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Dalbergia Retusa

Grows as a small to medium sized tree and reaches a growth height of 15 to 20 meters. The trunk is irregular and branches already at low height.

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Collared Aricari

An attractive small toucan of tropical lowland forest and edge.

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Cedrela Odorata

The West Indian cedar is a plant species in the mahogany family and reaches a growth height of over 40 meters. The trunk diameter reaches up to 3 meters.

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Ceiba Pentandra

The kapok tree is a mighty, deciduous tree with an umbrella-shaped to round crown. It can reach a height of 75 meters and a trunk diameter of more than 3 meters.

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Guanacaste Blanco

The white guanacaste, Albizia niopoides belongs to the Fabaceae family and is deciduous in the dry season. It reaches a height of up to 25 meters.

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Brosimum Alicastrum

The breadnut tree is a fast-growing evergreen deciduous tree that reaches growth heights of up to 30 meters or more. Trunk diameter can exceed 1 meter.

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Yellow throated Euphonia

The yellow-throated euphonia is a species of songbird in the family Fringillidae.

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Swietenia Macrophylla

Swietenia macrophylla. Mahogany, caoba, mahagony, Evergreen or deciduous tree that grows up to 50 meters high.

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Sterculia Apetala

The height of this tree ranges from up to 40 meters. The wood of Sterculia apetala is used to make boxes, industrial and household wood products, canoes and tool handles.

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Squirrel Monkey

The Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), also known as the red-backed squirrel monkey, is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama.

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Tabebuia Rosea

This is a neotropical tree that can grow up to 30 meters high. Its name Roble de Sabana , which means "savanna oak", is widely used in Costa Rica.

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Crested Guan

Very large, long-tailed game bird of tropical and subtropical forest.

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Tennesse Warbler

Tiny, greenish warbler that breeds in boreal forest. Breeding males have lime-green back, pale blue-gray head, and dingy whitish underparts.

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Calycophyllum Candidísimum

This tree, with a height of about 25 meters, is known for its flowering. Its wood (hardwood) is used for making bows and arrows.

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Syzygium Malaccense

The tree can grow up to 18 meters high. It flowers in early summer and bears fruit three months later. In Costa Rica, it flowers earlier and bears ripe fruit in April.

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Ocelot

The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg on average.

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Dipteryx Oleifera

s a valuable hardwood tree that can grow up to 50 meters high. Its wood, along with mahogany, is one of the most popular tropical woods due to its durability.

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Chrysophyllum Cainito

It grows as an evergreen tree to over 20 meters high. The fruits are edible, used raw and cooked. The seeds, skin and inner "bark" are not edible.

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Summer Tanager

Large tanager with a hefty bill. Adult males are completely red; immature males are dull yellow-olive with blotchy patches of red.

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Red Legged Honeycreeper

Small, warbler-like tanager of tropical lowlands. Favors forest edge, woodland, and semi-open areas with taller trees.

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Jacaranda Mimosifolia

The rosewood tree grows as a deciduous tree, reaching heights of 5 to 20 meters. Its bark is usually coarse, cracked to furrowed and grayish-brown in color when old.

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White nacked Jacobin

The white-necked jacobin is a medium-size hummingbird.

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Terminalia Oblonga

Terminalia oblonga, Surá, Guayabon, Surá is a large tree that can reach a height of 45 meters and a trunk circumference of 150 cm.

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Astronium Graveoleans

This is a hard, noblewood tree that is cut down for furniture making and other crafts, and has therefore unfortunately become rare.

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Tabebuia Impetiginosa

Tabebuia impetiginosa, Purple Trumpet Tree, Cortez Negro, Black Trumpet

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Crimson fronted parakeet

Mostly green with long, pointed tail. Red forehead. In flight, look for red patch under shoulder.

Tababuia Ochracea

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Yellow Troated Tucan

Large unmistakable toucan with a huge, rainbow-colored bill. Often seen in pairs, but not usually in groups like aracaris.

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Great Tailed Grackle

Large, lanky blackbird with flat crown and long tail. Males have ridiculously long tails, almost as long as their body, often held in a V-shape.

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Byrsonima Crassifolia

This is a slow growing large shrub or tree that can grow up to 10 meters tall. Its fruits are eaten raw or cooked as a dessert.