Who We Are
Osa Birds is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to conserving birds and their habitats on the Osa Peninsula and the southern Pacific coastal slope of Costa Rica through innovative science, education, conservation initiatives and key partnerships that will facilitate species protection.
Monitoring
Osa Birds monitors bird population tendencies to detect possible species declines over time. We collaborate with public agencies, non-governmental organizations working to achieve similar objectives, and interested parties to develop conservation management strategies for species protection over the long term.
Community
This is where Education lives, within the communities of the Osa, and it is woven into everything we do! Osa Birds works to raise awareness of bird conservation and habitat protection within the local rural schools and communities. Activities include…
Taxonomic Changes 2019
The new common and or scientific names are highlighted in Bold below for birds found either on the Osa Peninsula or in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. For other taxonomic order changes or merges/splits, please refer to the American Ornithological Society (AOS) checklist of North and Middle American birds currently in its 7th edition and its supplements.
Checklist of Birds
Here you will find the newest updated Checklist of Birds for the Osa Conservation Area (ACOSA). The list is long this year as it includes not only the Osa Peninsula but all the ACOSA region including Bahia Ballena, Terraba-Sierpe, Golfito down to Punta Burica.
Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
The accumulation of plastic is a worldwide epidemic affecting our terrestrial and marine ecosystems; everywhere humans tread. It is one of the principal threats to birds posing serious health risks and endangerment. At least 8 million tons of plastic waste flows into our oceans and water bodies every year!
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News and Updates
Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris): Un ave endemica y en peligro en Osa
La tangara hormiguera carinegra, (Habia atrimaxillaris), en Ingles Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager habita solamente en la Península de Osa y en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Golfito-Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas en Costa Rica. Se cree que su población está...
Featured Bird: Golden-winged Warbler
The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is a North American Neotropical migratory bird in the family Parulidae that breeds primarily in the United States and overwinters on the Osa Peninsula from approximately October through April. It is a priority bird...
Featured Bird: Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager
This months highlighted bird is very special in two ways because not only is it the bird that launches Osa Birds organizational website, but because it is also the only bird species endemic to the Osa Peninsula. No other bird carries with it this auspicious...
Welcome Neotrops
NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS ARRIVE! The Costa Rican rainy season marks the time of year when a large majority of Neotropical migratory birds arrive to the Osa. Some birds arrive as early as August such as the Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), and the Black-and-white...