Located in Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica
   San Jose, Costa Rica


Birds in Manuel Antonio and Quepos, Costa Rica

This page has a list of 224 birds found in this area.

+ This symbol indicates important birds for environmental education or guiding.
* This symbol indicates birds also found in the book "Site Guides Costa Rica" by Dennis Rogers.
@ This symbol indicates birds listed by the professor of ornithology of the University of Southern California, on an informal list made in November 1997;
@beachhouse indicates birds on that list seen from the balcony of our beachhouse rental in Manuel Antonio. View of Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos Costa Rica from Biesanz condo beachhouse

Imp. English Spanish Presence
+ Great Tinamou Tinamu grande  
  Little Tinamou Tinamu chico Common
  Least Grebe Zambullidor enano Common
@beachhouse Brown pelican Pelicano pardo Abundant
@beachhouse Roseate Spoonbill   Rare
+* Brown Booby Piquero moreno Abundant
@ Neotropic cormorant Corvejon (Olivaceous cormorant)
@ Woodstork Cigueñon Uncommon
@ Franklin's Gull    
@beachhouse Magnificent frigatebird Fregata Abundant
@beachhouse Great egret Garceta grande  
@beachhouse Snowy egret Garceta patiamarilla  
@ Green heron Garcilla verde  
+@ Cattle egret Garcilla bueyera Abundant
@ Yellow-crowned night heron Martinete coroninegro Common
  Bare-throated tiger heron Garza tigre cuellinuda  
+ Boat-billed heron Pico cuchara o cucharon  
@ Tricolor heron Garceta tricolor Uncommon
+ White Ibis Ibis blanco  
  Masked duck Pato enmascarado  
+@beachhouse Black vulture Zopilote negro Abundant
@ Turkey vulture Zopilote cabecirrojo  
@beachhouse Gray hawk Gavilan gris  
*@beachhouse Broadwinged hawk   Common
* Roadside hawk   Common
  White hawk Gavilan blanco  
  Common black-hawk Gavilan cangrejero  
*@beachhouse Yellow-headed Caracara    
@ Crested Caracara Caracara cargahuesos  
@ Osprey Aguila pescadora  
@beachhouse Laughing falcon Guaco  
  Collared forest-falcon Halcon  
  Barred forest-falcon Halcon  
  Great curassow Pavon grande  
+@beachhouse Gray-headed chachalaca Chachalaca cabecigris Common
  Marbled woodquail Codorniz cocorovado  
* Gray-necked woodrail Rascon cuelligris Common
+@ Northern jacana Jacana centroamericana Common
  American oystercatcher Ostrero americano  
@ Black-bellied plover Chorlito gris Common
  Semipalmated plover Chorlitejo semipalmado Common
  Collared plover Chorlitejo colirejo  
  Thick-billed plover Chorlitejo piquigrueso  
  Solitary sandpiper Andarrios solitario  
@beachhouse Spotted sandpiper Andarrios maculado Abundant
@beachhouse Willet Piguilo o Playero Aliblanco Common
  Ruddy turnstone Vuelvapiedras rojizo  
  Least sandpiper Correlimos menudillo Common
  Pectoral sandpiper Correlomos pechirayado  
  Semipalmated sandpiper Correlimos semipalmado Common
  Western sandpiper Correlimos occidental Abundant
  Sanderling Playero arenero Common
@ Whimbrel Zarapito trinador Common
  Long-billed dowitcher Agujeta silbona  
* Laughing gull Gaviota reidora Common
* Sandwitch tern   Common
* Royal tern   Common
  Mangrove cuckoo Cuclillo de anfifar  
@beachhouse Squirrel cuckoo Cuco ardilla Common
+@beachhouse Groove-billed ani Garrapatero tijo Common
* Smooth-billed ani   Common
  Striped cuckoo Cuchillo listado Common
  Barn owl Luchuza ratonera Common
  Crested owl Buho penachudo  
  Spectacled owl Buho de anteojos  
+*@beachhouse Pauraque Chotacabras campestre Common
@beachhouse White collard swift Vencejon collarejo Common
@beachhouse Chestnut collared swift Vencejo cuellicastaño  
@beachhouse Chimney swift Vencejo de paso Spring and fall
* Vaux's swift   Common
  Black skimmer Rayador negro  
  Red-billed pidgeon Paloma piquirroja  
* Pale vented pigeon Paloma colorada Abundant
@beachhouse Short-billed pigeon Paloma piquicorta  
  Inca dove Tortolita colilarga  
  Common ground-dove Tortolita comun  
@beachhouse Ruddy ground-dove Tortolita rojiza Abundant
* Blue ground-dove Tortolita azulada Common
* White-tipped dove Paloma coliblanca Abundant
  Gray-chested dove Paloma pechigris Abundant
* Orange-fronted parakeet Perico frentirrojo  
@beachhouse Orange-chinned parakeet Periquito barianaranjada Abundant
*@beachhouse White-crowned parrot Loro coroniblanco Common
* Rod-lored Amazon parrot Loro frentirrojo  
  Yellow-headed amazon parrot Loro nuquigualdo  
  Band-tailed barbthroat Eritano bronceado Common
*@beachhouse Little hermit Ermitano enano Common
@beachhouse Longtailed hermit Ermitaño colilargo  
*@beachhouse Blue-throated goldentail Colibri colidorado Common
*@beachhouse Rufous-tailed hummingbird Colibri rabirruto Common
*@beachhouse Purple-crowned fairy Colibri airoso Common
@beachhouse Crowned woodnymph Ninfa violeta y verde  
  Slaty-tailed trogon Trogon ojoblanco Common
  Belted kingfisher Martin pescador norteno Common
*@ Ringed kingfisher   Common
*@ Green kingfisher Martin pescador verde Common
  Pygmy kingfisher Martin pescador pigmeo  
@beachhouse Blue-crowned motmot Momoto comun o de diadena azul Common
  White-whiskered puffbird Buco barbon  
+@beachhouse Fiery-billed aracari Tucancillo piquianaranjado Common
  Chestnut-mandibled toucan Tucan pico bicolor o Dios-te-de Common
  Olivaceous piculet Carpinterito olivaceo  
*@beachhouse Golden-naped woodpecker Carpintero nuguidorado Common
*@beachhouse Red-crowned woodpecker   Common
* Tawny-winged woodcreeper Trepador alirufo  
  Ruddy woodcreeper Trepador rojizo  
  Buff-throated woodcreeper Trepador cuellianteado Common
  Black-striped woodcreeper Trepador pinto  
*@beachhouse Streak-headed woodcreeper Trepador cabecirayado Common
  Slaty spinetail Arquitecto plomizo  
  Buff-throated foliage-gleaner Hojarrasquero cuellianteado  
  Streaked xenops Xenops rayado  
  Scaly-throated leaftosser Triajojas barbiescamado  
  Great antshrike Batara mayor  
@beachhouse Barred antshrike Batara listado  
*@beachhouse Black-hooded antshrike Batara negruzco Abundant
  Russet antshrike Batara cafe  
  White-flanked antwren Hormiguerito flanquiblanco  
  Bare-crowned antbird Homiguero calvo  
* Chestnut-backed antbird Hormiguero dorsicastano Abundant
  Bicolored antbird Hormiguero bicolor  
  Blue-crowned manakin Saltarin coroniceleste  
* Red-capped manakin Saltarin cabecirrojo Common
  Orange-collared manakin Saltarin cuellinaranjado Common
  Torquoise cotinga Cotinga torquesa  
  Yellow-billed cotinga Cotinga piquiamarillo  
  Bright-rumped attila Atila polimorfa  
  Rufos hiha Pija rojiza  
* White-winged becard Cabezon aliblanco  
  Masked tityra Tityra cariroja Common
@beachhouse Black-crowned tityra Tityra coroninegra  
@beachhouse Scissor-tailed flycatcher Tirano-tijereta rosada  
@beachhouse Tropical kingbird Tirano tropical Abundant
@beachhouse Tropical pewee Pibi tropical  
  White-ringed flycatcher Mosquero cabecianillado  
@beachhouse Social flycatcher Mosquero cejiblanco Common
+ Gray-capped flycatcher Mosquero cabecigris Common
@beachhouse Great kiskadee Bienteveo grande Common
*@beachhouse Great crested flycatcher   Common
@beachhouse Boat-billed flycatcher Mosqueron picudo Common
  Ruddy-tailed flycatcher Mosquerito colirrufo  
  Black-tailed flycatcher Mosquerito colinegro  
  Northern royal-flycatcher Mosquero real norteno  
+ Common tody-flycatcher Espatulilla comun Common
  Norther bentbill Piquitorcido norteno  
  Yellow tyrannulet Mosquerito amarillo  
  Yellow-bellied elaenia Elaenia vientriamarillo Common
*@beachhouse Southern beardless tyrannulet Mosquerito silbador  
  Yellow-bellied tyrannulet Mosquerito cejiblanco  
@beachhouse Ochre-bellied flycatcher Mosquerito aceitunado Common
  Gray-breasted martin Martin pechigris Common
@beachhouse Cliff swallow Golondrina risquera  
*@beachhouse Southern roughwing swallow Golondrina alirrasposa sureno Common
@beachhouse Barn swallow Golondrina tijereta  
  Bank swallow Golondrina riberena Common
  Mangrove swallow Golondrina lomiblanca Common
* Plain wren Soterrey chinchirigui Common
*@beachhouse Riverside wren Soterrey pechiondeado Common
  Southern house-wren Soterrey cucarachero  
  White-breasted wood-wren Soterrey de selva pechiblanco  
@beachhouse Veery Zorzal dorsirrojizo spring and fall (Rare)
@beachhouse Brown jay Urraca parda  
@beachhouse Clay-colored robin Mirlo pardo Common
  Pale-vented robin Mirlo culiblanco  
@beachhouse Yellow throated vireo Vireo pechiamarillo  
*@beachhouse Tennessee warbler Reinita verdilla Common
  Yellow warbler Reinita amarilla Common fall to spring
* Chestnut-sided warbler Reinita de costilla castana Common fall to spring
@beachhouse Worm eating warbler Reinita gusanera Fall to spring
  Oven bird Reinita hornera  
  Northern waterthrush Reinita acuatica norena Common fall to spring
  American redstart Candelita nortena  
  Buff-rumped warbler Reinita guariribera  
+ Scarlet-rumped cacique Cacique limiescarlata Common
  Tropical gnatcatcher Pertila tropical  
* Long-billed gnat-wren Soterillo caricafe Common
* Lesser greenlet   Common
  Red-eyed vireo Vireo ojirojo Common
  Yellow-green vireo Vireo cabecigris Common
*@beachhouse Bananaquit Reinita mielera Common
* Kentucky warbler   Common
  Green honeycreeper Mielero verde  
*@beachhouse Red-legged honeycreeper Mielero patirrojo Common
@beachhouse Shining honeycreeper Mielero luciente  
  Black-and-white warbler Reinita trepador  
* Prothonotary warbler Reinita cabecidorada  
  Nicaraguan grackle Clarinero nicaraguense  
@beachhouse Great tailed gracke Clarinero  
*@beachhouse Northern oriole Bolsero veranero Common fall to spring
* Eastern meadowlark   Common
  Spot-crowned euphonia Eufonia vientrerrojiza  
@beachhouse Thick billed euphonia Eufonia piquigruesa  
*@beachhouse Yellow-crowned euphonia   Common
@beachhouse Blue Dachnis    
@beachhouse Scarlet-thighed Dachnis    
+*@beachhouse Golden-hooded tanager Tangara capuchidorada Common
  Bay-headed tanager Tangara azuleja  
@beachhouse Blue-gray tanager Tangara azuleja Abundant
+@beachhouse Palm tanager Tangara palmera Abundant
+@beachhouse Scarlet-rumped tanager Tangara lomiescarlata Abundant
* Summer tanager Tangara veranera  
  White-winged tanager Tangara aliblanca  
  Red-crowned ant-tanager Tangara hormiguera coronirroja  
* Buff-throated Saltator   Common
@beachhouse Rose-breasted grosbeak Piquigrueso pechirosado Common
* Blue-black grosbeak Piquigrueso negro azulado Common
  Yellow-faced grassquit Semillerito cariamarillo Common
* White-collared seedeater Espiguero collajero Abundant
+*@beachhouse Variable seedeater Espiguero variable Abundant
  Blue-black grassquit Semillerito negro azulado Abundant
  Yellow-thighed finch Fringilo de muslos amarillos  
* Orange-billed sparrow Piquianaranjado Common
* Black-striped sparrow Pinzon cabecilistado Common
* House sparrow   Common


Excellent book - If you're birding in Costa Rica you should get a copy.