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Explore Central Pacific

Costa Rica’s Central Pacific region connects beach communities with forest and river landscapes. Jacó, Quepos and Manuel Antonio offer different ways to explore the meeting of land and ocean. Look closer with Pico and Tati, ask questions and show care by respecting local communities and leaving nature undisturbed.

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Hoffmann’s Woodpecker

A black-and-white woodpecker with a yellow nape.

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Clay-colored Thrush

A familiar brown songbird and Costa Rica’s national bird.

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Great Kiskadee

A loud flycatcher with a yellow belly and striped head.

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Tropical Kingbird

A yellow-bellied flycatcher often seen on an open perch.

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Summer Tanager

A seasonal tanager whose adult male is red all over.

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Lesson’s Motmot

A colorful forest bird with a blue crown and long tail.

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Yellow-throated Toucan

A large toucan with a yellow throat and chestnut-toned bill.

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Red-legged Honeycreeper

A small bird with red feet and a slender curved bill.

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

A green hummingbird with a rusty tail.

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Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

A rusty forest cuckoo with an exceptionally long tail.

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Groove-billed Ani

A social black bird with grooves on its heavy bill.

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Baltimore Oriole

An orange-and-black seasonal visitor from the north.

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