🔍 Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata 🦆 📍 San Sebastián, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite being called “Muscovy,” this duck has no connection to Moscow — the name’s origin remains a mystery! Wild Muscovy Ducks are actually native to the Americas and are…
🔍 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks | Dendrocygna autumnalis 📍 Seen in Cascajal, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is famously unbothered by humans — it often nests in backyard boxes and urban parks, making it one of the few wild ducks you might…
🔍 Western Tanager | Piranga Ludoviciana 🐤 📍 Seen in Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Western Tanager is the only North American tanager whose brilliant yellow pigment doesn’t come from the bird’s own diet — scientists believe it gets its rare red-orange pigment…
