Hummingbirds of Costa Rica

Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds and are found only in the Americas. This is one of many reasons why hummingbirds are so interesting, and there are even more why you should visit Costa Rica to find them here. Take a look:

There are over 330 species of hummingbirds in total, with more than 50 species found in Costa Rica. There are even two species of hummingbirds that are ONLY found in Costa Rica. These endemic birds are the mangrove hummingbird and the coppery-headed emerald. Their unique anatomy and their flight patterns make hummingbirds one of the most interesting of all the families of birds.