We spend today birding in the vicinty of La Selva Biological Station, as this will be the best chance on our trip of seeing the endangered Great green macaw, as well as the near endemic Nicaraguan seed finch and Snowy cotinga. With over 435 species of birds, more than 1,900 species of plants and over 330 tree species, the diversity here is spectacular.
In the afternoon we do birding around our lodge and along nearby trails, including Great Green macaw nesting sites. Targets include the Rufous-tailed jacamar, Slaty-breasted tinamou, Fasciated antshrike, Black-crowned antshrike, Red-throated ant tanager, Golden-hooded tanager, Bay-headed tanager, Sunbittern, Montezuma oropendula and Chestnut-backed antbird. Other birds you can hope to find here include the Great tinamou, Scaled pigeon, Common potoo, Bronzy hermit, Black-crested coquette, Band-tailed barbthroat, Blue-throated goldentail, Green ibis, Pied puffbird, Rufous-winged woodpecker, Mealy amazon, Crimson-fronted parakeet, Bicolored antbird, Spotted antbird, Black-faced antthrush, Rufous piha, Snowy cotinga, Ruddy-tailed flycatcher, Black-capped pygmy tyrant, Paltry tyrannulet, White-ringed flycatcher, Black-throated wren, Stripe-breasted wren, Canebrake wren, Song wren, Golden-browed chlorophonia and Shining honeycreeper.
This area is also great for 'big birds' and we have the chance of seeing species such as the Great currasow, Grey-headed chachalaca, Semiplumbeous hawk, Tiny hawk, White-crowned parrot, Red-lored parrot and Mealy parrot. Toucans, hummingbirds and trogons are also frequently seen. You can also see sloths, howler and capuchin monkeys, peccaries, agoutis, coatis and many species of rainforest butterflies and frogs.