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Costa Rica’s National Birdwatching Board Creates a Manual

Costa Rica's National Birdwatching Bureau published a manual of best practices for birdwatching in the country. With more than 900 species that have been...

Bird Watching for Peace in Colombia

As a bird perches on a telegraph pole, two young girls are deep in consultation -- is it "Tyrannus melancholicus" or perhaps "Pyrocephalus rubinus?" The...

Pic of the Day: The yellow-tailed oropendola

Start your week as we did: By listening to the unique call of the Montezuma oropendola, a bird endemic to southern Mexico and parts of Central America.

Costa Rica Picture of the Day: White-throated magpie-jay

The white-throated magpie-jay is easy to spot (and hear) in Costa Rica.

Monteverde Rainforest in Costa Rica Revisited: New Reasons to Return

Agoutis galore, colossal art, a walk through history, saving Bellbirds and a reincarnated eco-lodge: Some new reasons to head back up the green mountain...

Costa Rica launches plan to attract birdwatching tourists

There are 925 species of birds in Costa Rica, representing almost 10 percent of the species in the world, and tourism officials are hoping to cash in on the rising market of tourists interested in watching them.

A Birdwatcher’s Paradise: Quetzals in Costa Rica’s Highlands

COPEY DE DOTA, San José — I had already decided our quetzal quest was a bust, and I wished the guide would give up...

Corcovado Costa Rica by boat: Tapirs, anteaters and monkeys

CORCOVADO NATIONAL PARK, Puntarenas — Our guide tiptoed up to a tree with a couple of vultures in it and then signaled for me...

Corcovado Costa Rica by boat: Tapirs, anteaters and monkeys don’t mind the company

This is the Corcovado model: Animals everywhere, so habituated to human contact that they simply ignore the humans, neither fleeing nor approaching.

Carara National Park: Birds galore, easy access

Carara National Park, a little over an hour from San José, offers some of the best bird-watching in Costa Rica.

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