Bird AlbumCosta Rica · San José Province
San Gerardo de Dota
221 species and 65,520 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March, with up to 146 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejus
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata
Collared WhitestartMyioborus torquatus
Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammula
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatus
Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatus
White-throated MountaingemLampornis castaneoventris
Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialis
Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbea115 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 221 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Savegre Hotel1 km250 species
- Savegre Mt. Lodge – primary forest trails above lodge1 km213 species
- Savegre Valley – Miriam's Restaurant3 km189 species
- Paraiso Quetzal Lodge - Km 7011 km250 species
- PN Tapanti – Sector Tapanti23 km488 species
- Talari Mountain Lodge23 km414 species
All 221 species recorded here
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
- Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
- Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus
- Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus
- Sooty-capped Chlorospingus Chlorospingus pileatus
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- White-throated Mountaingem Lampornis castaneoventris
- Talamanca Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis
- Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
- Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula
- Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus
- Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus
- Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Grey-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucophrys
- Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus
- Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis
- Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli
- Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops
- Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala
- Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni
- Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens
- Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris
- Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus
- Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor
- Northern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
- Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
- Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
- Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii
- Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus
- Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus
- Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
- Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
- Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
- Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis
- Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis
- Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus
- Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
- Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
- Wrenthrush Zeledonia coronata
- Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
- American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
- Buffy Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
- Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus
- Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons
- Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola
- Ochraceous Pewee Contopus ochraceus
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus
- Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum
- Olive-streaked Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Zentrygon costaricensis
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
- White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha
- Bare-shanked Screech Owl Megascops clarkii
- Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
- Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops
- Black-and-yellow Phainoptila Phainoptila melanoxantha
- Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
- Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward
- Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
- Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
- Peg-billed Finch Acanthidops bairdi
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
- Silvery-throated Jay Cyanolyca argentigula
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
- Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
- Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
- Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- White-fronted Tyrannulet Acrochordopus zeledoni
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
- Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator Saltator grandis
- Finsch's Parakeet Psittacara finschi
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Mottled Owl Strix virgata
- Bicolored Hawk Astur bicolor
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Barred Hawk Morphnarchus princeps
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Chestnut-capped Warbler Basileuterus delattrii
- Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
- Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Chiriqui Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
- Purple-throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Amazonian Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove Paraclaravis mondetoura
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Volcano Junco Junco vulcani
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
- Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
- Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni
- Speckled Tanager Ixothraupis guttata
- Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata
- Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
- Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at San Gerardo de Dota?
December–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 146 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at San Gerardo de Dota?
221 species, from 65,520 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at San Gerardo de Dota in November?
The most recorded in November: Rufous-collared Sparrow, Resplendent Quetzal, Wilson's Warbler, Lesser Violetear and Mountain Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.