Day 19 Arenal

BIRD OF THE DAY - SPECTACLED OWL

Birding day at Sky Adventures Hanging Bridges, Observatory Lodge and Peninsula road.

Arenal presents a rich mixture of middle elevation habitats that make the area great for birding. We will spend the day at different birding destinations, including the hanging bridges of Sky Adventures, Arenal Observatory Lodge and the Peninsula Road at Arenal National Park.

Arenal Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1,633 metres  high. It is conically shaped with a crater 140 metres in diameter. Geologically, Arenal is considered a young volcano and it is estimated to be less than 7,500 years old. It is also known as "Pan de Azúcar", "Canaste", "Volcan Costa Rica", "Volcan Río Frío" or "Guatusos Peak".

 

Arenal Volcano

The volcano was dormant for hundreds of years and exhibited a single crater at its summit, with minor fumaroles activity, covered by dense vegetation. In 1968 it erupted unexpectedly, destroying the small town of Tabacón. Due to the eruption three more craters were created on the western flanks but only one of them still exists today. Since 2010, Arenal has been dormant.

Arenal Volcano with nervous quadrupeds in the foreground

Bright rumped Attila

Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.

Orange bellied Trogon

Orange bellied Trogon

Passerini's Tanager

Baslilisk

Broad billed Motmot

Broad billed Motmot

Keel billed Motmot

Keel billed Motmot

White fronted Nun

White fronted Nun

White fronted Nun

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