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BirdsThe tree dominated farm, the rocky slopes and the nearby lagoon offer living conditions for many kinds of birds. In this section we present some of our favorites among the most common species. |
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| Vultures
Spanish: Zopilotes
Cathartes aura & |
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The easiest birds to observe are the vultures, who love to pass the day with a lazy hovering in the upwind above our Northern slope. They just makes their circles, round and round, without moving their wings - as if flying is what everybody should be doing. We have two kinds: Black vulture and Turkey vulture. Although very alike at first glance, they are easy to distinguish when flying. The Black vulture has black head and white tips on the wings. The Turkey vulture has read head and a strip of white feather at the backside of the wings. |
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Black vulture |
Turkey vulture |
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| Motmots Spanish: Guardabarranco Eumomota superciliosa
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The
Turquoise-browed Motmot - Nicaragua’s national bird - is
rather common and easy to observe. It seems that it likes to be
observed sitting in a branch, at it kindly turns around in front of
you, so that you may admire it’s colorful dress from all angles. The Blue crowned motmot is also observed, but is much rarer. |
| Humming
birds Spanish: Colibris y gorriones Chlorostilbon canivettii & Amazilia rutila
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We surely have many kinds of humming birds passing our flowering plants. Two of them are common: The gray-green Canivets Emerald and the more brownish Cinnamon Hummingbird. | |
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Canivets Emerald |
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Click here to see a list of birds observed in our area. |
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This sign with illustrations of the most interesting birds at our site, is located in front of our restaurant. |
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Last updated 11.07.2007