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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

10,000 Birds

Into the souvenir shop for some local coffee, chocolate and cocoa, then a coffee mug with an image of a Three-toed Sloth and the Field Guide to the Mammals of Costa Rica, and off we go. This equates to a decline of 99% over three generations for Nicaragua and Costa Rica (IUCN 2019). 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.

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Twenty Hummingbirds To See Before You Die

10,000 Birds

Found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua, this tiny hummingbird is placed within its own genus microchera. It is notorious for its aggressiveness across its range and some birds have been known to attack large mammals and hawks. Coming in at no. 19 is the celestial Red-tailed Comet. 17 spot is the Rainbow-bearded Thornbill.

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