Exploring the Birdlife in the Cloud Forests | Birds of Costa Rica

Welcome to "Birds of Costa Rica | Exploring the Birdlife in the Cloud Forests"! Join me on an enchanting adventure as we delve into the captivating world of Costa Rica's cloud forests. Immerse yourself in the melodic harmony of the avian orchestra that thrives within these mist-covered realms.
From the elusive Quetzals and colorful Motmots to the graceful Bellbirds and iridescent Hummingbirds, this series unveils a mesmerizing spectacle for bird enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. Discover the hidden treasures of the cloud forests as we encounter a diverse range of bird species, including Flycatchers, Tanagers, and Woodpeckers.
During my 8-day itinerary, I visited 15 eBird hotspots and observed a total of 229 bird species. This video showcases 171 of them, and I hope you thoroughly enjoy the experience.

Day 1:
Rufous Motmot
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Cinnamon Woodpecker
White-necked Jacobin
Squirrel Cuckoo
Snowcap
Bay-headed Tanager
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Blue-chested Hummingbird
White-browed Gnatcatcher
Variable Seedeater
Purple-crowned Fairy
Emerald Tanager
Tropical Pewee (Northern)
Great Potoo
Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Day 2:
Red-lored/Diademed Amazon
Brown-hooded Parrot
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Keel-billed Toucan
Collared/Stripe-billed/Pale-mandibled Aracari
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Great Kiskadee
Yellow-throated Toucan
Palm Tanager
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Great Curassow
Blue-grey Tanager
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Social Flycatcher
King Vulture
Black Vulture
Olive-throated Parakeet
Red-capped Manakin
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Roadside Hawk
Black-crowned Tityra
Black-cowled Oriole
Montezuma Oropendola

Day 3:
Great Green Macaw
royal flycatcher sp.
Golden-hooded Tanager
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Short-billed Pigeon
Red-breasted Blackbird
Crested Caracara
Striped Cuckoo
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Grey Hawk
Grey-headed Chachalaca
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Masked Tityra

Day4:
Broad-billed Motmot
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Brown Violetear
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Stripe-throated Hermit
Rufous Mourner
Carmiol's/Olive Tanager
White-crowned Parrot
Alder Flycatcher
Green Hermit
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dull-mantled Antbird
Thicket Antpitta
Spotted Antbird
Buff-rumped Warbler
Eastern Meadowlark
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Red-billed Pigeon
Emerald/Blue-throated/Wagler's/Violet-throated Toucanet
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Red-faced Spinetail

Day5:
Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
Common Bush Tanager
Western Wood Pewee
White-eared Ground Sparrow
Band-tailed Pigeon
Golden-olive Woodpecker/Bronze-winged Woodpecker
Swallow-tailed Kite
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Three-wattled Bellbird
Cabanis's Wren
Rufous-collared Sparrow
White-naped Brushfinch
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Collared Trogon (Orange-bellied)
Plain Antvireo
Rufous-and-white Wren
Violet Sabrewing
Green-crowned Brilliant
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Lesser Violetear
Purple-throated Mountaingem
Slate-throated Whitestart
Grey-breasted Wood Wren

Day6:
Mountain Elaenia
Yellowish Flycatcher
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Resplendent Quetzal
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
White-throated Spadebill
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant
Spotted Barbtail
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
White-throated/Dagua Thrush
Black-thighed Grosbeak
Black-eared Warbler
Northern Tufted Flycatcher
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Collared Whitestart
Mountain Thrush
Prong-billed Barbet
Black Guan
Barred Becard

Day7:
Scarlet Macaw
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Rose-throated Becard
Veracruz/Sclater's/Rufous-backed Wren
Gartered Trogon
White-winged Dove
Streaked Flycatcher
Orange-collared Manakin
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Dot-winged Antwren
White-whiskered Puffbird
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Black-and-white Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Mangrove Swallow
Ringed Kingfisher
Grey-breasted Martin
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Muscovy Duck
Common Black Hawk
Southern Lapwing
Common Ground Dove
Collared Plover
Tricolored Heron
Double-striped Thick-knee
Roseate Spoonbill
Magnificent Frigatebird
Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern
Wood Stork
Neotropic Cormorant
Yellow-headed Caracara
Bat Falcon
Pauraque
Spectacled Owl

Day8:
Grey-headed Tanager
Bicolored Antbird
Black-hooded Antshrike
Black-headed Trogon
Blue-black Grosbeak
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Orange-billed Sparrow
Plain Xenops
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Grey-chested Dove
Trilling Gnatwren
Black-hooded Antshrike

00:00 - Day 1
05:21 - Day 2
15:47 - Day 3
19:17 - Day 4
22:44 - Day 5
26:16 - Day 6
31:01 - Day 7
37:01 - Day 8