What do you get when you combine the broad wings and big body of a raptor with a little curved beak on a small dove-like head? You get the gray-headed kite. The gray-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis) ...

Despite the best efforts of many a telescope-wielding nature guide, I fell in love with birds while sitting at my desk in San José, editing a field guide to the birds of Costa Rica in my previous job.

The Santa Barbara Audubon Society will present a free talk on the magical birds of Costa Rica, 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Farrand Hall at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Long ...

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Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica.

Escape the winter doldrums viewing the brightly colored birds of Costa Rica at the upcoming meeting of the Kern Audubon Society. On Tuesday, Mark and Randi Hodson will discuss the birding trip led by ...

Yolo Audubon’s guest speaker on Wednesday, April 19, is Ted Beedy, who will discuss the birds of Costa Rica. His photo-illustrated talk will focus on the stunning diversity of birds and other wildlife ...

The long-tailed manakin is one of the most beloved birds in Costa Rica. (Alejandra Echeverri). Deforestation and a drying climate threaten the bird species that people value most, according to a ...

This Central American gem is abounding in rugged terrain and rainforests. It’s the ultimate postcard destination with coastlines bordered by the Caribbean and Pacific oceans on either side. If this ...

Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica.