Great Hotspot Where to watch birds in costa rica?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.