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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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A vagrant from northern Colombia isn’t out of the question but we are still waiting for that local mega to happen. This Costa Rican enigma came to light after being collected by C. For the Alfaro’s Hummingbird Saucerottia alfaroana , though, we don’t know if it’s gone or what it was in the first place!