# Costa Rica Birds > Field Guide for mobile devices Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id568719936](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id568719936) ## Overview - **ID:** `id568719936` - **Platform:** Apple - **Type:** Apple app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Patrick ODonnell - **Category:** Reference - **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (25 ratings) - **Version:** 6.44 - **Last updated:** 2026-06-23 - **First published:** 2013-01-22 - **Size:** 574 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-06 - **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/costa-rica-birds/id568719936) - **Privacy policy:** [https://birdingfieldguides.com](https://birdingfieldguides.com/) ## Description Get ready for fantastic birding in Costa Rica with this digital field guide showing all bird species on the Costa Rica list and several more that could potentially occur! Full featured digital field guide for birding in Costa Rica. Costa Rica Birds includes all of the birds that have occurred in this beautiful country as well as several species that may eventually occur. This digital field guide requires no Internet connection and has a wealth of information and features that make it an excellent reference guide before, during, and after any trip to Costa Rica. Since this app was released in 2015, local bird experts in Costa Rica have updated features and information to turn this app into a comprehensive digital tool that can be personalized with target lists, lists of birds seen and heard, and notes. It also includes accurate and up to date information about bird identification, habits and habitats for 930 plus species on the Costa Rica list as well as 70 plus additional species that may eventually occur in Costa Rica. Features include: • Full-featured birding field guide for Costa Rica. • Images and vocalizations for more than 1000 species. • Information, field marks, range maps and tips for seeing each species in Costa Rica. • NO ADVERTISEMENTS. FREE UPGRADES WITH ADDITIONAL IMAGES AND SOUNDS. • Additional features to customize your birding experience: • Comprehensive SEARCH filter • -Search by name • -Sorting options, including by family, group, bird characteristics, region, habitat, nocturnal and regional endemic birds and more! • -Make target lists • -Check as seen, heard, or unseen/heard • -Personal notes • -Camera • -Similar Species feature to compare similar birds. • -Information about major habitats in Costa Rica. • -Information about Conservation status. • ‘Which Bird is it?' Record and photo bird, email to us for help in identification. • Larger font for easier reading. • Pinch images to make them bigger. ## Rankings - #242,687 — Overall ## Review summary Costa Rica Birds is praised as an easy-to-use field guide with rich media (photos, sounds, range maps) and strong field usefulness, often replacing a traditional field guide. It supports quick sighting logs and works well in the field. However, reviews commonly cite bugs and stability problems, confusing navigation, unreliable search/filter, and price concerns. Overall, it offers valuable content in the field but reliability and data quality issues detract from its value for some users. ### Pros - Easy to use and unfussy interface in the field - Rich media: photos, sounds, and range maps accompany species entries - Strong in-field utility: helps record sightings quickly and serves as a portable field guide - Ongoing updates and broad OS compatibility keep it usable on older devices ### Cons - Stability issues: buggy performance, crashes, and UI glitches - Poor organization and confusing navigation/listing that makes finding birds difficult - Unreliable or insufficient search/filter functionality (hard to search by name or get consistent results) - Perceived overpriced value for money ## Similar extensions and apps - [Costa Rica Birds Basic](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1072427641) — 4.30 / 5 - [BirdSounds Costa Rica](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id594476115) — 4.20 / 5 - [Animals of Costa Rica](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1288668403) — 4.30 / 5 - [Panama Birds Field Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id682684474) — 3.10 / 5 - [BirdSounds Costa Rica Lite](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id594476979) — 2.50 / 5 - [Belize Birds Field Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1216497184) — 2.00 / 5 - [Birds of Brazil](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id411679602) — 2.30 / 5 - [Bird Data](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1435622317) — 3.00 / 5 - [All Birds Trinidad and Tobago](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1143901612) — 4.90 / 5 - [Birds of Ecuador - Field Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1194665890) — 3.30 / 5 - [All Birds Ecuador field guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1104809018) — 4.20 / 5 - [All Birds Colombia field guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1104808991) — 4.60 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id568719936)