Dawn Birding at Esquipulas, Manuel Antonio
About this tour
We begin at dawn, when the forest comes alive with the first sounds and movements of the day. As we explore a variety of habitats, including forest trails, gardens, open areas, and surrounding rural landscapes, you’ll have the opportunity to experience Costa Rica’s rich birdlife at one of the most active and rewarding times of the day. The peaceful morning atmosphere, combined with the expertise of your local guide, makes this an ideal experience for birdwatching
Target Species
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon massena
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
White Hawk
Pseudastur albicollis
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Myiobius sulphureipygius
Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Psittacara finschi
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia cyanoides
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Velvety Manakin
Lepidothrix velutina
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-headed Caracara
Milvago chimachima
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
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
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Orange-collared Manakin
Manacus aurantiacus
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Lesson’s Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia luteicapilla
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Thick-billed Euphonia
Euphonia laniirostris
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Red-capped Manakin
Ceratopipra mentalis
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
White-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
White-tipped Sicklebill
Eutoxeres aquila
Baird's Trogon
Trogon bairdii
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Graceful Black-throated Trogon
Trogon tenellus
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
What's Included
-Water -Breakfast -Bilingual Certificated Guide -Photographs through the Telescope -Transfer Round trip from hotel or house in Manuel Antonio or Quepos area
Meeting Point
The meeting point will be at the hotel reception or at the guest’s accommodation.
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$194.00
includes all fees
Start times
- 05:00$194.00