10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2022
There was a Gartered Trogon right above me, and one cooperative Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth on a cecropia tree, raising its head to smile at us. Young birds, at least in captivity, become mature after 5 years and start breeding after 6 or 7 years. A group (maybe 4-5 ex.) 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2019
Some stop right in front of our place in the urbanized intermontane valley where the majority of Costa Ricans reside. Our big month of bird movements in Costa Rica, the 10th month of the year, is when most of the swallows, Scarlet Tanagers , thrushes, and other species on the South American express push through.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Yet they also bring up questions, which I’m going to talk about right now before diving into the specifics of the guides themselves. I think we do have the right to expect that artwork and species descriptions when repeated are current, reflect recent studies and taxonomic thought. © 2023 by Steve N. © 2023 by Steve N.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2016
The end result is that the whole “biographic” area (NCA plus southern Mexico and northern Nicaragua) is home to 41 endemic bird species. These are listed in a table, which also specifies slope and geographic region (but not country). Range maps accompany each species account—small but specific.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans. Share Your Thoughts « What is the National Bird of Nicaragua? Wicked, right?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Text is on the left, plates are on the right.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2018
You could say that the right-brain, the part of the brain that is intuitive and creative, goes first, and the left-brain, where the logic resides, comes in second to refine and substantiate the initial impression. The process doesn’t totally ignore plumage. These vary according to species. Close-up of Laughing Gull Range Map.
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