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Caño Negro is one of the greatest birding hotspot in Costa Rica. The place for birding in Costa Rica.
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If you wonder… Great Hotspot Where to watch birds in Costa Rica? Where are great birding hotspots in Costa Rica in one place?

The answer is the National Refuge of Caño Negro. Caño Negro Birding Tour. We are local, on-site, all around the year BIRDING. You can’t go wrong!

Caño Negro is one of a kind for a pleasant birding vacation in Costa Rica,  where you can genuinely enjoy birding and/or photography.

greatest birding hotspot in Costa Rica

Greatest birding hotspot in Costa Rica

This birding hotspot in Costa Rica is a small wildlife refuge conveniently located on the north side of Costa Rica, only 95 km from La Fortuna, 35 from Rio Celeste, and 25 km south from Los Chiles (border with Nicaragua).
Caño Negro is well located on your birding route. It is actually a proper destination if you have already visited both locations, so you can make 2+ nights’ stops in Caño Negro between each other.
Unscrupulous companies will tell you that it is difficult to reach, but is not. The paved street arrives at Caño Negro village when you come from the north side. And Hotel de Campo is just in front of the lagoon, surrounded by a gorgeous 5has botanical garden. You must know, that only at Hotel de Campo, does the boat sail from the hotel during the rainy season.
 
 

Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, a unique birding hotspot

This unique refuge, Caño Negro, is all marshy, jungle-like areas, lagoons, and rivers. It is the place where you will always float on a boat to discover nature. The abundant water becomes the perfect place for great habitat for birds, reptiles, fish, and mammals.

Costa Rica Birdwatching Tour in Caño Negro

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Birdingcanonegro.com, by Hotel de Campo, undoubtedly gives you the unique chance to visit the best part of the Caño Negro Wetlands, all the birding hotspots where most of the birds you want to see inhabit and also the part where nature is lusher, almost virgin and impressive. You can trust to have one of the best Costa Rica birdwatching tour.
 
Our guides are local, born in Caño Negro. They live on the river. They know where to go, they know the best birding hotspots. We will make all our best to find your bird. But of course, be aware of the season for a specific bird.
 
In case you will come for an all-birding experience in Costa Rica, without a birding list, any moment of the year is great. Caño Negro is one of the most amazing trips for incredible bird watching.
But, if you have a birding list, please contact us in order to know exactly the best time of year for your birding momento in Caño negro – Costa Rica.
 
Said so, do not lose your time traveling from La Fortuna to Caño Negro (you will be driving your car for 4+ hrs. in 1 day, sad isn’t’ it?). Instead, Enjoy Caño Negro. Sleep comfortably at Hotel de Campo. Have a great breakfast. And spend your time birding
and photography around.
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A FEW PACKAGES PROPOSAL FOR YOUR VACATIONS IN COSTA RICA

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The Greatest Holidays Package for birding and photography. Two Hotspots for birding in Costa Rica in one excellent offer.

Costa Rica Birding Tours and Vacation Packages: Are you preparing a Costa Rica birding tour? Are you going to birding Costa Rica on your own? Keep in mind that The National Refuge of Caño Negro has been ranked as the top 3 hotspots by ebirg.org. Thanks to Hotel de Campo, you have the possibility to […]

Costa Rica birding vacation package: The Agami Package for 3 days, 2 nights, and up to 7 hrs of pure birding and photography This is one of the Costa Rica birding vacation package, for Caño Negro Refuge. Hotel de Campo offers you this birding vacation package. There is so much to discover in the National Refuge […]

MEDIO QUESO COSTA RICA - BIRDING HOTSPOT

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When visiting Medio Queso birding HotSpots Costa Rica?
The best time to visit Medio Queso birding hotspot Costa Rica is during the dry season, between the end of January up to the middle of May.
During the dry season, the water level of Medio Queso river is low. This brings all birds very close to the edge of the river.

Why birding at Medio Queso birding HotSpots Costa Rica?

Because is much easier to see a few kinds of birds that are rarely or quite difficult to observe in Caño Negro. Those birds are:

  • Pinnated Bittern
  • Least Bittern
  • Yellow-breasted Crake
  • Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
  • Sora
  • Common Gallinule
  • Harris’s Hawk
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher
  • and Nicaraguan Grackle (we do also have in Caño Negro, not so much difficult to see depending on the season).

The newly paved street that takes us from Caño Negro to Los Chiles, now allowed us to bird in Medio Queso easily. It is just 45 minutes from the Hotel de Campo.

Said so, it is an excellent option to take a day at Medio Queso.

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A few birding and photography vacation packages
For a great costa rica birdwatching tour

these packages are offered by our birdwatching and photographer business friends, who choose Hotel de Campo and Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge as a birding and photography destination.

We know that you like to visit as much as possible great birds hotspots in Costa Rica, from all around the world.
So, we join efforts with our birding guide friends, such as Renzo Sturmi (from Italy and USA-Colorado), Sabrina and Stephan (From Germany), Paul and Amanda (USA – Tenessee), Toine Aart (Netherlands).
Because of years of experience, they can help you to create an all-around Costa Rica birding and photography experience.
Have a look at this introduction, and contact them directly. They will help you to create a unique journey to Costa Rica.

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Reise von Deutschland nach Costa Rica

Traveling from the USA - Tenessee to Costa Rica

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BIRDING ROUTE - COSTA RICA - By Renzo

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With birdingcostaricatours.com, you can be sure that we include all the greatest birding hotspots in Costa Rica in our birding destination.

Bare-necked Umbrellabird on your visit to Costa Rica. Yes! Extend your birding route Costa Rica. Whit this birdwatching vacation package, we have this bird cover on our trip. Even so, we cannot promise that you can see it for sure. That is one of the birds on the “hard to see list”. In any case, […]

Birdwatching in Costa Rica is possible almost everywhere. We have nature all around. Even so, it is crucial to choose the best bird hotspot around the country. When the time for your vacation is not your best friend, it is especially important to be very organized. Birdwatching in Costa Rica The Quetzal vacation package is […]

Bare-necked Umbrellabird on your visit to Costa Rica. Yes! Extend your birding route Costa Rica. Whit this birdwatching vacation package, we have this bird cover on our trip. Even so, we cannot promise that you can see it for sure. That is one of the birds on the “hard to see list”. In any case, […]

VOGELROUTE - COSTA RICA - Von Sabrina und Stephan

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Reisen Sie nach Costa Rica mit Die Naturreise, Naturreisen Spezialisten in Costa Rica. Bei dieser Gelegenheit präsentiert er das Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.

Das Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge ist ein wahres Paradies für Naturliebhaber und insbesondere für die Vogelbeobachtung. Auf fast 10.000 Hektar leben mehr als 300 Arten nebeneinander.

Das Gebiet befindet sich in der Provinz Alajuela, zwischen den Kantonen Guatuso und Los Chiles und ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, da hier enorm große Kolonien von Wasservögeln, zum Beispiel die des Neotropische Kormorans oder Biguascharbe angesiedelt sind.

 

EINIGE PAKETE, UM IHRE VOGELSTRECKE ZU VERLÄNGERN - COSTA RICA

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Vogelbeobachtung im Gebiet Caño Negro - Costa Rica Das Boot verlässt die Anlegestelle und das erste Exemplar von vielen Eisvogelarten fliegt schnell an uns vorbei und sitzt jetzt gegenüber am Flussufer. Während wir langsam fahren, tauchen Schlangenhalsvögel, Biguascharben und viele Watvögel auf, Cayaenne-Rallen schleichen heimlich am Ufer entlang und versuchen unseren Blicken zu entkommen. Laute, ausgelassene Rufe des Grünibis schallen aus dem Wald

    • Address:Main Street of Caño Negro, 150 South of the main crossing, 21402 Caño Negro de Los Chiles, Alajuela, Costa Rica
    • Phone:(00 506) 8986-9556
    • Whatsapp:(00 506) 8986 9556
    Costa Rica is a small country with a land area of 51,060 km2 (smaller than West Virginia). Caño Negro is a great birding hotspot in Costa Rica

    But it is a bird-rich neotropical region with a large number of species for its area. We have a higher density of bird species than any continental American country.

    According to the Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica (AOCR, which published the official bird list of the Costa Rican Rare Birds and Records Committee) we have 922 species. This number is higher than has been recorded in all of the 49 mainland United States and Canada combined.

    This birding list includes:

    • seven endemic species
    • 69 that are rare or accidental
    • and four have been introduced by humans.

    73 of them are near-endemic with ranges that include only Costa Rica and Panama. Twenty-seven species, including five of the seven endemics, are globally vulnerable or endangered.

    Nearly 600 species are residents, with most of the other regular visitors being winter migrants from North America.

    Where is the best bird watching in Costa Rica?

    We can say every-where, we can name some places. But to be honest, it is a matter of bird choice.
    My advice is to find not touristic places, even when you are visiting some tourist zone. The more tourists you encounter, the fewer birds you will see.

    Caño Negro wetland is a very interesting place to discover. It is a great birding hotspot in Costa Rica. We united a few ecosystems in one region. Here you can find wetlands, forests, swamps, rivers and creeks, lagoon.

    Because of this peculiar environment, you will have the advantage to observe shorebirds, forest birds, night birds.

    Along the year, with two different seasons also we encounter different birds species. For example, during the dry season, we can see more shorebirds like the glossy ibis, roseate spoonbill, limpkin, Lapwing and plovers, Stilt, Sandpipers. Meanwhile, during the rainy season, we are exploring more often the forest along the river, such as the bellbird, cotinga, Ovenbirds and woodcreepers, woodpeckers, Trogons, Hawks, and kites.

    What are some of the iconic birds in Costa Rica?

    It is hard to say. As a personal preference, those are the 3 birds that I always enjoy when I see them: The Jabirú, the Agami Heron, and the Sungrebe.
    Around Caño Negro National Refuge, during a bad day, you can probably spot around 50 species of birds during a 3 hours boat tour. But we also reach during a perfect morning 99 species in 4 hours.

    In this wetland we find a lot of great birding hotspot in Costa Rica.

    What should I do when I travel to Costa Rica?

    If nature and relaxing is your passion, you should visit the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.
    Here at Hotel de Campo, just in front of the lagoon, is the perfect place to join nature and relax.
    Enjoy a gorgeous nature lover environment during a private boat tour along the Rio Frio River, discovering the forest area, or contemplating a beautiful sunset on the lagoon.
    Remember to bring a good book, good binoculars and your camera, because you will have all the time for yourself.

    Where is the best place to travel to Costa Rica?

    It is a tricky question. Well, it depends on what your hobbies are.
    Photography? Nature? Birding? Relax?
    If one or more of those activities are on your list, of course, I have to advise you to visit Caño Negro, and stay at Hotel de Campo.
    Caño Negro is all about nature, photography, birding, relaxing, time to read a book or write a blog.

    In Caño Negro you can find a lot of great birding hotspot in Costa Rica.

    Hotel de Campo is the place where you can enjoy for sure your preferred hobby. It is just in front of the lagoon, surrounded by an extensive botanical garden, with a nice refreshing swimming pool.
    And when it is time to visit the exuberant nature of Caño Negro wetland, I will ensure that you will not find a tourist around. It is pure nature.

    Which destinations would be the best for bird watching?

    Let’s be honest. I would not use the “best” word to describe Caño Negro National Refuge but for sure one of the greatest birding escape you can find in Costa Rica.
    For my personal taste, I like to visit a destination where I do not find a lot of tourists. This is not what I looking for during a vacation.
    I am looking for birds, quietness, relax, photography, monkeys, slots, and perhaps the luck to spot a jaguar.
    I have all this all year long because I live in Caño Negro.
    I advise this place because I would like to share with you what I enjoy every day.
    I invite you to visit Caño Negro, where you can stay at the Hotel de Campo.
    This is the place where you can enjoy time for yourself. It is just in front of the lagoon, surrounded by an extensive botanical garden, with a nice refreshing swimming pool.
    And when it is time to visit the exuberant nature of Caño Negro wetland, I will ensure that you will not find a tourist around. It is pure nature.

    When can you see birds in Costa Rica?

    All year around, if you are not looking for some particular species. Either Wise, you should check with your birding list where and when is the best moment to spot the birds that you are looking for.

    Birdwatching high season is mostly between November to the end of April. But, personally I very like May and June to know Caño Negro Refuge. Especially May, is one of the best moment to spot the Agami during breeding.

    Where can you see parrots in Costa Rica?

    Are you looking for some specific species? If not you can spot parrots and parraques almost everywhere in Costa Rica. The Refuge of Caño Negro is a great place to see parrots in Costa Rica.

    If you are looking for the macaw, the central pacific is the best destination, such as the Carara National Park

    Where can you see wild macaws in Costa Rica?

    The central Pacific coast is one of the best places to see wild macaw. Or if you are in Guanacaste, in Limonal you can normally spot very well just across the street.

    With birdingcostaricatours.com, we organize birding tours in Costa Rica, and we cover those hotspot where you can easily see red and green macaw.