This bird’s likely to brighten up your day – the spectacular Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a common bird at the RTPI-supported Nicoya Peninsula Avian Research Station (NPARS) in northwestern Costa Rica. I briefly visited Sean Graesser and Tyler Christensen who run NPARS last week while I was doing other field work in Costa Rica. Briefly captured, banded and released, this bird is one of many that provide important information to help us solve the unanswered habitat use and migration questions we need to address still in order to adequately protect these birds… stay tuned for more research updates from the field soon!
Twan Leenders
RTPI President
