This little bird is one of the first I ever spotted, photographed, and identified, in Costa Rica on my own in 2002. It took me quite awhile to page through my bird book, comparing color, markings, size, and beak shape, before I finally concluded that this is a Bananaquit. Today, the guidebook I consulted did not indicate that Bananaquits can be found in the central mountains, but I’m quite sure I photographed this one near Monteverde.

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