Category: Birds
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BROAD-WINGED HAWK – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Broad-winged Hawk is a rather small, compact hawk; about the size of Red-shouldered Hawk
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COMMON BLACK HAWK – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Common Black Hawk is an entirely black hawk with broad wings and short tail with a distinct white band.
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DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Double-toothed Kite is named for its most distinguishing morphological trait, the presence of two tomial “teeth:” tooth-like emarginations on the cutting edge of the maxilla (upper mandible).
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SWALLOW-TAILED KITE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
With its striking black and white plumage, deeply forked tail, and extraordinary aerial grace, the Swallow-tailed Kite is rarely misidentified as it courses low over the treetops in search of small vertebrates or twists and dives in pursuit of flying insects.
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HOOK-BILLED KITE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Hook-billed Kite is a widespread raptor of tropical America, occasionally reaching as far north as southern Texas.
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BLACK VULTURE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Black Vulture is a large, uniform black raptor with silvery patches on undersides of wingtips.
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ROSEATE SPOONBILL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Roseate Spoonbill is unmistakable and one of North America’s most unusual looking wading birds.
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GREEN IBIS – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Green Ibis is a dark-colored ibis of wetlands and swampy woods in Central and South America.
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WHITE IBIS – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The White Ibis is a striking, white wading bird with a long, distinctively decurved bill. It usually nests, feeds, and flies in large conspecific flocks.
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YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is a medium blue grey heron with a light cap and cheek and a thick bill.
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