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Posts Tagged "Pteroglossus torquatus"

Season Begins in Costa Rica

Posted on Dec 14, 2014

Season Begins in Costa Rica

It’s that time of year again; I have a number of different tropical research projects associated with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute coming up in the next few months, and I will be posting content to the blog. First up is my personal research project with my partner Tyler Christensen. Tyler and I will spend two months on the Nicoya Peninsula studying Neotropical migrant and resident bird species. We focus our efforts on studying the habitat and how migrants utilize it during their time here in the winter. With resident species we focus primarily on the understanding of their molt...

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Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) by Twan Leenders

Posted on Mar 23, 2014

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) by Twan Leenders

It’s hard to believe but it’s going to be another cold and snowy week for many of us both locally and regionally with a potential nor’easter for some. Let’s enjoy this Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) from Costa Rica and think of the inevitable warmth coming to our shores.

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