La Fortuna
Alajuela, Costa Rica
The iconic La Fortuna area offers diverse habitats from lowland rainforest to Caribbean foothills and mountain forest.
Tours in this location
Morning or Afternoon Birding Arenal Observatory Lodge
Birdwatching Tour Arenal
Wildlife Night Walk
Private Night Walk Experience at Monkey Park
Monkey Park Night Walk Experience
Private Guided Rainforest Walk at Monkey Park
Monkey Park Guided Rainforest Walk
Birding
Arenal Volcano Shared Night Tour: Costa Rica Wildlife Discovery
Species you can spot here
Empidonax virescens
Agamia agami
Empidonax alnorum
Chloroceryle amazona
Tyto furcata
Cinclus mexicanus
Falco sparverius
Chloroceryle aenea
Setophaga ruticilla
Anhinga anhinga
Chlorospingus canigularis
Cyanolyca cucullata
Icterus galbula
Coereba flaveola
Campylorhynchus zonatus
Threnetes ruckeri
Patagioenas fasciata
Riparia riparia
Gymnocichla nudiceps
Cephalopterus glabricollis
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Hirundo rustica
Thamnophilus doliatus
Micrastur ruficollis
Morphnarchus princeps
Bolborhynchus lineola
Falco rufigularis
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Setophaga castanea
Tangara gyrola
Megaceryle alcyon
Gymnopithys bicolor
Accipiter bicolor
Chamaepetes unicolor
Spizaetus tyrannus
Sayornis nigricans
Cypseloides niger
Coragyps atratus
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Mniotilta varia
Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Eupherusa nigriventris
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Myiornis atricapillus
Melanerpes pucherani
Busarellus nigricollis
Icterus prosthemelas
Lophornis helenae
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Nycticorax nycticorax
Tityra inquisitor
Odontophorus melanotis
Caryothraustes poliogaster
Myadestes melanops
Formicarius nigricapillus
Catharus mexicanus
Saltator atriceps
Todirostrum nigriceps
Trogon melanocephalus
Himantopus mexicanus
Arremonops conirostris
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Pheucticus tibialis
Setophaga caerulescens
Setophaga virens
Pheugopedius atrogularis
Setophaga fusca
Setophaga striata
Dacnis cayana
Passerina caerulea
Claravis pretiosa
Amaurospiza concolor
Bangsia arcaei
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Volatinia jacarina
Cyanoloxia cyanoides
Polyerata amabilis
Thraupis episcopus
Chlorestes eliciae
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Spatula discors
Vermivora cyanoptera
Megarynchus pitangua
Cochlearius cochlearius
Attila spadiceus
Electron platyrhynchum
Buteo platypterus
Chalybura urochrysia
Molothrus aeneus
Glaucis aeneus
Psilorhinus morio
Colibri delphinae
Campylorhamphus pusillus
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Progne tapera
Pyrilia haematotis
Dendroma rufa
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Automolus ochrolaemus
Saltator maximus
Cantorchilus modestus
Cardellina canadensis
Cantorchilus zeledoni
Cynanthus canivetii
Setophaga tigrina
Chlorothraupis carmioli
Bombycilla cedrorum
Glaucidium griseiceps
Setophaga cerulea
Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Poliocrania exsul
Arremon brunneinucha
Streptoprocne rutila
Celeus castaneus
Psarocolius wagleri
Setophaga pensylvanica
Chaetura pelagica
Zentrygon chiriquensis
Antrostomus carolinensis
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Amazilia rutila
Celeus loricatus
Saltator grandis
Turdus grayi
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Pteroglossus torquatus
Micrastur semitorquatus
Trogon collaris
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Columbina passerina
Chordeiles minor
Nyctidromus albicollis
Nyctibius griseus
Todirostrum cinereum
Geothlypis trichas
Accipiter cooperii
Microchera cupreiceps
Caracara plancus
Penelope purpurascens
Lophostrix cristata
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Psittacara finschi
Thalurania colombica
Contopus lugubris
Spiza americana
Microrhopias quixensis
Harpagus bidentatus
Sipia laemosticta
Cercomacroides tyrannina
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Tyrannus tyrannus
Sturnella magna
Contopus virens
Tangara florida
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Trogon caligatus
Molothrus oryzivorus
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Chlorophonia callophrys
Platyrinchus coronatus
Basileuterus culicivorus
Stilpnia larvata
Colaptes rubiginosus
Vermivora chrysoptera
Trogon tenellus
Dumetella carolinensis
Buteo plagiatus
Accipiter poliogaster
Laterallus exilis
Progne chalybea
Henicorhina leucophrys
Myiozetetes granadensis
Leptotila cassinii
Aramides cajaneus
Geothlypis poliocephala
Ortalis cinereiceps
Leptotila plumbeiceps
Leptodon cayanensis
Eucometis penicillata
Chaetura cinereiventris
Taraba major
Buteogallus urubitinga
Ardea herodias
Myiarchus crinitus
Crax rubra
Ardea alba
Ara ambiguus
Jacamerops aureus
Pitangus sulphuratus
Nyctibius grandis
Tinamus major
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tringa melanoleuca
Phaethornis guy
Butorides virescens
Chlorophanes spiza
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Chloroceryle americana
Vireolanius pulchellus
Discosura conversii
Chloroceryle inda
Anthracothorax prevostii
Heliodoxa jacula
Doryfera ludovicae
Myiopagis viridicata
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Parabuteo unicinctus
Piranga flava
Setophaga occidentalis
Nothocercus bonapartei
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Setophaga citrina
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Passer domesticus
Columbina inca
Passerina cyanea
Electron carinatum
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Geothlypis formosa
Sarcoramphus papa
Micromonacha lanceolata
Trogon clathratus
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Leucophaeus atricilla
Empidonax minimus
Tachybaptus dominicus
Calidris minutilla
Spinus psaltria
Pachysylvia decurtatus
Panyptila cayennensis
Colibri cyanotus
Tringa flavipes
Momotus lessonii
Aramus guarauna
Syndactyla subalaris
Dryocopus lineatus
Egretta caerulea
Crypturellus soui
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Phaethornis longirostris
Heliomaster longirostris
Colonia colonus
Deconychura longicauda
Parkesia motacilla
Cotinga amabilis
Geothlypis tolmiei
Philodice bryantae
Fregata magnificens
Setophaga magnolia
Coccyzus minor
Tachycineta albilinea
Tityra semifasciata
Amazona farinosa
Dives dives
Megascops guatemalae
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zimmerius parvus
Psarocolius montezuma
Sporophila morelleti
Ciccaba virgata
Elaenia frantzii
Turdus plebejus
Zenaida macroura
Geothlypis philadelphia
Cairina moschata
Nannopterum brasilianum
Microcerculus philomela
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Camptostoma imberbe
Oncostoma cinereigulare
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Circus hudsonius
Jacana spinosa
Xenops mexicanus
Nyctibius jamaicensis
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Schiffornis veraepacis
Contopus bogotensis
Parkesia noveboracensis
Setophaga aestiva
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Troglodytes ochraceus
Mionectes oleagineus
Picumnus olivaceus
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Euphonia gouldi
Leptotrygon veraguensis
Geothlypis semiflava
Contopus cooperi
Mionectes olivaceus
Eupsittula nana
Trogon aurantiiventris
Arremon aurantiirostris
Brotogeris jugularis
Icterus spurius
Spizaetus ornatus
Pandion haliaetus
Seiurus aurocapilla
Megascops cooperi
Campephilus guatemalensis
Patagioenas cayennensis
Turdus obsoletus
Thraupis palmarum
Setophaga palmarum
Falco peregrinus
Vireo philadelphicus
Podilymbus podiceps
Legatus leucophaius
Dysithamnus mentalis
Columbina minuta
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Heliomaster constantii
Tangara inornata
Ictinia plumbea
Semnornis frantzii
Protonotaria citrea
Porphyrio martinicus
Progne subis
Heliothryx barroti
Lampornis calolaemus
Zentrygon lawrencii
Patagioenas flavirostris
Leistes militaris
Ceratopipra mentalis
Vireo olivaceus
Cranioleuca erythrops
Touit costaricensis
Eubucco bourcierii
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Amazona autumnalis
Buteo jamaicensis
Habia fuscicauda
Agelaius phoeniceus
Pharomachrus mocinno
Megaceryle torquata
Rupornis magnirostris
Columba livia
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Platalea ajaja
Phyllomyias burmeisteri
Archilochus colubris
Columbina talpacoti
Patagioenas subvinacea
Geotrygon montana
Dendrocincla homochroa
Catharus frantzii
Terenotriccus erythrurus
Baryphthengus martii
Rhytipterna holerythra
Lipaugus unirufus
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Phylloscartes superciliaris
Zonotrichia capensis
Amazilia tzacatl
Galbula ruficauda
Tangara lavinia
Piculus simplex
Thamnistes anabatinus
Aramides albiventris
Lophotriccus pileatus
Grallaria guatimalensis
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Sclerurus guatemalensis
Ara macao
Piranga olivacea
Cacicus uropygialis
Ramphocelus passerinii
Dacnis venusta
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Accipiter striatus
Cyanerpes lucidus
Molothrus bonariensis
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Buteo brachyurus
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Tangara icterocephala
Scytalopus argentifrons
Saltator grossus
Poecilotriccus sylvia
Myioborus miniatus
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Diglossa plumbea
Synallaxis brachyura
Micrastur mirandollei
Leptopogon superciliaris
Trogon massena
Dryobates fumigatus
Microchera albocoronata
Carpodectes nitidus
Egretta thula
Myiozetetes similis
Buteogallus solitarius
Tringa solitaria
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Arremon crassirostris
Troglodytes musculus
Vanellus chilensis
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Tangara dowii
Ixothraupis guttata
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Dysithamnus puncticeps
Cypseloides cherriei
Hylophylax naevioides
Premnoplex brunnescens
Actitis macularius
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Piaya cayana
Dysithamnus striaticeps
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Myiodynastes maculatus
Cantorchilus thoracicus
Eupherusa eximia
Phaethornis striigularis
Tapera naevia
Asio clamator
Automolus subulatus
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Myiobius sulphureipygius
Piranga rubra
Eurypyga helias
Heliornis fulica
Buteo swainsoni
Catharus ustulatus
Elanoides forficatus
Euphonia anneae
Aphanotriccus capitalis
Tachyphonus delatrii
Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
Microbates cinereiventris
Sclerurus mexicanus
Leiothlypis peregrina
Sporophila funerea
Hylopezus dives
Procnias tricarunculatus
Accipiter superciliosus
Serpophaga cinerea
Setophaga townsendi
Tachycineta bicolor
Egretta tricolor
Tyrannus melancholicus
Mimus gilvus
Setophaga pitiayumi
Onychorhynchus coronatus
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Cathartes aura
Amaurolimnas concolor
Sporophila corvina
Chaetura vauxi
Catharus fuscescens
Geotrygon violacea
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Klais guimeti
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Ardea ibis
Calidris mauri
Piranga ludoviciana
Contopus sordidulus
Pseudastur albicollis
Eudocimus albus
Lampornis hemileucus
Henicorhina leucosticta
Polioptila bilineata
Manacus candei
Streptoprocne zonaris
Lophornis adorabilis
Pionus senilis
Myrmotherula axillaris
Monasa morphoeus
Amazona albifrons
Tachyphonus rufus
Florisuga mellivora
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Conopias albovittatus
Corapipo altera
Loriotus luctuosus
Elanus leucurus
Laterallus albigularis
Empidonax albigularis
Calocitta formosa
Lanio leucothorax
Platyrinchus mystaceus
Turdus assimilis
Leptotila verreauxi
Eutoxeres aquila
Euphonia minuta
Malacoptila panamensis
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Zenaida asiatica
Piranga leucoptera
Empidonax traillii
Cardellina pusilla
Mycteria americana
Hylocichla mustelina
Helmitheros vermivorum
Capsiempis flaveola
Elaenia flavogaster
Empidonax flaviventris
Sphyrapicus varius
Ornithion semiflavum
Amblycercus holosericeus
Coccyzus americanus
Icteria virens
Euphonia luteicapilla
Nyctanassa violacea
Selenidera spectabilis
Tiaris olivaceus
Vireo flavoviridis
Milvago chimachima
Tolmomyias assimilis
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Setophaga coronata
Euphonia hirundinacea
Ramphastos ambiguus
Vireo flavifrons
Setophaga dominica
Thraupis abbas
Empidonax flavescens
Myrmeciza zeledoni
Buteo albonotatus