Birds
A wide variety of bird species can be found in the forests of Costa Rica and the list below provides some examples.
Family | ScientificName | CommonName | Status | Img |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipitridae | Accipiter bicolor (Vieillot, 1817) | Bicoloured hawk | Rare (Re) | |
| Accipitridae | Accipiter striatus (Vieillot, 1807) | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Rare (Nm) | |
| Accipitridae | Accipiter superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Tiny Hawk | Rare (Re) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteo albonotatus (Kaup, 1847) | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rare (Re, Nm) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteo brachyurus (Vieillot, 1816) | Short-tailed Hawk | Common (Re, Nm) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteo magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) | Roadside Hawk | Rare (Re) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteo nitidus (Latham, 1790) | Gray Hawk | Common (Re) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteo platypterus (Vieillot, 1823) | Broad-winged Hawk | Common (Nm) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteo swainsonii (Bonaparte, 1838) | Swainson's Hawk | Rare (Nm) | |
| Accipitridae | Buteogallus urubitinga (Gmelin, 1788) | Great Black Hawk | Rare (Re) | |
| Accipitridae | Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Swallow-tailed Kite | Common (Re, Nm, Sm) | |
| Accipitridae | Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) | White tailed Kite | Rare (Re) |