BIRDS AT Casa Quetzal Birding Photography Guesthouse & Garden & In the region

Yellow-throated Toucan, Costa Rica

Costa Rica has close to a thousand bird species out of which depending on what style and how long birding circuit tours we do generally we see about 300-500 species without extreme efforts. The high elevation mountain area where we live and offer our Casa Quetzal Birding Photography Guesthouse & Garden to stay is not the richest in species but most of the birds and other wildlife have very restricted range just at this altitude.

Casa Quetzal Birding Photography Guesthouse & Garden is at 2750 meters or 9000 feet. The highest point in our area is Cerro de la Muerte with its 3451 meters or 11322 feet with paramo vegetation. On clear days you can see it from your room. Beside the scenery and the unique vegetation birding is interesting here as well with Peg-billed Finch, Volcano Junco, Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher, Timberline Wren, Silvery-throated Jay, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo and many more.

Below you can click on, open and close different lists, first our garden and nearby forest list, followed by Paramo habitat bird-list and different Pacific Slope altitude lists till the sea level.

Please note that these lists are incomplete, we add species continuously and you have a chance to find something new to add as well! We offer a comfortable base with on site memorable highland birding. Once you visit Costa Rica and our Casa Quetzal Birding Photography Guesthouse & Garden you surely want to return!

HIGH ELEVATION - above 2000 meters - on-site or within half an hour

COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD
LONG-TAILED SILKY-FLYCATCHER
VOLCANO HUMMINGBIRD
PEG-BILLED FINCH
LARGE-FOOTED FINCH
YELLOW-TIGHTED FINCH
GOLDEN-BROWED CHLOROPHONIA
WHITE-THROATED MOUNTAIN GEM
GREY-TAILED MOUNTAIN GEM
SILVERY-THROATED JAY
BLACK-BILLED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH
SOOTY-CAPPED BUSH TANAGER
FLAME-COLOURED TANAGER
SLATY FLOWERPIERCER
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL
EMERALD/BLUE-THROATED TOUCANET

BLACK GUAN
SPOTTED WOOD QUAIL
SULPHUR-WINGED PARAKEET
BARRED PARAKEET
TALAMANCA HUMMINGBIRD
LESSER VIOLETEAR
SNOWY-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD
VOLCANO & SCINTILLANT HUMMINGBIRD
RUDDY TREERUNNER
SPOTTED BARBTAIL
SPOT-CROWNED WOODCREEPER
TORRENT TYRANNULET
RUDDY-CAPPED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH
FLAME-THROATED WARBLER
COLLARED WHITESTART
BLACK-CHEEKED WARBLER
SPANGLE-CHEEKED TANAGER

HIGH ELEVATION - PARAMO above 3000 meters- half an hour drive from us

TIMBERLINE WREN
VOLCANOR JUNCO
RED-TAILED HAWK
BLACK-AND-YELLOW SILKY-FLYCATCHER
VOLCANO HUMMINGBIRD
PEG-BILLED FINCH
LARGE-FOOTED FINCH
YELLOW-TIGHTED FINCH
GOLDEN-BROWED CHLOROPHONIA
WHITE-THROATED MOUNTAIN GEM
GREY-TAILED MOUNTAIN GEM
SILVERY-THROATED JAY
BLACK-BILLED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH
SOOTY-CAPPED BUSH TANAGER
FLAME-COLOURED TANAGER
SLATY FLOWERPIERCER
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL
EMERALD/BLUE-THROATED TOUCANET

BLACK GUAN
SPOTTED WOOD QUAIL
SULPHUR-WINGED PARAKEET
BARRED PARAKEET
TALAMANCA HUMMINGBIRD
LESSER VIOLETEAR
SNOWY-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD
RUDDY TREERUNNER
SPOTTED BARBTAIL
SPOT-CROWNED WOODCREEPER
RUDDY-CAPPED NIGHTINGALE THRUSH
FLAME-THROATED WARBLER
COLLARED WHITESTART
BLACK-CHEEKED WARBLER
SPANGLE-CHEEKED TANAGER

PACIFIC SLOPES - between 1-2000 meters - 0.5-1.5 hours drive

ADORABLE COQUETTE
RED-HEADED BARBET
NORTHERN EMERALD TOUCANET
YELLOW-THROATED BRUSH-FINCH
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART
COLLARED REDSTART 
FLAME-COLORED TANAGER
YELLOW-THIGHED FINCH
LARGE-FOOTED FINCH
BLACK-BREASTED WOOD-QUAIL
BLACK-EARED WOOD-QUAIL
SULPHUR-WINGED PARAKEET
BROWN-HOODED PARROT

PACIFIC SLOPES - between 500-1000 meters - about 1-1,5 hours drive from us

GREAT TINAMU / Tinamu grande o gallina de Monte
LITTLE TINAMU
GRAY-HEADED CHACHALACA
CRESTED GUAN / Pava
GREAT CURASSOW / Pavón grande o Pavón granadera VULNERABLE
PALE-VENTED PIGEON
SCALED PIGEON
RED-BILLED PIGEON
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
RUDDY PIGEON / Paloma Rojiza
SHORT-BILLED PIGEON
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE
GRAY-CHESTED DOVE
COMMON GROUND DOVE
RUDDY GROUND DOVE
RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE
MOURNING DOVE
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI / Garrapatero Piquiliso
COMMON PAURAQUE / Tapacaminos común o Cuyeo
COMMON POTOO
LESSER SWALOW-TAILED SWIFT / Vencejo tijereta menor
SPOT-FRONTED SWIFT
CHESTNUT-COLLARED SWIFT
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT
WAUX'S SWIFT
COSTA RICAN SWIFT
STRIPE-THROATED HERMIT
LONG-BILLED HERMIT
SCALY-BREASTED HUMMINGBIRD
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
VIOLET-CROWNED WOODNYMPH
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
CHARMING HUMMINGBIRD
PURPLE-CROWNED FAIRY
BLUE-THROATED GOLDENTAIL
GRAY-NECKED WOOD-RAIL / Chirincoco 
BLACK VULTURE / Zopilote Negro
TURKEY VULTURE / Zopilote Cabecirrojo
KING VULTURE / Rey de Zopilotes
AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE / Elanio Tijereta
BLACK-AND-WHITE HAWK-EAGLE / Spizaetus melanoleucus
ORNATE HAWK-EAGLE / Spizaetus ornatus
WHITE-TAILED KITE
WHITE HAWK
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE, HARPAGUS BIDENTATUS
GRAY HAWK
ROADSIDE HAWKS,   
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, BUTEO PLATYPTERUS
SHORT-TAILED HAWK, BUTEO BRACHYURUS
SWAINSON'S HAWK, BUTEO SWAINSONI
ZONE-TAILED HAWK
BLACK-AND-WHITE OWL
MOTTLED OWL
SLATY-TAILED TROGON
GARTERED TROGON (former VIOLACEOUS)
BLACK-THROATED TROGON / Trogon Cabeciverde
LESSON’S or BLUE-DIADEMED MOTMOT
RINGED KINGFISHER / Martin pescador Collajero
COLLARED ARACARI / Tucancillo Collajero o Cusingo
YELLOW-THROATED TOUCAN (former CHESNUT-MANDIBLED) / Tucan de Swainson
WHITE-NECKED PUFFBIRD
OLIVACEOUS PICULET
GOLDEN-NAPED WOODPECKER
RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER
LINEATED WOODPECKER / Carpintero lineado
BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER / Carpintero Carinegro
PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER / Carpintero chiricano o Dos golpe
LAUGHING FALCON / Guaco
COLLARED FOREST-FALCON, 
AMERICAN KESTREL
CRESTED CARACARA / Caracara cargahuesos
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA
BAT FALCON, FALCO RUFIGULARIS
WHITE-CROWNED PARROT / Chucuyo
WHITE-FRONTED PARROT / Lora
RED-LORED PARROT / Lora
MEALY PARROT 
BROWN-HOODED PARROT 
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET / Perriquito Barbinaranja
CRIMSON-FRONTED PARAKEET / Perico frentirojo
BLACK-HOODED ANTSHRIKE
GREAT ANTSHRIKE
BARRED ANTSHRIKE
ZELEDON’S ANTBIRD (formerly IMMACULATE) / Hafferia zeledoni (Hormiguero inmaculado)
CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTBIRD 
DUSKY ANTBIRD
TAWNY-WINGED WOODCREEPER
RUDDY WOODCREEPER
BLACK-STRIPED WOODCREEPER
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER
COCOA WOODCREEPER
STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER
BROWN-BILLED SCYTHEBILL / Trepador Picode Hoz 
PLAIN XENOPS
PALE-BREASTED SPINETAIL

SLATY SPINETAIL  
RED-CAPPED MANAKIN / Saltarín Cabecirrojo
BLUE-CROWNED MANAKIN 
ORANGE-COLLARED MANAKIN
RUFOUS PIHA
TURQUOISE COTINGA
NORTHERN SCHIFFORNIS / Schiffornis veraepacis
ROSE-THROATED BECARD  
MASKED TITYRA
RUDDY-TAILED FLYCATCHER
WHITE-THROATED SPADEBILL
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPADEBILL
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
SLATE-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER
BRAN-COLORED FLYCATCHER
EYE-RINGED FLATBILL
GOLDEN-BELLIED FLYCATCHER / Pecho amarillo
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
STREAKED FLYCATCHER, 
SOUTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET
YELLOW TYRANNULET
MISTLETOE TYRANNULET 
YELLOW-CROWNED TYRANNULET, 
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
LESSER ELAENIA
SULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER  
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
GREAT KISKADEE
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER
GRAY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE / Cyclarhis gujanensis
TAWNY-CROWNED GREENLET
LESSER GREENLET / Pachysylvia decurtata
RED-EYED VIREO
YELLOW-GREEN VIREO
BROWN JAY / Psilorhinus morio
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW
BARN SWALLOW
CLIFF SWALLOW
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN
LONG-BILLED GNATWREN
HOUSE WREN
RIVERSIDE WREN
BLACK-BELLIED WREN
ISTHMIAN WREN (formerly PLAIN WREN)
RUFOUS-BREASTED WREN
WHITE-BREASTED WOODWREN
TROPICAL GNATCATCHER
ORANGE-BILLED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH
SWAINSON’S THRUSH
CLAY-COLORED THRUSH
YELLOW-CROWNED EUPHONIA
THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA
SPOT-CROWNED EUPHONIA
WHITE-VENTED EUPHONIA
BLACK-STRIPED SPARROW
ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW / Arremon aurantiirostris
MONTEZUMA OROPENDULA
CHESNUT-HEADED OROPENDOLA / Orpendola Cabecicastaña
SCARLET-RUMPED CACIQUE / Cacique lomiescarlata
STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE 
AMERICAN REDSTART
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
TENNESSEE WARBLER
MOURNING WARBLER
KENTUCKY WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT
BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK
THICK-BILLED SEED-FINCH
VARIABLE SEEDEATER
BANANAQUIT
SUMMER TANAGER
GRAY-HEADED TANAGER
SCARLET-RUMPED TANAGER (formerly CHERRY’S) / Tangara lomiescarlata (Sargento)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER / Tangara azulada (Vuida)
WHITE-SHOULDERED TANAGER
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER
GREEN HONEYCREEPER / Mielero verde
BLUE DACNIS
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR
STREAKED SALTATOR

PACIFIC LOWLANDS, MANGROVES & SEASIDE - within 2 hours drive

MANGROVE HUMMINGBIRD
MANGROVE VIREO
PANAMA FLYCATCHER
BOAT-BILLED HERON
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
WOOD STORK
WHITE IBIS
BARE-THROATED TIGER-HERON
AMERICAN PURPLE GALLINULE
BLACK SKIMMER
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
MANGROVE WARBLER
MANGROVE BLACK-HAWK
AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER
MANGROVE CUCKOO
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
SQUIRREL CUCKOO

CARIBBEAN SLOPE - 1,5-2 hours drive from us

We know excellent birding lodges to stay with 2-300 species on site, including real Caribbean rarities

BIRD PHOTOS OF DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS

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Phone: Call May-October; Text all year 
+36 30-645-9318 or +36 30-211-0006
Call Nov-April: +506 84961012 or 84961417
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