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The clay-colored thrush is the national bird of Costa Rica. Although Costa Rica is a small country, it is in the bird-rich neotropical region and has a huge number of species for its area. The official bird list published by the Costa Rican Rare Birds and Records Committee of the Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica (AOCR) contained 948 ...
Costa Rica's birds range in size from the scintillant hummingbird, at 2.2 grams and 6 cm (2.4 in), to the huge jabiru, at 6.5 kg (14.3 lb) and 150 cm (60 in) (the American white pelican is heavier, but is an accidental species).
Birds of the Talamancan montane forests (70 P) Pages in category "Birds of Costa Rica" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 241 total.
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It is a habitat for American crocodiles, while the marshes located at the river's mouth have many waterfowl and wading birds. Among the many herons and egrets are the boatbill and bare-throated tiger heron, and other birds found here include double-striped thick-knee, mangrove warbler and American pygmy kingfisher. The total list known of birds ...
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A resplendent quetzal found in the Talamanca cloud forests of Costa Rica The resplendent quetzal is the largest trogon . [ 12 ] It is 36 to 40 cm (14–16 in) long; in the nominate subspecies , the tail streamers measure between 31 cm (12 in) and 100.5 cm (39.6 in), with the median being 75 cm (30 in) for males.
The green ibis is found from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and Paraguay. [11] However, there have been sightings from as far north as Honduras , [ 16 ] and fossil records show the species formerly occurred as far north as Kansas in the United States. [ 17 ]