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Arenal--Peninsula road (shortcut to dam)

Located in the Costa Rica area, Arenal--Peninsula road (shortcut to dam) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Crested Guan, Purple-crowned Fairy in the area.

453
All-Time Species
73
Sightings (14 days)
Alajuela
Region
Costa Rica
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
Jul 27, 2026
2
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
Jul 27, 2026
1
Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
Jul 27, 2026
1
Jul 27, 2026
2
Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
Jul 27, 2026
8
Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
Jul 27, 2026
2
Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
Jul 27, 2026
4
White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus
Jul 27, 2026
4
Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
Jul 27, 2026
1
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
Jul 27, 2026
5
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Jul 27, 2026
1
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Jul 27, 2026
1
Great AntshrikeTaraba major
Jul 27, 2026
2
Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
Jul 27, 2026
1
Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives
Jul 27, 2026
4
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis
Jul 27, 2026
1
Jul 27, 2026
4
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Jul 27, 2026
1
Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
Jul 27, 2026
2
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Jul 27, 2026
2
Lesser GreenletPachysylvia decurtata
Jul 27, 2026
1
Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
Jul 27, 2026
1
White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata
Jul 27, 2026
1
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
Jul 27, 2026
4
White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
Jul 27, 2026
2
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Jul 27, 2026
1
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Jul 27, 2026
2
Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
Jul 27, 2026
1
Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Jul 27, 2026
10
Jul 27, 2026
1
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Jul 27, 2026
1
Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
Jul 27, 2026
2
Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
Jul 27, 2026
1
Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
Jul 27, 2026
2
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jul 27, 2026
1
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Jul 27, 2026
1
Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
Jul 27, 2026
2
Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudiceps
Jul 27, 2026
3
Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
Jul 27, 2026
1
Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
Jul 27, 2026
4
Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
Jul 27, 2026
4
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Jul 27, 2026
1
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Jul 27, 2026
1
Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularis
Jul 27, 2026
4
Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus
Jul 27, 2026
2
Jul 27, 2026
1
Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
Jul 27, 2026
1
Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
Jul 27, 2026
3
Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda
Jul 27, 2026
1
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Jul 27, 2026
4
Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
Jul 27, 2026
2
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Jul 27, 2026
5
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Jul 27, 2026
3
Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
Jul 27, 2026
3
Jul 27, 2026
2
Great CurassowCrax rubra
Jul 21, 2026
2
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Jul 21, 2026
8
Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
Jul 21, 2026
1
Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
Jul 21, 2026
1
Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
Jul 21, 2026
1
Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
Jul 21, 2026
2
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Jul 21, 2026
2
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Jul 21, 2026
2
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Jul 21, 2026
2
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Jul 21, 2026
2
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Jul 19, 2026
1
Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
Jul 19, 2026
2

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