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387/C79.) Green Thorntail (Ciscosura conversii) / Grüne Fadenelfe

 

Rancho Naturalista, 25/7. The only sighting of this one, we went to the owner´s private house to get it.

 

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388/C80.) Black-Crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae) / Schwarzschopfelfe

 

Rancho Naturalista, 25/7. One of the smallest hummers, only 8 cm.  When breeding the males sport long, wiry, black crested feathers. Not in summer apparently but still delightful tiny creatures.

 

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389/C81.) Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) / Schneekappenkolibri

 

Rancho Naturalista, 24/7. The signature bird of the lodge, and rightly so - it is a fantastic little bird.

 

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The decidedly much uncooler female.

 

 

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390/C82.) Violet-Headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) / Violettkopfkolibri

 

Arenal 69 trail, 16/7. Seen a couple of times but apparently not a feeder visitor. In Costa Rica, males sing in loose leks.

 

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391/C83.) Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) / Vulkanelfe

392/C84.) Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) / Orangekehlelfe

 

San Gerardo, 26/7 ff. I´m posting these two together since they are so similar that they are really tricky to tell apart. Both are CR-Panama endemics. The Volcano is much more common, so the question always was if one of these tiny guys could be a Scintillant.

 

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To make matters even more complicated almost all of them were females (which are even harder to tell apart) I don´t know what happened to all the males. Kind of a Wonder Woman society apparently.

 

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One of the very few males that showed up.

 

The only way to tell them apart is the amount of orange in the tail, with the Volcanos it´s kind of half-orange and half-black, with the Scintillants the orange is much more dominant. Scintillants are also more orange on the flanks.

 

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Volcano tails.

 

These three are my best bets for Scintillants, and I hope at least of them really is:

 

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And that´s a wrap for Hummingbirds!

 

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Wow - I’ve been waiting for these updates and they haven’t disappointed. Great photos!

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Great photographss of some fascinating creatures.

More please.

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20 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

369/C61.) Green-Crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) / Grünstirn-Brilliantkolibri

 

Bosque del Tolomuco, 28/7. AFAIR the only place where we saw this species. Unlike many hummingbirds, this one almost always perches to feed.

 

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WOW. 

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I;m just so stunned by - and humbled in the face of - such iridescent and perfect beauty, and the brilliant details you captured of the tiny feathers of these jewels of hummingbirds. whoever has an opportunity to see them in person must be so lucky and blessed. a little bit of heaven on earth. 

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They are tiny little masterpieces of nature indeed, @Kitsafari, and thank you.

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393/C85.) Sulphur-Winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni) / Hoffmannsittich

 

San Gerardo, 27/7. Another one of the CR-Panama endemics. Only one sighing of this highland species.

 

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394/C86.) Crimson-Fronted aka Finsch´s  Parakeet (Aratinga Finschi) / Veraguasittich

 

Bosque del Cabo, 31/7. Its main habitat is forest edge and it may actually be increasing its geographic range due to deforestation. Common on the Osa Peninsula but usually not easy to get. Parakeet in general can be surprisingly difficult to spot. It was unbelievable at times how we could stand right under trees and clearly heard them squawking but it would be impossible to find them. This friendly couple so delightfully fond of each other fortunately made it a bit easier for me.

 

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395/C87.) Olive-Throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana) / Jamaikasittich

 

Sarapiqui, 19/7. Only occurring on the Carribean side of Central America, and on Jamaica - hence the German name.

 

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396/C88.) Orange-Chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) / Tovisittich

 

Arenal Bogarin Trail, 17/7. Common in Costa Rica, and one of the Parakeet not minding human presence, so they even occur in cities.

 

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397/C89.) White-Crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis) / Glatzenkopfpapagei

 

Rancho Naturalista, 27/7. Quite common in that area (but seen nowhere else) but the weather made decent shots tricky. The German name is quite unflattering, it means "Baldhead Parrot".

 

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398/C90.) Northern Mealy Parrot (Amazona guatemalae) / Guatemalaamzone

 

Manzanillo, 21/7. Split off from the Southern Mealy Parrot but some authorities (like the American Ornithological Society) still lump the two. Only one distant sighting.

 

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399/C91.) Red-Lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) / Rotstirnamazone

 

Bosque del Cabo, 30/7 & 31/7. Reasonably common on both coasts. Like Monk or Rose-Ringed Parakeet in Europe, this species has established feral populations in several Californian cities.

 

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400/C92.) Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) / Scharlachara

 

Bosque del Cabo, 30/7 ff. What a splendid bird, seeing them was definitely one of the highlights of this trip. The National bird of Honduras (good taste there, Hondurasians!). Popular as a cage bird, and this combined with deforestation has led to their decrease in many areas. In Costa Rica they are only around in good numbers on the Osa Peninsula but apparently they are starting to make a comeback in some areas where they had long been gone from. 

 

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401/C93.) Great Green Macaw (Ara ambigus) / Bechsteinara

 

Sarapiqui, 19/7. We have to thank Alex (no, not that one), the owner of our lodge Posada Andrea Cristina, for that one. He drove us to an area where they are often around and ran through wet meadows with us to get them. In CR, the range of this huge bird is restricted to 1120 km2 of very wet forests along the border with Nicaragua.

 

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Well I have to say it will have to be a very special bird to beat the Scarlet Macaw to mark a century! ( Sun Bittern would do @xelas!)

An extremely  delightful and enviable 400, how much further can you go we ask?!

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Thank you, @Dave Williams! How much further? Well, Costa Rica is far from finished, I can tell you that much. B)

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2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Well I have to say it will have to be a very special bird to beat the Scarlet Macaw to mark a century! ( Sun Bittern would do @xelas!)

 

Not sure which one will mark our BY2018 #400 (and #500), however the one for #600 is already chosen, and it is a special bird, that one :D!

 

Congratulations on #400, @michael-ibk; another round of applause will come soon :).

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A stunning series of photos of the Scarlet Macaw, and a beautiful blue sky!

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Congratulations on passing another milestone in your progress to an impressive Big Yeartotal and a lovely bird to do it with.

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I have run out of likes twice over. Magnificent birds, especially the hummingbirds, and magnificent photography in many cases.

 

Congratulations on #400, magnificent bird and magnificent photography!

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