Birds

Birds, birdwatching, birding in Costa Rica

Squirrel Cuckoo

Squirrel Cuckoo

Common name: Squirrel Cuckoo Type: Bird Family: Cuculidae Range: The Squirrel cuckoo is mostly found in the Neotropic Eco zone of the world. The bird occurs from north to southern Sonora and southern Tamaulipas of North Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica of center American countries, South America, Peru, South to northern Argentina and east of […]

Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw

Common name: Scarlet Macaw Type: Bird Family: Psittacidae Range: If you consider about the range of this bird in South America, it extends from Peru to Bolivia. It also covers the Amazon basin and Paraguay. If you go to the Central American countries you can see the bird in Southern Mexico, Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Island […]

Three-Wattled Bell Bird

Three-Wattled Bell Bird

Common name: Three-Wattled Bell Bird Type: Bird Family: Cotingidae Range: The Three-Wattled Bell Bird is normally endemic to Central America and South America. You can find these birds in Western Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. There are also some populations in the range of Honduras and Sierra de Agalta. Size: The female bird is normally […]

Motmot

Motmot

Common Name: Motmot Type: Bird Family: Momotidae Range: Motmot ranges from northeastern Mexico to Costa Rica and most of South America. Nearly seven species are available in Argentina, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, and the Nicaragua. The Guianas, Suriname and Venezuela have only one specie. The Motmot colorful bird found in the low land in forest and […]

White-throated Magpie Jay

White-throated Magpie Jay

Common Name: Magpie Jay Type: Bird Family: Corvidae Range: The White-throated Magpie-Jay ranges from Mexico to Central America. These are available in the Mexico and most of the Central American countries like Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador. They have a preference of the driest climates. The Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica has […]