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Arenal Observatory Lodge

Located in the Costa Rica area, Arenal Observatory Lodge is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Crested Guan, Great Curassow, Green Hermit in the area.

516
All-Time Species
194
Sightings (14 days)
Alajuela
Region
Costa Rica
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
Jul 26, 2026
2
Great CurassowCrax rubra
Jul 26, 2026
2
Green HermitPhaethornis guy
Jul 26, 2026
1
Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
Jul 26, 2026
1
Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
Jul 26, 2026
2
Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
Jul 26, 2026
1
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Jul 26, 2026
1
Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Jul 26, 2026
5
Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
Jul 26, 2026
1
Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela
Jul 26, 2026
1
White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
Jul 26, 2026
2
Jul 26, 2026
1
Jul 26, 2026
1
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Jul 26, 2026
2
Jul 26, 2026
1
Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
Jul 26, 2026
1
Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
Jul 26, 2026
3
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Jul 26, 2026
2
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
Jul 26, 2026
2
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Jul 26, 2026
1
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Jul 26, 2026
2
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Jul 26, 2026
1
Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Jul 26, 2026
1
White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
Jul 26, 2026
1
Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
Jul 26, 2026
1
Jul 26, 2026
1
Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
Jul 26, 2026
1
Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanni
Jul 26, 2026
1
Jul 26, 2026
2
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Jul 26, 2026
7
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jul 26, 2026
1
Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Jul 26, 2026
1
Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps
Jul 26, 2026
2
Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
Jul 26, 2026
2
Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
Jul 26, 2026
1
White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
Jul 26, 2026
1
Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
Jul 26, 2026
1
White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
Jul 26, 2026
2
Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
Jul 26, 2026
2
Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
Jul 26, 2026
2
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Jul 26, 2026
1
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
Jul 26, 2026
2
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Ochre-crowned GreenletTunchiornis ochraceiceps
Jul 26, 2026
1
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
Jul 26, 2026
4
Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
Jul 26, 2026
1
Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae
Jul 26, 2026
2
Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
Jul 26, 2026
16
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
Jul 26, 2026
1
Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Jul 26, 2026
3
Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia
Jul 26, 2026
1
Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
Jul 26, 2026
4
Emerald TanagerTangara florida
Jul 26, 2026
2
Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
Jul 26, 2026
3
Jul 26, 2026
10
Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Jul 26, 2026
2
Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
Jul 26, 2026
3
Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
Jul 26, 2026
1
Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
Jul 26, 2026
4
Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
Jul 26, 2026
2
Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
Jul 26, 2026
1
Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
Jul 26, 2026
1
Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
Jul 26, 2026
8
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
Jul 26, 2026
4
Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
Jul 26, 2026
8
Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
Jul 26, 2026
4
Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi
Jul 26, 2026
3
Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
Jul 26, 2026
1
Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides
Jul 26, 2026
2
Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
Jul 26, 2026
1
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
Jul 26, 2026
2
Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
Jul 26, 2026
2
Lesser GreenletPachysylvia decurtata
Jul 26, 2026
2
Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Jul 26, 2026
2
Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
Jul 26, 2026
4
Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
Jul 26, 2026
1
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Jul 26, 2026
3
Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelas
Jul 26, 2026
2
Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
Jul 26, 2026
2
Jul 26, 2026
2
Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
Jul 26, 2026
1
Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
Jul 26, 2026
1
Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioli
Jul 25, 2026
X
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Jul 25, 2026
X
Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
Jul 25, 2026
1
Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Jul 25, 2026
1
Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
Jul 25, 2026
1
Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae
Jul 25, 2026
2
White HawkPseudastur albicollis
Jul 25, 2026
1
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
Jul 25, 2026
1
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Jul 25, 2026
2
Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
Jul 25, 2026
1
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
Jul 25, 2026
1
Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
Jul 25, 2026
3
Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Jul 25, 2026
1
Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularis
Jul 25, 2026
3
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Jul 25, 2026
X
Jul 24, 2026
2
Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatum
Jul 24, 2026
2
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Jul 24, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 24, 2026
1
Black-capped AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Jul 24, 2026
2
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Jul 24, 2026
3
Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
Jul 24, 2026
1
Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives
Jul 24, 2026
1
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Jul 24, 2026
1
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Jul 24, 2026
6
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Jul 24, 2026
2
Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemosticta
Jul 24, 2026
1
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis
Jul 24, 2026
1
Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
Jul 24, 2026
1
Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius
Jul 23, 2026
1
Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
Jul 23, 2026
1
Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris
Jul 23, 2026
1
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Jul 23, 2026
1
Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
Jul 23, 2026
3
Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Great AntshrikeTaraba major
Jul 23, 2026
1
Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
Jul 23, 2026
1
Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
Jul 23, 2026
1
Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreiceps
Jul 22, 2026
1
Jul 22, 2026
1
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Jul 22, 2026
1
Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
Jul 22, 2026
1
Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Jul 22, 2026
1
Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
Jul 22, 2026
1
Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
Jul 22, 2026
1
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Jul 22, 2026
1
Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
Jul 22, 2026
2
Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
Jul 22, 2026
1
Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
Jul 22, 2026
1
Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
Jul 22, 2026
1
Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
Jul 22, 2026
1
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Jul 22, 2026
1
Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Jul 22, 2026
1
Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops
Jul 22, 2026
1
White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
Jul 21, 2026
1
White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
Jul 20, 2026
1
Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus
Jul 20, 2026
1
Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
Jul 19, 2026
X
Striped CuckooTapera naevia
Jul 19, 2026
1
Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Jul 18, 2026
1
Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
Jul 17, 2026
X
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Jul 14, 2026
2
White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
Jul 14, 2026
2
Great TinamouTinamus major
Jul 14, 2026
1
SunbitternEurypyga helias
Jul 14, 2026
1
Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
Jul 14, 2026
1
Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Jul 14, 2026
1
Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
Jul 14, 2026
2
Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
Jul 14, 2026
1
Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolata
Jul 14, 2026
1
Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
Jul 14, 2026
2
Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
Jul 13, 2026
1
Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei
Jul 13, 2026
1
White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
Jul 13, 2026
1
Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
Jul 13, 2026
1

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