87 bird species were reported on eBird within 12 km of Manuel Antonio National Park between Oct 15 and Oct 22, 2026. Report by Jason Solano Zamora, ICT-licensed naturalist and birding guide, founder of Costa Rica Wakoo Tours, compiled from live eBird data and reviewed by our guides.
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Highlights and Pacific-slope specialties this week
- Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus): Calle 6, Aguirre CR-Puntarenas (9.4715,-84.1074), 2026-10-22
- Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao): Calle 6, Aguirre CR-Puntarenas (9.4715,-84.1074), 2026-10-22
- Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata): Calle 6, Aguirre CR-Puntarenas (9.4715,-84.1074), 2026-10-22
- Mangrove Hummingbird (Chrysuronia boucardi): Parador Resort and Spa, 2026-10-21
- Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi): PN Manuel Antonio, 2026-10-21
- Fiery-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus frantzii): PN Manuel Antonio, 2026-10-21
- Riverside Wren (Cantorchilus semibadius): PN Manuel Antonio, 2026-10-21
- Gray-headed Tanager (Eucometis penicillata): PN Manuel Antonio, 2026-10-17
Rare and notable reports
- Gray-cheeked Thrush: PN Manuel Antonio, 2026-10-19
Every species reported, by location
PN Manuel Antonio (43)
Anhinga, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Black-bellied Wren, Black-hooded Antshrike, Blue Ground Dove, Blue-throated Goldentail, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Broad-winged Hawk, Brown Pelican, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Clay-colored Thrush, Cocoa Woodcreeper, Cocos Booby, Common Black Hawk, Crested Caracara, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Crowned Woodnymph, Dot-winged Antwren, Fiery-billed Aracari, Gray-capped Flycatcher, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Gray-headed Tanager, Green Heron, Lesser Greenlet, Lesson's Motmot, Northern Plain-Xenops, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Yellow Warbler, Orange-billed Sparrow, Pale-billed Woodpecker, Peregrine Falcon, Riverside Wren, Roadside Hawk, Rock Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Short-tailed Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, Summer Tanager, White-necked Jacobin, White-throated Crake, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Calle 6, Aguirre CR-Puntarenas (9.4715,-84.1074) (39)
Baltimore Oriole, Blue-gray Tanager, Bright-rumped Attila, Common Squirrel-Cuckoo, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Golden-hooded Tanager, Gray-cowled Wood-Rail, Great Kiskadee, Great-tailed Grackle, Groove-billed Ani, Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Inca Dove, Long-billed Starthroat, Masked Tityra, Melodious Blackbird, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Pale-vented Pigeon, Palm Tanager, Purple-crowned Fairy, Red-billed Pigeon, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Red-lored Amazon, Rufous-backed Wren, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Scaly-breasted Wren, Scarlet Macaw, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Smooth-billed Ani, Social Flycatcher, Southern House Wren, Southern Lapwing, Tropical Kingbird, Tropical Mockingbird, White-crowned Parrot, White-tipped Dove, White-winged Dove, Yellow-headed Caracara, Yellow-throated Toucan
Parador Resort and Spa (5)
Black Vulture, Gray Hawk, Magnificent Frigatebird, Mangrove Hummingbird, Turkey Vulture
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- PN Manuel Antonio: 443 species recorded all-time
- Manuel Antonio–hotels near park: 372 species recorded all-time
- Quepos: 363 species recorded all-time
- Finca Maritima (Playa El Rey) rice fields: 357 species recorded all-time
- Buenavista Villas/Tulemar: 307 species recorded all-time
- PN Manuel Antonio–Mangroves: 288 species recorded all-time
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About this report
Data: eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology (accessed 2026-10-22). Observations as submitted by eBird users; sensitive species are withheld by eBird. Weekly report by Jason Solano Zamora, Costa Rica Wakoo Tours.
More on birding in Manuel Antonio
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