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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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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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White-necked Jacobin

A hummingbird with a blue hood and a mostly white tail.

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Roadside Hawk

A compact hawk often seen near woodland edges.

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Black Vulture

A dark scavenger with white patches under the wingtips.

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Turkey Vulture

A soaring scavenger with a red adult head.

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Laughing Falcon

A masked falcon named for its far-carrying call.

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Pacific Graysby

A small grouper with narrow bars and a dark cheek patch.

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Panamic Sergeant Major

A silver reef fish with a yellow back and five dark bars.

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Cortez Rainbow Wrasse

A small wrasse whose colors change as it grows.

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Threebanded Butterflyfish

A silver butterflyfish crossed by bold black bands.

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