At 52 inches tall and with a wingspan that can reach over 6 feet, the great blue heron is Costa Rica’s largest species of heron. They have long dark legs, long gray necks and a long yellow bill. The ...

It’s one of the 205 members of the Accipitridae (pronunciation here) family which is a diverse group of birds of prey characterized by keen vision, sharp talons, and hooked beaks. Adult gray-headed ...

With more than 50 species found in this small country, the hummingbirds of Costa Rica put on an amazing show. Here are eight to add to your international bird bucket list.

Costa Rica, a small Central American country nestled between Nicaragua and Panama, is a world-renowned destination for birdwatching. Despite its mode Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Importantly, birds found here are very different to the ones which live in forests. In northwest Costa Rica, we studied a beautiful bird called the long-tailed manakin, coloured blue and black.

Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica.