10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2020

Costa Rica is a country situated well south of the Tropic of Cancer and like most places without a winter, parrots are an essential part of the local avifauna. Fancy bird like this Brown-hooded Parrot are common in many forested parts of the country. White-crowned Parrot. White-fronted Parrot.

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Parrots Costa Rica San Jose Endangered Species 262

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

If habitat is protected, they can also act as important pathways to fantastic places and can greatly facilitate connecting people with birds and biodiversity. A huge number of species are possible including everything from macaws to parrots, King Vulture , and even Sungrebe and other uncommon wetland species.

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Costa Rica San Jose Liberia Birds 236

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Fortunately, nowadays, there are protected areas and efforts to establish biological corridors that provide more hope for the endangered Great Green Macaw, and other species. In Costa Rica, that would mean the Sarapiqui area because this is where we find the closest Caribbean lowland forests to San Jose.

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Costa Rica San Jose Panama Birds 165

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2015

For a more intimate stay in birdier surroundings, try Zamora Estates ; a hotel/vineyard that protects some of the last remaining wetlands in the Central Valley. If you want to go the relaxed route, don’t worry, there’s still plenty to see in hotel gardens in and near San Jose.

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Owls 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2016

Check out these suggestions: The Zamora Estate : Not that far from the airport, this place protects some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the Central Valley. Since Costa Rica is a such a small place, heck, you can go even further afield without too much worries and stay at sites just 3 hours from San Jose at most.

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Costa Rica San Jose Liberia Birds 101