Identification:
A smallish, dark green parrot with white forehead and white throat; blue or greenish blue head and upper breast; brownish or bronze shoulder patches; blue underwings and red under tail, seen in flight; to 25cm(10in). (Loro Coroniblanco, Loro).
Habitat:
Lowland wet forests, Caribbean and southern Pacific slopes; found in tree canopy in wooded areas, forest edges, and in agricultural areas.
Found in the following Parks:
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.
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 1 - CostaRicaLink wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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