A private farm on the edge of Monteverde, and the guided birding morning on two of our trips.
The walk starts in the lower part of the farm, in pre-montane humid forest that borders the Monteverde reserve, and climbs on natural paths from the pasture edge through secondary forest into primary. Several habitats on one trail is the point: our trip pages name five birds from that one morning, the Three-wattled Bellbird, the Resplendent Quetzal, Lesson’s Motmot, Collared Trogon and Keel-billed Toucan.
Of our three Monteverde pages, this is the one with a farm in it. The two reserves are protected cloud forest from the first step; Curi-Cancha starts at the pasture.
The Three-wattled Bellbird, a regional endemic, and the Resplendent Quetzal are the two to hope for.
On the same walk Lesson’s Motmot, Collared Trogon and the Keel-billed Toucan.
| English | Scientific | Spanish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus | Campanero Tricarunculado | Regional endemic |
| Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | Quetzal | |
| Lesson’s Motmot | Momotus lessonii | Momoto Coroniazul | |
| Collared Trogon | Trogon collaris | Trogón Collarejo | |
| Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | Tucán Pico Iris |
Our trips bird it from the Trapp Family Lodge, a few kilometres away. The trail climbs, so wear boots you have already walked in.
All year. Tell us your dates and we will plan the morning around them.
Three of our lodges: the Trapp Family Lodge, the closest hotel to the Monteverde reserve that Curi-Cancha borders; Monteverde Lodge & Gardens, which sends its guests here and to the two big reserves; and Senda Monteverde, 1.7 kilometres from Curi-Cancha in a straight line, with naturalist guides on its own staff.
Photo: Monteverde Lodge & Gardens
Monteverde
A place perched in the mountains with infinite things to do for nature lovers and discerning travelers!
★★★
A cloud forest lodge with gardens at Santa Elena that sends guests to three reserves: the Cloud Forest Reserve, whose page names 400 bird species, Curi Cancha, with open ground for spotting birds and a limit of 40 visitors, and Santa Elena. Guided hikes and a night walk.
Photo: Senda Monteverde Hotel
Monteverde
Visit the Senda Monteverde Hotel and experience nature like never before!
★★★
A boutique hotel at Monteverde with naturalist guides on staff, where the Three-wattled Bellbird and the Resplendent Quetzal are named on the lodge's own pages.
Photo: Trapp Family Lodge
Monteverde
An Intimate, Welcoming Chalet in the Heart of Monteverde
★★★
The closest hotel to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, with trails from the property that lead straight into it, so the reserve is a walk and not a drive. Six of our 45 recent birding itineraries sleep here, level with Arenal Observatory for the most.
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