Tropical Feathers is a 100% Costa Rican birding company that offers high quality
birdwatching tours for avid and novice birders. In addition to our extensive technical
training in eco-tourism and natural resources management, we boast over 10 years of
experience in designing eco-friendly tours to Costa Rica's diverse coastal, montane
and rainforest habitats.
As a small owner run birding company, we put special personalized attention on every single
detail of our tours working consistently to make sure individual clients or
group participants get the best out of their birding time in Costa Rica.
The interest and involvement in conservation efforts is an important part of our company.
Tropical Feathers sponsors the Fila Costera Bird Count in the Southern Pacific part of the country.
This count seeks to provide a better understanding of the bird species and populations in the area,
and at the same time to encourage conservation efforts and attract a more
environmentally concerned type of tourism.
Tropical Feathers also organizes and supports workshops to help students and locals learn about birds
and their importance in the environment.
By coming and enjoying tours with Tropical Feathers, you will also be supporting
our conservation and educational efforts that seek
to get involved more Costa Ricans into the delights and
challenges of observing and preserving the birds and their natural habitats.
Our guide and co-owner, Noel Ureņa, has lead nature trips for over 10 years. He is also the founder, organizer and
compiler of the Fila Costera Bird Count. His interest for nature has been around since he was a kid.
A whole life in direct contact with the Costa Rican nature has made him develop sharp birding skills
that will be for sure part of the success of every birdwatching tour. His enthusiasm in every trip is fundamental,
always willing to walk the extra mile to share Costa Rica's bird life with you.
Besides offering trips, our web site also includes a special Costa Rica Bird Photo Gallery including
over 250 species of birds in photos, a complete Costa Rica bird list,
and a list including regional and Costa Rican endemic species.
Enjoy the site and we hope to see you in one of our trips!
Tropical Feathers
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Birdwatching in Costa Rica
We delight in the beauty of our feathered friends; the birds. Their songs are to be enjoyed,
and we get amazed eveytime we find a nest. As birds continue to fascinate people around the world, Costa Rica
becomes a more interesting destination for birdwatchers.
So many bird species and habitats, and the possibility to access them within relatively short distances
make this small country a paradise for birdwatchers. With only 51,100 square kilometers (19,678 Square Miles), Costa Rica,
boasts an avifauna of 878 species, grouped into 75 different families.
With twelve different life zones the diversity of habitats includes highland and lowland forests, subalpine rain páramos, rocky or slow flowing rivers, mangroves, marshes, forest swamps, lagoons, two different seashores, and numerous man-made habitats like pastures, rice fields, coffee plantations, and secondary growth.
We really recommend while you visit Costa Rica, to take some time to not just watch the birds,
but to enjoy their behaviors and songs, and the special aspects of their tropical habitats, after all that is the essence of birdwatching!
Great site with articles, forum links, travel links, and more!
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