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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 Crested Guan, White-collared Swift, White-throated Crake in the area.

333
All-Time Species
27
Sightings (14 days)
Alajuela
Region
Costa Rica
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
Oct 26, 2026
2
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Oct 26, 2026
10
White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
Oct 26, 2026
1
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Oct 26, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Oct 26, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Oct 26, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Oct 26, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Oct 26, 2026
1
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
Oct 26, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Oct 26, 2026
1
Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
Oct 26, 2026
1
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
Oct 26, 2026
2
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
Oct 26, 2026
2
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Oct 26, 2026
2
Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives
Oct 26, 2026
1
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Oct 26, 2026
1
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Oct 26, 2026
1
White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosus
Oct 26, 2026
1
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
Oct 26, 2026
2
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Oct 26, 2026
6
Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela
Oct 26, 2026
1
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Oct 26, 2026
1
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Oct 26, 2026
1
Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
Oct 26, 2026
1
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Oct 26, 2026
2
Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda
Oct 26, 2026
1
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Oct 26, 2026
2

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