Costa Rica bird checklist
948 bird species in 94 families have been recorded in Costa Rica, according to eBird; about 787 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Costa Rica right now
1Cliff Swallow
2Eastern Kingbird
3Great-tailed Grackle
4Broad-winged Hawk
5Black Vulture
6Little Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
8Spotted Sandpiper
9Tropical Kingbird
10Magnificent Frigatebird
Costa Rica bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Highland Tinamou
- Great Tinamou
- Little Tinamou
- Thicket Tinamou
- Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Comb Duck
- Orinoco Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Black Guan
- Crested Guan
- Great Curassow
- Plain Chachalaca
- Gray-headed Chachalaca
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Tawny-faced Quail
- Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
- Spot-bellied Bobwhite
- Marbled Wood-Quail
- Black-eared Wood-Quail
- Black-breasted Wood-Quail
- Spotted Wood-Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Red-billed Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Ruddy Pigeon
- Short-billed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Violaceous Quail-Dove
- Olive-backed Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Gray-chested Dove
- Gray-headed Dove
- Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
- Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
- Chiriqui Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Eared Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
- Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Cocos Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Ocellated Poorwill
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Rufous Nightjar
- Buff-collared Nightjar
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
- Dusky Nightjar
Potoos
- Great Potoo
- Common Potoo
- Northern Potoo
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-chinned Swift
- Spot-fronted Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Costa Rican Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- White-tipped Sicklebill
- Bronzy Hermit
- Band-tailed Barbthroat
- Green Hermit
- Long-billed Hermit
- Stripe-throated Hermit
- Green-fronted Lancebill
- Brown Violetear
- Lesser Violetear
- Purple-crowned Fairy
- Green-breasted Mango
- Veraguan Mango
- Green Thorntail
- Rufous-crested Coquette
- Black-crested Coquette
- White-crested Coquette
- Green-crowned Brilliant
- Talamanca Hummingbird
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Plain-capped Starthroat
- Fiery-throated Hummingbird
- White-bellied Mountain-gem
- Purple-throated Mountain-gem
- White-throated Mountain-gem
- Magenta-throated Woodstar
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Volcano Hummingbird
- Scintillant Hummingbird
- Canivet's Emerald
- Garden Emerald
- Violet-headed Hummingbird
- Violet Sabrewing
- Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
- Crowned Woodnymph
- Snowcap
- Coppery-headed Emerald
- White-tailed Emerald
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
- Black-bellied Hummingbird
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
- Blue-vented Hummingbird
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird
- Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
- Cinnamon Hummingbird
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Mangrove Hummingbird
- Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
- Blue-chested Hummingbird
- Charming Hummingbird
- White-bellied Emerald
- Blue-throated Goldentail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Mangrove Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Colombian Crake
- Paint-billed Crake
- Uniform Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Russet-naped Wood-Rail
- Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Ocellated Crake
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Ruddy Crake
- White-throated Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wandering Tattler
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Heermann's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Western Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Yellow-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Inca Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Sunbittern
- Sunbittern
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Albatrosses
- Waved Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Black Storm-Petrel
- Markham's Storm-Petrel
- Least Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Galapagos Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Spectacled Petrel
- Parkinson's Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Christmas Shearwater
- Galapagos Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Black-vented Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
- Peruvian Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- Green Ibis
- Bare-faced Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron
- Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Agami Heron
- American Bittern
- Pinnated Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Crested Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Gray-bellied Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Northern Harrier
- Tiny Hawk
- Double-toothed Kite
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Barred Hawk
- Common Black Hawk
- Savanna Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Solitary Eagle
- Roadside Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Semiplumbeous Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Gray-lined Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
- Tropical Screech-Owl
- Middle American Screech-Owl
- Pacific Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
- Central American Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-and-white Owl
- Striped Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Trogons
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Lattice-tailed Trogon
- Slaty-tailed Trogon
- Black-headed Trogon
- Baird's Trogon
- Gartered Violaceous Trogon
- Graceful Black-throated Trogon
- Elegant Trogon
- Collared Trogon
Motmots
- Tody Motmot
- Lesson's Motmot
- Rufous Motmot
- Keel-billed Motmot
- Broad-billed Motmot
- Turquoise-browed Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
- Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- White-necked Puffbird
- Pied Puffbird
- White-whiskered Puffbird
- Lanceolated Monklet
- White-fronted Nunbird
Jacamars
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
- Great Jacamar
New World Barbets
- Red-headed Barbet
Toucan-Barbets
- Prong-billed Barbet
Toucans
- Northern Emerald-Toucanet
- Collared Aracari
- Fiery-billed Aracari
- Yellow-eared Toucanet
- Yellow-throated Toucan
- Keel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Olivaceous Piculet
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Golden-naped Woodpecker
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Hoffmann's Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Red-rumped Woodpecker
- Pale-billed Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Cinnamon Woodpecker
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
- Rufous-winged Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Crested Caracara
- Red-throated Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
- Black-cheeked Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Red-fronted Parrotlet
- Barred Parakeet
- Orange-chinned Parakeet
- Brown-hooded Parrot
- Blue-headed Parrot
- White-crowned Parrot
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-naped Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- White-fronted Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Sulphur-winged Parakeet
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Orange-fronted Parakeet
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Great Green Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Rufous-rumped Antwren
- Fasciated Antshrike
- Great Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Black-crowned Antshrike
- Black-hooded Antshrike
- Russet Antshrike
- Plain Antvireo
- Streak-crowned Antvireo
- Spot-crowned Antvireo
- Checker-throated Stipplethroat
- White-flanked Antwren
- Slaty Antwren
- Dot-winged Antwren
- Dusky Antbird
- Bare-crowned Antbird
- Chestnut-backed Antbird
- Dull-mantled Antbird
- Zeledon's Antbird
- Bicolored Antbird
- Spotted Antbird
- Ocellated Antbird
Gnateaters
- Black-crowned Antpitta
Antpittas
- Scaled Antpitta
- Streak-chested Antpitta
- Thicket Antpitta
- Ochre-breasted Antpitta
Tapaculos
- Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Antthrushes
- Black-faced Antthrush
- Black-capped Antthrush
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Middle American Leaftosser
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser
- Gray-throated Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Piping Long-tailed Woodcreeper
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Cocoa Woodcreeper
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
- Black-striped Woodcreeper
- Spotted Woodcreeper
- Brown-billed Scythebill
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
- Northern Plain-Xenops
- Streaked Xenops
- Buffy Tuftedcheek
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
- Streak-breasted Treehunter
- Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
- Western Woodhaunter
- Spotted Barbtail
- Ruddy Treerunner
- Red-faced Spinetail
- Slaty Spinetail
- Pale-breasted Spinetail
Manakins
- Lance-tailed Manakin
- Long-tailed Manakin
- White-ruffed Manakin
- Velvety Manakin
- White-collared Manakin
- Orange-collared Manakin
- White-crowned Manakin
- Red-capped Manakin
Cotingas
- Purple-throated Fruitcrow
- Bare-necked Umbrellabird
- Lovely Cotinga
- Turquoise Cotinga
- Rufous Piha
- Three-wattled Bellbird
- Yellow-billed Cotinga
- Snowy Cotinga
Tityras and Allies
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Masked Tityra
- Northern Schiffornis
- Speckled Mourner
- Barred Becard
- Cinnamon Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Black-and-white Becard
- Rose-throated Becard
Sharpbill
- Sharpbill
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
- Black-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Piprites
- Stub-tailed Spadebill
- White-throated Spadebill
- Golden-crowned Spadebill
- Olive-streaked Flycatcher
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher
- Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
- Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
- Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
- Northern Bentbill
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Eye-ringed Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-winged Flatbill
- Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet
- Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Cocos Tyrannulet
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Yellow Tyrannulet
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- Greenish Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Lesser Elaenia
- Mountain Elaenia
- Torrent Tyrannulet
- White-fronted Tyrannulet
- Mistletoe Tyrannulet
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Tawny-chested Flycatcher
- Tufted Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Ochraceous Pewee
- Dark Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- White-throated Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Yellowish Flycatcher
- Black-capped Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Long-tailed Tyrant
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Rufous Mourner
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Panama Flycatcher
- Nutting's Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Cattle Tyrant
- Lesser Kiskadee
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher
- Social Flycatcher
- Gray-capped Flycatcher
- White-ringed Flycatcher
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Couch's Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Scrub Greenlet
- Green Shrike-Vireo
- Ochre-crowned Greenlet
- Lesser Greenlet
- White-eyed Vireo
- Mangrove Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Yellow-winged Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Brown-capped Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Silvery-throated Jay
- Azure-hooded Jay
- White-throated Magpie-Jay
- Brown Jay
- Black-chested Jay
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Mangrove Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Southern Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Tawny-faced Gnatwren
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- White-browed Gnatcatcher
- White-lored Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Rock Wren
- Nightingale Wren
- Scaly-breasted Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Ochraceous Wren
- Timberline Wren
- Grass Wren
- Band-backed Wren
- Rufous-backed Wren
- Black-bellied Wren
- Rufous-breasted Wren
- Spot-breasted Wren
- Black-throated Wren
- Banded Wren
- Rufous-and-white Wren
- Stripe-breasted Wren
- Cabanis's Wren
- Canebrake Wren
- Isthmian Wren
- Riverside Wren
- Bay Wren
- White-breasted Wood-Wren
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
- Song Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Black-faced Solitaire
- Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Sooty Thrush
- Mountain Thrush
- Pale-vented Thrush
- White-throated Thrush
- Clay-colored Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
- Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher
- Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Elegant Euphonia
- Golden-browed Chlorophonia
- Scrub Euphonia
- Yellow-crowned Euphonia
- White-vented Euphonia
- Yellow-throated Euphonia
- Thick-billed Euphonia
- Spot-crowned Euphonia
- Olive-backed Euphonia
- Tawny-capped Euphonia
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Yellow-bellied Siskin
Thrush-Tanager
- Rosy Thrush-Tanager
New World Sparrows
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
- Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
- Common Chlorospingus
- Stripe-headed Sparrow
- Botteri's Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Olive Sparrow
- Black-striped Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Costa Rican Brushfinch
- Orange-billed Sparrow
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
- Sooty-faced Finch
- Volcano Junco
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Large-footed Finch
- White-eared Ground-Sparrow
- Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow
- Rusty Sparrow
- White-naped Brushfinch
- Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
Wrenthrush
- Wrenthrush
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Crested Oropendola
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola
- Montezuma Oropendola
- Scarlet-rumped Cacique
- Black-cowled Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Yellow-tailed Oriole
- Streak-backed Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Spot-breasted Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Melodious Blackbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Nicaraguan Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Flame-throated Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Chestnut-capped Warbler
- Black-cheeked Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Costa Rican Warbler
- Buff-rumped Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Slate-throated Redstart
- Collared Redstart
Mitrospingid Tanagers
- Dusky-faced Tanager
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Flame-colored Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager
- Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
- Carmiol's Tanager
- Black-faced Grosbeak
- Black-thighed Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Seedeater
- Blue-black Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Gray-headed Tanager
- White-shouldered Tanager
- Tawny-crested Tanager
- White-lined Tanager
- White-throated Shrike-Tanager
- Crimson-collared Tanager
- Flame-rumped Tanager
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager
- Crimson-backed Tanager
- Blue-and-gold Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Yellow-winged Tanager
- Palm Tanager
- Speckled Tanager
- Golden-hooded Tanager
- Spangle-cheeked Tanager
- Plain-colored Tanager
- Rufous-winged Tanager
- Bay-headed Tanager
- Emerald Tanager
- Silver-throated Tanager
- Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
- Blue Dacnis
- Shining Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Sulphur-rumped Tanager
- Black-and-yellow Tanager
- Slaty Flowerpiercer
- Slaty Finch
- Peg-billed Finch
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lesson's Seedeater
- Lined Seedeater
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Thick-billed Seed-Finch
- Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
- Variable Seedeater
- Morelet's Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Slate-colored Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Cocos Finch
- Buff-throated Saltator
- Black-headed Saltator
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
- Streaked Saltator
- Slate-colored Grosbeak
Most common birds in Costa Rica
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Costa Rica’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
Largest bird families in Costa Rica
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers75
- Hummingbirds49
- Tanagers and Allies48
- New World Warblers41
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites34
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers34
- Sandpipers and Allies28
- Pigeons and Doves24
Reported in the last 30 days
774 species reported to eBird in Costa Rica in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eastern Kingbird, Blue-and-white Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Clay-colored Thrush, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Cinnamon Hummingbird, Broad-winged Hawk, Black Vulture, Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Rufous-backed Wren, Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Social Flycatcher, Melodious Blackbird, American Redstart, Keel-billed Toucan, Yellow-throated Toucan, Streak-backed Oriole, Little Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, Short-tailed Hawk, Tropical Kingbird, Black Hawk-Eagle, Great-tailed Grackle, Golden-hooded Tanager, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, Mistletoe Tyrannulet, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Northern Yellow Warbler, Roadside Hawk, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Collared Trogon, Riverside Wren, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Red-tailed Hawk, Lesser Violetear, Bananaquit, Snowcap, Green-crowned Brilliant, …
Get to know some of them
Brown Pelican
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Tennessee Warbler
Baltimore Oriole
White-winged Dove
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Blue-winged Teal
Osprey
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Snowy Egret
Black-necked Stilt
Lesser Yellowlegs
Red-eyed Vireo
House Sparrow