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Not everything is as it seems, and not everything that seems is     Neotropical Orioles are very similar to the Old World ones, but are not related. Same name, same looking, different family. How about the Blackbirds? Well, Neotropical and Paleotropic blackbirds share the same...

Natural History of the most beautifuf vulture of the world (or the ugliest of  ibises) The King vulture is without any doubt one of the “big five” birds that all birders and photographers who visit the Tropical Americas want to see. This large bird found...

You briefly saw a bird but you are not sure if it is a Tucan or a Hornbill. So how do you tell them apart at a glance? First clue, look around you. Where are you? Africa, Asia? Ok, is a hornbill. Anywhere from Southern Mexico, through Central America to northern Argentina? Well,...

When a birder from Africa or Asia sees our Turquoise- browed Motmot, the first thing they say is “what kind of  Roller is that?” Is a Motmot a kind of Roller? Well, not exactly, but they are related.  We don’t have Rollers in the tropical Americas but the family of...

Costa Rica is ready for tourism again. If you live in London go to Waterloo Station and look for us!! https://es.travel2latam.com/nota/62626-costa-rica-costa-rica-conducts-promotional-campaign-in-london.html The country decided to open their borders to international flights and...

The celebration of Palm Sunday is a very popular tradition in the Catholic world of Latin America. In Colombia the feathers of the Yellow-eared Parrot have been  used as decorations during this festivity. The local Church intervened trying to get people to change the custom...

First of all, what is a true tanager? Common names are never wrong because you can give a bird any common name you want. It is supposed that the most advisable thing is to call a bird with the same common name that the other species of that family have in order to avoid...

Of course not. Ants are an important source of food,  but if they eat the ants their food supply runs out. Antbirds use ants only to find food, but they do not eat ants. In this blog I am going to talk about a group of birds that have a very interesting behavior and that I...

  This article is about the use of stable hydrogen isotope analysis on tail feathers. By using this  technique the scientists can tell the wintering grounds of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in Costa Rica. After the migration Ruby- throated  spend several months...