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Arenal--El Castillo

Located in the Costa Rica area, Arenal--El Castillo is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Red-billed Pigeon, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Turkey Vulture in the area.

328
All-Time Species
41
Sightings (14 days)
Alajuela
Region
Costa Rica
Country

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Live eBird Sightings

Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Jul 28, 2026
4
Jul 28, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jul 28, 2026
1
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Jul 28, 2026
1
White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
Jul 28, 2026
1
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Jul 28, 2026
1
Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
Jul 28, 2026
1
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Jul 28, 2026
1
White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosus
Jul 28, 2026
2
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Jul 28, 2026
7
Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
Jul 28, 2026
1
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Jul 28, 2026
1
Jul 28, 2026
1
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Jul 28, 2026
2
Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
Jul 28, 2026
1
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Jul 28, 2026
1
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Jul 28, 2026
3
Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
Jul 28, 2026
2
Jul 28, 2026
2
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Jul 27, 2026
1
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Jul 27, 2026
4
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Jul 26, 2026
1
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Jul 26, 2026
1
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
Jul 26, 2026
1
Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Jul 24, 2026
4
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Jul 24, 2026
30
Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
Jul 24, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 24, 2026
35
Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
Jul 24, 2026
1
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Jul 24, 2026
1
Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Jul 24, 2026
1
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
Jul 24, 2026
1
Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
Jul 24, 2026
1
Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
Jul 24, 2026
2
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Jul 24, 2026
1
Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
Jul 24, 2026
1
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Jul 24, 2026
1

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