Identification:
Large black bird with featherless black head and neck; whitish legs; underside of wing in flight shows a whitish area near wing tip; wings held flat out during soaring flight; to 66cm (26in); wingspan to 1.4m (4.8ft). (Zopilote Negro, Zopilote).
Habitat:
Found countrywide, usually below 2000m (6500ft); usually spotted in the air, circling above villages, towns, garbage dumps, other open areas.
Found in the following Parks:
Arenal Volcano National Park.
Braulio Carrillo National Park.
Carara National Park.
Cahuita National Park.
Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge.
Corcovado National Park.
La Amistad National Park.
La Selva Biological Reserve.
Manuel Antonio National Park.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Fotos).
Poás Volcano National Park.
Palo Verde National Park.
Rincón de La Vieja National Park.
Santa Rosa Nacional Park.
Tortuguero National Park.
Robert & Catherine Wilson Botanical Garden.
If you want to read about Eco-Tourism, Ecology, Behavior, Breeding and more of Costa Ricas' Fauna, we recommend to buy the Travelers' Wildlife Guide of Costa Rica by Les Beletzky (or Belesky) with beautiful illustrations by Davis Dennis. This priceless guide is our constant companion, when we travel around Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.
To buy the complete book visit Interlink Books
The team of 1 - CostaRicaLink wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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