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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. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. We must fight to save every species we can, every ecosystem, every niche.

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Getting the Bill – Taste, Touch and Smell in Birds

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Sword-billed Hummingbird , Colombia Bills come in all shapes and sizes. Aptly called the tube-nosed birds, on account of their raised and highly visible nostrils, these species are able to hone in on oceanic food from several miles away, based on smell alone. The longest bird bill relative to body-size.

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