dysithamnus striaticeps |
| Thicket Antpitta*** |
Hylopezus dives |
| Black-crowned Antpitta*** |
Pittasoma michleri |
| Tawny-chested Flycatcher |
Aphanotriccus capitalis |
| Snowy Cotinga |
Carpodectes nitidus |
| Bare-necked Umbrellabird |
Cephalopterus
glabricollis |
| Black-throated Wren |
Pheugopedius atrogularis |
| Stripe-breasted Wren |
Cantorchilus thoracicus |
| Canebrake Wren | Cantorchilus zeledoni |
| White-throated
Shrike-Tanager** |
Lanio leucothorax |
| Blue-and-gold Tanager |
Bangsia arcaei |
| Plain-colored Tanager |
Tangara inornata |
| Sulphur-rumped Tanager |
Heterospingus rubrifrons |
| Black-and-yellow Tanager |
Chrysothlypis chrysomelas |
| Nicaraguan Seed-Finch |
Sporophila nuttingi |
| Nicaraguan Grackle |
Quiscalus nicaraguensis |
| Yellow-crowned Euphonia** |
Euphonia luteicapilla |
| Tawny-capped Euphonia*** |
Euphonia anneae |
| *also present on Caribbean slope |
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| **also present on southern Pacific slope |
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| ***range extends to northwestern Colombia |
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| Additionally, the Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes
hoffmannii) is unique in being the only dry
forest species endemic to the region , it's range extends from southern
Honduras to central Costa Rica. |
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| And then there's the Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus)
that breeds in the highlands and wanders widely throughout the lowlands after
the breeding season—a bird radio-tagged in Monteverde, Costa Rica was even
located in eastern Honduras!—and so does not easily fit in any one of the
above geographical divisions. |
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| All
in all, fully 10% of Costa Rica's avifauna is restricted to very limited
ranges within the southern half of the Central American isthmus, which is an
exceptionally high rate of endemism, even for the neotropics. |
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