Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................................................7
Presentation..............................................................................................................................................................9
Prologue.................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 13
- Conservation of endemic birds in Costa Rica............................................................................................. 19
- Species of Mainland Costa Rica..................................................................................................................... 25
- Cocos Island species........................................................................................................................................ 39
- Species of the Highlands of Costa Rica and Western Panama................................................................ 49
- Species of the South Pacific Lowlands of Costa Rica and Western Panama...................................... 155
- Species of the Caribbean Lowlands and Foothills (between Honduras and Panama)................... 201
- Other regional endemic species.................................................................................................................. 257
- Suggested areas for observing endemic birds in Costa Rica................................................................. 265
References............................................................................................................................................................ 271
Appendix............................................................................................................................................................... 277
Glossary................................................................................................................................................................. 295
