10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / What is the National Bird of Nicaragua? What is the National Bird of Nicaragua? By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
There are other birds still expected, I have a few in mind that probably also occur somewhere in the border area with Nicaragua (hello Altamira Oriole and Ladder-backed Woodpecker ). There was also that incredible visit by a Spectacled Petrel at Tortuguero. However, the latest addition wasn’t any of these.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Next stops offered White-crowned Parrot and Barred Parakeets , Chestnut-sided and Canada Warblers , Collared Aracari , half a dozen Purple-throated Fruitcrows … I heard a strong double-nock of a huge Pale-billed Woodpecker , but the bird didn’t present itself to our eyes. 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Its position at the Panamerican Highway means that many birding groups travelling either north or south will stop by, bird the reserve trail (looking for e.g. Black Guan , Purple-throated Mountain-gem , Northern Emerald-Toucanet , Hairy and Spot-crowned Woodpeckers , Barred Parakeet , etc.)
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2016
The “who knows what else” comes from this site being situated among good-sized tracts of lowland forest connected to the big forest block in Nicaragua. Chestnut-colored Woodpeckers like to eat coconut: This is another thing we learned at Adolfo’s place. In fact, a friend of mine saw a Harpy Eagle at Laguna in 1998.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2015
Quetzal is THE beloved, sacred bird of Guatemala and they do live there (and in southern Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) BUT are more accessible in Costa Rica. We watched Acorn Woodpeckers laugh and dive bomb a squirrel. Even the non-birders will love the scenery. Yes, the R. Flame-colored Tanagers are pretty common.
10,000 Birds
MAY 30, 2015
Nicaraguan Grackle only lives in marshes around Lake Nicaragua. I guess that isn’t too surprising since a quick 30 minute float down the river goes right into Nicaragua. BUT, we did see lots of other nice birds, most of them bonus species tough to see elsewhere in Costa Rica. We had several Least Bitterns.
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