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White-throated Shrike-Tanager

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White-throated Shrike-Tanager

Browsing through Costa Rica photos this evening, I came across this one of what I think is a White-throated Shrike-Tanager (Lanio leucothorax). Similar in appearance to orioles, there are two varieties of the species in the country: one that lives closer to the Caribbean with a yellow rump and undertail coverts (the feathers beneath the tail), and another, like this one, with black rump and undertail coverts that lives on the south-Pacific coast. This male of the species, belting out his call, was photographed on the Osa Peninsula.

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Black River Turtle

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Black River Turtle

Black River Turtles (Rhinochlemmys funerea) are often seen basking on fallen logs along the banks of rivers during the day. At night the web-footed retiles are known to travel on land to forage for food. This turtle was photographed along the Tortuguero River.

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Keel-billed Toucans

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Keel-billed Toucans

I have not seen nearly as many Keel-billed Toucans (Ramphastos sulfuratus) as I have Chestnut-mandibled Toucans (Ramphastos swainsonii), in part because I have traveled most often to the Osa Peninsula, where there are none of the Keel-billed species. So I was delighted when I came across this photo taken in 2004 near Tortuguero. I love this pair’s bright lime beaks touched with orange and red, which compliment the birds’ bright yellow throats so well.

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Young Green Heron

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Young Green Heron

A youthful Green Heron (Butorides striatus) perches on the wood of a dock along the Tortuguero River. It’s just beginning to lose its stripes, and to show the rusty red neck and shoulder feathers that distinguish adults of the species. A few mature green feathers are growing in on its wings too.

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Female Great Curassows

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Female Great Curassows

Although Great Curassows (Crax rubra) once lived in both the Caribbean and Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica, populations are now predominately in a few of the country’s most protected wildlife areas. These females of the species were photographed near Bosque del Cabo on the Osa Peninsula. I have also seen these large birds at Serena, in the heart of the Corcovado National Park. Male Great Curassows are almost entirely black.

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Collared Aracaris Go Bananas

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Collared Aracaris

At the lodge in Selva Verde, the staff keep some feeding platforms stocked with fresh fruit to lure the birds where they can easily be seen by visitors. One morning, ripe bananas were on the menu, and these Collared Aracaris (Pteroglossus torquatus) had a feast. They use their long, sharp beaks to break open the peels, tear off a piece of banana, toss it in the air, and gulp it down. I could watch them for hours.

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Emerald Toucanet

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Emerald Toucanet

Emerald Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) are smaller than their Toucan cousins, and have their own bright feather and bill patterns. This one was photographed in the upper valley of Costa Rica’s Savegre River, and it’s the only snapshot I’ve managed to capture of the species. I particularly like the color of this bird’s dark blue throat.

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Collared Araçari

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Collared Araçari

Collared Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus) can be found on the Caribbean and north-Pacific coasts. They have black bands across their breasts and white on their upper mandibles, which differ from the Fiery-billed Araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii) native to the south-Pacific region. This Collared Araçari was photographed in Selva Verde.

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