Cinchona Area
(my own list)
| RED-HEADED BARBET |
| BLUE-THROATED TOUCANET |
| VIOLET SABREWING |
| BROWN VIOLET-EAR |
| GREEN VIOLET-EAR |
| GREEN THORNTAIL |
| V. CROWNED WOODNYMPH |
| COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD |
| BRONZE-TAILED PLUMELETEER |
| GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT |
| COMMON BUSH-TANAGER |
| CRIMSON-COLLARED TANAGER |
| SILVER-THROATED TANAGER |
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Notes on Specific Birds
Cinchona was a small town up the road
from La Selva in the foothills known primarily for its hummingbird
feeders. It was nearly destroyed in the 2009
earthquake.
However, The Waterfall Gardens nearby are
still open and have similar birds and a substantial number of
hummingbird feeders. The Waterfall Gardens are a bit touristy and
somewhat expensive, but the feeders are productive. Other people I
know have found the grounds around the area to be fairly productive
as well.
The road to the Waterfall Gardens
from the La Selva side may
still be out because of the earthquake. That means you may have to
approach it from the San Jose side rather than the La Selva side.
You may want to combine a trip there with Poas Volcano which is
close by.
Waterfall Gardens
Video of the hummingbird galleries at the waterfall gardens
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Throughout Costa Rica
All birds here can be included in any list at most locations conditional
to the appropriate habitat
This list includes birds seen commonly throughout
my trips to Costa Rica. These birds were either quite common or easily seen in the appropriate habitat and season.
Admittedly, as a U.S. birder, I became a slacker when it came to listing the
more common North American migrants.
In the case of shorebirds, your best bet is the Tarcoles River mouth near Carara or near the city of Puntarenas. Mudflats
are near the highway.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
GROOVE-BILLED ANI
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
LESSER NIGHTHAWK
PAURAQUE
ROCK PIGEON
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE
MARBLED GODWIT
WHIMBREL
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
WILLET
RUDDY TURNSTONE
LEAST SANDPIPER
BLACK-NECKED STILT
LAUGHING GULL
ROYAL TERN
OSPREY
WHITE-TAILED KITE
ROADSIDE HAWK
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
SWAINSON'S HAWK
CRESTED CARACARA
TRICOLORED HERON
LITTLE BLUE HERON
SNOWY EGRET
GREAT EGRET
CATTLE EGRET
GREEN HERON
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON |
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
WHITE IBIS
BROWN PELICAN
BLACK VULTURE
TURKEY VULTURE
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
GREAT KISKADEE
MASKED TITYRA
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
CLAY-COLORED THRUSH
HOUSE WREN
GREY-BREASTED MARTIN
BARN SWALLOW
HOUSE SPARROW (at gas stations)
TENNESSEE WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
WILSON'S WARBLER
BANANAQUIT
SUMMER TANAGER
WESTERN TANAGER
BLUE-GREY TANAGER
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
VARIABLE SEEDEATER
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
ORCHARD ORIOLE
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE |
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