List of birds in Costa Rica

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The following list contains all birds (aves) that are found in Costa Rica .

With 79 families and around 900 species - more than twice as many as in Central Europe - Costa Rica's bird life is extraordinarily diverse. A multitude of birds of all sizes and colors can be found in all regions and areas of life in the country. Like its neighboring country Panama, Costa Rica is one of the most important destinations for bird watchers and therefore an El Dorado for ornithologists. The main bird families in the country are:

Frequently seen birds in Costa Rica are New World vultures , hummingbirds , parrots , tanagers , trogons and toucans , in the coastal areas also pelicans and frigate birds, on lake shores and in river landscapes especially kingfishers , herons , ibises and spoonbills .

List of all birds found in Costa Rica by families and species

Albatrosses

Ant pittas

Ant birds

Bunting

Oystercatcher

Bearded birds

Tree climber

Rush claws

  • Dwarf rush claw ( Heliornis fulica )

Jacana

Bürzelstelzer

  • Silver- browed tapaculo ( Scytalopus argentifrons )

Chokes

Real owls

Real parrots

Kingfishers

Ducks

Hawkish

Lazy birds

Fettschwalm

Finches

Osprey

Frigate birds

Glossy birds

Hawks

Hokko chickens

Ibises and spoonbills

Cardinals

Hummingbirds

Cormorants

Cuckoos

Grebes

Seagulls

Mosquito catcher

Night swallows

New World Vulture

Pelicans

Corvids

Black cranes

  • Black-legged crane ( Aramus guarauna )

Billy birds

Skuas

Plover

heron

Avocets

Saw back

Scissor beaks

Darter

Barn owls

Ornamental birds

Snipe birds

Purrbirds

Swallows

Terns

Sailors

Silkworms

Waxwings

Sun rail

Woodpeckers

Sparrows

Mockingbirds

Strongholds

Cockles

Storks

Petrels

Petrels

Day sleeper

Tangerines

Pigeons

Boobies

Pottery birds

Triele

Trogons

Tropical birds

Toucans

Tyrants

Vireos

Wood warbler

Dippers

Toothed quail

Wrens

Sugar birds (Coerebidae)

New bird species 2009

Five new bird species were added to the official list of these animals in Costa Rica in 2009, according to the Costa Rican Ornithological Society (AOCR). According to the report, these are not new species to science, but species of birds that are already known to the world , but whose occurrence in the country has been proven for the first time.

The first of these species is the Christmas Shearwater ( Puffinus nativitatis ). It is a puffinus bird that is found across numerous archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean, such as Hawaii. It is believed that only a few 5,000 wild birds exist in the world.

The second addition to the Costa Rican list is the gray- bellied goshawk ( Accipiter poliogaster ). It belongs to the species of birds of prey. This species inhabits forests, tropical primeval forests and subtropical lowland zones and is registered in most of South America. As the name suggests, this species is characterized by its gray-colored belly.

The kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla ) is a medium-sized bird, stocky with short feet and a blunt tail. It is the third addition to the national bird inventory this year and is one of two species in the genus Rissa, which owes its name to the characteristic of its species, the stunted hind toe. The physical appearance of this species is characterized by a long, yellow, spotless beak, white head and body, gray color on the shoulder and upper wing, and completely gray wing tips. The feet also have a dark gray or reddish color. Their behavior is typical of seabirds and generally they only approach the coast to nest. Until now it was assumed to that this type only the seas of the Northern Hemisphere has spread, but in March this year succeeded Nicole Michel, a bird expert, an individual of this type at the mouth of the Río Tortuguero , in in Limón located Tortuguero National Park to observe. According to Michel, she observed a single specimen with "winter plumage" sitting on the beach, but this was enough to register it in the country.

The Veragua Mangokolibri ( Anthracothorax veraguensis ) was also included in the national inventory of 2009 by the experts of the Costa Rican Ornithological Society. The bird is very small and light and has a striking, metallic green plumage. Its beak is almost as long as the body. The neck of the males is often bluish in color. Until now, based on scientific evidence, it was believed that the bird only lived in neighboring Panama . Nevertheless, experts Kevin Easley and Steven Easley managed to observe several specimens in a garden in Golfito , Puntarenas. The Veragua Mangokolibri has been on the list of endangered species worldwide since July 2006.

Finally, with the blue-throated hummingbird ( Lepidopyga coeruleogularis ), another hummingbird completes the list of “new arrivals in 2009”. It is another tiny bird, also beautifully metallic, and with a beak almost as long as the body. As in the case of the Veragua mango colibris, the scientists Easley confirmed the occurrence of this species in red erythrin flowers (coral tree) in Puntarenas.

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  1. ^ Lista oficial de las aves de Costa Rica. (PDF; 2.7 MB) Actualización 2009. In: Zeledonia. November 2009, p. 33 , accessed October 17, 2018 (Spanish).