Birds of Costa Rica

The following is a list of birds which have been spotted in our gardens - hope you will be able to visit and add new birds to our list!

The list presents the following information:

Common name in Spanish Common name in English Scientific name Spotted by: (Your name here)
	Photo copyright Skip Russell

Sighted by Lynea Hinchman, July 2000
Turkey Vulture Red Billed Pigeon Inca Dove White Winged Dove Crimson-Fronted Parakeet Ferruninous Pygmy Owl Green Breasted Mango Violet Sabrewing Canivet's Emerald Boat-Billed Flycatcher Plain Wren Bronzed Cowbird White-Haped Brush Finch Prevost's Ground Sparrow	Cathartas Auras Columbo Flavirostis Columbia Inca Zenaida Asiatica Arantinga Nana Glaucidium Brasilianum Anthracothorax Prevostii Campylopterous Hemileucurus Chlorostilbon Canivetii Megarynchus Pitangua Thyothorus Modestus Molothrus Aeneus Atlapetes Albinucha Melozone Biarcuatums
Photo copyright Skip Russell

Sighted by Lloyd Martínez, Mayo 1998

Garrapatero (Tijo, zopilotillo) Groove-bill Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Cuco Ardilla (Bobo chiso) Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Chingolo (Comemaíz, Pirrís) Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichi capencis Saltator Grisáceo (Sesontle) Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Tangara Azuleja (Viuda) Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Clarinero o Zanate Grande Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Mirlo Pardo (Yiguirro) Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi Urraca Parda (piapia) Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio Photo copyright Skip Russell Soterrey Cucarachero House Wren Troglodytes aedon Bienteveo Grande (Cristofué) Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Tirano Tropical (P. amarillo) Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Mosquero Cabecianillado White-ringed Flycatcher Coryphotriccus albovittatus Photo copyright Skip Russell Carpintero de Hoffmann Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii Momoto Común (Pájaro Bobo) Blue-crowned motmot Momotus momota Amazilia Rabirrufa Rufous-tailed emerald Chloristilbon canivettii

Golondrina Azul y Blanco Blue and White Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Tortolita colilarga Inca dove Columbina inca Loro Frentirrojo (Lora) Red-lored parrot Amazonas autumnalis Pinzón Orejiblanco (Cuatro ojos) White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis Paloma Coliblanca (yuré) White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi Lechuza Café (Hu de León) Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Lechuza Ratonera (Cara de gato) Commom Barn-Owl Tyto alba Photo copyright Skip Russell Elanio Coliblanco (Gavilán Bailarín) Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Zopilote Cabecirrojo Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Garcilla Bueyera Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Zopilote Negro (Zoncho) Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Cacique Veranero Northern Oriole Icterus g galbula Tordo Cantor Melodious Blackbird Dives dives Oropéndula de Moctezuma Montezuma oropendola Psarocolius montezuma Reinita Amarilla Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia Elainia Copetona (Bobillo) Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia Flavogaster