Costa Rica

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Costa Rica is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

X = extinct

Coccyzus ferrugineus (Cuculidae) Cocos Island Cuckoo

Amazilia alfaroana X (Trochilidae) Miravalles Hummingbird

Amazilia boucardi (Trochilidae) Mangrove Hummingbird

Elvira cupreiceps (Trochilidae) Coppery-headed Emerald

Nesotriccus ridgwayi (Tyrannidae) Cocos Island Flycatcher

Pinaroloxias inornata (Emberizidae) Cocos Island Finch

Habia atrimaxillaris (Incertae Sedis) Black-cheeked Ant Tanager