With more than 50 species found in this small country, the hummingbirds of Costa Rica put on an amazing show. Here are eight to add to your international bird bucket list.

Video @filipe_deandrade // There are over 50 species of #Hummingbirds in #CostaRica, each of them wildly unique. This is the Lesser Violetear and they can be found at an elevation of almost 10,000ft.

Costa Rica, a small Central American country nestled between Nicaragua and Panama, is a world-renowned destination for birdwatching. Despite its mode Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Scientists have uncovered four new species of octopus, the Schmidt Ocean Institute announced Tuesday. The first discoveries came last summer during an expedition off the Pacific coast of Costa ...

Costa Rica is a birder’s paradise because of its many colorful birds. This tiny country, which is the size of West Virginia, has about 900 species, including more than 50 hummingbirds.

From dense rainforests to rare wildlife and high-octane eco-activities, Costa Rica is green in every way imaginable. Here are ...

Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday.

Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica.

New species of inkless octopus may have been found in Costa Rica’s deep seas In a freshly discovered nursery, baby octopuses thrive 9,000 feet below the surface. By Laura Baisas ...

Three new orchid species from the genus Pleurothallis have been discovered in the cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama, each utilizing an unusual method of asexual reproduction known as ...