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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-winged Dove, Common Pauraque in the area.

333
All-Time Species
64
Sightings (14 days)
Alajuela
Region
Costa Rica
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
Sep 4, 2026
1
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Sep 4, 2026
1
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Sep 4, 2026
3
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Sep 4, 2026
11
Sep 4, 2026
1
Sep 4, 2026
4
Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
Sep 4, 2026
1
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Sep 4, 2026
1
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Sep 4, 2026
2
Green HeronButorides virescens
Sep 4, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 4, 2026
4
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Sep 4, 2026
5
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Sep 4, 2026
8
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Sep 4, 2026
1
Sep 4, 2026
1
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Sep 4, 2026
1
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Sep 4, 2026
3
Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Sep 4, 2026
1
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Sep 4, 2026
3
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
Sep 4, 2026
2
Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
Sep 4, 2026
7
Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi
Sep 4, 2026
3
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Sep 4, 2026
2
Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
Sep 4, 2026
1
Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
Sep 4, 2026
2
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Sep 4, 2026
1
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
Sep 4, 2026
4
Sep 4, 2026
1
Sep 4, 2026
2
Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
Sep 4, 2026
1
Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae
Sep 4, 2026
2
Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
Sep 4, 2026
3
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Sep 4, 2026
11
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
Sep 4, 2026
1
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Sep 4, 2026
7
Sep 4, 2026
1
Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
Sep 4, 2026
2
Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
Sep 4, 2026
1
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Sep 4, 2026
2
Sep 4, 2026
3
Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
Sep 4, 2026
1
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Sep 4, 2026
1
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Sep 4, 2026
5
Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
Sep 4, 2026
4
Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
Sep 4, 2026
2
Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
Sep 4, 2026
2
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Aug 28, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Aug 28, 2026
1
Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
Aug 28, 2026
1
Canivet's EmeraldCynanthus canivetii
Aug 28, 2026
1
Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
Aug 28, 2026
1
Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
Aug 28, 2026
1
Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
Aug 28, 2026
1
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
Aug 28, 2026
1
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
Aug 28, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Aug 28, 2026
2
White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosus
Aug 28, 2026
2
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Aug 28, 2026
2
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Aug 28, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Aug 28, 2026
1
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
Aug 28, 2026
1
Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
Aug 28, 2026
1
Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
Aug 28, 2026
1
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Aug 28, 2026
2

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