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 |
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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
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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 |
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