Antbirds in Costa Rica - Chestnut-backed and Bicolored on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

November 2025

#antbird #costarica #birding

"Shadow Dweller" - Another shadow-loving bird I saw in Panama was the Bicolored antbird. A customer that kept low to the ground and in the shade. Gamboa, Panama🇵🇦 .

"Shadow Dweller" - Another shadow-loving bird I saw in Panama was the #Bicolored #antbird. A customer that kept low to the ground and in the shade. Gamboa, #panama🇵🇦 .
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#birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

Não resisti... e desenhei essa fofurinha!

Black ad white antbird.
Formigueiro Preto e Branco.

#allcutebirds #antbird #birds #cute #drawing #birdart #childrenillustration #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #kidlitartist #cuteanimals #art #JulianaMotzko

Forest phantom caught mid-hunt: The Spotted #Antbird doesn’t eat ants—it stalks the chaos ants cause, waiting for them to flush out insects. Perfect example of #kleptoparasitism.

Saw this one in Cerro Azul, #Panama.

#birds #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography

Some birds in Costa rica present a challenge in a photographic sense , skulking and secretive , sometimes a fraction of a second to point, focus and press the shutter Chestnut-backed antbird (Poliocrania exsul) #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #antbird

A pair of Occellated Antbirds on branches near a tangled ferny, leafy forest floor in understory dappled light

Here’s the original Occellated Antbird painting mentioned in the previous post.
Seeing these guys in the wild for the first time was a very good day!
#BirdArt #Birds #Art #AntBird

A beautiful but difficult-to-see bird because it is found deep in the understory looking for swarming ants to eat, here is a male Spotted Antbird at La Selva Biological Station, near Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. #birds #spottedantbird #LaSelvaBiologicalStation #costarica #antbird