10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2020

Costa Rica is a country situated well south of the Tropic of Cancer and like most places without a winter, parrots are an essential part of the local avifauna. Fancy bird like this Brown-hooded Parrot are common in many forested parts of the country. White-crowned Parrot. White-fronted Parrot.

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Parrots Costa Rica San Jose Endangered Species 277

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

Some ways to help this incredible bird include supporting the Macaw Recovery Network , any efforts to protect and reforest habitat from eastern Honduras to eastern Panama and northern Colombia, and never buying a Great Green Macaw. Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata). Guanacaste Hummingbird (Amazilia alfaroensis).

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Costa Rica Parrots Albatross Birds 272

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. Hyacinth Macaws © Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon Hyacinth Macaws , like parrots the world over, face threats from every side.

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Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Other endangered and vulnerable species we observed at this preserve included Red-browed Parrot , Ochre-marked Parakeet , and White-necked Hawk.

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Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 229

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2019

It’s also nice to read about protected areas, different habitats, and more information about each bird especially when you don’t have to worry about more pages adding more weight to your field pack. I love a field guide that has more information than illustrations.

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Costa Rica Parrots Birds West Virginia 113