Costa Rica 2013
Fifteen Years Later

Here's a complete bird list for the trip, all 406 species, in taxonomic order:

Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove Geotrygon lawrencii
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon costaricensis
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl Megascops clarkii
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium costaricanum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis
White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus
Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus
White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris
Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris
Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps
Snowcap Microchera albocoronata
Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis
Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Lattice-tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus coeruliceps
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii
Black-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Thicket Antpitta Hylopezus dives
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Buffy Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Striped Woodhaunter Hyloctistes subulatus
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus
Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus
White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Silvery-throated Jay Cyanolyca argentigula
White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa
Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus
Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Black-bellied Wren Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus
Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus
Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus
Plain Wren Cantorchilus modestus
Riverside Wren Cantorchilus semibadius
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens
Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis
Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus
Wrenthrush Zeledonia coronata
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii
White-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio leucothorax
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Cherrie's Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii
Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Emerald Tanager Tangara florida
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
Peg-billed Finch Acanthidops bairdi
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis
Sooty-faced Finch Arremon crassirostris
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Arremon brunneinucha
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Volcano Junco Junco vulcani
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager Habia atrimaxillaris
Carmiol's Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima
Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
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