Monteverde Cloud Forest Private Birdwatching by Monteverde Wild
Private tour
Your tour guide:
We are a team of certified, local naturalist guides who customize and execute field expeditions in the Monteverde cloud forest. Founded in 2017, our operation tailors every tour to the specific interests of the traveler, aligning our field work with their particular goals—whether targeting rare species or facilitating advanced wildlife photography. We offer private tours and small-group experiences covering targeted birdwatching, natural history, and nocturnal safaris. Using ultra-high-definition (UHD) spotting scopes to ensure precise and ethical wildlife viewing, we ground our service in direct on-site operation, seamless logistics—including local transportation—and a strict commitment to delivering on the expectations of travelers seeking Costa Rica's authentic biodiversity.
About this tour
Designed for birders tracking specific target species as well as nature enthusiasts, this private tour focuses on maximizing viewing opportunities across Monteverde’s most active biological hotspots. We dynamically select the reserve or trail system based on current migrations and real-time activity of iconic species like the Resplendent Quetzal and the Three-wattled Bellbird. The expedition is led by certified local naturalist guides who tailor the pace to your specific goals and physical comfort. Throughout the journey, you will have access to ultra-high-definition (UHD) spotting scopes to capture precise morphological details. We also integrate professional digiscoping techniques during the tour, allowing you to save high-resolution wildlife photos directly to your smartphone as part of the experience. What’s included: Private certified naturalist guide, access to UHD optical equipment, digital photography sharing (digiscoping), and round-trip local transportation from your Monteverde hotel.
Target Species
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Three-wattled Bellbird
Procnias tricarunculatus
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Sunbittern
Eurypyga helias
Orange-bellied Trogon
Trogon aurantiiventris
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia callophrys
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Azure-hooded Jay
Cyanolyca cucullata
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Lesser Greenlet
Pachysylvia decurtatus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Zeledon's Antbird
Myrmeciza zeledoni
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Coppery-headed Emerald
Microchera cupreiceps
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
White-fronted Parrot
Amazona albifrons
Black-breasted Wood-Quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Ochraceous Wren
Troglodytes ochraceus
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pyrilia haematotis
Elegant Euphonia
Chlorophonia elegantissima
Olive-streaked Flycatcher
Mionectes olivaceus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Costa Rican Warbler
Basileuterus melanotis
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Oilbird
Steatornis caripensis
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Tawny-capped Euphonia
Euphonia anneae
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Zimmerius parvus
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
Zentrygon costaricensis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow
Melozone cabanisi
Cabanis’s Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Lesson’s Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia luteicapilla
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda
Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra
Collared Redstart
Myioborus torquatus
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
White-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus mystaceus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Green-fronted Lancebill
Doryfera ludovicae
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Philodice bryantae
Mottled Owl
Ciccaba virgata
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
Atlapetes tibialis
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Scytalopus argentifrons
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus pileatus
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Dryobates fumigatus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Grayish Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Prong-billed Barbet
Semnornis frantzii
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Dendroma rufa
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Blue-throated Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Megascops clarkii
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Collared Trogon
Trogon collaris
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Basileuterus delattrii
White-naped Brushfinch
Atlapetes albinucha
Highland Tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
Barred Forest-Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Wrenthrush
Zeledonia coronata
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
What's Included
Specialized birding guide. A la carte breakfast. UHD spoting scope. Pictures
Not Included
Bottle of water. Park admission. Rain poncho.
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$175.00
includes all fees