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Arenal Volcano - middle elevation rainforest
Interesting species:
Ocellated Antbird
Bare-crowned Antbird
Lovely Cotinga
Tawny-faced Gnatwren
Braulio Carillo NP - middle elevation rainforest
Interesting Species:
Lattice-tailed Trogon
Pale-vented Thrush
Emerald Tanager
Black-and-Yellow Tanager
Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - wetland
Interesting Species:
Boat-billed Heron
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Black-collared Hawk
Sungrebe
Carara National Park - Pacific lowland rainforest
Interesting Species:
Streak-chested Antpitta
Black-faced Antthrush
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Cinchona, Waterfall Gardens - high elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Coppery-headed Emerald
Black-bellied Hummingbird
Prong-billed Barbet
Costa Rican Warbler
Guanacaste Province - dry scrub, some forest
Interesting Species:
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Double-striped Thick-knee
Yellow-naped Parrot
Banded Wren
Heliconias Lodge - middle elevation rainforest
Interesting Species:
Tody Motmot
Nightingale Wren
Northern Schiffornis
Carmiol's Tanager
Irazu Volcano - high elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Timberline Wren
Acorn Woodpecker
Flame-throated Warbler
Volcano Junco
La Selva Biological Station - low foothills
Interesting Species:
Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Green Ibis
Semi-plumbeous Hawk
White-ringed Flycatcher
Manuel Antonio NP - Pacific rainforest
Interesting Species:
Fiery-billed Aracari
Double-toothed Kite
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Black-hooded Antshrike
Monteverde Cloud Forest- cloud forest
Interesting Species:
Resplendent Quetzal
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
Three-wattled Bellbird
Azure-hooded Jay
Northern Mountain Parks - mid-elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Elegant Trogon
Tody Motmot
Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Osa Peninsula - low elevation forest, foothills
Interesting Species:
Marbled Wood-Quail
Striped Woodhaunter
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
Crested Oropendola
Palo Verde NP - wetland, dry scrub forest
Interesting Species:
Thicket Tinamou
Limpkin
Jabiru
Snail Kite
Rancho Naturalista - mid elevation rainforest
Interesting Species:
Snowcap
Dull-mantled Antbird
Russet Antshrike
Tawny-chested Flycatcher
San Gerardo Field Station - mid-elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Highland Tinamou
Black-headed Antthrush
Gray-throated Leaftosser
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
San Isidro - Pacific rainforest, pastureland
Interesting Species:
Turquoise Cotinga
Tropical Mockingbird
Streaked Saltator
Costa Rican Brushfinch
Cloudbridge Nature Reserve - high forest
Interesting Species:
Resplendent Quetzal
Barred Becard
Slaty Flowerpiercer
White-winged Tanager
Santa Rosa National Park - dry forest
Interesting Species:
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Black-crowned Antshrike
Nutting's Flycatcher
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Savegre - high elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Spotted Wood-Quail
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Dusky Nightjar
Flame-colored Tanager
Tapanti NP -mid and high elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Barred Hawk
Streaked Xenops
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
El Copal - middle elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Ochre-breasted Antpitta
White-crowned Manakin
Tawny-chested Flycatcher
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
Virgen del Soccoro - mid-elevation forest
Interesting Species:
Red-headed Barbet
Fasciated Antshrike
White-ruffed Manakin
Crimson-collared Tanager
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