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Birders Take Notice!
AmaTierra is being called a "newly discovered hot spot" for viewing birds of the Pacific slope Woodland area. Since February 2007, more than 65 species of birds have been identified within the 8 acres of AmaTierra Hotel & Retreat.
birdwatching at amatierra
birdwatching at amatierraIf you are planning a trip specifically for birdwatching, AmaTierra is only an hour's plus drive from San Jose. Why not break up your journey en route to the Pacific Coast and enjoy the remote and peaceful woodland gardens of AmaTierra? Or use this hideaway as a convenient base to visit Turubari Park (15 minutes’ drive) or the hot and steamy Tarcoles Region (Carara Park, 45 min. drive).
Afterwards, return to the cooler elevations for a cold drink, some great healthy food on the balcony (still birdwatching from magnificent views) and perhaps a dip in the pool or a massage.
from left to right, some of the bird species you may see at amatierra: Blue-Crowned Motmot, Cattle Egret, Yellow Warbler, Great Kiskadee.
The following is a list of bird species identified by sight from within the garden at AmaTierra.
Black Vulture |
Great Kiskadee |
Orange-billed Sparrow |
Striped-headed Sparrow |
Black-and-white Warbler |
Grey-headed Tanager |
Orange-chinned Parakeet |
Summer Tanager |
Black-crowned Tityra |
Grove-billed Ani |
Pale-billed Woodpecker |
Swainson's Thrush |
Black-hooded Antshrike |
Hoffmann's Woodpecker |
Philadelphia Vireo |
Tennessee Warbler |
Blue Grosbeak |
Inca Dove |
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove |
Three-striped Warbler |
Blue-black Grassquit |
Keel-billed Toucan |
Red-billed Pigeon |
Tropical Parula |
Blue-gray Tanager |
Laughing Falcon |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Turkey Vulture |
Boat-billed Flycatcher |
Lesser Elaenia |
Rufous-and-white Wren |
Turquoise-browed Motmot |
Brown Jay |
Lesson Greenlet |
Rufous-breasted Wren |
Violaceo Trogon |
Cattle Egret |
Lineated Woodpecker |
Rufous-capped Warbler |
White-tipped Dove |
Clay-colored Robin |
Long-tailed Manakin |
Rufous-naped Wren |
Wilson's Warbler |
Crane Hawk |
Masked Tityra |
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird |
Yellow Warbler |
Crested Caracara |
Montezuma Oropendola |
Scrub Euphonia |
Yellow-crowned Euphonia |
Fiery-billed Aracari |
Northern Oriole |
Social Flycatcher |
Yellow-green Vireo |
Gray Hawk |
Northern-barred Woodcreeper |
Squirrel Cuckoo |
Yellow-faced Grassquit |
Gray-chested Dove |
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher |
Steely-vented Hummingbird |
Yellow-throated Euphonia |
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat |
Olive Sparrow |
Streaked-headed Woodcreeper |
Yellow-throated Vireo |
Gray-headed Chachalaca |
Oliviceous Woodcreeper |
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from left to right, some of the bird species you may see at amatierra: Blue-Grey Tanager, Keel Billed Toucan, Turkey Vulture. 
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