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Explore South Pacific

Costa Rica’s South Pacific region brings together rainforest, mountain communities and remarkable coastal landscapes. Uvita, the Osa Peninsula and the Golfo Dulce invite discovery of the connections between forests, rivers and sea. Look closer with Pico and Tati, ask questions and show care by respecting local communities and leaving nature undisturbed.

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Scarlet-rumped Tanager

A tanager whose male has a brilliant scarlet rump.

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Blue-gray Tanager

A powder-blue bird of gardens and wooded clearings.

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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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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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Violet Sabrewing

A large hummingbird with violet plumage and white tail corners.

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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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Tropical Kingbird

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

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