Osa Peninsula Birdwatching: Chasing Lifers and Sloth sighting at La Palma
Your tour guide:
Naturalist and Tourism Guide with more than 20 years of experience in Costa Rica’s tourism industry, specializing in nature interpretation, birdwatching, natural history, amphibians, adventure activities, snorkeling, and whale and dolphin watching\. Extensive experience working with national and international groups, organizing itineraries, and providing personalized service\. I am known for being friendly, helpful, responsible, and able to work under pressure, with a strong commitment to conservation and the responsible enjoyment of nature
About this tour
Experience the world-renowned biodiversity of the Osa Peninsula on a professional five-hour birdwatching and wildlife tour. This half-day shared excursion focuses on the region’s vibrant birdlife and iconic sloths, exploring two distinct locations around La Palma, near Puerto Jimenez. Whether you are a dedicated birder, a beginner, or traveling with family, this tour offers an immersive experience in one of Costa Rica's most wilderness natural landscapes. Your professional guide will lead the way, helping you spot and identify species in their natural habitat while providing expert insight into the local ecosystem. To ensure a seamless experience, the tour includes comfortable round-trip transportation from your hotel, along with breakfast and snacks to keep you energized in the field. Contact us to reserve your spot
Target Species
Yellow-billed Cotinga
Carpodectes antoniae
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Scaly-breasted Wren
Microcerculus marginatus
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Cherrie’s Tanager
Ramphocelus costaricensis
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon massena
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Stub-tailed Spadebill
Platyrinchus cancrominus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Myiobius sulphureipygius
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Psittacara finschi
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Mangrove Hummingbird
Amazilia boucardi
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
Habia atrimaxillaris
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia cyanoides
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
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
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Velvety Manakin
Lepidothrix velutina
Veraguan Mango
Anthracothorax veraguensis
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Garden Emerald
Chlorostilbon assimilis
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
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
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Greenlet
Pachysylvia decurtatus
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Dryobates kirkii
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Great Curassow
Crax rubra
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla anabatina
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul
Northern Schiffornis
Schiffornis veraepacis
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
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Yellow-headed Caracara
Milvago chimachima
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Zimmerius parvus
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Deconychura longicauda
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
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
Yellow Tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Orange-collared Manakin
Manacus aurantiacus
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Northern Plain Xenops
Xenops mexicanus
Red-breasted Meadowlark
Leistes militaris
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
Striped Owl
Asio clamator
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Lesson’s Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia luteicapilla
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Thick-billed Euphonia
Euphonia laniirostris
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
Paint-billed Crake
Neocrex erythrops
Mottled Owl
Ciccaba virgata
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Slaty Spinetail
Synallaxis brachyura
Red-capped Manakin
Ceratopipra mentalis
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Blue Ground Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
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
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Common Potoo
Nyctibius griseus
Bronzy Hermit
Glaucis aeneus
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacroides tyrannina
White-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Spot-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia imitans
Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decora
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Black-faced Antthrush
Formicarius analis
Bicolored Antbird
Gymnopithys bicolor
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Dryobates fumigatus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Baird's Trogon
Trogon bairdii
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Turquoise Cotinga
Cotinga ridgwayi
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Isthmian Wren
Cantorchilus elutus
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Blue-throated Goldentail
Chlorestes eliciae
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Graceful Black-throated Trogon
Trogon tenellus
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura fumosa
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-and-white Owl
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Black-tailed Flycatcher
Myiobius atricaudus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
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
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Western Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
White-throated Crake
Laterallus albigularis
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Streak-chested Antpitta
Hylopezus perspicillatus
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
Barred Forest-Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Northern Tamandua
Tamandua mexicana
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Common Tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog
Phyllobates vittatus
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Common Dink / Tink Frog
Diasporus diastema
Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus typhonius
Bird-eating snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
White-faced Capuchin Monkey
Cebus imitator
Common Basilisk / Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus basiliscus
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Fer-de-lance
Bothrops asper
Hourglass Tree Frog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Central American Whiptail
Holcosus festivus
Central American Coral Snake
Micrurus nigrocinctus
Central American Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri oerstedii
Osa Anole
Anolis osa
Baird's Tapir
Tapirus bairdii
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Mesoamerican Boa Constrictor
Boa imperator
Mantled Howler-Monkey
Alouatta palliata
Common Rain Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
Brilliant Forest Frog / Warszewitsch's Frog
Lithobates warszewitschii
Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
What's Included
Professional birding guide services Round-trip transportation All entrance fees Freshly prepared breakfast Snacks (empanadas and seasonal fruits) High-quality spotting scope for close-up viewing Bottled water
Not Included
Binoculars Camera Lunch
Meeting Point
Meet at the Hotel, Airbnb or any other locations, it's a round trip.
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$263.00
includes all fees
Start times
- 05:30$263.00