Costa Rica is a premier bird photography destination because of its extreme biodiversity, compact size, and world-class lodge infrastructure. You can easily photograph highland cloud forests, tropical rainforests, and wetlands in a single trip. Many eco-lodges feature custom photography setups, blinds, and feeders to get you close-up shots.

Target species: Resplendent Quetzal, Keel-billed Toucan, Collared Aracari, many different species of Hummingbirds, Scarlet & Great Green Macaw, Motmots, Trogons.