All about the Resplendent Quetzal Life.
All about the Resplendent Quetzal Life.
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Birds
ORDER: Trogoniformes
FAMILY: Trogonidae
GENUS: Pharomachrus
SPECIES: Pharomachrus mocinno
With a life span of 3 to 10 years, the resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a small bird found in southern Mexico ...
What is the meaning of «tico» and «tica»?
What is the meaning of "tico" and "tica"?
Let's talk about "ticos and ticas”, being ticos means no army in the streets, it means listening to the yigüirro ( Clay-colored Thrush) singing early in the morning, ...
Costa Rica Nature Photography
Costa Rica Nature Photography
Costa Rica is a vibrant country with incredible natural beauty like waterfalls, jungles, volcanoes, and wildlife. It provides many opportunities for stunning photography, but when is the best time to come? What ...
Typical food in Costa Rica
Typical food in Costa Rica.
There are foods that go straight to the heart, and in Costa Rica they prepare some of the best. It's inevitable to come and not fall in love with the variety ...
10 ground birds seen in Carara National Park
10 ground birds seen in Carara National ParkCarara National Park is one of the better sites in Costa Rica for seeing ground birds of the forest interior. These are the terrestrial bird species that normally ...
The main sources of income in Tarcoles
The main sources of income in Tarcoles
Tarcoles is a small town located in the province of Puntarenas, Garabito, with an area of 175.9 km2 and a population of approximately 5,444 people, although it may be ...
All about the Boat-billed Heron.
All about the Boat-billed Heron.
Class: Birds
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Cochlearius
Species: cochlearius
All Herons have a specialised downy feather that doesn't moult and grows continuously throughout the bird’s life. The ends break off as a powder the heron ...
Toucans of Costa Rica
Toucans of Costa Rica
Usually, visitors want or would love to see any of these beautiful, exciting and colourful birds, the toucans. In Costa Rica, we have 6 species with the unmistakable outline of a toucan ...
The birds and their allies
The birds and their allies
Birds & Ants.
It is impressive to see when large groups of Army ants or leaf-cutter ants moving along in the forest, scaring away spiders, cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers, lizards, and frogs, among ...
The most common trees of Carara National Park
The most common trees of Carara National ParkAt the Pacific Slope of Costa Rica, next to the known Tarcoles River, there is an important protected area of 5000 hectares called Carara, which means “river of ...