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| Common on the Rio Tarcoles and also seen at Hacienda Solimar. Nice to see the males looking smart after only seeing eclipse birds in the US and UK |
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| A few extra images and record shots from this superb area on the Pacific coast |
| More images from the Carara National Park & the Rio Tarcoles |
| American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea |
| This tiny Kingfisher was seen in the mangroves along the Rio Tarcoles. This is a male due to the lack of a green breast band |
| Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea |
| A couple of these shy birds were seen in the mangroves by the Rio Tarcoles and by the lagoon along the river trail in Carara National Park. |
| Fiery-billed Araçari Pteroglossus frantzii |
| Just one seen in Carara National Park. The Collared Araçari was fairly common at La Selva in particular but not photographed at all well |
| Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius |
| A number of these strange herons were seen by the lagoon along the river trail in Carara National Park and along the Rio Tarcoles |
| Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilanum |
| One seen near Tarcoles village didn't settle for long as it was being mobbed by various other birds! |
| Anhinga Anhinga anhinga |
| Common along the Rio Tarcoles and the lagoon in Carara NP. Also seen at Hacienda Solimar |
| Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis |
| Singles seen at La Selva and Carara NP, where this record shot was taken |
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| Yellow-headed Caracara Milvango chimachima |
| Pretty common along the Rio Tarcoles |
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| Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi |
| Fairly common in Carara National Park. This is a male |
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| Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis |
| Common in Carara National Park. This is a male |
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| Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus |
| Seen at La Selva and in Carara National Park where this rather naff image of a male was taken |
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| Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis |
| One or two seen around Tarcoles |
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| Great-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus |
| One or two seen in the Carara area and possibly elsewhere. I must confess to not bothering to identify every yellow-brown flycatcher we saw! |
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| Blue-winged Teal Anas discors |
| Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea |
| Common in wetland areas. On the Rio Tarcoles, a couple of pairs were nesting in boxes on the boat! |