10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. These introductory texts become more specific when there are multiple spreads for large bird families, like ‘Gulls Laridae.’ by Robert S.

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). For context, the IOC version 13.1

Costa Rica 246

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Endangered and awesome, it’s pretty easy to experience this big parrot in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica from Tarcoles north to near Nicaragua. This former aberrant wood-warbler is so weird, it has been given its own family. Yellow-naped Parrot. Bare-necked Umbrellabird. Wrenthrush. Flame-throated Warbler.

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Panama Birds Nicaragua 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 172

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 172

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2018

In addition to Spanish, several other languages continue to be spoken, the pines and cypress trees of the Guatemalan highlands only occur as introduced species once you travel south of Nicaragua, and dozens of bird species that occur in Costa Rica and Panama don’t even make it to Nicaragua. Bushy-crested Jay.

Costa Rica 148

Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua Birds 148