Remove Protection Remove Rights Remove San Jose Remove Species
article thumbnail

Top Sites for Roadside Birding in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

If habitat is protected, they can also act as important pathways to fantastic places and can greatly facilitate connecting people with birds and biodiversity. In terms of birding, they more easily bring us to a vast variety of species, Costa Rica included. San Vito – Several roads just outside of San Vito offer excellent birding.

article thumbnail

Expectations and Suggestions for Caribbean Lowland Birding in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Costa Rica is situated right between two oceans. The pair of seas are close enough for the occasional adventurous frigatebird to just soar way up and right over to the other salty basin. In Costa Rica, that would mean the Sarapiqui area because this is where we find the closest Caribbean lowland forests to San Jose.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Zamora Estateā€¦ Avian-rich Eco-Luxury in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Costa Rica enjoys an international reputation as an iconic birding location, bursting with epic Neotropical species and breathtaking natural attractions. Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family.

article thumbnail

Avian Gems of the Caribbean Foothills

10,000 Birds

Want to know a good recipe for tons of different bird species? The end result is southern Central America and in terms of birds, we get a bonanza of literally hundreds of bird species in a pretty small place. Whether volcanic, tectonic, or both, the mountains are a vital part of the species equation. Lattice-tailed Trogon.

article thumbnail

La Paloma, The Doves of the Baja

10,000 Birds

The country of Mexico as a whole, is host to 27 different species of doves, with the California Baja Sure home to six. With a large number of sub-species in many of these doves, I have listed the actual sub-species for this area. A common migratory species, is the Mourning Dove , Zenaida macroura marginella.

San Jose 100
article thumbnail

End of the Road Birding in Costa Rica at Luna Lodge

10,000 Birds

Thanks to fortunate foresight, a lot of land was set aside in Costa Rica as national parks and protected areas (and some of these are easily accessed) but the best forest still happens to be at the terminus of the road and en route, you will be treated to species deficit birding in plenty of pastures.

article thumbnail

Where to Stay on Your First Day of Birding in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

In Costa Rica, since winter doesn’t exist, June is kind of like every other month except that it rains more and the little summer of San Juan is right around the corner. 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.