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costa rica

  1. Royal Tern

    Royal Tern

    Large, coastal tern. Several seen loafing on the mudbanks mid-channel while others feeding over the water. (Additional flight shots of this species as requested by Barney!)
    • C B Allen
    • Media item
    • costa rica gulf of nicoya la ensenada lodge puntarenas royal tern thalasseus maximus
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Blue Dacnis, Male

    Blue Dacnis, Male

    Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana ultramarina) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province blue dacnis boca tapada costa rica dacnis cayana ultramarina laguna del lagarto lodge
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Russet-naped Wood-Rail

    Russet-naped Wood-Rail

    Russet-naped Wood-rail (Aramides albiventris plumbeicollis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • aramides albiventris plumbeicollis cope’s place costa rica limón province russet-naped wood-rail unión de guápiles
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Keel-billed Toucan

    Keel-billed Toucan

    Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfurous brevicarinatus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada costa rica keel-billed toucan laguna del lagarto lodge ramphastos sulfurous brevicarinatus
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Silver-throated Tanager

    Silver-throated Tanager

    Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala frantzii)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • batsu gardens costa rica san gerardo de dota valley san jose province silver-throated tanager tangara icterocephala frantzii
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Brown-hooded Parrot

    Brown-hooded Parrot

    Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis haematotis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada brown-hooded parrot costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge pyrilia haematotis haematotis
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

    Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

    Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti) nectaring torch ginger.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge phaeochroa cuvierii roberti scaly-breasted hummingbird
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Rufous-collared Sparrow

    Rufous-collared Sparrow

    Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • batsu gardens costa rica rufous-collared sparrow san gerardo de dota valley san jose province zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Rufous-naped Wrens

    Rufous-naped Wrens

    • peterday
    • Media item
    • bougainvillea hotel campylorhynchus rufinucha capistratus costa rica rufous-naped wren san jose
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. Pale-vented Pigeon

    Pale-vented Pigeon

    Something different. Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis pallidicrissa)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cope’s place costa rica limón province pale-vented pigeon patagioenas cayennensis pallidicrissa unión de guápiles
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Flame-colored Tanager, Female

    Flame-colored Tanager, Female

    Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata citrea) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • batsu gardens costa rica flame-colored tanager piranga bidentata citrea san gerardo de dota valley san jose province
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Scintillant Hummingbird, Male

    Scintillant Hummingbird, Male

    Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • batsu gardens costa rica san gerardo de dota valley san jose province scintillant humminbird selasphorus scintilla
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. King Vulture Pair

    King Vulture Pair

    King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) pair
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada costa rica king vulture laguna del lagarto lodge sarcoramphus papa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. Yellow-throated Toucan Pair

    Yellow-throated Toucan Pair

    Yellow-throated Toucan pair (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada chestnut-mandibled toucan costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii yellow-throated toucan
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Collared Aracari

    Collared Aracari

    Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus torquatus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada collared aracari costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge pteroglossus torquatus torquatus
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Brown-hooded Parrots

    Brown-hooded Parrots

    Brown-hooded Parrots (Pyrilia haematotis haematotis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada brown-hooded parrots costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge pyrilia haematotis haematotis
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Keel-billed Toucan

    Keel-billed Toucan

    Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada costa rica keel-billed toucan opusimage ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. American Pygmy Kingfisher

    American Pygmy Kingfisher

    • peterday
    • Media item
    • american pygmy kingfisher chloroceryle aenea costa rica river tarcoles
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Yellow-throated Toucan

    Yellow-throated Toucan

    Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada chestnut-mandibled toucan costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii yellow-throated toucan
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Chestnut-headed Oropendola

    Chestnut-headed Oropendola

    Chestnut-head Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada chestnut-headed oropendola costa rica laguna del lagarto lodge psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Plumed Basilisk Lizard Female

    Plumed Basilisk Lizard Female

    Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons: Corytophanidae) female. Another common name is Green Basilisk, it also goes by a few other common names. They get to 25.4 cm (10 in) long from snout to vent but overall they reach lengths of 91.4 cm (36 in). The tail makes a little over 70% of its total...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province basiliscus plumifrons boca tapada costa rica family corytophanidae green basilisk laguna del lagarto lodge plumed basilisk
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Reptiles
  22. King Vulture

    King Vulture

    King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada costa rica king vulture laguna del lagarto lodge sarcoramphus papa
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Keel-billed Toucans

    Keel-billed Toucans

    Keel-billed Toucans (Ramphastos sulfurous brevicarinatus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alajuela province boca tapada costa rica keel-billed toucan laguna del lagarto lodge ramphastos sulfurous brevicarinatus
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. Purple-throated Mountain-Gem, Male

    Purple-throated Mountain-Gem, Male

    Purple-throated Mountain-Gem (Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus) male. Nectaring an Inga tree (Inga sp.: Fabaceae) in the canopy.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • costa rica lampornis calolaemus calolaemus monteverde monteverde sky walk puntarenas province purple-throated mountain-gem
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  25. Orange-billed Sparrow

    Orange-billed Sparrow

    • creaturesnapper
    • Media item
    • birds costa rica sparrows
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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