10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2022
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).
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
You may need to bird with an open mind and watching eye but look close and even the pigeons flying through human-made canyons can be a source of inspiration, their swift flight transforming them into amazing creatures and taking us to other places. Crimson-fronted Parakeets- one of our city birds in Costa Rica.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2021
In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than the things that fly in urban spots. I mean, who comes to Costa Rica to bird on city streets? In the final bits and pieces of green space that dot a typical human dominated landscape?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2017
All Wranglers went to the other side of the lodge listening… a potoo mixed with human voices. Belonging to the Caribbean foothills biome, Rancho Naturalista has the fourth longest eBird list among the hotspots of Costa Rica: 478 species, including 36 raptors and 38 hummingbirds. Part three: The Scarlet Pacific of Costa Rica.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2017
In Costa Rica, we have more than our fair share. This basically means that it’s not easy being a raptor in Costa Rica. While there’s a lot of protected habitat, with so many other raptors and birds to compete with, each species has a pretty small population. King Vulture. Barred Hawk. Black Hawk-Eagle.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
When looking for birds in Costa Rica, the Central Valley isn’t the first place that comes to mind. A few spots manage to persist and welcome them in this human-dominated landscape. Range maps show the small bird reaching its northern limits in southern Costa Rica, over there on the other side of the mountains.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2021
His guides include our own Patrick O’Donnell, who leads Dunn on a quest to see as many hummingbird species as possible across Costa Rica in just two days, an adventure described in his 2015 post “ A Hummingbird Quest in Costa Rica.”) I had hoped for more.
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