Identification:
Mid-sized olive-green bird with tan / buffy throat with black border; white chin; grayish lace; white eyestripe; heavy blackish bill; 20cm (8 in). (Saltator Gorgianteado).
Habitat:
Low and middle elevations, Caribbean and southern Pacific slopes; inhabits semi-open sites such as forest edges, shady gardens and tree plantations, and very open areas such as low thickets and pastures.
Found in the following Parks:
Arenal Volcano National Park.
Braulio Carrillo National Park.
Carara National Park.
Cahuita National Park.
Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge.
Corcovado National Park.
La Selva Biological Reserve.
Manuel Antonio National Park.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Fotos).
Rincón de La Vieja National Park.
Tortuguero National Park.
Robert & Catherine Wilson Botanical Garden.
If you want to read about Eco-Tourism, Ecology, Behavior, Breeding and more of Costa Ricas' Fauna, we recommend to buy the Travelers' Wildlife Guide of Costa Rica by Les Beletzky (or Belesky) with beautiful illustrations by Davis Dennis. This priceless guide is our constant companion, when we travel around Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.
To buy the complete book visit Interlink Books
The team of FlamingoLink, S.A. wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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