Monday, January 25, 2010

Greater Ani again in Tortuguero

Photo of Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) taken by Kevin Easley on Jan 23, 2010 in Tortuguero.

On Jan 19, 2010 Daryl Loth of Casa Marbella found a lone Greater Ani in Tortuguero in the park along the Rio Tortuguero about 400 m north of the entrance to Canos Harold, Chequero y Mora. This is the second appearance of this species in Costa Rica. The first time a lone bird was seen for several months in late 2004-early 2005 in this same area. Before this first sighting the species had not been reported west of central Panama.

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