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Photo © by Jim Crosswell
Finca Oro, Costa Rica, January 2009
Overview
This particular Finca Oro, at an elevation of 4800 ft/1463 meters above sea level, is 165 acres/66.8 hectares of secondary and primary growth forest located in the Orosi, Costa Rica area where it backs up onto the Tapanti National Park.
The front porch of a dormitory-style facility, there on the grounds, affords the person on that porch with great views of Volcan Irazu and Turrialba, two volcanoes in the area.
Couple this great habitat with a large number of birds in the area and the potential for some good birding begins to emerge. [1]
Birds
Notable Species
The Clay-colored Thrush leads this off as the National Bird of Costa Rica. [4]
In total, there have been 504 species recorded as having been sighted along with 5 globally threatened species in this area. Following this, note the Coppery-headed Emerald, Dark Pewee. and the Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow are recorded as endemics to this area. [2]
The area's many species of hummingbirds is another good consideration to keep in mind.
Rarities
The Least Flycatcher and Melodious Blackbird are listed as rare species here. [2]
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Little Tinamou, Blue-winged Teal, Black Guan, Spotted Wood-Quail, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruddy Quail-Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Common Pauraque, Great Potoo, Vaux's Swift, Green Hermit, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, Northern Jacana, Solitary Sandpiper, Sunbittern, Wood Stork, Magnificent Frigatebird, Neotropic Cormorant, Green Heron, Green Ibis, Black Vulture, Osprey, Black Hawk-Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, American Barn Owl, Striped Owl, Gartered Trogon, Rufous Motmot, Amazon Kingfisher, Lanceolated Monklet, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Red-headed Barbet, Prong-billed Barbet, Keel-billed Toucan, Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow-headed Caracara, Barred Parakeet, Black-crowned Antshrike, Thicket Antpitta, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Black-headed Antthrush, Ruddy Woodcreeper, Streak-breasted Treehunter, White-collared Manakin, Three-wattled Bellbird, Cinnamon Becard, Sharpbill, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mountain Elaenia, Tropical Kingbird, Philadelphia Vireo, Brown Jay, Mangrove Swallow, Long-billed Gnatwren, Band-backed Wren, American Dipper, Tropical Mockingbird, Wood Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher, House Sparrow, Olive-backed Euphonia, Common Chlorospingus, Wrenthrush, Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Ovenbird, Bay-breasted Warbler, Hepatic Tanager, White-shouldered Tanager
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Other Nearby Sites
Irazu Volcano National Park – Approximately 47 km/29 miles north of Orosi
Turrialba Volcano National Park – Approximately 56 km/35 miles North/Northeast of Orosi
Tapanti National Park – Abuts Finca Oro
Access and Facilities
Consult a trusted travel professional for specific, up-to-date information concerning travel to this area.
Contact Details
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References
- Birdforum member observations
- Lepage D. (2020) Tapanti-Macizo de la Muerte National Park Bird Checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World. Retrieved 30 September 2020
- Official Costa Rica Tourism - https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica
- Go Visit Costa Rica - https://www.govisitcostarica.com/blog/post/history-of-the-national-bird-clay-colored-thrush.aspx
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Finca Oro. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Finca_Oro
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