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Wilson Botanical Gardens
Visit the well-kept gardens near San Vito, one of the source's reliable settings for Turquoise Cotinga. Other possibilities include Gray-necked Wood-Rail, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Brown-throated Parakeet, Red-headed Barbet, Fiery-billed Aracari, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Orange-billed Sparrow, several euphonias and feeder hummingbirds.
Read MoreBalcony Birding at Rancho Naturalista
Dawn on the balcony, coffee in hand. Mixed groups of colourful tanagers — Passerini's, Speckled, Bay-headed, Silver-throated, and Summer — work the bananas on the feeders; White-necked Jacobins are regulars, and the tiny Black-crested Coquette is the bird everyone hopes for. More than 200 species have been recorded from this balcony alone.
Read MoreVeranda Birding at Rancho Naturalista
The veranda does the introductions: hummingbirds come in close as the light fades, and there is a good chance of Keel-billed and Yellow-throated Toucans and Collared Aracari arriving to roost at day's end.
Read MoreDanta Lodge Hummingbird Feeders
Spend a flexible midday session at the feeders for Band-tailed Barbthroat, Stripe-throated Hermit, Purple-crowned Fairy, White-crested Coquette, Long-billed Starthroat, Garden Emerald, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Mangrove Hummingbird and Blue-throated Goldentail.
Read MoreDanta Corcovado Lodge Trails
Work the 30-hectare primary and secondary forest property for Rufous-winged Woodpecker, Black-hooded Antshrike, Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner, Turquoise Cotinga, Isthmian Wren, Spot-crowned Euphonia and Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager. Orange-collared, Velvety and Red-capped Manakins add a distinctive display experience.
Read MoreDanta Corcovado Lodge Grounds
Bird the lodge grounds on arrival near Corcovado National Park. The lodge sits five kilometres from La Palma and close to the Yellow-billed Cotinga Reserve.
Read MoreRincon River Bridge Yellow-billed Cotinga Search
Pause at the Rincon River bridge, described as a usually reliable site for the scarce and declining Yellow-billed Cotinga. The Yellow-billed Cotinga Reserve near Danta Corcovado is a second possible setting if the bridge search misses the bird.
Read MoreLa Gamba Road Birding
Work the lower La Gamba Road from grassland into primary rainforest across Golfito Bay. Grassland possibilities include Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Red-breasted Meadowlark, Ruddy-breasted Seedeater and Slate-colored Seedeater; forest targets include Charming Hummingbird, Golden-naped Woodpecker, Spot-crowned Euphonia and Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager. The Esquinas Lodge and Tropenstation area can add White-crested Coquette and Veraguan Mango.
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Costa Rica Birding: Cloud Forest to Caribbean Lowlands
Journey from cloud forest quetzals to Caribbean lowland toucans, exploring Costa Rica's incredible bird diversity.
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