Costa Rica Ramsar wetland
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
476 bird species recorded; the most from January to April.
Bernard Gagnon · CC0
This month here
408 species in January.410 species in February.405 species in March.399 species in April.332 species in May.260 species in June.276 species in July.288 species in August.294 species in September.347 species in October.365 species in November.391 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
476 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 476Speciesrecorded more than once
- 167Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 588,204Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 40Raptors
- 11Owls
- 27Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 26Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 229Songbirds
- 120Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 476 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
- King VultureSarcoramphus papa
- Buteo albicaudatusButeo albicaudatus
- Leucopternis albicollisLeucopternis albicollis
- Black Hawk-eagleSpizaetus tyrannus
- Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus
- Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
- Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusNT
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
Owls11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific Screech OwlMegascops cooperi
- Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
- Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator
- Mottled OwlStrix virgata
- Central American Pygmy OwlGlaucidium griseiceps
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
- Middle American Screech OwlMegascops guatemalae
- Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
- Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
Herons, ibises & grebes26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
- Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Agami HeronAgamia agamiNT
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
- Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- JabiruJabiru mycteria
Songbirds229 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
- Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensis
- Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Thraupis palmarumThraupis palmarum
- Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
- White-collared ManakinManacus candei
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
- Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
- Stilpnia larvataStilpnia larvata
- Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
- Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
- Saltator grandisSaltator grandis
- Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestus
- Guatemalan TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus
- Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
- Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
- Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
- Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
- Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudiceps
- Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
- Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
- Slate-headed Tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
- Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
- Thick-billed Seed FinchSporophila funerea
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularis
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Subtropical CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
- White-wingedPachyramphus polychopterus
- Grey-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
- Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus
- White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus
- Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
- Amazonian Royal FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- White-breasted Wood-wrenHenicorhina leucosticta
- Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
- Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
- Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Nicaraguan Seed FinchSporophila nuttingi
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus
- Red-breasted MeadowlarkSturnella militaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
- Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Western Slaty-antshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
- Ramphocaenus melanurusRamphocaenus melanurus
- Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus
- Northern Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
- Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
- Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisVU
- Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
- Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
- Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
- Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
- Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
- Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
- Red-capped manakinPipra mentalis
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
- Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
- Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
- Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
- Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- White-cheeked AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspis
- Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusVU
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa
- Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
- Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
- Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
- White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
- Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
- Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Loriotus luctuosusLoriotus luctuosus
- Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
- Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
- White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
- Whiskered MyiobiusMyiobius barbatus
- Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
- Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
- Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
- Black phoebeSayornis nigricans
- White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularis
- Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Half-collared GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris
- Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Turdus assimilisTurdus assimilis
- Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Plain-coloured TanagerTangara inornata
- Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
- Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
- Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Northern Nightingale-wrenMicrocerculus philomelaNT
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
- Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
- Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Black-capped Pygmy-tyrantMyiornis atricapillus
- White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
- Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani
- Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
- Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
- Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNT
- Eastern WoodhaunterHyloctistes subulatus
- Green Shrike-vireoVireolanius pulchellus
- Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassinii
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Thicket AntpittaHylopezus dives
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
Other birds120 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Russet-naped Wood RailAramides albiventris
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
- Aztec ParakeetAratinga nana
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
- Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
- Grey-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
- White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
- SungrebeHeliornis fulica
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Finsch's ParakeetAratinga finschi
- Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
- Collared AraçariPteroglossus torquatus
- White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNT
- Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
- Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
- Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
- Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Great PotooNyctibius grandis
- Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
- Yellow-breasted CrakePorzana flaviventer
- Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
- Common PotooNyctibius griseus
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Chlorestes eliciaeChlorestes eliciae
- Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
- Southern Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
- Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
- Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
- Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
- Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
- Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
- Grey-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
- Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
- Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
- Pionopsitta haematotisPionopsitta haematotis
- Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
- White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
- Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
- White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
- Great TinamouTinamus major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
- Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensNT
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
- Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
- Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minuta
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
- White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
- Polyerata amabilisPolyerata amabilis
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- American CootFulica americana
- Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Great CurassowCrax rubraVU
- Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
- Greater AniCrotophaga major
- Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensisNT
- Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
- Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
- Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
- Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
- Saucerottia hoffmanniSaucerottia hoffmanni
- Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
- Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
- Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
- Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
- Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
- Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
- Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae
- Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantii
- Cynanthus canivetiiCynanthus canivetii
- SunbitternEurypyga helias
- White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptus
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
- Scarlet MacawAra macao
- Aratinga canicularisAratinga canicularis
- White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
- Common PotooNyctibius jamaicensis
- SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from January to April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/22°16 mm
- Feb31°/22°9 mm
- Mar33°/22°11 mm
- Apr34°/23°37 mm
- May32°/24°185 mm
- Jun29°/24°179 mm
- Jul29°/24°134 mm
- Aug29°/24°179 mm
- Sep28°/24°256 mm
- Oct28°/23°297 mm
- Nov28°/23°137 mm
- Dec28°/22°27 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.
Wildlife refuge in northern Costa Rica
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Costa Rica.
476 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 588,204 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Kiskadee, the Great White Egret and the Black Vulture.
37 species come for the summer, 119 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher and Tawny-chested Flycatcher.
The most species are recorded from January to April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Albergue Cano Negroplace to stay · 2.6 km · 8 within 10 km
- Los Chilesnearest town · 18 km in a straight line
- La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at LIR airport (Liberia)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8places to stay within 10 kmAlbergue Cano Negro, Caño Negro Natural Lodge, Hotel De Campo and 5 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Riveryasthe river nearbySabogal River
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
Costa Rica
- 91Birdyas Score
- 476Species
- 167Migrants
- 9Threatened
Palo Verde National Park
Costa Rica · 81 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 349Species
- 156Migrants
- 5Threatened
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Guatuzos
Nicaragua · 20 km
- 45Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 19Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5055588) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 588,204 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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