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Start with the species you came for. Each page shows where and when to see it, and the guides who specialize in it — ranked by verified sighting rate.

41 species

Resplendent Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

Costa RicaJan–Jun

0 guides specialize

Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Costa RicaYear-round · Dec–Apr prime

0 guides specialize

Three-Wattled Bellbird

Three-Wattled Bellbird

Procnias tricarunculatus

Costa RicaMar–Jun

0 guides specialize

Agami Heron

Agamia agami

Costa RicaYear-round · colony May–Aug

0 guides specialize

Andean (Spectacled) Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

ColombiaYear-round · fruiting Oct–Dec

0 guides specialize

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

EcuadorYear-round

0 guides specialize

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

EcuadorYear-round

0 guides specialize

Andean Motmot

Momotus aequatorialis

ColombiaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Black Hawk-Eagle

Black Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus tyrannus

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Black-crested Coquette

Black-crested Coquette

Lophornis helenae

Costa RicaYear-round

1 guide specializes

Bull Shark

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Costa RicaMay–Nov

0 guides specialize

Capuchin Monkey

Capuchin Monkey

Cebus imitator

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Caribbean Reef Shark

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

BahamasYear-round

0 guides specialize

Central American Bushmaster

Lachesis stenophrys

Costa RicaMay–Nov

0 guides specialize

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri oerstedii

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Crowned Treefrog

Crowned Treefrog

Anotheca spinosa

Costa RicaMay–Nov

0 guides specialize

Emerald Glass Frog

Espadarana prosoblepon

Costa RicaMay–Nov

0 guides specialize

Eyelash Viper

Eyelash Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

Costa RicaApr–Oct

0 guides specialize

Fer-de-lance (Terciopelo)

Bothrops asper

Costa RicaMay–Nov

0 guides specialize

Fiery-billed Aracari

Pteroglossus frantzii

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Geoffroy's Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Gorgeted Woodstar

Gorgeted Woodstar

Chaetocercus heliodor

EcuadorYear-round

0 guides specialize

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Green Anaconda

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

ColombiaDec–Mar

0 guides specialize

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

ColombiaYear-round · nest-dependent

0 guides specialize

Hyacinth Macaw

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

BrazilJun–Sep

0 guides specialize

Iberian Ibex

Iberian Ibex

Capra pyrenaica

SpainNov–Dec

0 guides specialize

Jaguar

Jaguar

Panthera onca

BrazilJul–Oct

0 guides specialize

King Vulture

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Multicolored Tanager

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

ColombiaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan

Andigena laminirostris

EcuadorYear-round

0 guides specialize

Puma

Puma

Puma concolor

ChileApr–Sep

0 guides specialize

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Chalcostigma herrani

ColombiaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Agalychnis callidryas

Costa RicaMay–Nov

0 guides specialize

Strawberry Poison Frog

Strawberry Poison Frog

Oophaga pumilio

PanamaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

EcuadorYear-round

0 guides specialize

Toucan Barbet

Semnornis ramphastinus

EcuadorYear-round

0 guides specialize

Volcano Hummingbird

Volcano Hummingbird

Selasphorus flammula

Costa RicaYear-round

0 guides specialize