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Welcome to MRF's Costa Rican Bird Photo Library! In the event that you have
reached this page without first visiting the introductory page, please
click here for some important background
information about this site.
Most of the species accounts are incomplete, as they are largely based on photos collected during a single two-week period in April 2008. Also, as noted on the introductory page, some of the ageing and sexing commentary is speculative, as details on the moult patterns of many Central American species remain poorly understood. However, we hope to expand coverage over time, and welcome contributions from other banders and birders
who may be able to expand on the documentation of these species, or others that we have not yet been able to photograph at all.
Questions or comments are welcome at CRbirds@migrationresearch.org
Current species
list (underlined species are available):
[NOTE: species profiles are gradually being added ... thank you for your patience] |
ENGLISH
NAME |
SPANISH
NAME |
LATIN
NAME |
PIGEONS,
DOVES |
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Ruddy Quail-Dove |
Paloma-Perdiz Rojiza |
Geotrygon montana |
OWLS |
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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl |
Mochuelo Comun |
Glaucidium brasilianum |
HUMMINGBIRDS |
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Long-billed Hermit |
Ermitano Colilargo |
Phaethornis longirostris |
Bronzy Hermit |
Ermitano Bronceado |
Glaucis aeneus |
TROGONS |
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Black-throated Trogon |
Trogon Cabeciverde |
Trogon rufus |
MOTMOTS |
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Blue-crowned Motmot |
Momoto Comun (Pajaro Bobo) |
Momotus momota |
KINGFISHERS |
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American Pygmy Kingfisher |
Martin Pescador Enano |
Chloroceryle aenea |
OVENBIRDS AND WOODCREEPERS |
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Scaly-throated Leaftosser |
Tirahojas Barbiescamado |
Sclerurus guatemalensis |
Plain Xenops |
Xenops Comun |
Xenops minutus |
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper |
Trepadorcito Pico de Cuna |
Glyphorhynchus spirurus |
Cocoa Woodcreeper |
Trepador Gorgianteado |
Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper |
Trepatroncos Picomarfil |
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster |
ANTBIRDS |
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Black-hooded Antshrike |
Batara Negruzco |
Thamnophilus bridgesi |
Chestnut-backed Antbird |
Hormiguero Dorsicastano |
Myrmeciza exsul |
Bicolored Antbird |
Hormiguero Bicolor |
Gymnopithys leucaspis |
Slaty Antwren |
Hormiguerito Pizarroso |
Myrmotherula schisticolor |
BECARDS AND FLYCATCHERS |
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Thrushlike Schiffornis |
Tordo-saltarin |
Schiffornis turdinus |
Rose-throated Becard |
Cabezon Plomizo |
Pachyramphus aglaiae |
Golden-crowned Spadebill |
Piquichato Coronirrufo |
Platyrinchus coronatus |
Yellow-olive Flycatcher |
Piquiplano Azufrado |
Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
Northern Bentbill |
Piquitorcido Norteno |
Oncostoma cinereigulare |
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher |
Mosquerito Aceitunado |
Mionectes oleagineus |
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher |
Mosquerito Lomiamarillo |
Myiobius sulphureipygius |
Bright-rumped Attila |
Atila Lomiamarilla |
Attila spadiceus |
Great Crested Flycatcher |
Copeton Viajero |
Myiarchus crinitus |
Dusky-capped Flycatcher |
Copeton Crestioscuro |
Myiarchus tuberculifer |
MANAKINS |
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Orange-collared Manakin |
Saltarin Cuellinaranja (Hombrecillo) |
Manacus aurantiacus |
Red-capped Manakin |
Saltarin Cabecirrojo |
Pipra mentalis |
VIREOS |
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Yellow-green Vireo |
Vireo Cabecigris (Cazadora) |
Vireo flavoviridis |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo Ojirrojo |
Vireo olivaceus |
Tawny-crowned Greenlet |
Verdillo Leonado |
Hylophilus ochraceiceps |
GNATWRENS AND GNATCATCHERS |
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Long-billed Gnatwren |
Soterillo Picudo |
Ramphocaenus melanurus |
WRENS |
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House Wren |
Soterrey Cucarachero |
Troglodytes
aedon |
THRUSHES |
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Swainson's Thrush |
Zorzal de Swainson |
Catharus
ustulatus |
Clay-colored Robin |
Mirlo Pardo (Yiguirro) |
Turdus grayi |
WARBLERS |
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Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Reinita de Costillas Castanas |
Dendroica
pensylvanica |
Rufous-capped Warbler |
Reinita Cabecicastana |
Basileuterus rufifrons |
BANANAQUIT |
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Bananaquit |
Reinita Mielera (Pinchaflor) |
Coereba flaveola |
TANAGERS |
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Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager |
Tangara Hormiguera Carinegra |
Habia atrimaxillaris |
White-shouldered Tanager |
Tangara Caponiblanca |
Tachyphonus luctuosus |
Gray-headed Tanager |
Tangara Cabecigris |
Eucometis penicillata |
Cherrie's Tanager |
Tangara Lomiescarlata (Sargento, Sangre de Toro) |
Ramphocelus costaricensis |
Green Honeycreeper |
Mielero Verde (Rey de Trepadores) |
Chlorophanes spiza |
Red-legged Honeycreeper |
Mielero Patirrojo (Picudo, Tucuso, Trepador) |
Cyanerpes cyaneus |
SEEDEATERS, FINCHES, AND SPARROWS |
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Thick-billed Seed-Finch |
Semillero Picogrueso |
Oryzoborus funereus |
Variable Seedeater |
Espiguero Variable |
Sporophila americana |
Blue-black Grassquit |
Semillerito Negro Azulado (Brea, Pius) |
Volatinia jacarina |
Orange-billed Sparrow |
Pinzon Piquinaranja |
Arremon aurantiirostris |
Black-striped Sparrow |
Pinzon Cabecilistado |
Arremonops conirostris |
SALTATORS, GROSBEAKS, AND BUNTINGS |
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Blue-black Grosbeak |
Picogrueso Negro Azulado |
Cyanocompsa cyanoides |
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