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Birding in Costa Rica with an Expert guide

Birding in Costa Rica with an Expert guide A perfect opportunity for avid birders, wildlife photographers, and nature lovers. Birding is best done in small groups with a professional, certified guide. Birding tours can be done during ...
Costa Rica

The Wonderful World of Hummingbirds

The Wonderful World of Hummingbirds. Cool facts. Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world For their size, hummingbirds have the largest heart & brains of all animals Hummingbirds have no sense of smell Hummingbird wings beat around 60 times ...
Nature Group Costa Rica

Bird of the week Crested Caracara

Bird species of the week. Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Family: Falconidae Range: When considering the distribution of Crested Caracara, you could probably see this kind of bird in northern South America and Central America. So, you can watch this bird ...
Costa Rica

Bird species of July 2023

Bird species of  the Week Orange-collared Manakin (Manacus aurantiacus) Taxonomic information Animalia Kingdom Phillum: Chordata Class: Birds Order: Passeriformes Family: Pipriidae Genre: Manacus Natural History Reproduction Males form courtship assemblies in which each individual removes all debris from a small circular area of ground, over which ...
Costa Rica

The Three-wattled Bellbird

The Three-wattled Bellbird. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Birds Order: Passeriformes Family: Cotingidae Genus: Procnias Species: tricarunculatus The three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus ) is a Central American migratory bird of the Cotinga family. The sexes are very dissimilar in appearance. The male has ...