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Species List Current number of species: CITIES I: Species that are the most endangered CITIES II: Species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. CITIES III: Regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unsustainable or illegal exploitation ICUN Red List: Name Habitat Info Status Picture Barred Hawk Dense forests of the Barred hawks rarely CITIES II (Gavillan Pechinegro) lowland and leave the forest region (Threatened) Leucopternis princeps mountainous areas. to hunt but may hunt Primarily a Caribbean along the edges. IUCN: Least species of the middle Concern altitudes (300 and 2,500 meters). Southern Crested Open or semi-open They are the second CITIES II Caracara habitat and is often largest species of falcon (Threatened) (Carancho) found near humans. in the world. Caracara plancus Opportunistic with IUCN: Least vulture-like Concern characteristics. Roadside Hawk With the exception of The roadside hawk's diet CITIES II Rupornis magnirostris dense rainforests, it is consists mainly of (Threatened) well adapted to most insects and small ecosystems in its range. mammals, such as young IUCN: Least It is also an urban bird, common marmosets and Concern and seen in various similar small monkeys cities from Mexico which are hunted quite through Central America often. to most of South America. Bare Shanked Humid dense mountain It occurs in several CITIES II Screech Owl forests, forest edges protected areas of (Threatened) (Lechucita Serranera) and cloudforests from Costa Rica, including Megascops Clarki about 3,000 to 7,600 ft. Monteverde Biological IUCN: Least in elevation. Reserve and Volcán Poás Concern National Park. Black And White The Black-and-white It nests in tree holes, in CITIES II Owl Owl inhabits humid to the crotches of large (Threatened) (Lechuza Blanco Negro) semihumid evergreen bromeliads, sometimes and semideciduous among the epiphytes or Ciccaba nigrolineata IUCN: Least forests, plantations and orchids living on large tall mangroves. trees. Concern 2 Mottled Owl It ranges from dry thorn Females are CITIES II (Lechuza - Cárabo forests to humid considerably larger than (Threatened) Café) evergreen jungles. It males; the mottled owl Ciccaba virgata inhabits elevations shows the greatest IUCN: Least between sea level and degree of sexual Concern 7500 feet and is often dimorphism of any quite abundant within species of owl. it's range. Ferruginous Pygmy- Found in a wide range We believe we are the CITIES II Owl of semi-open wooded 1st in Costa Rica to (Threatened) (Mochuelo Común) habitats. breed these in captivity. Glaucidium brasilianum Diurnal, although mostly IUCN: Least crepuscular (active at Concern dawn and dusk). Spectacled Owl Inhabits dense tropical The largest owl in Costa CITIES II (Buho - Lechuzón de rain forests, gallery Rica. Primarily feeds on (Threatened) Anteojos) forests and shady vertebrates including Pulsatrix perspicillata plantations from sea small mammals up to IUCN: Least level to almost 5,000 the size of opossums, Concern feet in elevation. skunks and rabbits. Striped Owl It has a range of We believe we are the CITIES II (Buho Listado) habitats that stretches 1st in Costa (Threatened) Pseudoscops clamator from sea level to 5000 Rica to breed for feet in elevation. release! Generally nests IUCN: Least Tropical forests, forest on the ground on a Concern edges, grassy clearings, flattened grassy clump riparian woodlands and at no great height. woodland patches. Tropical Screech- Found in open Primarily preys on large CITIES II Owl woodland, second arthropods, comprising (Threatened) (Lechucita Neotropical) growth, forest clearings about 66% of prey, and Megascops Choliba and edge, streamside small vertebrates, IUCN: Least groves, coffee comprising about 33%. Concern plantations, forest Known invertebrate clearings, semi-open or prey has included suburban areas with earthworms, scorpions, trees, and town parks. spiders, harvestmen, Generally ranging from and a wide variety of 1300 ft to 500ft. insects. Black Bellied Quiet shallow The black-bellied CITIES III Whistling Ducks freshwater ponds, lakes, whistling duck is quite (Regulated) (Pieche) and marshes, cultivated unique among ducks in land or reservoirs with their strong IUCN: Least Dendrocygna Concern autumnalis plentiful vegetation, monogamous pair-bond. where it feeds mainly at Its pairs often stay night on seeds and other together for many plant food. years. Great Curassow The great curassow When a potential CITIES III (Pavón Norteño) spends much of its time predator is near their (Regulated) Crax rubra on the ground, but nests offspring, curassows and roosts in trees of have been noted to IUCN: the rainforest. engage in a distraction Vulnerable display, feigning injury. 3 Montezuma Common at the edge of Nest colonially, creating IUCN: Least Oropendola humid lowland forests, hanging, basket-like Concern (Oropendula and in adjacent second nests. They are highly Montezuma) growth and plantations dimorphic in size; males Psarocolius montezuma in northwestern Costa may be up twice the Rica. weight of females. Black-Faced Dense undergrowth and The black-faced IUCN: Least Solitaire bamboo clumps in wet solitaire remains Concern (Jilgero - Solitario mountain forest, common in protected Carinegro) normally from 750 to and inaccessible areas, Myadestes melanops 3,000 m (2,460 to but trapping of this 9,840 ft) altitude. prized songbird for the cage-bird trade has badly affected its numbers. Blue-crowned Rainforests, second- Is not on the IUCN: Least Motmot growth forests, forest endangered list. Concern edges, shady gardens However, as shaded Momotus momota and shaded coffee coffee farms and forests farms. are destroyed, the survival of this beautiful bird is threatened. Crimson-Fronted Its natural habitats are Nighttime at roosting CITIES II Parakeet subtropical or tropical site calls are loud, harsh (Threatened) (Perico Frentirrojo) moist lowland forests and guttural. Some Aratinga finschi and heavily degraded nighttime calls more IUCN: Least former forest. elaborate and song-like. Concern Orange Chinned Subtropical or tropical Commonly kept as CITIES II Parakeet dry forests, subtropical illegal household pets. (Threatened) (Periquito or tropical moist Barbinaranja) lowland forests, and IUCN: Least Brotogeris jugularis heavily degraded former Concern forest. Orange-Fronted It is found in lowlands The orange-fronted CITIES II Parakeet and foothills on the parakeet feeds in flocks (Threatened) (Perico Frontinaranja) Pacific side of the which can reach 100 Aratinga canicularis central mountain ranges birds outside the IUCN: Least in forest canopy and breeding season. Concern edges, and more open woodland, including savanna and second growth. Blue Headed Pionus Its habitat is forest and They moult into their CITIES II semi-open country, adult plumage at about (Threatened) Pionus menstruus including cultivated 8 months of age, but it areas. It is largely can take up to two IUCN: Least restricted to humid or years for the full blue Concern semi-humid regions, but hood to emerge. locally extends into drier habitats, at least along rivers. 4 White-Crowned It is found in lowlands The female white- CITIES II Pionus and foothills locally up crowned parrot is (Threatened) (Perico Copete Blanco) to 1600 m altitude in similar to the male, but Pionus senilis forest canopy and the blue plumage fades IUCN: Least edges, and adjacent into scaling on the Concern semi-open woodland lower breast and the and second growth. shoulder patch is duller. Brown Hooded It is found in lowlands They are incredibly CITIES II Parrot and foothills locally up difficult to hand-rear in (Threatened) (Lora Cabeza Café) to 1600 m altitude in captivity. Pionopsitta haematotis forest canopy and IUCN: Least edges, and adjacent Concern semi-open woodland and second growth. Mealy Amazon Occurs in tropical It is fairly common in CITIES II (Lora Verde) Central America and most of its range, but (Threatened) Amazona farinosa South America. It has declined locally due frequents humid to to habitat loss and IUCN: Least semi-humid forest (only trapping for the wild Concern rarely in deciduous parrot trade. forest) and plantations. Red-Lored Amazon Native to tropical In some areas, notably CITIES II (Loras Copeterojo) regions of the Americas, parts of Mexico and (Threatened) Amazona autumnalis from eastern Mexico Venezuela, the red- south to Ecuador where lored amazon has IUCN: Least it occurs in humid become rare through Concern evergreen to semi- trapping for the deciduous forests up to cagebird trade. 1,100 m altitude. Yellow-Naped It is found along the Deforestation is CITIES I Amazon Pacific coast from reducing the number of (Endangered) (Lora Nuca Amarillo) southern Mexico south these parrots in the wild Amazona auropalliata to northern Costa Rica. together with illegal IUCN: removal of young for Vulnerable the pet trade. They readily mimic sounds, and in captivity this includes human speech. White-fronted They are seen in a Most often seen in small CITIES II Amazon variety of different flocks of up to 20 birds. (Threatened) habitats from wet These groups may also Amazona albifrons regions such as contain flocks from IUCN: Least rainforests, to drier other species such as Concern areas such as cactus the Red-Lored Amazon. savannahs. Scarlet Macaw Two isolated regions on The scarlet macaw's CITIES I (Lapa Roja) the Pacific Coast of habitat is fragmented, (Endangered) Ara macao Costa Rica; the Carara and the bird is confined National Park and to tiny populations IUCN: Peninsula de Osa. scattered throughout its Endangered original range in Central America. 5 Great Green Macaw Coastal Caribbean and The second largest CITIES I (Lapa Verde) Northern Costa Rica. Macaw in the world (Endangered) Ara ambiguus (1.3-1.5kg). Estimated to be only 300 birds left IUCN: in Costa Rica and 1000 Endangered worldwide. Chestnut- They inhabit tropical Largest of all the IUCN: Least Mandibled Toucan lowland rainforests, but toucans. Calls are Concern (Tucán de Pico Café y can also occupy gallery different for each type Amarillo) forests, plantations, of toucan.