[:en]Bird Pheasant Cuckoo[:es]Ave Cuclillo Faisán[:]
27 Jun

Pheasant Cuckoo

The Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) ranges from South Mexico to Northeast Argentina. This animal lives alone or in pairs, in thickets at forest edge, in second growth or scrubby woodlands. Its size is of 37 cm (15 inches) in height and 96 g in weight.

This small-headed bird is above dark brown with dull buff feather-edges. Wings and upper tail-coverts glossed with bronzy-green. Face, neck, and chest buffy, rest of underparts white, and legs grayish-brown. This bird eats insects like grasshoppers and cicadas, small lizards and nestlings.

[:en]Bird Olive-throated Parkeet[:es]Ave Perico Azteco[:]
25 Jun

Olive-throated Parakeet

The Olive-throated parakeet (Eupsittula nana) dwells from S and E Mexico to W Panama, mainly on Caribbean slope; also Jamaica.

23cm (9”), 85g. Blue on wings but no contrasting markings. Mostly green; chest dull olive, shading a little yellowish on belly and wing-linings; various ventral feathers with dusky shafts; remiges largely blue. Iris orange; bill whitish to pale horn; cere and eye-ring white; feet dull grayish. Young: Iris brown.

[:en]Bird Orange-fronted Parakeet[:es]Ave Perico Frentinaranja[:]
25 Jun

Orange-fronted Parakeet

The Orange-Fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis), also known as “Catano” dwells from W Mexico to Costa Rica.

22.5cm (9”), 80g. Blue in wings and noticeable facial pattern. Mostly green, below paler and yellower; breast tinged with olive; wing-linings yellowish-olive; remiges blue; tail tipped with blue; forehead orange; crown dull blue. Iris yellow; eye-ring orange-yellow; bill whitish to pale horn; feet dull grayish. Young: Orange of forehead less extensive (not extending to lores)

[:en]Bird Great Green Macaw[:es]Ave Guacamayo Verde Mayor, Lapa Verde[:]
25 Jun

Great Green Macaw

The Great Green Macaw (Ara ambigua) lives from E Honduras to NW Colombia and W Ecuador.

79cm (31”), 1.3kg. Yellowish green. Forehead scarlet; greater coverts greenish-blue, remiges deep blue; tail coverts sky-blue, central rectrices brick-red tipped with greenish-blue; rest of rectrices blue above; entire tail olive-yellow below. Iris yellow, facial skin whitish, black, tipped with gray; feet dusky. Young: Duller, more olive overall; scapulars, tertials and central rectrices edged with yellowish.

[:en]Bird Scarlet Macaw[:es]Ave Guacamayo Rojo, Lapa Roja[:]
25 Jun

Scarlet Macaw

The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a brilliant colored bird. Found from S Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and E Brazil.

84cm (33”), 900g. Long and pointed tail and wings; large powerful bill. Bright red colored. Yellow patch on wing-coverts; remiges and rectrices deep blue; central rectrices red; rump and tail-coverts sky-blue. Iris yellow, facial skin pinkish-white; bill ivory-yellow and black; feet dull gray. Young: Iris brown.

[:en]Bird Crimson-fronted Parakeet[:es]Ave Perico Fretirrojo[:]
25 Jun

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

The Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Psittacara finschi) is the largest Costa Rican parakeet. Found from SE Nicaragua to W Panama.

28cm (11”), 150g. Only long-tailed species with red under wing. Mostly green, below paler and yellower; forehead crimson; wing-linings orange red, mixed with yellow in carpal area; red spot on thigh; scattered red feathers on foreneck and face; flight feathers below yellowish. Iris orange; eye-ring white; bill horn-color with grayish tip; feet dull grayish. Young: Little or no red on forehead, neither on thigh or foreneck; wing-linings more orange.

[:en]Bird Lesser Ground-Cuckoo[:es]Ave Cuclillo Sabanero[:]
27 Jun

Lesser Ground-Cuckoo

The Lesser Ground-Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygius) lives from Mexico to Costa Rica. It is seen in pairs or small flocks, in savannas, and scrubby woodlands borders. This small animal is 25 cm (10 inches) in height and 63 g in weight.

It is above grayish-brown and glossed with bronzy-green on wings and tail. Below cinnamon-rufous, palest on throat, darker and duller on lower belly and crissum. With colorful facial pattern, bill yellow and legs yellow-brown. Its diet is based on grasshoppers and other insects.

[:en]Bird Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo[:es]Ave Cuco Hormiguero[:]
27 Jun

Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo

The Rufous-Vented Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi) is found from Northeast Nicaragua to East Peru, Bolivia and Central Brazil. Its place is in wet virgin forest. Matures are 48 cm (19 inches) in height and 350 g in weight.

Adults are above dark brown, glossed with green on wings and purple on tail. Crest blackish and face cinnamon. Below grayish-brown. Bill dull greenish-yellow and legs gray. It feeds on large insects, scorpions, centipedes, spiders, small frogs and lizards. Sometimes fruits, and lives singly or in small groups.

[:en]Bird Greater Ani[:es]Ave Garrapatero Mayor[:]
27 Jun

Greater Ani

The Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) breeds from Costa Rica and Panama to the North part of Argentina. This animal habits in mangroves, swamps, and the edges of forests near water. Its measures are 48 cm (19 inches) in length and 170 g in weight.

Adults are blue-glossed black, with a long tail, a black bill and white iris. Youngers have a dark iris. Living in noisy groups, this bird feeds on large insects, lizards and small frogs.