Arenal Observatory Lodge Trails

The town of La Fortuna is home to the majestic Arenal Volcano. This perfect cone volcano casts an imposing backdrop to the small town and surrounding farmlands. The Caribbean Foothills, with pre-montane forest, primary tropical rainforest, secondary forest, and pasture lands assures that birders and photographers will have an amazing experience observing many bird species and…

Quick Facts on Arenal Observatory Lodge Trails
- Hotspot Type
  Observatory Deck and Nature Trails
- Habitat
  Secondary Forest
- Bird Species
  Montezuma Oropendola, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Emerald Tanager, Blue-gray Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Green Honeycreeper, Shining Honeycreeper, Tawny-capped Euphonia, Black-crested Coquette, Brown Violetear, Great Curassow, Keel-billed Toucan, Lovely Cotinga, Bare-crowned Antbird, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Nightingale Wren, Tawny-faced Gnatwren, Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Streak-crowned Antvireo, Sharpbill, Golden-crowned Warbler, Orange-bellied Trogon, Gartered Trogon, Black-headed Nightingale Thrush, Long-tailed Tyrant, Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Black Hawk-Eagle, White Hawk, King Vulture, The Brown-Hooded Parrot, Black-cowled Oriole, Laughing Falcon, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Broad-billed Motmot, Rufous Motmot, Great Potoo, Gray-headed Kite, Great Antshrike, Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Keel-billed Motmot, Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer, Long-billed Hermit, Stripe-throated Hermit, Crested Guan, Yellow-eared Toucanet, Crimson-collared Tanager, Rufous-winged Tanager, Hepatic Tanager, Carmiol’s Tanager, White-throated Thrush, Black-crowned Tityra, Masked Tityra, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Great Black Hawk, Eastern Meadowlark, Scarlet-thighed Dacnis, Yellow-throated Euphonia, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Magenta-throated Woodstar, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Bicolored Antbird, Dull-mantled Antbird, Ocellated Antbird, Spotted Antbird, Dusky Antbird, Zeledon’s Antbird, Black-throated Wren, Song Wren, Thicket Antpitta, Bare-necked Umbrellabird, Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Spotted Woodcreeper, Tropical Pewee, Yellow-billed Cacique, White-crowned Parrot, White-necked Puffbird, Gray-headed Chachalaca, Brown Jay

The lodge was formerly the research for The Smithsonian Institute. It now serves as a comfortable lodge for birders, photographers, and nature lovers. With an 870 acre private reserve, guests can expect to see an extremely wide variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects.