This small Central American country have been a destination on the wish list for a while. In mid-January we started a three-week trip where we cover most parts of the country with a great variation of nature and landscape. Among the highlights was the marvelous observations we got of the Tapir and Sloth. The range of birds was fantastic with many spectacular species like Hummingbirds, Parrots, Toucans and many other colorful species. The jewel in the bird collection was the Resplendent Quetzal.
![Resplendent Quetzal / Praktquetzal, La Trinidad, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f8871614-79f4-4c9c-a2c5-68fad8e850a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=87367720baa863395adbd91eceb800ee)
Resplendent Quetzal / Praktquetzal, La Trinidad, Costa Rica 2024
![Central American Tapir / Central American Tapir, Tapir Valley, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/54e8a693-e044-4600-8a49-825f7268df0e_rw_1920.jpg?h=9de6954075a00be956fa392b1c9106f1)
Central American Tapir / Central American Tapir, Tapir Valley, Costa Rica 2024
![Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/727f06b7-1e1a-420c-8129-d19377298d9d_rw_1920.jpg?h=1be82a7cd5a9b56ba9ff76f180b948bb)
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2024
![Black-crested Coquette / Svarttofskokett, Bijagua, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f9e5b932-be9c-4883-ae58-4c60f35cb1f4_rw_1920.jpg?h=45ed608002a7a850ee40c7274657720e)
Black-crested Coquette / Svarttofskokett, Bijagua, Costa Rica 2024
![Cabanis's Ground Sparrow / Costaricasnårsparv, Ujarras, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/093bba84-569b-4381-9dc3-eb314e745942_rw_1920.jpg?h=e379d5b82196399bf01e0d7142fca1b5)
Cabanis's Ground Sparrow / Costaricasnårsparv, Ujarras, Costa Rica 2024
![Red-Eyed Tree Frog / Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/2cc725d9-d017-4dcc-8e2f-85120e5fd3f3_rw_1920.jpg?h=c90ab1bb052794c97834e8ea903d5fbb)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog / Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Dusty Glassfrog / Dusty Glassfrog, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/0b26c282-5d9c-495c-bfe1-2f696f5cfb18_rw_1920.jpg?h=81af57142fd545b1c807ccc25f755830)
Dusty Glassfrog / Dusty Glassfrog, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Blue-throated Toucanet / Blåstrupig tukanett, Cinchona, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/40882eb9-f11b-4ad4-b382-b6547715c1c9_rw_1920.jpg?h=5c354794aad4192fefc986684e0394c6)
Blue-throated Toucanet / Blåstrupig tukanett, Cinchona, Costa Rica 2024
![Collared Aracari / Halsbandsaraçari, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/a9713977-c49f-46ba-be92-64d68d7be8df_rw_1920.jpg?h=0f22623802142291ed4bdafded74475e)
Collared Aracari / Halsbandsaraçari, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Yellow-throated Toucan / Gulstrupig tukan, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/cc8469fa-ae1a-4dc6-9af4-cf2fd785cb20_rw_1920.jpg?h=920e4f864dc4e28d7430a0097773a11f)
Yellow-throated Toucan / Gulstrupig tukan, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024
![Agami Heron / Agamihäger, Cano Negro, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/252554bb-8896-4a2b-a3cc-049148099c09_rw_1920.jpg?h=730d770ee23050f8b8e22f24890cb475)
Agami Heron / Agamihäger, Cano Negro, Costa Rica 2024
![Boat-billed Heron / Båtnäbb, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/277e487c-f461-49b4-9684-8f0e071cae00_rw_1920.jpg?h=f5031b089082857ac2476598fd1bba39)
Boat-billed Heron / Båtnäbb, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2024
![Montezuma Oropendola / Montezumaoropendola, Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/808e0a61-4f0e-4bda-9f87-63350c7dc23c_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8ec51870951c394f0f7397fb74e90bc)
Montezuma Oropendola / Montezumaoropendola, Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![White-necked Jacobin / Halsbandsjakobin, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/fe2523fd-2e2a-45a8-90df-541f13a30562_rw_1920.jpg?h=e5e527200711cbe62438a567c887c999)
White-necked Jacobin / Halsbandsjakobin, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024
![Red-legged Honeycreeper / Rödbent nektarkrypare, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/040e149e-976a-4d3d-9e2b-233218bf3bed_rw_1920.jpg?h=a0d38d83cf0c07b1b95144c74e123f60)
Red-legged Honeycreeper / Rödbent nektarkrypare, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024
![Bananaquit / Banansmyg, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/e569ce0c-ff56-4df8-95da-fa87bc1f2be2_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a260ac1fb52822a96b454e99bbe2c98)
Bananaquit / Banansmyg, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024
![Green Honeycreeper / Nektartangara, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/92d8f45b-60ef-494e-8fbd-add6f14fb5a9_rw_1920.jpg?h=f6b0b399f8e358a5a02a49c9e8294c98)
Green Honeycreeper / Nektartangara, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024
![Green-breasted Mango / Grönbröstad mango, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/85d8a76f-bdfd-409e-b661-ce69151a3f4c_rw_1920.jpg?h=8c5c93572567d4c1ef838c6f729d3121)
Green-breasted Mango / Grönbröstad mango, Plumas y Picos, Costa Rica 2024
![Cinnamon Woodpecker / Kanelspett, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/69411227-8d62-461c-b13b-0f9f74966ef9_rw_1920.jpg?h=acff7a48707902d5701c7d7889be84c7)
Cinnamon Woodpecker / Kanelspett, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Strawberry Poison-dart Frog / Jordgubbsgiftgroda, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/67aed594-a7d7-4a93-ad24-cea0bf628639_rw_1920.jpg?h=33ae273020df1e3c97535adb7a5b4f4e)
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog / Jordgubbsgiftgroda, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Eyelash Palm Pit Viper / Gripsvansvipera, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/da1883bd-8a67-4701-8858-9607c1c8d9ae_rw_1920.jpg?h=861ace1a13fee2ed7759d860c654c7d3)
Eyelash Palm Pit Viper / Gripsvansvipera, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Scarlet Macaw / Röd ara, Cerro Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/551988d8-8612-4c56-8578-bd11785ada5e_rw_1920.jpg?h=52724b9712a54d7f55be9d038e34dd25)
Scarlet Macaw / Röd ara, Cerro Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![Prong-billed Barbet / Klonäbbad barbett, Cinchona, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/6944e6bb-6415-4109-8a6e-1e5f2de5cffe_rw_1920.jpg?h=85a1681cf844c919001541936abaac2d)
Prong-billed Barbet / Klonäbbad barbett, Cinchona, Costa Rica 2024
![Pale-billed Woodpecker / Mayaspett, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/14c8fe92-7537-4965-9bb4-b48b5d78ec90_rw_1920.jpg?h=02cd9e95ef733a55aff602a1169adeab)
Pale-billed Woodpecker / Mayaspett, Frog Heaven, Costa Rica 2024
![Green Heron / Grönryggig häger, Cano Negro wetland, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/8d6bb19c-9553-4127-89ed-74fc9edb20cd_rw_1920.jpg?h=b812536f27c9a751b9b393af52e38e80)
Green Heron / Grönryggig häger, Cano Negro wetland, Costa Rica 2024
![Volcano Hummingbird / Vulkankolibri, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/1c7525fb-a632-417e-b15c-044485bfd219_rw_1920.jpg?h=14bea57172bdce110cdc405972e500f8)
Volcano Hummingbird / Vulkankolibri, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![Green-fronted Lancebill / Grönpannad lansnäbb, Hotel Quelitales, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f5e62a26-e093-45df-85d5-94f374cebdc5_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8b6583f9428c6f95e01648d9836e80b)
Green-fronted Lancebill / Grönpannad lansnäbb, Hotel Quelitales, Costa Rica 2024
![Resplendent Quetzal / Praktquetzal, La Trinidad, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/2b73ff3a-e289-4011-bbe2-3ace647027a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c0be143722ade5f0685fdaa1cea1e6f)
Resplendent Quetzal / Praktquetzal, La Trinidad, Costa Rica 2024
![Pacific Screech Owl / Kustskrikuv, San Antonio, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/1e37686d-d709-4f34-a473-3997cf5e7269_rw_1920.jpg?h=e085210750743846f33e27a5f278cf3c)
Pacific Screech Owl / Kustskrikuv, San Antonio, Costa Rica 2024
![Great Potoo / Större poto, San Antonio, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/dea8ff23-85f6-4c56-a5e8-e3ff5a5408b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=e8146634e3cc5cb6280ff787ed48124d)
Great Potoo / Större poto, San Antonio, Costa Rica 2024
![Violet-headed Hummingbird / Violetthuvad kolibri, Bijagua, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/7010a406-fe26-46b9-a1af-722f9034e074_rw_1920.jpg?h=bb06a861dcd20f73aa03d19ce356381e)
Violet-headed Hummingbird / Violetthuvad kolibri, Bijagua, Costa Rica 2024
![Broad-billed Motmot / Brednäbbad motmot, Heliconias Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/4fe39157-fa26-4e2e-9731-b32c9cb4c30a_rw_1920.jpg?h=e6bef7148dca83cb8a255c6ffe8412e0)
Broad-billed Motmot / Brednäbbad motmot, Heliconias Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![Rufous-tailed Jacamar / Rödstjärtad jakamar, Carara National Park, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/68da84c6-f026-4bd6-94b6-ad28a1ad8cb2_rw_1920.jpg?h=053e1bf2412012e803af06ee57d74f0b)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar / Rödstjärtad jakamar, Carara National Park, Costa Rica 2024
![Golden-hooded Tanager / Gyllenhuvad tangara, Aracari Birding Deck, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f0a90ef9-ea1a-49f4-89e5-c31b62c09446_rw_1920.jpg?h=01ac2444b6380bc533b58c33ec005dbe)
Golden-hooded Tanager / Gyllenhuvad tangara, Aracari Birding Deck, Costa Rica 2024
![White-crested Coquette / Vittofskokett, Vila Tica, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/57e93095-0187-41e1-9787-21b39316c4ba_rw_1920.jpg?h=2b357392847507d06ca3c30f0158cb0e)
White-crested Coquette / Vittofskokett, Vila Tica, Costa Rica 2024
![Speckled Tanager / Dropptangara, Vila Tica, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/7f3f752e-495d-4f59-bf4b-f50597939163_rw_1920.jpg?h=691896621d3002a1a7f04e44edcc5d5d)
Speckled Tanager / Dropptangara, Vila Tica, Costa Rica 2024
![Fiery-billed Aracari / Eldnäbbsaraçari, Vila Tica, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/e0133c49-c4d8-4196-8b64-deca7ec543bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=8a8a853c268f3f2377bb07467ee7cf60)
Fiery-billed Aracari / Eldnäbbsaraçari, Vila Tica, Costa Rica 2024
![Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher / Långstjärtad silkesflugsnappare, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/3aeeca54-b218-45ce-9a62-b9cc57d7a9f2_rw_1920.jpg?h=bb46ff9f42cdd61496f87b582e535254)
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher / Långstjärtad silkesflugsnappare, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![Black-bellied Hummingbird / Svartbukig kolibri, Hotel Quelitales, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/b5209b83-c4e7-43ab-ad78-e85f074da27a_rw_1920.jpg?h=ec0bd19901cbdabe8e60795509520ed9)
Black-bellied Hummingbird / Svartbukig kolibri, Hotel Quelitales, Costa Rica 2024
![Slaty Flowerpiercer / Grå blomstickare, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/8f574710-6162-4596-affc-7e0924c3c171_rw_1920.jpg?h=8a3ef2a9f565b92ace213ea8c5790360)
Slaty Flowerpiercer / Grå blomstickare, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![Volcano Hummingbird / Vulkankolibri, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/1f2b0956-d165-4689-9bbc-60335cff53d1_rw_1920.jpg?h=4d4f0e3b63ad4cd9653fec5479994470)
Volcano Hummingbird / Vulkankolibri, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024
![Volcano Junco / Vulkanjunco, Cerro Sakira, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/a0711214-5ce3-428f-8389-8147a9e90008_rw_1920.jpg?h=69471c099c19eeb7abf922e7175aa8de)
Volcano Junco / Vulkanjunco, Cerro Sakira, Costa Rica 2024
![Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush / Svartnäbbad skogstrast, Paraiso del Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica 2024](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f3e12e9c-477f-4f76-8fa6-49f988b377cd_rw_1920.jpg?h=c35069779cb1cc4766476c5772ce231a)