Bird Species of Hacienda Barú, Costa Rica
A Partial Checklist of Birds Recorded at Hacienda Barú
Bird Biodiversity
55Total species (partial list)
Explore the rich diversity of Bird species observed at Hacienda Barú in Costa Rica, a premier birding destination.
Sources: inaturalist.org, and personal observations.
| Order | Family | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Buteo nitidus | Gray-lined hawk |
| Buteo plagiatus | Gray hawk | ||
| Buteo platypterus | Broad-winged hawk | ||
| Buteogallus anthracinus | Common black hawk | ||
| Harpagus bidentatus | Double-toothed kite | ||
| Leptodon cayanensis | Gray-headed kite | ||
| Rupornis magnirostris | Roadside hawk | ||
| Cathartidae | Cathartes aura | Turkey vulture | |
| Coragyps atratus | Black vulture | ||
| Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Amazilia tzacatl | Rufous-tailed hummingbird |
| Anthracothorax prevostii | Green-breasted mango | ||
| Chlorestes eliciae | Blue-throated goldentail | ||
| Heliothryx barroti | Purple-crowned fairy | ||
| Lophornis adorabilis | White-crested coquette | ||
| Phaeochroa cuvierii | Scaly-breasted hummingbird | ||
| Polyerata decora | Charming hummingbird | ||
| Thalurania colombica | Crowned woodnymph | ||
| Threnetes ruckeri | Band-tailed barbthroat | ||
| Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris alba | Sanderling |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Columbina inca | Inca dove |
| Columbina talpacoti | Central American ruddy ground dove | ||
| Leptotila verreauxi | White-tipped dove | ||
| Coraciiformes | Alcedinidae | Chloroceryle amazona | Amazon kingfisher |
| Chloroceryle americana | Green kingfisher | ||
| Falconiformes | Falconidae | Caracara plancus | Crested caracara |
| Daptrius chimachima | Yellow-headed caracara | ||
| Galliformes | Cracidae | Crax rubra | Great curassow |
| Penelope purpurascens | Crested guan | ||
| Gruiformes | Rallidae | Aramides cajaneus | Gray-cowled wood-rail |
| Passeriformes | Cotingidae | Lipaugus unirufus | Rufous piha |
| Icteridae | Dives dives | Melodious blackbird | |
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore oriole | ||
| Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed grackle | ||
| Thamnophilidae | Thamnophilus bridgesi | Black-hooded antshrike | |
| Thraupidae | Dacnis cayana | Blue dacnis | |
| Eucometis penicillata | Gray-headed tanager | ||
| Ramphocelus passerinii | Scarlet rumped tanager | ||
| Troglodytidae | Campylorhynchus capistratus | Common rufous-backed wren | |
| Tyrannidae | Attila spadiceus | Bright-rumped attila | |
| Myiozetetes similis | Social flycatcher | ||
| Tyrannus melancholicus | Tropical kingbird | ||
| Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea alba | Great egret |
| Egretta thula | Snowy egret | ||
| Threskiornithidae | Eudocimus albus | American white ibis | |
| Piciformes | Bucconidae | Notharchus hyperrhynchus | Common white-necked puffbird |
| Ramphastidae | Pteroglossus frantzii | Fiery-billed aracari | |
| Ramphastos ambiguus | Yellow-throated toucan | ||
| Picidae | Campephilus guatemalensis | Pale-billed woodpecker | |
| Melanerpes chrysauchen | Golden-naped woodpecker | ||
| Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | Amazona autumnalis | Red-lored parrot |
| Ara macao | Scarlet macaw | ||
| Brotogeris jugularis | Orange-chinned parakeet | ||
| Pionus senilis | White-crowned parrot | ||
| Psittacara finschi | Crimson-fronted parakeet | ||
| Trogoniformes | Trogonidae | Trogon massena | Slaty-tailed trogon |