What animals live in Costa Rica?
37,535,682 animal records from Costa Rica cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 37,535,682 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Costa Rica
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi |
Aves Turdidae |
438,162 | |
| Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus |
Aves Cathartidae |
432,720 | |
| Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus |
Aves Tyrannidae |
422,390 | |
| Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus |
Aves Tyrannidae |
382,894 | |
| Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus |
Aves Thraupidae |
365,655 | |
| Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura |
Aves Cathartidae |
358,673 | |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl |
Aves Trochilidae |
348,125 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus |
Aves Icteridae |
300,249 | |
| Passerini's Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii |
Aves Thraupidae |
297,628 | |
| Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis |
Aves Tyrannidae |
277,797 | |
| Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus |
Aves Troglodytidae |
223,536 | |
| Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma |
Aves Icteridae |
220,872 | |
| Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii |
Aves Picidae |
196,985 | |
| Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum |
Aves Thraupidae |
195,486 | |
| Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus |
Aves Ramphastidae |
194,901 | |
| Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus |
Aves Thraupidae |
187,611 | |
| Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina |
Aves Thraupidae |
183,295 | |
| Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis |
Aves Psittacidae |
182,598 | |
| Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula |
Aves Icteridae |
180,813 | |
| Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata |
Aves Thraupidae |
175,563 | |
| Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola |
Aves Thraupidae |
175,129 | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum |
Aves Tyrannidae |
174,692 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica |
Aves Parulidae |
174,591 | |
| Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives |
Aves Icteridae |
173,358 | |
| White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi |
Aves Columbidae |
172,523 | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis |
Aves Passerellidae |
168,870 | |
| White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica |
Aves Columbidae |
168,343 | |
| Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra |
Aves Cardinalidae |
167,767 | |
| Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio |
Aves Corvidae |
166,601 | |
| Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia |
Aves Parulidae |
165,328 | |
| Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris |
Aves Columbidae |
161,601 | |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua |
Aves Tyrannidae |
155,838 | |
| Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus |
Aves Ramphastidae |
153,951 | |
| blue-and-white swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca |
Aves Hirundinidae |
152,507 | |
| Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina |
Aves Parulidae |
144,415 | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana |
Aves Cuculidae |
142,031 | |
| Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
138,058 | |
| Finsch's conure
Aratinga finschi |
Aves Psittacidae |
138,021 | |
| Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus |
Aves Vireonidae |
125,676 | |
| Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii |
Aves Momotidae |
125,403 | |
| Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus |
Aves Troglodytidae |
123,724 | |
| Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
Aves Furnariidae |
123,217 | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti |
Aves Columbidae |
122,312 | |
| Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris |
Aves Cuculidae |
122,012 | |
| Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps |
Aves Cracidae |
115,934 | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer |
Aves Tyrannidae |
115,148 | |
| Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus |
Aves Troglodytidae |
113,553 | |
| Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
113,378 | |
| Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani |
Aves Picidae |
113,191 | |
| Inca Dove
Columbina inca |
Aves Columbidae |
111,073 | |
| Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis |
Aves Psittacidae |
110,759 | |
| Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens |
Aves Cracidae |
109,397 | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus |
Aves Thraupidae |
109,288 | |
| White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis |
Aves Psittacidae |
109,129 | |
| Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza |
Aves Thraupidae |
108,985 | |
| Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala |
Aves Thraupidae |
107,643 | |
| Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus |
Aves Falconidae |
106,204 | |
| Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris |
Aves Accipitridae |
105,366 | |
| Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata |
Aves Cotingidae |
105,278 | |
| Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus |
Aves Tyrannidae |
105,052 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.