Birds in the Costa Rica Rainforest

Included in the Costa Rica attractions a tourist must see is not only the rainforest of Costa Rica but as well as the creatures living inside of these luscious greens and the teeming surrounding. Bird enthusiasts as well as local and foreign tourists will love to go Costa Rica bird watching once they learn about the hundreds of bird species flying over and under the rainforests.

Many species are only found in Costa Rica, some of which we will be listing below. If you are interested in finding out about the birds in the Costa Rica rainforest, check out the list and equip yourself of the possible birds you’ll encounter in your upcoming rainforest adventure in the Caribbean.

Trogon.
Commonly seen living on the rainforest of Costa Rica, Trogon habitat are the lowlands and chilly cloud forests. These bird species have distinct, bright, colorful feathers which may include a mix of blue, yellow and red. However, inspite of their bright colors, Trogon can only be seen by the keen observant tourists.

The most renowned of the trogons, and maybe of all Costa Rica, is the brilliant quetzal. Indeed with its blustering plumage, the most capturing of all neotropical winged animals, a quetzal can without much of a stretch be ignored as it remains still in its dim cloud woods home. The best time to look for quetzals are March through May when they home and feast upon the fruiting Aguacatillo tree, a wild avocado and their most loved food.

Motmot. Costa Rica's tropical rainforest is home to the bird known as Motmot. The six types of motmots in Costa Rica mix the shades blue, green, and rufous in their plumages. Their most prominent characteristic is their tail. In every species aside from one, there is an exposed area of the quill shaft close to the end of the tail, a special characteristic around all bird species.

The most normally seen species in the greater part of Costa Rica is the blue-crownedmotmot, with its striking blue eyebrow.

Toucan. Around the most notable birds of Costa Rica rainforetsts are the toucans, all effectively distinguished by their immense bills. The toucan utilizes the serrated edge of its tremendous bill for consuming a mixture of apples and oranges. U
nfortunately, toucans additionally utilize their delightful bills to attack the homes of different winged creatures and consume their chicks or eggs. Case in point, emerald toucanettes, a rich and often seen occupant of the cloud backwoods, are a predictable predator of baby quetzals. The chestnut-mandibled toucan, the biggest species in Costa Rica, now and then even consumes infant monkeys.