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  1. Slaty-flowerpiercer (female)

    Slaty-flowerpiercer (female)

    Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea plumbea) Two subspecies are recognized with only the nominate being mapped for Costa Rica. Photographed in La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,524 m (5,000 ft) elevation. Lower montane cloud forest. Species sexually dimorphic.
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    • alajuela province caribbean slope costa rica diglossa plumbea plumbea la cinchona slaty flowerpiercer
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Green-crowned Brilliant (male)

    Green-crowned Brilliant (male)

    Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula henryi) Three subspecies are recognized, one is mapped for Costa Rica, subspecies henryi. Photographed at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge, Heredia Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,585 m (5,200 ft) elevation, Caribbean slope. Lower montane cloud...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica green-crowned brilliant heliodoxa jacula henryi heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Variable Seedeater (female)

    Variable Seedeater (female)

    Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina corvina) Four subspecies are recognized with two being in Costa Rica. On the Caribbean side the nominate is found and on the Pacific side subspecies hoffmannii is found. Photographed in Sarapiqu, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province sporophila corvina corvina variable seedeater
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Variable Seedeater (male)

    Variable Seedeater (male)

    Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina corvina) Four subspecies are recognized with two being in Costa Rica. The nominate is found on the Caribbean side and subspecies hoffmannii is found on the Pacific side. Photographed in Sarapiqu, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province sarapiqu sporophila corvina corvina variable seedeater
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Yellow-bellied Elaenia

    Yellow-bellied Elaenia

    Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster subpagana) Four subspecies are recognized with only subspecies subpagana being mapped for Costa Rica. The split in the crest is the norm for this species, not just a bad hair day. Photographed in the Central Cordilleras on the Caribbean slope near La...
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    • alajuela province caribbean slope costa rica elaenia flavogaster subpagana la cinchona
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Yellow-bellied Elaenia

    Yellow-bellied Elaenia

    Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster subpagana) Four subspecies are recognized with only subspecies subpagana being mapped for Costa Rica. Photographed in the Central Cordilleras on the Caribbean slope near La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,524 m (5,000 ft) elevation...
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    • alajuela province caribbean slope costa rica elaenia flavogaster subpagana la cinchona yellow-bellied elaenia
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Olive-backed Euphonia (male)

    Olive-backed Euphonia (male)

    Olive-backed Euphonia (Euphonia gouldi pratermissa) Three subspecies have been described, one has been synonymized leaving two. Only subspecies pratermissa is mapped for Costa Rica. Photographed near Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Lowland...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica euphonia gouldi pratermissa heredia province olive-backed euphonia sarapiqui
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Prehensile Beak

    Prehensile Beak

    Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea plumbea) Not really a prehensile beak but it is interesting with its bill curvature resting over this Canna flower bud. Two subspecies of Slaty Flowerpiercer are currently recognized with only the nominate being in Costa Rica. Photographed this male at La...
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    • alajuela province caribbean slope costa rica diglossa plumbea plumbea la cinchona slaty flowerpiercer
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Stream Anole

    Stream Anole

    Stream Anole (Norops oxylophus: Polychrotidae) This anole reaches lengths of 15-20 cm (5.9-7.9 in). Its tail is approximately 1.5 times the length of its body. It is normally found around streams in forested situations. It ranges from sea level to ca. 1,150 m (3,775 ft ) elevation. It is...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province norops oxylophus polychrotidae sarapiqui selva verde lodge stream anole
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Reptiles
  10. Hot Lips

    Hot Lips

    Hot Lips (Psychotria elata: Rubiaceae) A conspicuous shrub 0.3-3 m (1-9.8 ft) tall; a relative of coffee. Very similar to Psychotria poeppigiana which has hairy stems. The lips are colored bracts that attract hummingbirds. A huge genus with ca. 1,900 species scattered throughout the worlds...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province hot lips psychotria elata rubiaceae sarapiqui selva verde lodge
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  11. Tiger-striped Longwing

    Tiger-striped Longwing

    Tiger-striped Longwing (Heliconius ismenius clarescens: Nymphalidae) This species has a wingspan of 7.0-8.9 cm (2.8-3.5 in). Photographed on the lodge grounds of Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Lowland wet rainforest...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heliconius ismenius clarescens heredia province nymphalidae sarapiqui selva verde lodge tiger-striped longwing
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Green Violet-ear

    Green Violet-ear

    Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus cabanidis) Six subspecies have been described, one has been synonymized leaving five recognized subspecies while some taxonomic data bases only list four recognized subspecies. Subspecies cabanidis is the only one mapped for Costa Rica. Photographed at La...
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    • caribbean slope colibri thalassinus cabanidis costa rica green violet-ear heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge vara blanca
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Purple-throated Mountain-gem (male)

    Purple-throated Mountain-gem (male)

    Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus) or the Variable Mountain-gem consist of five taxa if all taxa associated with this complex were considered conspecific they would be known as (Lampornis castanaeoventris) because it is the oldest validly published binomial. Two...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge lampornis calolaemus purple-throated mountain-gem
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. Purple-throated Mountain-gem (female)

    Purple-throated Mountain-gem (female)

    Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus) or the Variable Mountain-gem consist of five taxa if all taxa associated with this complex were considered conspecific they would be known as (Lampornis castanaeoventris) because it is the oldest validly published binomial. Two...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge lampornis calolaemus purple-throated mountain-gem
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Goldfish Plant

    Goldfish Plant

    Goldfish Plant (Columinea lepidocaulis: Gesneriaceae) Thought to be a Costa Rican endemic. An epiphyte on tree branches. Flowers are ca. 8 cm (3.1 in) long, borne singly. Photographed along the Falls Trail at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge, Heredia Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,585 m...
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    • caribbean slope columinea lepidocaulis costa rica gesneriaceae goldfish plant heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  16. Golden-Orb Weaver

    Golden-Orb Weaver

    Golden-orb Weaver (Nephila clavipes: Nephilidae) Photographed on lodge grounds of Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Lowland wet rainforest above Ri Sarapiqui.
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    • caribbean slope costa rica golden-orb weaver heredia province nephila clavipes nephilidae sarapiqui selva verde lodge
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Green-crowned Brilliant (male)

    Green-crowned Brilliant (male)

    Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula henryi) Three subspecies are recognized, one is mapped for Costa Rica, subspecies henryi. Photographed at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge, Heredia Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,585 m (5,200 ft) elevation, Caribbean slope. Lower montane cloud...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica green-crowned brilliant (male) heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male)

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male)

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Photographed at a feeding station at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge, Heredia Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,585 m (5,200 ft) elevation, Caribbean slope. Lower montane cloud forest. Species sexually dimorphic.
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province la paz waterfall gardens and peace lodge pheucticus ludovicianus rose-breasted grosbeak
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Common Bush-tanager

    Common Bush-tanager

    Common Bush Tanager (Chlorospingus opthalmicus regionalis) Twenty eight subspecies have been described, one has been synonymized leaving 27 recognized subspecies including the nominate. Two have been reported from Costa Rica, subspecies regionalis and subspcies novicius which is reported from...
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    • alajuela province caribbean slope chlorospingus opthalmicus regionalis common bush-tanager costa rica la cinchona
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Beehive

    Beehive

    Beehive. I estimated this hive to be about 61 cm (24 in) long x 20 cm (8 in) wide. Grounds of Reserva Biolgica Tirimbina. A private wildlife refuge located in the Community of Tirimbina, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Habitat is Caribbean-slope, part of the Saripiqui river basin, rolling hills at...
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    • beehive caribbean slope community of tirimbina costa rica heredia province reserva biolgica tirimbina
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  21. Palm Tanager (male)

    Palm Tanager (male)

    Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum atripennis) Four subspecies are recognized, subspecies atripennis is the only subspecies mapped for Costa Rica. Photographed at La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge, Vara Blanca, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Caribbean slope at ca. 1,500 m (4,921 ft)...
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heredia province la paz waterfall gardens palm tanager peace lodge thraupis palmarum atripennis vara blanca
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Sara Longwing

    Sara Longwing

    Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara: Nymphalidae) Photographed on the lodge grounds of Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Manicured lowland wet rainforest with planted cultivars above Ri Sarapiqui.
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    • caribbean slope costa rica heliconius sara heredia province nymphalidae sara longwing sarapiqui selva verde lodge
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  23. Golden-browed Chlorophonia (male)

    Golden-browed Chlorophonia (male)

    Golden-browed Chlorophoinia (Chlorophonia callophrys) Photographed at La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Caribbean slope at ca. 1,524 m (5,000 ft) elevation. Lower Montane Cloud Forest. Species sexually dimorphic. Female duller with only the forehead yellow.
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    • alajuela province caribbean slope chlorophonia callophrys costa rica golden-browed chlorophonia la cinchona
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. Golden-mantled Howler Monkey

    Golden-mantled Howler Monkey

    Golden-mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata palliata: Atelidae) Photographed in a Cecropia tree in La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope lowland rainforest at an elevation of ca. 107 m (350 ft).
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    • alajuela province alouatta palliata palliata atelidae caribbean slope costa rica golden-mantled howler moneky la fortuna
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  25. Common House Centipede

    Common House Centipede

    Common House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata: Scutigeridae) Photographed on a building wall in La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Heredia Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,585 m (5,200 ft) elevation. Lower Montane Cloud Forest.
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    • caribbean slope common house centipede costa rica scutigeridae heredia province la paz waterfall gardens scutigera coleoptrata
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
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