Here is a bird list from our 13day/12night "Birds of Paradise Shortened Tour" in April of 2001. Enjoy!

Common Name Scientific Name Finca Mirador de Quetzales Savegre River Valley Carara Reserve Guanacaste Arenal Volcano Sarapiqui Hotel Bougainvillea
Great Tinamou Tinamus major            
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus            
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps            
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens          
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus          
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga          
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis          
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis            
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata            
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea            
Snowy Egret Egretta thula            
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias            
Great Egret Ardea alba        
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis        
Green Heron Butorides virescens        
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea            
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius            
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum        
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum            
White Ibis Eudocimus albus          
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis            
Wood Stork Mycteria americana            
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus  
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa            
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis            
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus            
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus      
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus          
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis            
Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps            
Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbea            
Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis            
Gray Hawk Asturina nitida          
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris        
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus            
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis            
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway        
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima            
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens          
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor            
Great Curassow Crax rubra            
Spot-Bellied Bobwhite Colinus leucopogon            
Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus            
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea            
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica        
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias            
Limpkin Aramus guarauna            
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa        
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus            
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia        
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres            
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri            
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos            
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus            
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus            
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola            
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus            
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia          
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla            
Royal Tern Sterna maxima            
Rock Dove Columba livia        
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata            
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis        
Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris      
Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris          
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica          
Inca Dove Columbina inca        
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina            
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti          
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi          
Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini            
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon costaricensis            
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana            
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao            
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana            
Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis            
Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni            
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis          
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis          
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis            
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons          
Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis            
Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata            
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa            
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana          
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris        
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia            
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus            
Barn Owl Tyto alba            
Pacific Screech-Owl Otus cooperi            
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata            
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis          
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila            
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris      
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris            
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy            
Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus          
Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus          
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii            
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus            
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora          
Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae          
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus          
Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti          
Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae            
Green Thorntail Discosura conversii            
Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica            
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis            
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae          
Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis            
Blue-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia cyanura            
Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei          
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila            
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl      
Coppery-headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps            
Snowcap Microchera albocoronata            
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia            
White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus            
White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris            
Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaema            
Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula            
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens          
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti            
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris            
Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae            
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris            
Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula          
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla            
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno          
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena            
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii            
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus          
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris          
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus          
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus          
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata          
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona        
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana        
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum            
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa          
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii            
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda          
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos            
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis            
White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus            
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus          
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus          
Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii            
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus          
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii        
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus            
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani          
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen            
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii      
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus            
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus          
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex            
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus            
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus            
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus            
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis          
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus          
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae            
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans            
Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus            
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii        
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis            
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura            
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus            
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus            
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus            
Great Antshrike Taraba major            
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus            
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi            
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus            
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis            
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina            
Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps            
Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul            
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis            
Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus            
Streaked-Chested Antpita Hylopezus dives            
Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus            
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata            
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis            
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei            
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus            
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus        
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia            
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum      
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps            
Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus            
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe            
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola            
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus            
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster          
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis            
Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii            
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea            
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus            
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus            
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare            
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens            
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus            
Tawny-chested Flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis            
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus          
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi          
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus            
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus            
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris            
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus            
Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens            
Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps          
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans        
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus            
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus            
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra            
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer            
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi            
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus    
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus          
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua            
White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittata            
Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus            
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus            
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris          
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis      
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis          
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius          
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus      
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor            
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus          
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus            
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae          
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata        
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio        
White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa          
Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli            
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius            
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus            
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis            
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys            
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus            
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus          
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha            
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus          
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops            
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris          
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii            
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus            
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus      
Sooty Robin Turdus nigrescens          
Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus            
Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus            
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi  
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis            
Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha          
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus            
Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis            
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus            
Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius            
Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus            
Stripe-breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus            
Banded Wren Thryothorus pleurostictus            
Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus            
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus            
House Wren Troglodytes aedon        
Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus          
Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni            
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta            
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys        
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus            
White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris            
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea          
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea            
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca    
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis          
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis          
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica          
House Sparrow Passer domesticus            
Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra            
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi            
Flame-throated Warbler Parula gutturalis            
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia          
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca          
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis          
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia            
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala            
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla          
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis            
Collared Redstart Myioborus torquatus            
Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys            
Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda          
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis    
Volcano Junco Junco vulcani            
Stripe-headed Sparrow Aimophila ruficauda            
White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis            
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris          
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus            
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris        
White-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes albinucha            
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha            
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis            
Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis            
Sooty-faced Finch Lysurus crassirostris            
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola          
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus          
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus          
Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena            
Dusky-faced Tanager Mitrospingus cassinii            
Olive Tanager Chlorothraupis carmioli          
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus            
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus            
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica            
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda            
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata          
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava            
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus          
Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii          
Cherrie's Tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis            
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus    
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum          
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis            
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla            
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea            
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi            
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta            
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae            
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys            
Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata            
Emerald Tanager Tangara florida            
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala          
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata            
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola            
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata          
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii            
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta            
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana          
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza          
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus        
Peg-billed Finch Acanthidops bairdii            
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina        
Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana        
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola          
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch Oryzoborus nuttingi            
Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus            
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea        
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea            
Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis            
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster            
Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus            
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps            
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus        
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens        
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides          
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea            
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri            
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma        
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis            
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus            
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas            
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus            
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula            
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas          
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus          
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna          
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives            
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus    
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus    
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus            
Number of Species 27 64 116 87 74 199 20