This small country roughly the size of West Virginia is very rich and condensed biodiversity in flora and fauna alike. Bird Watching in Costa Rica is one of the greatest opportunities to carefully appreciate all the natural treasures Costa Rica has to offer. With some 20% of the country designated as National Parks or Wildlife Refuges, bird watching in Costa Rica offers 812 different species throughout recorded by the Ornithological Association of Costa Rica in the different jungle and rainforest settings.
Bird Watching in Costa Rica
Enjoy the hikes through the jungle and rainforest while doing some world-class bird watching in Costa Rica. There are several tour agencies and hotels that cater specifically to the bird watching enthusiasts, eager to have the trip of a lifetime. Even if you are new to or have never been involved in bird watching in Costa Rica, this peaceful, intimate ornithological adventure will surely be something to remember.
There are many destinations on which to choose, from the low wetlands near the Tortuguero Canals in the Atlantic, passing through the Talamanca Mountain Range which hosts bird watching in Costa Rica’s largest protected area to the CaƱo Negro lagoon and river system where many migratory and local bird species come every year to nest, to the dry jungle forest of at the Rincon de La Vieja in Guanacaste and the ever humid rainforest preserves in Monteverde.