Category: Costa Rica Birds
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PRONG-BILLED BARBET – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Prong-billed Barbet is restricted to the moss and epiphyte-laden cloud-forest along the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and western… READ MORE
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RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Rufous-tailed Jacamar is a beautiful inhabitant of forest edges and clearings of Central and South America. READ MORE
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WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The White-whiskered Puffbird inhabits humid evergreen forests and shady forest edges from southeastern Mexico to Ecuador. Unlike most other species… READ MORE
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GREEN KINGFISHER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Small kingfisher with disproportionately long bill. Dark glossy green above with white throat, collar, and spots on wings. Tail often… READ MORE
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AMAZON KINGFISHER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Amazon Kingfisher is a resident of lakeshores and large-slow flowing rivers from northern Mexico south to central Argentina. They… READ MORE
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RINGED KINGFISHER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Largest kingfisher in Americas with exceptionally enormous bill and raucous calls. Blue-gray with shaggy crest, white collar, and rufous belly.… READ MORE
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LESSON’S MOTMOT – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Lesson’s Motmot is one of the most common and widespread species of motmot in Central America, with a distribution that… READ MORE
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BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Fairly common throughout its range, Broad-billed Motmot inhabits humid forest in foothills and lowlands. READ MORE
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TURQUOISE-BROWED MOTMOT – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Turquoise-browed Motmot is surely one of the most flamboyantly plumaged of a remarkable family, and it is sufficiently distinctive… READ MORE
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COLLARED TROGON – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Collared Trogon is a common trogon of humid lowland forests of Central and South America. READ MORE
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Through my lens and prose I hope to instill a greater sense of awe, compassion and inspiration as I discover new creatures, explore interesting habitats, and gain wisdom about the natural world that’s all around us. It is my hope that readers are motivated to learn more about our environment and its inhabitants, and become passionate advocates for conservation.
I earned my college degree in biology, a foundation that shaped not only how I see the world, but how I’ve spent my life sharing it with others. For more than 35 years, I worked in education as both a teacher and administrator, guiding students through the wonders of science and the joy of discovery. That same spirit of curiosity has carried me through decades of volunteer work in citizen science and conservation. This blog brings together my passions for birding, conservation, and storytelling.
~ Jim Gain
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