Category: Costa Rica Birds
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A Streak-headed Woodcreeper Feeds its Offspring Near the Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica
A Streak-headed Woodcreeper Parent Feeds its Offspring Near the Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica
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PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Pale-billed Woodpecker is one of the largest and most spectacular woodpeckers in Central America.
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SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Smoky-brown Woodpecker is a small, dull brown woodpecker found in a variety of wooded habitats across its large range.
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HOFFMANN’S WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
A typical bar-backed Melanerpes, Hoffmann’s Woodpecker is largely creamy below and on the head, with a dark gray back and black wings, both heavily barred in white, while the nape is golden yellow.
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BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
This woodpecker occupies a reasonably broad range, principally over the Caribbean slope of Middle America, where it is found from southern Mexico south to Panama, thence south through the Pacific lowlands of northwest South America to western Ecuador.
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ACORN WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands in North America, from southwestern Washington, Oregon, California, southwestern United States, and western Mexico, extending south through the highlands of Central America.
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FIERY-BILLED ARACARI – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Fiery-billed Aracari’s beak is large, with the upper part being fiery-orange and black on the lower portion; bill is unique in that it is green at the base.
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KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Keel-billed Toucan occurs in tropical lowland evergreen and secondary forests from southern Mexico, where it is the only large toucan, south through Central America to northern Colombia and extreme northwestern Venezuela.
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YELLOW-THROATED TOUCAN – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Yellow-throated Toucan is a large, black and yellow toucan most notable for its massive, bicolored bill.
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COLLARED ARACARI – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Collared Aracari ranges from central Veracruz, Mexico south through northern Venezuela and western Ecuador.
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