Identification:
Rather small olive or olive greenish bird with dark gray and white head; dark eye mask; reddish patch ontop of head usually concealed; white throat; bright yellow chest / belly; very small black bill; to 17cm (6.5in). (Mosquero Cejiblanco, Pecho Amarillo).
Habitat:
Low, middle, and some higher elevation sites, Caribbean and Pacific slopes; found in trees in more open areas such as grasslands, pastures and agricultural sites, forest edges, along rivers and lakes, and in gardens.
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 Amistad National Park.
La Selva Biological Reserve.
Manuel Antonio National Park.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Fotos).
Palo Verde National Park.
Rincón de La Vieja National Park.
Santa Rosa Nacional 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 1 - CostaRicaLink wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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