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AR=Arenal Vicinity

GR=Guanacaste Region Throughout

PO=Poas Volcano

BC=Braulio Carillo

GU=Guanacaste National Park

PV=Palo Verde and Vicinity

CA=Carara and Tarcoles River

HL=Heliconias Lodge Area

RN=Rancho Naturalista and Vicinity

CI=Cinchona and Waterfall Gardens

LS= La Selva Area

SR=Santa Rosa NP Vicinity

CM=Cerro de la Muerte

MA=Manuel Antonio

TA=Tapanti

CN=Canos Negro Refuge

MO=Monteverde

TH=Throughout or Widespread within Range

DO=Dominical, Uvita lowlands    

Links above are my own sightings at each location

Monteverde Vicinity
(my own list)
 
GREAT TINAMOU
BLACK GUAN
PRONG-BILLED BARBET
BLUE-THROATED TOUCANET
KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL
ORANGE-BELLIED TROGON
BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT
VAUX'S SWIFT
GREEN HERMIT
VIOLET SABREWING
GREEN VIOLET-EAR
STEELY-VENTED HUMMINGBIRD
STRIPE-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD
PURPLE-THRTD MOUNTAIN-GEM
GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT
MAGENTA-THROATED WOODSTAR
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
RED-BILLED PIGEON
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
SHORT-TAILED HAWK
OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
MOUNTAIN ELAENIA
EYE-RINGED FLATBILL
THREE-WATTLED BELLBIRD
WHITE-THROATED SPADEBILL
PLAIN ANTVIREO
SLATY ANTWREN
RED-FACED SPINETAIL
SPOTTED BARBTAIL
RUDDY TREERUNNER
OLIVACEOUS WOODCREEPER
SPOTTED WOODCREEPER
AZURE-HOODED JAY
BLACK-FACED SOLITAIRE
ORANGE-BILLED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH
SLATY-BACKED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH
BLACK-HEADED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH
AMERICAN MOUNTAIN THRUSH
WHITE-THROATED THRUSH
RUFOUS-AND-WHITE WREN
OCHRACEOUS WREN
GREY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW
WHITE-EARED GROUND-SPARROW
LARGE-FOOTED FINCH
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART
COLLARED REDSTART
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER
COMMON BUSH-TANAGER
SOOTY-CAPPED BUSH-TANAGER
GOLDEN-BROWED CHLOROPHONIA
SILVER-THROATED TANAGER
SPANGLE-CHEEKED TANAGER
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR
GREYISH SALTATOR
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
BLACK-COWLED ORIOLE

Notes on Specific Birds

Monteverde is a good cloud-forest location with many good birding spots close by. You may transect several biological zones on the way up to the reserve. Several good hotels with natural environments make this a very good location for travelers.

As a cloud forest, Monteverde has become a prime destination for the Resplendent Quetzal. It's also a good place for high elevation birds like Ruddy Treerunner, Collared Redstart, and Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush. Monteverde also has a good hummingbird gallery where birds like Coppery-headed Emerald are seen regularly. Three-Wattled Bellbirds are conspicuous during the summer months.

There are several trails in the park, but there are also several places close by that are good birding sites. Getting to Monteverde is usually along a rough road when approaching from the west, so you'll likely need a good SUV for getting there.

Monteverde

Throughout Costa Rica
All birds here can be included in any list at most locations conditional to the appropriate habitat

This list includes birds seen commonly throughout my trips to Costa Rica. These birds were either quite common or easily seen in the appropriate habitat and season. Admittedly, as a U.S. birder, I became a slacker when it came to listing the more common North American migrants.

In the case of shorebirds, your best bet is the Tarcoles River mouth near Carara or near the city of Puntarenas. Mudflats are near the highway.

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
GROOVE-BILLED ANI
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
LESSER NIGHTHAWK
PAURAQUE
ROCK PIGEON
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE
MARBLED GODWIT
WHIMBREL
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
WILLET
RUDDY TURNSTONE
LEAST SANDPIPER
BLACK-NECKED STILT
LAUGHING GULL
ROYAL TERN
OSPREY
WHITE-TAILED KITE
ROADSIDE HAWK
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
SWAINSON'S HAWK
CRESTED CARACARA
TRICOLORED HERON
LITTLE BLUE HERON
SNOWY EGRET
GREAT EGRET
CATTLE EGRET
GREEN HERON
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
WHITE IBIS
BROWN PELICAN
BLACK VULTURE
TURKEY VULTURE
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
GREAT KISKADEE
MASKED TITYRA
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
CLAY-COLORED THRUSH
HOUSE WREN
GREY-BREASTED MARTIN
BARN SWALLOW
HOUSE SPARROW (entirely urban or perhaps at gas stations)
TENNESSEE WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
WILSON'S WARBLER
BANANAQUIT
SUMMER TANAGER
WESTERN TANAGER
BLUE-GREY TANAGER
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
VARIABLE SEEDEATER
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
ORCHARD ORIOLE
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE