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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

10,000 Birds

Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations. So far, the story about this strange bird ends right where it started because it hasn’t been seen since.

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

10,000 Birds

Although they breed on the west coast of Florida, Snowy Plover is a rare stray to this part of the state. A La Sagra’s Flycatcher, a Caribbean stray, continued at Charles Deering Estate. Cattle Egret: 133. Orange-winged Parrot: 56. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. American Bittern: 2. Great Egret: 75.

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