This island anole tells a story found only on Costa Rica’s remote Isla del Coco.
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Great Egret
The Great Egret is a large white wading bird that hunts by waiting or walking slowly in shallow water.
Magnificent Frigatebird
Frigatebirds use very long wings and a deeply forked tail to soar above tropical coasts.
Tricolored Heron
A white belly and pale stripe along the front of the neck distinguish this slender heron from the uniformly dark adult Little Blue Heron.
Green Heron
The Green Heron is a compact hunter with a dark greenish back, chestnut neck and a short crest.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
This sturdy heron often hunts crabs and other crustaceans around coastal wetlands.
Royal Tern
The Royal Tern is a large pale coastal tern with a substantial orange bill and ragged dark crest.
