Birds & Birding in Costa Rica
Birding Locations
Upper Montane & Páramo
Copey de Dota Area
Province: San José
eBird Hotspots visited: Copey de Dota--EL Toucanet Lodge
Elevation: 6400’
Precipitation: 120-160”/yr
Holdridge Life Zone: Tropical Lower Montane Wet Forest
San Gerardo de Dota Area
Province: San José
eBird Hotspots visited: Savegre Valley--Miriam's Restaurant & Rest. Alma de Árbol--San Gerardo de Dota (Private Hotspot)
Elevation: 7250' to 8900’
Precipitation: 120-160”/yr
Holdridge Life Zone: Tropical Montane Rain Forest
Paraiso Quetzal Lodge
Province: San José
eBird Hotspots visited: Paraiso Quetzal Lodge - Km 70
Elevation: 8950’
Precipitation: 160-200”/yr
Holdridge Life Zone: Tropical Montane Rain Forest
Páramo Highlands
Cerro de la Muerte Area in the Talamanca Mountain Range
Province: San José
eBird Hotspots visited: PN Los Quetzales--Cerro Buenavista communication towers
Elevation 11,400',
Precipitation: 140-180”/yr
Holdridge Life Zone: Tropical Montane Rain Forest