Male Black-bellied Hummingbirds give the species its name, with their black underparts that extend up through the face to the forecrown. Females, on the other hand, are light gray below. Both males and females are mostly bronzy green above. Black-bellied Hummingbirds live in cool, wet forests and bordering shaded pastures or coffee plantations in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Picture taken at Bosque de Paz - Costa Rica.

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The male Resplendent Quetzal is magnificent, the most beautiful, bird that I have ever seen.

Across time and cultures, the Resplendent Quetzal has been heralded for its great beauty. With an iridescent green sheen and uppertail covert feathers longer than its entire body, the bird has attracted much attention from pre-Columbian peoples, and nowadays many ornithologists, collectors, market hunters, and birders are crazy about this beautiful bird.

This quetzal may also be the most threatened of all trogonids and the tropical cloud forest that the bird depends on continues to decline, further threatening it. Conservation of this altitudinal migrants' high and low elevation habitats, as well as connecting corridors, are called for. doi.org/10.2173/bow.resque1.01

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The White-throated Mountain-gem is endemic to the highlands of southern Central America. Rather remarkably, given the species’ small range, it comprises two subspecies—the nominate of western Panama and L. c. cinereicauda of southern Costa Rica—which differ primarily in tail pattern. The nominate male has a dark green tail with a bluish-black subterminal band, whereas Costa Rican males have an entirely gray tail. Differences between females are more subtle: in Costa Rica, females have a dull bronzy green tail, whilst in Panama they have a darker bronzy-green tail with a prominent subterminal band. In the latter country, females of this species closely resemble females of Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus). doi.org/10.2173/bow.wtmgem1.02

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King Vulture - Juvenile - King Vulture is a large, striking bird of undisturbed lowland forests, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina. The body of the adult is largely white, with contrasting black remiges and a blackish neck ruff. The head and neck are bare and covered in protruding skin folds and intricate patterns of purple, orange, and yellow. Young birds are entirely dark, and attain the white plumage and colorful head and neck of adults gradually over the course of their first four years. Like other vultures, the King is a scavenger. It apparently lacks a developed sense of smell, so it must depend on other vultures to lead it to food. Its large size and powerful bill then allow it to dominate at a carcass, ripping into areas that the smaller vultures cannot reach. It nests on the ground or in tree stumps, and lays a single egg per nesting attempt. doi.org/10.2173/bow.kinvul1.01

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Spectacular, very large ‘blackbird’ of tropical lowlands. Favors forest edge, open woodland, plantations, semi-open areas with trees; colonies of large pendulous nests adorn tall trees. Male is much larger than female, but sexes look similar: dark rusty overall with a black head, bold yellow sides to the tail, and ornate face and bill patterning. Flies rather directly, with slow, ‘rowing’ wingbeats. Memorable gurgling song sounds like water poured from a bottle.

Picture taken at Laguna Lagarto, Costa Rica.

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