Uvita Birdwatching Tour
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About this tour
Experience the vibrant avian life of Bahia Ballena on a guided birdwatching tour through one of Costa Rica’s most scenic coastal communities. This peaceful walk offers a wonderful opportunity to discover the fascinating bird species that inhabit the local forest ecosystems while learning the essentials of bird identification and the natural history of the area. We begin the morning tour at 5:45 a.m., the perfect time to witness the forest awakening to a chorus of melodious birdsong. Alternatively, you may join our afternoon tour at 14:30 p.m. to explore the trails at a different pace. At the end of your walk, enjoy a typical Costa Rican breakfast accompanied by coffee or orange juice, or a snack depending on the time of the tour. Book your spot to explore the diverse birdlife of Bahia Ballena.
Target Species
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon massena
Crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Psittacara finschi
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Mangrove Hummingbird
Amazilia boucardi
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla anabatina
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Yellow-headed Caracara
Milvago chimachima
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Blue Ground Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decora
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Isthmian Wren
Cantorchilus elutus
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Blue-throated Goldentail
Chlorestes eliciae
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Western Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
What's Included
- Bilingual tour guide (certified). - Comprehensive insurance coverage. - Traditional Costa Rican breakfast (mornign tour). - Fresh fruit and snacks (afternoon tour). - Checklist of bird species observed during the tour. - Photos or videos of birds sighted during the excursion. - Exclusive small group setting.
Not Included
Bottles with Water. Transportation to the meeting point. Car parking.
Meeting Point
The guide will be waiting with his optical equipment. If you cannot find the location, please call the information number immediately. The guide will wait in the Dolphin Tour Office parking lot next to the Los Delfines Pizzeria.
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$94.00
Children (2-12): $56.00
includes all fees
Start times
- 05:45$94.00
- 14:30$94.00