The Costa Rica bird list has recently topped 930 species! That's a sizeable increase from the oft-quoted and antiquated total of 860. That number dates back to the 80s when the first field guide for Costa Rica became available. Since then, several species of non-forest habitats have spread to Costa Rica from the south as well as from the north, and more birders in the field has resulted in the discovery of more country firsts. A similar situation has happened in Panama. The P