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Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

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Such ultra rare and imperiled biodiversity are the “ Critically Endangered “, species that, according to the IUCN, “have decreased, or will decrease by 80% within three generations” Five bird species on the Costa Rica bird list fall into this alarming category. Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata).

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Birding in Honduras, Part I: Highlands

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We also observed the beautifully patterned Prevost’s Ground-Sparrow , a sparrow very different from the ones that go by the same name in Costa Rica. the species suffering most from deforestation). The enigmatic White-throated Flycatcher was the most unusual sighting in the weedy edges of the lakeside.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Press, 2010), The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, 2nd ed.by

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