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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 Gray-headed Chachalaca, Short-billed Pigeon, Neotropic Cormorant in the area.

326
All-Time Species
49
Sightings (14 days)
Alajuela
Region
Costa Rica
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Jun 2, 2026
3
Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
Jun 2, 2026
1
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Jun 2, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Jun 2, 2026
1
Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives
Jun 2, 2026
1
Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
Jun 2, 2026
2
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Jun 2, 2026
1
Jun 2, 2026
2
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Jun 2, 2026
1
Jun 2, 2026
1
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Jun 2, 2026
1
Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Jun 1, 2026
3
Jun 1, 2026
1
Jun 1, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jun 1, 2026
1
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Jun 1, 2026
1
Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
Jun 1, 2026
1
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Jun 1, 2026
6
Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
Jun 1, 2026
20
Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
Jun 1, 2026
4
Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
Jun 1, 2026
2
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
Jun 1, 2026
4
Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
Jun 1, 2026
1
Lesser GreenletPachysylvia decurtata
Jun 1, 2026
1
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Jun 1, 2026
10
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
Jun 1, 2026
1
Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
Jun 1, 2026
1
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Jun 1, 2026
2
Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
Jun 1, 2026
2
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
May 31, 2026
2
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
May 31, 2026
1
Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris
May 31, 2026
1
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
May 31, 2026
1
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
May 31, 2026
10
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
May 31, 2026
2
Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
May 31, 2026
1
Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
May 31, 2026
2
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
May 31, 2026
1
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
May 31, 2026
4
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
May 31, 2026
2
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
May 31, 2026
3
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
May 31, 2026
10
Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
May 31, 2026
2
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
May 31, 2026
9
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
May 31, 2026
2
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
May 31, 2026
4
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
May 31, 2026
6
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
May 31, 2026
4
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
May 31, 2026
3

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