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Another Bird Surprise for Costa Rica- Buff-collared Nightjar!

10,000 Birds

A bit larger than the Netherlands but with less land than Latvia and Ireland, in terms of territory, we rank 126. It was something that truly caught me by surprise, a bird usually heard or seen in Mexico or certain, out of the way gulches in Arizona. As far as countries go, Costa Rica is at the smaller end of the spectrum.