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Expectations and Suggestions for Caribbean Lowland Birding in Costa Rica

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They used to be but a burgeoning population in need of more living room and land for cattle and crops destroyed a fair portion of those rainforests during the 20th century. In Costa Rica, that would mean the Sarapiqui area because this is where we find the closest Caribbean lowland forests to San Jose.

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Caribbean Lowland Birding at Ara Ambigua Lodge, Costa Rica

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Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.

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Collaborative list – February 2020

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Rio san jose. Embalse San Miguel, Turrúcares (acceso restringido). Embalse San Miguel, Turrúcares (acceso restringido). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis.

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