Crescentia Expeditions Costa Rica

30/10/2024

Very recently, there's been a significant taxonomic update in the world's Clements/eBird lists; here's a summary of those changes that affect Costa Rica.

(You don't really need to do much to your own lists as they will automatically be updated, the main purpose of these compilations is to give a reference to what's changed then we can submit eBird lists more accurately!)

Happy birding everyone! 🦜🐦‍⬛🦩🦉🦆✌🏻

12/10/2024

Very proud to be attending this year's Western Field Ornithologists Conference in San Diego, California.

So far it has been a wonderful opportunity to see friends from past trips and of course make new ones!!

Always ready to introduce our wonderful travel adventures and our commitment to responsible tourism!

23/09/2024

We're thrilled and proud to announce our participation in the 48th Western Field Ornithologists Annual Conference.

Join us in San Diego, California, from October 9th to 13th at the Dana on Mission Bay Hotel.

Swing by our booth to discover more about our birding tours and share some stories and birding adventures with us... we can't wait to see you all!!

🦉🦋🦅🐢🦜🌳

11/08/2024

We're excited to announce an open Southern Costa Rica Birding Tour for April 5 - 16, 2025.

Come join us and discover the amazing and unique bird life of Talamanca mountain range, Osa peninsula and more. This area is home of at least 70 regional endemics and stunning landscapes.

This is an excellent trip designed for a maximum of 10 birders who wish to expand their knowledge about neotropical avifauna.

The price for a group of 10 participants is $3500 and single supplement is $600 extra.

Don't miss this unique opportunity at an affordable price!

For more information please reach out to us at:

[email protected]

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05/08/2024

Restricted to the american tropical regions, the tanager family is made up of more than 380 species, many of which show the most unique and intricate color combinations. Here is a sampler of some representatives from Costa Rica and Ecuador.
- Speckled Tanager
- Glistening-green Tanager
- Blue-and-gold Tanager
- Giant Conebill
- Green Honeycreeper

22/07/2024

A fantastic trip just ended... full of memories and lots of fun! Thanks to Mason High School students and teachers for all the energy, good humor and engagement during the past 12 days, we sure hope to see you again and thank you Betsy, Ford and Shoe for putting together such an awesome group! See you soon!

28/05/2024

Very few times we have the privilege of admiring beauty as when we have the chance to see the majestic Sunbittern...and more so if they are raising chicks!

Super lucky to have this family working really hard to keep those hungry babies right in our town!!

Thanks to the folks at Hotel Mi Linda Tierra for taking such good care of them!

23/05/2024

Recently a very fortunate and nice group of birders was able to document what would be the very first confirmed report for Costa Rica of White-bellied Emerald in the Northern part of the country...such an exciting event!!

And since we were relatively close we went this morning to the location to give it a try...and to our luck we sure were able to get extraordinary views!!

So glad to see more and more people out there birding!!

16/05/2024

We would like to give a big shout out to our friends and outstanding birding guides for taking such good care of our groups this season, each one of them added their own share of passion, incredible knowledge and that personal touch that ensures an unforgettable experience for all tour participants.

On behalf of Crescentia
Expeditions many thanks :
Anthony Arce Guido, Jose Pablo Castillo, Johan Weintz y Melvin Cruz.

Pura vida and we look forward to more birding adventures with you!

13/05/2024

Last Saturday we celebrated World Migratory Bird Day, also known as Global Big Day. Together with our friend Kevin Graff we visited the wetlands of Caño Negro and Medio Queso with a total of 138 species in those 2 locations calling it a very productive and fun day shared with good friends. Thanks to Rosi from Paraíso Tropical Caño Negro for all the hospitality and the very good coffee!

12/05/2024

Today we finished a fantastic Birding Southern Costa Rica Tour with our good friends members of Kern Valley Audubon.
Thanks to Jose Pablo Castillo for excellent hospitality and expertise making this another memorable trip for everyone. And thanks Virginia Dallas-Dull for putting together an amazing group of people!

We're also very glad to support local businesses and conservation initiatives like Proyecto Cabanisi - Cabanisi Project and of course looking forward to more successful tours such as this one!

23/04/2024

Tonight! 6:30pm Pacific Time

16/04/2024

It is with great joy that we announce the completion with great success of the two Birding South Costa Rica tours the we had the honor to host for our friends from Maryland Ornithological Society.

Our guide extraordinaire Anthony Arce Guido led both trips and they managed to see an incredible amount of bird species and other wildlife, the groups were presented with historic and cultural facts of the country as well as enjoyed the landscape and local food!

Portions of the funds were dedicated to support MOS programs and also two Costa Rican conservation groups Proyecto Cabanisi - Cabanisi Project and La Cotinga.

Thanks folks for a good time and we sure hope to continue exploring the natural world together!

🦉🦋🌳🦥🌸🦜🐝🐦‍⬛🪲

18/03/2024

A cachete! 😃

15/03/2024

We are currently hosting the Northern Costa Rica Birding Tour for our good friends from Lahontan Audubon Society and so far it has been a pretty amazing tour with lots of exciting wildlife views including a Baird's Tapir!!

We have been able to support two local conservation groups, stayed at great lodges including La Selva Biological Station and visited several reserves all under the expert leadership of our mighty birding and nature guide Anthony Arce Guido (these are all his photos!!)

Tomorrow we're headed towards the last leg of our trip where we'll explore the Tropical Dry Forest and Mangroves!

Thanks to all the amazing Lahontan Audubon members for a great time!

🦉🦋🦥🌴🐍🐦‍⬛

23/02/2024

During our last birding your we had the privilege of enjoying magnificent views and songs of this unique Black-faced Solitaire in the mountains of Monteverde, Costa Rica!

01/01/2024

Loaded with experiences that turn into memories... That's how we feel about 2024!
Thank you all for being such and important part in our efforts to provide the best nature tours in all our destinations, it is because of you, our fellow travelers, that we strive to make better experiences!
Let's embrace 2024 with new colorful adventures!

11/12/2023

After a productive night, we got this amazing views of one of the best looking owls out there: Buff-fronted Owl / Aegolius harrisii. This handsome put out a nice show along the trails of Jorupe Reserve in Southern Ecuador and part of the .jocotoco
Crescentia Expeditions Ecuador Birding Tour.

10/11/2023

Thanks to all the amazing hardworking people in Costa Rica's tourism industry! 🙏🏻

Costa Rica trip ideas and travel tips, best destinations and hotels, and things to do in 2024.

07/11/2023

This is part 2 of our Ecuadorian Hummingbird photo series collected during our most recent private birding tour. As mentioned in our previous post, in the course of the 12-day tour we tallied over 450 species of which 68 were hummingbirds...
And these are the nominees:
1- Buff-winged Starfronlet
2- Violet-tailed Sylph
3- Collared Inca
4- Black-throated Brilliant
5- Fork-tailed Woodnymph
6- Golden-tailed Sapphire
7- Green-backed Hillstar
8- Speckled Hummingbird
9- Chestnut-breasted Coronet
10- Shining Sunbeam

Enjoy! 🌳🦜☀️🦉🌺

03/11/2023

During our last Crescentia Expeditions birding tour of Northern Ecuador we were able to register 68 species of hummingbirds, here's a portion of the incredible hummingbird show we witnessed!
Part 1:
1- Purple-bibbed Whitetip
2- Giant Hummingbird
3- Wire-crested Thorntail
4- Geoffroy's Daggerbill
5- Empress Brilliant
6- Sword-billed Hummingbird
7- Peruvian Racket-tail
8- Many-spotted Hummingbird
9- Shining Sunbeam
10- Brown Inca

24/10/2023

After 12 wonderful days of birding, enjoying the wildlife and landscapes of Northern Ecuador, we can say what a great time we had. We we so fortunate to have such a joyful group and the expert guidance of Marcelo Quipo Quipo and our excellent driver Edgar Asimbaya.
Here's another set of photos from our time exploring the eastern slope and high Andes... thanks everyone for a great trip!

24/10/2023

The Great Green Macaw is one of the largest macaws in the world, yet due to dramatic population declines, it is an endangered bird. Mario Cordoba, founder of Crescentia Expeditions Costa Rica will present Tuesday's talk live from Costa Rica! He and Tony (our guide) will tell us all about this bird and many other birds we will see next March on our tour of the northern part of the country, exploring areas from the Pacific to Caribbean coasts! This talk is hybrid - meet in person at Moana Nursery or watch from home on zoom. What better way to see some of Costa Rica's endangered birds than with friends while also supporting local tropical conservation groups and Lahontan Audubon Society?

Registration link in the comments.

14/10/2023

We are currently enjoying our Northern Ecuador Highlights Birding Tour and just completed the first portion of the trip exploring the western slopes of the Andes. We have visited a number of private reserves and managed to get some impressive and unique species. Now we're off to the eastern side and later in the trip the high Andes...so stay tuned for more updates! 🦉🦜

Marcelo Quipo Quipo Puembo Birding Garden Sachatamia Lodge

02/10/2023

Join us on this Northern Costa Rica Birding Tour with our friends from Lahontan Audubon Society (March 6-16, 2024)