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sinkingfeeling

(58,032 posts)
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:15 AM Nov 2025

This is my second favorite Costa Rican bird so far. Toucans are first.

This is a Montezuma Oropendola eating papaya at my feeder this morning. They produce a wonderful gurgling bubbly sound.

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This is my second favorite Costa Rican bird so far. Toucans are first. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Nov 2025 OP
Cool! 2naSalit Nov 2025 #1
have you seen a quetzal, yet? Gato Moteado Dec 2025 #2
No. I might be too far north or up too high. sinkingfeeling Dec 2025 #3
quetzals live in higher altitudes than toucans or oropendolas.... Gato Moteado Dec 2025 #4

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)
1. Cool!
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 12:48 PM
Nov 2025

It must be like entering a new world or different planet with all the different flora and fauna. I know it's really colorful.

Do you have those giant frogs?

Gato Moteado

(10,198 posts)
4. quetzals live in higher altitudes than toucans or oropendolas....
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:01 AM
Dec 2025

...they have them in Monteverde. I see them frequently along el cerro de la muerte, in places like san Gerardo de dota.

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