Osa Peninsula Endemic and Iconic Birds Tour





Your tour guide:
My name is Gerson. I am a naturalist guide, born in the Caribbean of Costa Rica and now residing in Puerto Jiménez. I visited the Osa Peninsula a long time ago, and I simply fell in love with the place. Since then, I have tried to do the things that fill me as a person: love nature and share it, learn from it, and grow.
About this tour
Join us on a half-day birding adventure across the Osa Peninsula in search of some of the region’s most iconic and endemic bird species. We will visit carefully selected locations and different ecosystems with the goal of spotting specialties such as the Mangrove Hummingbird, Yellow-billed Cotinga, Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, Orange-collared Manakin, Turquoise Cotinga, and the colorful Fiery-billed Aracari. Because we explore a variety of habitats — including mangroves, rainforest, riversides, and forest edges — there are also excellent opportunities to observe many other bird species, as well as mammals, reptiles, and amphibians along the way. To finish the experience, we will enjoy a traditional Costa Rican lunch at a local restaurant while reviewing the morning’s highlights and bird sightings.
Target Species

Yellow-billed Cotinga
Carpodectes antoniae

Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea

Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon massena

Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus

Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis

White Hawk
Pseudastur albicollis

Crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica

Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Myiobius sulphureipygius

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera

Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii

Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor

Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao

Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Three-wattled Bellbird
Procnias tricarunculatus

Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl

Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Psittacara finschi

Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius

Mangrove Hummingbird
Amazilia boucardi

Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
Habia atrimaxillaris

Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus

Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia cyanoides

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum

White-throated Shrike-Tanager
Lanio leucothorax

Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia

Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus

Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis

Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona

White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis

Velvety Manakin
Lepidothrix velutina

Veraguan Mango
Anthracothorax veraguensis

Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare

White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus

Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris

Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis

Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius

Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii

Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus

White-browed Gnatcather
Polioptila bilineata

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis

Lesser Greenlet
Pachysylvia decurtatus

Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens

Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus

Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza

Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex

Red-rumped Woodpecker
Dryobates kirkii

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Great Curassow
Crax rubra

Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina

Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris

Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus

Brown-hooded Parrot
Pyrilia haematotis

Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla anabatina

Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul

Northern Schiffornis
Schiffornis veraepacis

Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus

Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi

Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii

Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus

Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus

Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus

Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus

White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus

Yellow-headed Caracara
Milvago chimachima

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris

White Ibis
Eudocimus albus

Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Zimmerius parvus

Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia

Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus

Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Deconychura longicauda

Great Tinamou
Tinamus major

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus

Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis

Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes

Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Tunchiornis ochraceiceps

Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

Black-bellied Wren
Pheugopedius fasciatoventris

Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor

Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans

Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata

Black-throated Trogon
Trogon rufus

Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis

White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi

Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana

Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus

Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta

Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum

Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina

Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens

Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia

Orange-collared Manakin
Manacus aurantiacus

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus

Plain Xenops
Xenops minutus

Great Antshrike
Taraba major

Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor

Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus

Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Lesson’s Motmot
Momotus lessonii

Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi

Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda

Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia luteicapilla

Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola

White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis

Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer

Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra

White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora

Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor

Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti

Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum

Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus

Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani

Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata

Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus

Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata

Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii

Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata

White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus

Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus

Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris

Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui

Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua

Black-striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus

Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta

Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri

Marbled Wood-Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis

Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon

Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola

Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus

Brown-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus pusillus

Bronzy Hermit
Glaucis aeneus

Dusky Antbird
Cercomacroides tyrannina
White-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis

Spot-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia imitans

Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana

Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decora

White-tipped Sicklebill
Eutoxeres aquila

Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii

Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda

Bicolored Antbird
Gymnopithys bicolor

Baird's Trogon
Trogon bairdii

Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti

Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis

Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra

Green Heron
Butorides virescens

Turquoise Cotinga
Cotinga ridgwayi

Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps

Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae

Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus

Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus

Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica

White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus

Isthmian Wren
Cantorchilus elutus

Gartered Trogon
Trogon caligatus

Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris

Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus

Blue-throated Goldentail
Chlorestes eliciae

Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus

Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana

Dickcissel
Spiza americana

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa

Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura fumosa

Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas

Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Black-tailed Flycatcher
Myiobius atricaudus

Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana

White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Wood Stork
Mycteria americana

Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina

Golden-crowned Spadebill
Platyrinchus coronatus

Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis

Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris

Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus guatemalensis

Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons

Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
Automolus exsertus

Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis

Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata

Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus

Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens

Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus

Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio

Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana

Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen

Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus

Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus

White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris

American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus

Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus

Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum

Streak-chested Antpitta
Hylopezus perspicillatus

Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis

Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus

White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus

Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris

Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
What's Included
* Experienced Birding Guide * Spotting Scope * Traditional Costa Rican Lunch * Visits to Multiple Birding Locations
Not Included
* Snacks/Breakfast * Additional drinks * Transportation to birding site
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$120.00
includes all fees