Given practically no contamination and the tranquility of the region, the surroundings of Lake Arenal are home to a great variety of bird species that can be observed at almost any hour of the day in the gardens or along the trails.

As a result, the gardens of the Arenal Lake Hotel provide observation of over 40 bird species while around the Lake area, more than 80 species have been observed. From tangaras, parrots and parakeets to tanagers, toucans, hawks, herons, oropendolas, garzas and many more.

Bring your binoculars and log book along and enjoy this virgin paradise.

Birds at Hotel Lago Arenal

Order	Family	Scientific name	English
Tinamiformes	Tinamidae	Crypturellus soui	Little Tinamou
		Tinamus major	Great Tinamou
Pelecaniformes	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax brasilianus	Neotropic Cormorant
	Anhingidae	Anhinga anhinga	Anhinga
Ciconiiformes	Ardeidae	Bubulcus ibis	Cattle egret
		Egretta caerulea	Little blue heron
		Egretta thula	Snowy egret
	Ciconiidae	Mycteria americana	Wood Stork
Falconiformes	Cathartidae	Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture
		Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture
		Sarcoramphus papa	King Vulture
	Pandionidae	Pandion haliaetus	Osprey
	Accipitridae	Accipiter bicolor	Bicolored Hawk
		Accipiter superciliosus	Tiny Hawk
		Buteo brachyurus	Short Tailed Hawk
		Asturina nitida	Gray Hawk
		Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Haw
		Elanus  leucurus	White tailed Kite
		Harpagus bidentatus	Double.Toothed Kite
		Harpyhaliaetus solitarius	Solitary Eagle
	Falconidae	Micrastur ruficollis	Barred-Forest Falcon
		Caracara plancus	Crested Caracara
		Herpetotheres cachinnans	Laughing falcon
Galliniformes	Cracidae	Chamaepetes unicolor	Black guan
		Penelope purpurascens	Crested Guan
	Eurypigidae	Eurypyga helias	Sunbitern
Gruiformes	Rallidae	Laterallus albigularis	White-Throated crake
		Porphyrio martinica	Purple gallinule
Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	Actitis macularia	Spotted Sandipiper
Columbiformes	Columbidae	Geotrygon violacea	Violaceus Quail-Dove
		Patagioenas flavirostris	Red-billed Pigeon
		Geotrygon chiriquensis	Chiriquí Quail-Dove
Psittaciformes	Psittacidae	Aratinga finschi	Crimson fronted parakeet
		Brotogeris jugularis	Orange-chinned Parakeet
		Pionopsitta haematotis	Brown-Hooded Parrot
		Pionus senilis	White-crowned parrot
Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-billed Ani
		Piaya cayana	Squirrel Cuckoo
Apodiformes	Trochilidae	Amazilia tzacatl	Rofous-tailed hummingbird
Piciformes	Ramphastidae	Selenidera spectabilis	Yellow-eared Toucanet
		Ramphastos sulfuratus	Keel-billed Toucan
		Aulacorhynchus prasinus	Emerald Toucanet
	Picidae	Dryocopus lineatus	Lineated Woodpecker
		Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker
Passeriformes	Thraupidae	Thraupis episcopus	Blue-gray tanager
	Cardinalidae	Passerina cyanea	Indris
	Emberezidae	Zonotrichia capensis	Rofous-collared Sparrow
	Tyrannidae	Pitangus sulphuratus	Great Kiskadee
	Icteridae	Psarocolius  montezuma	Montezuma Oropéndola
		Quiscalus mexicanus	Great-tailed Grackle
	Turdidae	Turdus grayi	Clay-colored robin
Apodiformes	Apodidae	Chaetura vauxi	Vaux´s Swift