Bird Species of Yatama, Costa Rica
A Partial Checklist of Birds Recorded at Yatama
Bird Biodiversity
48Total species (partial list)
Explore the rich diversity of Bird species observed at Yatama in Costa Rica, a premier birding destination.
Sources: inaturalist.org, and personal observations.
| Order | Family | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Leucopternis semiplumbeus | Semiplumbeous hawk |
| Pseudastur albicollis | White hawk | ||
| Cathartidae | Cathartes aura | Turkey vulture | |
| Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Chalybura urochrysia | Bronze-tailed plumeleteer |
| Florisuga mellivora | White-necked jacobin | ||
| Lophornis helenae | Black-crested coquette | ||
| Phaethornis longirostris | Long-billed hermit | ||
| Thalurania colombica | Crowned woodnymph | ||
| Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Nyctidromus albicollis | Common pauraque |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Leptotila verreauxi | White-tipped dove |
| Patagioenas nigrirostris | Short-billed pigeon | ||
| Galliformes | Cracidae | Crax rubra | Great curassow |
| Penelope purpurascens | Crested guan | ||
| Gruiformes | Rallidae | Aramides albiventris | Russet-naped wood-rail |
| Aramides cajaneus | Gray-cowled wood-rail | ||
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Euphonia luteicapilla | Yellow-crowned euphonia |
| Icteridae | Psarocolius montezuma | Montezuma oropendola | |
| Psarocolius wagleri | Chestnut-headed oropendola | ||
| Parulidae | Geothlypis formosa | Kentucky warbler | |
| Setophaga pensylvanica | Chestnut-sided warbler | ||
| Pipridae | Corapipo altera | White-ruffed manakin | |
| Manacus candei | White-collared manakin | ||
| Thraupidae | Dacnis cayana | Blue dacnis | |
| Ramphocelus passerinii | Scarlet rumped tanager | ||
| Saltator maximus | Buff-throated saltator | ||
| Sporophila corvina | Variable seedeater | ||
| Stilpnia larvata | Golden-hooded tanager | ||
| Tangara icterocephala | Silver-throated tanager | ||
| Thraupis episcopus | Blue-gray tanager | ||
| Troglodytidae | Troglodytes musculus | Southern house wren | |
| Turdidae | Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's thrush | |
| Hylocichla mustelina | Wood thrush | ||
| Turdus grayi | Clay-colored thrush | ||
| Tyrannidae | Myiarchus crinitus | Great crested flycatcher | |
| Pitangus sulphuratus | Great kiskadee | ||
| Sayornis nigricans | Black phoebe | ||
| Todirostrum cinereum | Common tody-flycatcher | ||
| Piciformes | Bucconidae | Malacoptila panamensis | White-whiskered puffbird |
| Ramphastidae | Pteroglossus torquatus | Collared aracari | |
| Ramphastos ambiguus | Yellow-throated toucan | ||
| Ramphastos sulfuratus | Keel-billed toucan | ||
| Picidae | Campephilus guatemalensis | Pale-billed woodpecker | |
| Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | Amazona autumnalis | Red-lored parrot |
| Eupsittula nana | Olive-throated parakeet | ||
| Strigiformes | Strigidae | Pulsatrix perspicillata | Spectacled owl |
| Strix virgata | Mottled owl | ||
| Trogoniformes | Trogonidae | Trogon massena | Slaty-tailed trogon |
| Trogon tenellus | Northern black-throated trogon |