Author: Jim Gain
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DOUBLE-STRIPED THICK-KNEE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Double-striped Thick-knee is a medium-large wader with a strong black and yellow bill, large yellow eyes, which give it a reptilian appearance, and cryptic plumage.
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MANGROVE HUMMINGBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Mangrove Hummingbird is a small/medium-sized hummingbird and is found only along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, most often in or near mangrove trees.
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RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a handsome, small/medium-size hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands.
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CINNAMON HUMMINGBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a striking, medium-size hummingbird of dry tropical lowlands.
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BLUE-VENTED HUMMINGBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Blue-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia hoffmanni) is a fairly small dark hummingbird, green overall with dark blue tail. Straight, medium-length bill.
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SCALY-BREASTED HUMMIINGBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a rather large, dull-plumaged hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands.
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BLACK-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Male Black-bellied Hummingbirds give the species its name, with their black underparts that extend up through the face to the forecrown.
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COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Coppery-headed Emeralds have a decurved bill and white outer tail feathers with black near the tip.
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SNOWCAP – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Snowcap is a spectacular, tiny hummingbird of Central American cloud forests.
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