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Birdwatching in Costa Rica

Birding in Costa Rica is an extraordinary experience, with 812 species recorded with voucher to date (Official List of the Birds of Costa Rica 2006 by the Scientific Cometee of the Ornitological Association of Costa Rica - published in April 2007)

Costa Rica offers to birders great birdwatching opportunities within relatively short distances, involving very diverse habitats in the six ornitologic regions of the country, from sea level to high mountains above 11.000 f.a.s.l.

Exciting guided tours and itineraries take you to wonderful locations where you are able to enjoy the best of birding and nature.

We hope you find this site helpful when planning your birding vacation in Costa Rica.

Our staff will be happy to assit you with your technical questions about birds, locations, and other details, to make of your trip the best birdwatching experience you could possibly have in this neotropical country.


Birding regions

Costa Rica is a country with high biological diversity among various taxonomic groups (Janzen 1983), and birds are not an exception (Stiles and Skutch 1989).

 

 

 

Highlands
Includes the mountains of Cordillera of Talamanca and Cordillera Volcánica Central; the Poás and Irazú volcanoes, Cerro de la Muerte, and Chirripó National Park, also highlands of Monteverde.

 

Littoral of the Caribbean
North Lowlands, Arenal, Sarapiquí, Turrialba, Braulio Carrillo National Park and the whole Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, from Tortuguero to the South Caribbean.

 

North Pacific
Includes Guanacaste, the Nicoya Peninsula, Monteverde and the north side of Puntarenas.

 

South Pacific
Goes from Carara Reserve in Jacó, to the south border of Costa Rica, and Valle de El General.

 

Central Valley
Includes the Metropolitan Area and surroundings, San José, Heredia, Alajuela, Cartago, Orosi and the cities with more population of Costa Rica.

 

Birding programs

Our birdng programs provide the opportunity to explore very interesting locations of intense bird activity in Costa Rica. You can choose either one of the programs independently, or connect them for a longer trip. Services such as guides and car rental can be added to the programs. Final quotation will be based on the requested services, number of people, and season.

 

One Day Birdwatching Tours

We give you the opportunity to enjoy a quick visit to different areas where you will have the chance to see many species of birds in a short amount of time. For more information visit Birdwatchingcostarica.com 




Featured  Birdwatching in Costa Rica

Birding Escape I

Birding Escape I
Caribbean Foothills and Cloudforest High

Category : Birdwatching

   

Birding Escape II

Birding Escape II
Monteverde Area and Central Pacific

2 Nights in Monteverde Area Hotel 2 Nights in Carara area

Category : Birdwatching

   

Birding Escape III

Birding Escape III
Central Valley and Caribbean Lowlands

Central Valley and Caribbean Lowlands

Category : Birdwatching

   

Birding Escape IV

Birding Escape IV
Southern Pacific Area

Southern Pacific

Category : Birdwatching

   

Birdwatching in Rancho La Merced

Birdwatching in Rancho La Merced
A bird sanctuary

Over 310 species, almost the 40% the all species in Costa Rica, will be found in Rancho La Merced.

Category : Birdwatching

   

Our staff will be happy to assit you with your technical questions about birds, locations, and other details, to make of your trip the best birdwatching experience you could possibly have in this neotropical country.

 

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