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Cyan Emperor (Doxocopa cyane)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Medium-large sized; beautiful bright-blue coloration on the hindwings and a small part of the lower forewings, 2 white dots close to the appex on the forewings, when reflecting the (sun)light a brilliant turqouise colororation on the forewing and around the bright-blue area on the hindwing becomes visuable; Found on a trail close to the basecamp at about 1500 meters.
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Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
The throat as well as the lower part of the belly show a buff coloration, buff-colored throat is edged by black, which borders clearly on the gray breast and upper belly, white supercilium and greenish crown; Found in secondary forest at about 1700 meters.
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Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii ssp. costaricensis)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Ochre coloured underparts, obvious orange breast band, which borders clearly from gray head, brownish wings and tail, bill shows a bright blue colour with a black peak; Found in secondary forest close to the basecamp of the reserve at about 1500 meters.
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Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Central black crown, which is surrounded by a blue band, black eye mask, rufous underparts, obvious long tail with a bare-shafted racket; Found in a garden tree close to the entrance of the reserve at about 1500 meters.
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Montane Pitvipers (Genus Cerrophidion)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Small individual, dark postocular stripe, vertical pupils, upper head shields enlarged, triangular head, seems to have dark-brown rhomboids on light brown back, but the romboids of our individual don´t seem to be fused as it is normal for the Godman´s Pitviper; We think, that it can be the Godman´s Pitviper, but we are very happy about any recomendation, you can give us! Found in the valley next to the reserve at about 1700 meters.
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White-throated Mountain-Gem (Lampornis castaneoventris)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
White postocular stripe, turquoise forecrown, white throat, pale-gray tail; Found in primary forest at about 1950 meters.
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Hooded Owlets (Genus Cucullia)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Shining black middorsal stripe, bordered by 2 yellow stripes, 2 red spots on the black stripe, red spots above every black leg, yellow ventral, short verticle yellow stripe on the head; Found in reforestation area at about 1750 meters.
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Speckled Tanager (Ixothraupis guttata)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Speckled underparts, head, nape and back, ground color of belly and breast is white, head shows an actractive colour mixing of yellow and green, which turns into a shiny bright green on the nape, back and rump, green-colored flanks, blue-green cluster in the otherwise dark wings; Found in a garden tree close to the entrance of the reserve at about 1500 meters.
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Split-banded Owl-Butterfly (Opsiphanes fabricii)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
The upper-sides of the wings are dark brown, with yellow-orange bands crossing the FW and the edges of the HW, the under-sides of the wings are also brown, with some large eyes; found on a pasteur next to the reserve.
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Dancers (Genus Argia)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Beautiful blue head, thorax and segmented abdomen, wings transparent with dark-colored stigma; Found on a plant near to Rio Chirripo Pacifico at about 1700 meters.
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Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Orangish tint to upper breast and throat, dark mask, single wing bar; Found in a garden-tree near to the entrance of the reserve between 1400 and 1500 meters.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Unknown fruit, pinkish flesh, orange skin spotted with dark-brown, eaten and thrown down by either Spider Monkeys, or White-throated Capuchins; Found on the ground of primary forest at about 1800 meters.
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Side-striped Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis lateralis)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Moderate-sized species, tail moderately short (14 to 19% of total length); Bright green dorsum with vertical yellow bars, often bordered with black or bluish, light ventrolateral stripes, very narrow head; Found in secondary forest close to Rio Chirripo Pacifico at about 1500 meters.
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Golden-hooded Tanager (Stilpnia larvata)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Golden hood is distinctive, white belly, bright blue rump, flanks and scapulars, greenish specimen in the otherwise black-colored wings; Found on a tree near to the basecamp of the reserve at about 1500 meters.
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Trogón de Collar (Trogon collaris)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Nearly identical to male Orange-bellied Trogon, but note the belly, which is deeply red in color. When calling, reveals the pinkish skin of the throat, which is otherwise covered by the dark green plumage; Found in old grown secondary forest at about 2000 meters.
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Fitzinger's Robber Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Dorsum shows a wide, bright brown central stripe, bordered by 2 dark brown stripes on each side, bright and dark brown-striped hind legs, yellowish dots on the otherwise brown posterior surface of the thighs, gular pigmentation, white longitudinal mid-gular stripe; Found on a little slope next to a trail in secondary forest at about 1600 meters.
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Come Maíz (Zonotrichia capensis)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Slightly starts to develop the distinctive rufous collar, but still shows streaked juvenile plumage on the breast, crest on its brown-and-buff head; Found in young reforestation area at about 1850 meters.
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Wide-bordered Satyr (Satyrotaygetis satyrina)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Dark brown in color, ocelli on HW underside prominently developed, no metallic spotting between the HW ocelli; captured in a planted-regrowth area by the reserve
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Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Elongated, green body, huge antennaes, 3 lines of 8 bright green spots on green-colored dorsum. Found during a night field study on a plant in secondary forest near to Rio Chirripo Pacifico at about 1600 meters.
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Glasswing Butterflies (Genus Greta)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Very similar to Greta polissena umbrana! Both species show the obvious orange veins, the white spot on the costal margin on the underside of the forewing as well as the smooth white spots on the distal margin. However, the 3 stripes on the thorax show are orange-colored. A comparison of pictures of both species shows, that these stripes of Greta polissena umbrana seems to be more dark-colored, whereas the orange color of the stripes seems to be diagnostic for Greta annette. Anyway, we are very happy about any suggestion, you can give us! Found in an old tree close to a waterfall of Rio Chirripo Pacifico between 1600 and 1700 meters.
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Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Dusky streaking on the back, yellow belly, white wingbars and tail corners. Found in reforestation area at about 1800 meters.
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Isotes sexpunctataObserver
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Red-colored shell with obvious black spots; Found on a glade of secondary forest near to Rio Chirripo Pacifico at about 1650 meters.
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Striking facial pattern, males red crown directly meets yellow pattern, distinguish it from the female; Found on a tree trunk near to the ground in an open area close to the entrance of the reserve at about 1500 meters.
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Mistletoe Tyrannulet (Zimmerius parvus)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Bright yellow wing edging, no wing bars, white superciliaries; Found in second growth near to the basecamp at about 1500 meters.
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Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Forewing Length: 26-29 cm.; Reddish ground color, white spotting on the black-colored forewing apex, excavated forewing margin; Found in a house of the basecamp at about 1500 meters.
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Sulphur-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Red ear coverts, in flight, shows bright yellow in wings; Found in a valley with old grown forest on one side and open areas on the other side, flock came to both areas, at about 1500 meters.
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Red-tailed Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Size: 24 cm; dark brown upperparts, orange-tan underparts, ears project above top of the head, bushy tail with orange-tan frosting; Found near to the ground in primary forest at about 2000 meters.
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Costa Rican Brushfinch (Arremon costaricensis)Observer
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Conspicuous white throat, black mask, three gray stripes; First sighting at the reserve, found in a bush on the road near to the entrance at about 1500 meters.
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Euglyphis deustaObserver
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Dorsum shows one central white stripe, bordered by 2 black stripes, which are bordered by 2 red stripes, 4 conspicuous white patches, yellow hairs along the black- and white-striped sides of the body, as well as on the orange-colored head.
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Drucina leonataObserver
cloudbridge_nature_reserveDescription
Spots on the elongate forewing upperside, orange on the broad hindwing upperside, the individual, which we found seems to be injured on the right hindwing; Found in old secondary forest at about 1900 meters.