FEMALE RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR, MYSTICO HANGING BRIDGES PARK, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

PURPLISH-BACKED QUAIL-DOVE, MYSTICO HANGING BRIDGES PARK, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   These were difficult photos to take, as the quail-dove was moving fast on the ground in the bush.  Our tour guide, Erick, got a good enough look at it to identify it as a Purplish-backed Quail-Dove.  In the first photo you can see enough of the face to see black moustachial stripe constrasting strongly with the pale face of this species.

   The Purplish-backed Quail-Dove is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 180.

FEMALE WHITE-THROATED SHRIKE-TANAGER, MYSTICO HANGING BRIDGES PARK, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The White-throated Shrike-Tanager is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 179.

FEMALE SMOKEY-BROWN WOODPECKER, MYSTICO HANGING BRIDGES PARK, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The Smokey-brown Woodpecker is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 178.

MOLTING FEMALE GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE, PARQUE FRANCISCO ALVARADO, ZARCERO, COSTA RICA

GRAY-HEADED CHACHALACA, ARENAL PARAISO RESORT, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The Gray-headed Chachalaca is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 177.

GREEN IGUANA ATOP ROOF, ARENAL PARAISO RESORT, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The Green Iguana is also known as the Common Iguana or American Iguana.  Our tour guide, Eric, told us that you can usually find this Iguana atop this roof.