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The Top 25 Target Birds to Look for in Costa Rica

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Thanks to better protection from hunting, this fancy bird is tame and easy to see at many sites in Costa Rica. While this amazing bird can also be readily seen in Guatemala, western Panama, and a few other places, ease of access in Costa Rica and fantastic appearance put it onto this list. Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow.

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I and the Bird #146

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We see countries as more than just locales for landmarks and landmarks as more than just souvenirs of bygone cultures (have you ever birded Tikal in Guatemala? Bird watching can take you anywhere and anywhere you watch birds is a place you understand intimately. Birding opened up Central America for me in a way that nothing else did.