Resident on Pacific slope, mostly near coast. Abundant passage migrant, mostly along caribbean coast, from mid-Sept to early-November
Common in northwestern pacific lowlands and foothills, south to Carara, and in Caño Negro region
Fairly common at middle elevations, between 800 and 2000 m.a.s.l. Forages at middle and upper part levels of forest; often at lower levels in adjacent second growth and gardens
Widespread, usually an uncommon north american migrant, from mid-Sept to late March, to 1800 m.a.s.l
Common in Central & Talamanca Cordilleras, above 1800 m.a.s.l. Endemic to Costa Rica and western Panama
Uncommon in wet lowlands and foothills of Caribbean and southern pacific(north to about Quepos) to 1500 m.a.s.l.