Birds of Costa Rica

853 species recorded at 82 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Rufous-tailed HummingbirdRufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlClay-colored ThrushClay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiBlack VultureBlack VultureCoragyps atratusGreat KiskadeeGreat KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusSummer TanagerSummer TanagerPiranga rubraBlue-grey TanagerBlue-grey TanagerThraupis episcopusChestnut-sided WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaScarlet-rumped TanagerScarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiTropical KingbirdTropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusTurkey VultureTurkey VultureCathartes auraBaltimore OrioleBaltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaTennessee WarblerTennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaSocial FlycatcherSocial FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMontezuma OropendolaMontezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma

Most recorded

Yellow-throated ToucanYellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusBananaquitBananaquitCoereba flaveolaPalm TanagerPalm TanagerThraupis palmarumGolden-hooded TanagerGolden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataBuff-throated SaltatorBuff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusVariable SeedeaterVariable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaNorthern House WrenNorthern House WrenTroglodytes aedonKeel-billed ToucanKeel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusCommon Tody-FlycatcherCommon Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumGreen HoneycreeperGreen HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaCrested GuanCrested GuanPenelope purpurascensGreat-tailed GrackleGreat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusBlack-cheeked WoodpeckerBlack-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniWhite-tipped DoveWhite-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSHeredia Province502 species
  2. Arenal Observatory LodgeAlajuela Province513 species
  3. Rancho NaturalistaCartago Province521 species
  4. Refugio mixto Caño NegroAlajuela Province471 species
  5. Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida SilvestrePuntarenas Province415 species
  6. PN Carara-Entrada principal [senderos Quebrada Bonita y Universal]Puntarenas Province427 species
  7. Tárcoles – Tour en BotePuntarenas Province428 species
  8. Wilson Botanical GardenPuntarenas Province462 species
  9. Savegre HotelSan José Province250 species
  10. Selva Verde LodgeHeredia Province466 species
  11. Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso MonteverdePuntarenas Province428 species
  12. Tirimbina Rainforest CenterHeredia Province447 species
All 81 hotspots
  1. Arenal MisticoparkAlajuela Province457 species
  2. Hotel BougainvilleaHeredia Province337 species
  3. Hotel QuelitalesCartago Province458 species
  4. Reserva El CopalCartago Province481 species
  5. Esquinas Rainforest LodgePuntarenas Province406 species
  6. Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona - Mirador San FernandoAlajuela Province431 species
  7. Villa LapasPuntarenas Province393 species
  8. Sendero BogarínAlajuela Province426 species
  9. Bijagua – Tapir ValleyAlajuela Province457 species
  10. Paraiso Quetzal Lodge - Km 70San José Province250 species
  11. Ensenada Lodge [Área General]Puntarenas Province361 species
  12. Arenal – Peninsula roadAlajuela Province446 species
  13. PN Carara – Sendero La MeandricaPuntarenas Province408 species
  14. Laguna Lagarto LodgeAlajuela Province414 species
  15. PN Tapanti – Sector TapantiCartago Province488 species
  16. Finca CántarosPuntarenas Province357 species
  17. Punta Morales – Cocorocas salinasPuntarenas Province311 species
  18. Raptor RidgePuntarenas Province243 species
  19. Maquenque Eco-LodgeAlajuela Province386 species
  20. Sky Adventures - Arenal ParkAlajuela Province444 species
  21. PN Corcovado – Sector SirenaPuntarenas Province412 species
  22. Medio Queso wetlandAlajuela Province356 species
  23. Refugio de Vida Silvestre Lapa Verde – Sector ChilamateHeredia Province397 species
  24. Savegre Mt. Lodge – primary forest trails above lodgeSan José Province213 species
  25. Las Heliconias Lodge and hanging bridgesAlajuela Province480 species
  26. Bosque Eterno de Los Niños – Poco SolAlajuela Province470 species
  27. Rio Rincón bridge & environsPuntarenas Province385 species
  28. Cerro LodgePuntarenas Province376 species
  29. La Angostura FlorenciaCartago Province371 species
  30. San Gerardo de DotaSan José Province221 species
  31. Bajo La Paz, San RamónAlajuela Province380 species
  32. Veragua Rainforest ParkLimón Province406 species
  33. Virgen del SocorroAlajuela Province497 species
  34. Los CusingosSan José Province428 species
  35. TortugueroLimón Province435 species
  36. Donde Cope- La Unión de GuápilesLimón Province326 species
  37. Bosque del Rio Tigre LodgePuntarenas Province375 species
  38. La Paz Waterfall GardensHeredia Province457 species
  39. Ciudad Neily rice fields south of HospitalPuntarenas Province339 species
  40. Savegre Valley – Miriam's RestaurantSan José Province189 species
  41. Comandancia de Sarapiquí RoadHeredia Province352 species
  42. Centro ManúLimón Province389 species
  43. MonteverdePuntarenas Province414 species
  44. Coto 47 – Las PangasPuntarenas Province354 species
  45. Camino a la Reserva Alberto Manuel BrenesAlajuela Province445 species
  46. PN Manuel AntonioPuntarenas Province428 species
  47. Hacienda BaruPuntarenas Province432 species
  48. Rainforest Adventures Braulio CarrilloLimón Province491 species
  49. BelénAlajuela Province202 species
  50. Nectar & Pollen ReserveLimón Province328 species
  51. Las Brisas Nature ReserveLimón Province419 species
  52. CATIE-TurrialbaCartago Province406 species
  53. Cloudbridge Nature ReserveSan José Province382 species
  54. Talari Mountain LodgeSan José Province414 species
  55. San Luis – Finca EcológicaPuntarenas Province364 species
  56. EsquipulasSan José Province348 species
  57. RF Río Macho, Cartago – camino ICECartago Province395 species
  58. PN Braulio Carrillo – Quebrada GonzálezSan José Province476 species
  59. San Luis CanopyAlajuela Province379 species
  60. Macaw LodgeSan José Province365 species
  61. El Congal RainforestGuanacaste Province396 species
  62. Stella's BakeryPuntarenas Province270 species
  63. Cabaña AllbirdHeredia Province305 species
  64. Entrada Los Chiles (El Parque) hasta Caño NegroAlajuela Province345 species
  65. PN Palo VerdeGuanacaste Province346 species
  66. PN Palo Verde – OTS Station and marshGuanacaste Province329 species
  67. Parque Metropolitano La SabanaSan José Province271 species
  68. San Gerardo Biological StationGuanacaste Province423 species
  69. Celeste Mountain LodgeAlajuela Province428 species

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All species recorded · 853