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Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza subsp. arguta) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Foraging in or on Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis). Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza subsp. arguta) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Foraging in or on Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis). Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Common Basilisk also known as the Jesus Christ Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus: Corytophanidae) Adult male, species sexually dimorphic.Youngsters can run 10-20 m on water but as they get to be adults they grow much larger and can only manage a few meters before sinking, then they swim. Along Ro...

Garden Emerald (Chlorostilbon assimilis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Nectaring Porterweed (Stachytarpeta jamaicensis: Verbenaceae). Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus subsp. satrapa) Sexes similar. Photographed In the town of town of Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre with Ro Tigre and Ro Brazos flowing through it. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Surrounding vegetation is Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m...

Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy subsp. coruscus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Nectaring the Red Passionflower. Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Red-lored Parrot (Amazona autumnalis subsp. salvini) Adult, sexes similar. In the town of town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre with Ro Tigre and Ro Brazos flowing through it. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Photographed in a Roble de Sabana tree (Tabeuia rosea). Urban setting with cleared...

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer subsp. nigricapillus) Sexes similar. Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Band-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri subsp. ventosus) Sexes similar. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.

Charming Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Another Charming Hummingbird just plucked a feather from this one but I was not fast enough to capture it but you can see where it was plucked from. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa...

Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris subsp. richmondi) Sexes similar. Along the banks of Ro Rincon near Rincn, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Riparian, Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 3 m (10 ft) elevation.

Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus subsp. tenellus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.

Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Costa Rican endemic. Mangroves, Playa Sandalo along Golfo Dulce, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. I walked the length of the mangrove swamp and did not see or hear one. Tide was out so I decided I would just walk...

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Juvenile. Juveniles, males and females are all phenotypically different. Photographed over Golfo Dulce at the Mangroves, Playa Sandalo, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

Band-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri subsp. ventosus) Sexes similar. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.

Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) Sexes similar. In the town of town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre with Ro Tigre and Ro Brazos flowing through it. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Urban setting with cleared forest and horticultural trees and shrubs surrounded by Pacific secondary rain...

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia subsp. xanthotera) Male, species sexually dimorphic. This subspecies belongs to the Mangrove Warbler group. Mangrove swamp with mixed species of Mangrove along Golfo Dulce near Rincn, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

Tea Mangrove (Pelliciera rhizophorae: Pellicieraceae) Mangrove swamp with mixed species of Mangrove along Golfo Dulce at sea level. Near Rincn, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti subsp. rufipennis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Bosque dl Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.

Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris subsp. superciliaris) Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Central Amerian Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata: Dasyproctidae) Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Cow Tongue (Aphelandra lingua-bovis: Acanthaceae). Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.

Yellowish Flycatcher (Empidonax flavescens subsp. flavescens) Sexes similar. Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).

Black-cheeked Ant Tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) Female, species slightly dimorphic. Females duller than males. Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of southwestern Costa Rica. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro...

Orchid Bee (Eufriesea ornata: Apidae) They range from in size from 1.9-3.8 cm (0.75-1.5 in) long Photographed on Anthurium obtusilobum: Araceae. Wilson Botanical Gardens, southeast of San Vito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Landscaped grounds from 1,000-1,100 m (3,281-3,609 ft).