MEXICO AND SOUTH
ARGENTINA
SOUTHERN CRESTED CARACARA (Caracara plancus)
COSTA RICA
The following birds were photographed in Costa Rica:
BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola) (a separate page)
BLUE-CAPPED MOTMOT (Momotus coeruliceps)
FASCIATED TIGER HERON (Tigrisoma fasciatum)
NAME: The name ‘Heron’ has a complicated origin and evolved from an ancient Greek word meaning ‘to creak or screech’ (in reference to that bird’s call).
FIERY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Panterpe insignis)
GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa jacula)
SCARLET MACAW (Ara macao)
VIOLET SABREWING, (Campylopterus hemileucurus)
MEXICO
The following birds were photographed in Mexico:
Brown Pelican (a separate page)
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker (a separate page)
NICARAGUA
ORANGE-FRONTED PARAKEET (Eupsittula canicularis)
WHITE-THROATED MAGPIE-JAY (Calocitta formosa)
SOUTHERN CRESTED CARACARA (Caracara plancus)
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| Southern Crested Caracara, Patagonia |
The following birds were photographed in Costa Rica:
BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola) (a separate page)
BLUE-CAPPED MOTMOT (Momotus coeruliceps)
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| Blue-capped motmot, Roberta Palmer |
NAME: The name ‘Heron’ has a complicated origin and evolved from an ancient Greek word meaning ‘to creak or screech’ (in reference to that bird’s call).
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| Fasciated tiger heron, by Roberta Palmer |
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| Fiery-throated hummingbird, Roberta Palmer |
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| Green-crowned brilliants with Bananaquit |
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| Scarlet macaw, by Roberta Palmer |
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| Scarlet macaw, by Roberta Palmer |
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| Violet sabrewing, Costa Rica, Roberta Palmer |
The following birds were photographed in Mexico:
Brown Pelican (a separate page)
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker (a separate page)
NICARAGUA
ORANGE-FRONTED PARAKEET (Eupsittula canicularis)
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| Orange-fronted parakeet, Nicaragua |
WHITE-THROATED MAGPIE-JAY (Calocitta formosa)
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| White-throated magpie-jay, Nicaragua |