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Identifications

303
Observations

205
Species

44
People

Top Species

Etlingera elatior

TBD

Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838

Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)

Alpinia purpurata

Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)

Ortalis cinereiceps G.R.Gray, 1867

10.

Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)

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Top Observers

ecoloveryael

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cristopherhernandezcorrales

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seltz

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obsr974132

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obsr2691386

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catherineunger

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nbrown140

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soto-solano

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obsr3508135

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10.

justin_g2

{:id=>"7656022", :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.04"}

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Top Species

Etlingera elatior

TBD

Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838

Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)

Alpinia purpurata

Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)

Ortalis cinereiceps G.R.Gray, 1867

10.

Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)

11.

Heliconia rostrata

12.

Plantae

13.

Magnoliopsida

14.

Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766)

15.

Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

16.

Klais guimeti (Bourcier, 1843)

17.

Colonia colonus (Vieillot, 1818)

18.

Saltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

19.

Troglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809

20.

Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825)

21.

Patagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831)

22.

Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766)

23.

Phaethornis striigularis Gould, 1854

24.

Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827)

25.

Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte, 1838

26.

Spathoglottis plicata

27.

Asclepias curassavica

28.

Hedychium coccineum

29.

Angiospermae

30.

Heliconia

31.

Curcuma

32.

Heliconia bihai

33.

Pleroma urvilleanum

34.

Arundina graminifolia

35.

Psarocolius montezuma

36.

Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

37.

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

38.

Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)

39.

Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus, 1758)

40.

Phaeochroa cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

41.

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

42.

Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot, 1809)

43.

Icterus prosthemelas (Strickland, 1850)

44.

Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

45.

Dives dives (Deppe, 1830)

46.

Setophaga pitiayumi (Vieillot, 1817)

47.

Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830

48.

Myiothlypis fulvicauda (von Spix, 1825)

49.

Campylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson, 1832)

50.

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

51.

Feigeria

52.

Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

53.

Caligo

54.

Etlingera

55.

Zelurus spinidorsis

56.

Scarabaeoidea

57.

Ptilodactyla

58.

Polyrhaphis

59.

Automeris postalbida

60.

Tetragonisca

61.

Oiketicus kirbyi

62.

Contopus sordidulus

63.

Evenus regalis

64.

Anolis limifrons

65.

Pristimantis

66.

Pitangus sulphuratus

67.

Symphlebia perflua

68.

Smilisca phaeota

69.

Calanthe

70.

Goeppertia zebrina

71.

Pilea cadierei

72.

Kohleria spicata

73.

Browallia speciosa

74.

Spathiphyllum

75.

Sarcoglottis

76.

Begonia

77.

Gloxinia perennis

78.

Colobura dirce

79.

Hemerocallis

80.

Costus

81.

Hellenia speciosa

82.

Erotylini

83.

Anolis capito

84.

Stolas lebasii

85.

Incilius

86.

Trigona

87.

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

88.

Apistosia judas

89.

Cynorta

90.

Tetragonisca angustula

91.

Ithomia diasia hippocrenis

92.

Phytolacca rivinoides

93.

Animalia

94.

Campephilus guatemalensis

95.

Saltator maximus

96.

Agalychnis callidryas

97.

Fungi

98.

Lippia

99.

Ambrosia peruviana

100.

Iochroma arborescens

101.

Cymbopogon citratus

102.

Ricinus communis

103.

Artocarpus altilis

104.

Boehmeria

105.

Mucuna

106.

Calathea crotalifera

107.

Ochroma

108.

Heliconia vellerigera

109.

Agave

110.

Arecaceae

111.

Brugmansia

112.

Kaempferia rotunda

113.

Pyrophorus

114.

Arachis pintoi

115.

Hemidactylus garnotii

116.

Musa coccinea

117.

Zingiber spectabile

118.

Tiaris olivaceus

119.

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

120.

Amazilia tzacatl

121.

Zingiberales

122.

Brugmansia arborea

123.

Thraupis episcopus

124.

Myiarchus tuberculifer

125.

Odocoileus virginianus

126.

Piranga rubra

127.

Pteroglossus torquatus

128.

Coereba flaveola

129.

Campylopterus hemileucurus

130.

Iresine diffusa herbstii

131.

Huntleya burtii

132.

Cichorieae

133.

Atta

134.

Myiozetetes similis

135.

Musa

136.

Alpinia zerumbet

137.

Liliopsida

138.

Brunfelsia pauciflora

139.

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

140.

Sobralia decora

141.

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii (Des Murs, 1849)

142.

Cyanoloxia cyanoides (Lafresnaye, 1847)

143.

Tiaris olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

144.

Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827

145.

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

146.

Sporophila corvina (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

147.

Contopus bogotensis (Bonaparte, 1850)

148.

Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830

149.

Sporophila funerea (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

150.

Streptoprocne zonaris (Shaw, 1796)

151.

Myiozetetes granadensis Lawrence, 1862

152.

Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

153.

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861

154.

Capsiempis flaveola (Lichtenstein, 1823)

155.

Nyctidromus albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

156.

Chloroceryle americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

157.

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819

158.

Euphonia luteicapilla (Cabanis, 1861)

159.

Tityra semifasciata (Spix, 1825)

160.

Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

161.

Brotogeris jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776)

162.

Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

163.

Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)

164.

Psarocolius wagleri (G.R.Gray, 1845)

165.

Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816

166.

Chlorestes eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

167.

Pachysylvia decurtata (Bonaparte, 1838)

168.

Electron platyrhynchum (Leadbeater, 1829)

169.

Dacnis venusta Lawrence, 1862

170.

Saltator grandis (Deppe, 1830)

171.

Stilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)

172.

Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849)

173.

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

174.

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

175.

Baryphthengus martii (Spix, 1824)

176.

Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847

177.

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766)

178.

Dendrocincla fuliginosa (Vieillot, 1818)

179.

Sayornis nigricans

180.

Tabaninae

181.

Smilisca sordida

182.

Trimezia

183.

Allamanda cathartica L.

184.

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray

185.

Lithobates vaillanti (Brocchi, 1877)

186.

Leptotila verreauxi

187.

Anomala flavipennis

188.

Agalychnis

189.

Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)

190.

Ptychodes politus

191.

Ischnomela pulchripennis Rehn, 1906

192.

Diasporus

193.

Veronicellidae

194.

Anolis biporcatus (Wiegmann, 1834)

195.

Pseudophasma

196.

Phaethornis

197.

Trichonephila clavipes

198.

Lirometopum coronatum Scudder, 1875

199.

Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)

200.

Zingiber

201.

Musa acuminata

202.

Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.

203.

Leptophobia aripa

204.

Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758

205.

Dorisiana

206.

Exaerete smaragdina

Top People

ecoloveryael

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cristopherhernandezcorrales

{:id=>"2587337", :score=>1400.0, :observations_count=>22, :species_count=>22, :percentage=>"12.99"}

seltz

{:id=>"538807", :score=>1280.0, :observations_count=>24, :species_count=>22, :percentage=>"11.87"}

obsr974132

{:id=>nil, :score=>1160.0, :observations_count=>58, :species_count=>41, :percentage=>"10.76"}

obsr2691386

{:id=>nil, :score=>940.0, :observations_count=>47, :species_count=>47, :percentage=>"8.72"}

catherineunger

{:id=>"2537342", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.78"}

nbrown140

{:id=>"8193386", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.78"}

soto-solano

{:id=>"4157097", :score=>260.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"2.41"}

obsr3508135

{:id=>nil, :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>11, :percentage=>"2.04"}

10.

justin_g2

{:id=>"7656022", :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.04"}

11.

colinp

{:id=>"497279", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>6, :percentage=>"1.86"}

12.

tania60

{:id=>"1138412", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.86"}

13.

kaylabutt

{:id=>"8481600", :score=>180.0, :observations_count=>9, :species_count=>7, :percentage=>"1.67"}

14.

lnorman205

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>180.0, :observations_count=>9, :species_count=>8, :percentage=>"1.67"}

15.

kay104

{:id=>"1928436", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.11"}

16.

sarahmacon

{:id=>"2553989", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.11"}

17.

debbie33

{:id=>"310125", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.11"}

18.

Ivonne Barrientos

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.93"}

19.

ptero

{:id=>"786563", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.93"}

20.

obsr919845

{:id=>nil, :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.93"}

21.

theophile_th

{:id=>"8392163", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.93"}

22.

chloe3320

{:id=>"8299960", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.93"}

23.

oscarvargas1593

{:id=>"5735660", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.56"}

24.

nataliec99

{:id=>"2054051", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.56"}

25.

nxtnature

{:id=>"7032335", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.37"}

26.

phylvan

{:id=>"1542789", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.37"}

27.

stijnhuyers

{:id=>"1508738", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.37"}

28.

Laurie Norman

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.37"}

29.

ivonne_b3

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

30.

wpsinaturalist

{:id=>"2128195", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

31.

darielsaqui

{:id=>"1817307", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

32.

josue222

{:id=>"5212631", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

33.

calliedunham

{:id=>"5086874", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

34.

anne329

{:id=>"1818459", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

35.

benproulx

{:id=>"305421", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

36.

woodsiness

{:id=>"1035383", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

37.

obsr1306067

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

38.

killyou5

{:id=>"3323399", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

39.

covillbirdy

{:id=>"444712", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

40.

guy239

{:id=>"5727414", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

41.

Marshall Iliff

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

42.

lwhelpton

{:id=>"2589856", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

43.

mightyocean_

{:id=>"8891884", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

44.

hmcook

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

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