Wildlife Around You
At Sabalo Lodge, wildlife is not something you search for — it finds you. Day and night, animals move freely between the jungle and the lodge. Some stay hidden, others appear just a few steps from your cabin or tent. These videos are real moments captured by our cameras and guests. No staging, no guarantees — just the jungle as it truly is.
Toucans (Ramphastidae): Exotic messengers of the treetops - Majestic toucan at Sabalo Lodge (Osa, Costa Rica) – a fruit feast in the crowns
Footage of a toucan perched in a tree at Sabalo Lodge on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. The bird enjoys fruit, calmly and majestically munching, and showing off its iconic beak amidst the tropical greenery of the rainforest. An ideal moment for nature lovers and birdwatchers.
Toucans (Ramphastidae) are iconic symbols of the Neotropical rainforests, distinguished primarily by their powerful, lightly built beaks, which are used for thermoregulation and for gathering food in the highest treetops. This family includes over 40 species that play a key role in the ecosystem as “forest architects”. Toucans are mainly frugivorous, but they supplement their diet with small animals for the necessary protein intake. They nest in natural tree cavities, often high in the forest canopy. In the Sabalo Lodge area and the Osa Peninsula, the majestic brown-backed toucan ( Ramphastos ambiguus ) or the brightly colored short-billed toucan ( Ramphastos sulfuratus ) can most often be seen. Thanks to our unique location in the corridor between mangroves and rainforest, these fascinating creatures are, for example, everyday guests with us, often seen near the accommodation, right at Tucancito.
Where: Sabalo Lodge Garden, Penisula Osa, Costa Rica. A tree against the terrace of the Tucancito tent.
Tip: Toucans are relatively easy to find. Their favorite location is around the tent called Tucancito. They sit in the surrounding tall trees in all directions (on the edge of the jungle and across the driveway). They are found here most of the year.
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