Birds and wildlife of Costa Rica.

Approximately 893 bird species have been recorded in Costa Rica, a country smaller that West Virginia. More that 200 are migratory species from North America. Enjoy some of the pictures and colors of this neotropical paradise.

Collared 
Aracari. 
Pteroglossus 
torquatus

Chestnut Mandible Toucan.
Ramphastos swainsonii

Green Ibis.
Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Common Black Hawk
 ( juvenile).
Buteogallus anthracinus

Great Curassow (female).  
Crax rubra Near-threatened

Great Curassow (male). 
Crax rubra Near-threatened

Green Heron.
Butorides virescens

Black-crested coquette.
Lophornis helenae

Sungrebe.
Heliornis fulica

Boat-billed Heron.
Cochlearius cochlearius

White-necked puffbird.
Notharchus macrorhynchos

Great Kiskadee.
(inmature)
Pitangus sulphuratus

White-winged dove.  
Zenaida asiatica

Yellow-headed Caracara.
Milvago chimachima

Great Egret.
Ardea alba

Royal tern.
Sterna maxima

Black-headed trogon.
Trogon melanocephalus

Black-cowled oriole.
Icterus prosthemelas

Turkey Vulture.
Cathartes aura

Crested Guan. 
Penelope purpurascens

Anhinga.
 Anhinga anhinga

Great Kiskadee.
Pitangus sulphuratus

Clay-colored Thrush.
Turdus grayi

Hoffmann's Woodpecker. 
Melanerpes hoffmannii

Chesnut-mandibled Toucan. 
Ramphastos swainsonii

Northern Jacana.
Jacana spinosa

Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor

Cinnamon Hummingbird
 Amazilia rutila.

Anhinga. 

Anhinga anhinga

Baltimore Oriole.
Female

Summer Tanager 
(male).
Piranga rubra

Summer Tanager 
(female).

Piranga rubra

Summer Tanager
Inmature.

Baltimore Oriole.
Icterus galbula

Great Blue Heron.
Ardea herodias

Snowy egret.
 Egretta thula

White-throated Magpie Jay.
Calocitta formosa

Turquoise-browed Motmot .
Eumomota superciliosa

Squirrel Cuckoo.
Piaya cayana

Yellow-crowned Night Heron 
Nyctanassa violacea

Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus

Little Blue Heron.
Egretta caerulea

Crested Owl 
Lophostrix cristata

Prong-billed Barbet.
Semnornis frantzii

Roseate Spoonbill.
Platalea ajaja

 Tropical Kingbird.
Tyrannus melancholicus

Violet Sabrewing.
Campylopterus hemileucurus

Black-bellied whistling duck.
Dendrocygna autumnalis

 American White Ibis 
Eudocimus albus

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Blondie. Howler monkey.