Category: Costa Rica Birds
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GARTERED TROGON – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Gartered Trogon is a relatively small and compact yellow-bellied trogon of tropical lowland forest, mainly in humid areas.
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BLACK-HEADED TROGON – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The beautiful yellow-bellied, Black-headed Trogon is found in open forests from southern Mexico south and east through Central America to northwestern Costa Rica.
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RESPLENDENT QUETZAL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Across time and cultures, the Resplendent Quetzal has been heralded for its great beauty.
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FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl is a permanent resident from the southwestern United States to southern South America
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BARE-SHANKED SCREECH-OWL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Bare-shanked Screech-Owl is found from Costa Rica to extreme large for a screech-owl with a warm rufous-brown overall, brightest on face, which does not have a distinct black border like most other screech-owls.
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RED-TAILED HAWK – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Red-tailed Hawk is the most common roadside raptor across much of North America.
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ZONE-TAILED HAWK – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas.
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SHORT-TAILED HAWK – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Short-tailed Hawk is a smallish, broad-winged buteo with 2 distinct color morphs.
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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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