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497
Identifications

326
Observations

225
Species

44
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Top Species

Etlingera elatior

Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831

Alpinia purpurata

Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838

Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Plantae

Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)

Ortalis cinereiceps G.R.Gray, 1867

10.

Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)

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ecoloveryael

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cristopherhernandezcorrales

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seltz

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obsr974132

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chloe3320

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obsr2691386

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lnorman205

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colinp

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catherineunger

{:id=>"2537342", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.44"}

10.

nbrown140

{:id=>"8193386", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.44"}

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Top Species

Etlingera elatior

Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831

Alpinia purpurata

Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838

Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Plantae

Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)

Ortalis cinereiceps G.R.Gray, 1867

10.

Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)

11.

Heliconia rostrata

12.

Magnoliopsida

13.

Psarocolius montezuma

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.

TBD

26.

Gongora

27.

Scarabaeoidea

28.

Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte, 1838

29.

Spathoglottis plicata

30.

Asclepias curassavica

31.

Hedychium coccineum

32.

Angiospermae

33.

Heliconia

34.

Curcuma

35.

Heliconia bihai

36.

Pleroma urvilleanum

37.

Zingiber spectabile

38.

Arundina graminifolia

39.

Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

40.

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

41.

Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)

42.

Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus, 1758)

43.

Phaeochroa cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

44.

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

45.

Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot, 1809)

46.

Icterus prosthemelas (Strickland, 1850)

47.

Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

48.

Dives dives (Deppe, 1830)

49.

Setophaga pitiayumi (Vieillot, 1817)

50.

Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830

51.

Myiothlypis fulvicauda (von Spix, 1825)

52.

Campylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson, 1832)

53.

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

54.

Feigeria

55.

Agalychnis

56.

Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

57.

Caligo

58.

Edessa rufomarginata

59.

Zelurus spinidorsis

60.

Ptilodactyla

61.

Automeris postalbida

62.

Tetragonisca

63.

Oiketicus kirbyi

64.

Contopus sordidulus

65.

Evenus regalis

66.

Anolis limifrons

67.

Pristimantis

68.

Pitangus sulphuratus

69.

Symphlebia perflua

70.

Smilisca phaeota

71.

Calanthe

72.

Goeppertia zebrina

73.

Pilea cadierei

74.

Kohleria spicata

75.

Browallia speciosa

76.

Spathiphyllum

77.

Sarcoglottis

78.

Begonia

79.

Gloxinia perennis

80.

Colobura dirce

81.

Hemerocallis

82.

Costus

83.

Hellenia speciosa

84.

Erotylini

85.

Anolis capito

86.

Stolas lebasii

87.

Incilius

88.

Trigona

89.

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

90.

Apistosia judas

91.

Cynorta

92.

Tetragonisca angustula

93.

Ithomia diasia hippocrenis

94.

Phytolacca rivinoides

95.

Animalia

96.

Campephilus guatemalensis

97.

Saltator maximus

98.

Agalychnis callidryas

99.

Fungi

100.

Lippia

101.

Ambrosia peruviana

102.

Iochroma arborescens

103.

Cymbopogon citratus

104.

Ricinus communis

105.

Artocarpus altilis

106.

Boehmeria

107.

Mucuna

108.

Calathea crotalifera

109.

Ochroma

110.

Heliconia vellerigera

111.

Agave

112.

Arecaceae

113.

Brugmansia

114.

Kaempferia rotunda

115.

Pyrophorus

116.

Arachis pintoi

117.

Hemidactylus garnotii

118.

Musa coccinea

119.

Tiaris olivaceus

120.

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

121.

Amazilia tzacatl

122.

Zingiberales

123.

Brugmansia arborea

124.

Thraupis episcopus

125.

Myiarchus tuberculifer

126.

Odocoileus virginianus

127.

Piranga rubra

128.

Pteroglossus torquatus

129.

Coereba flaveola

130.

Campylopterus hemileucurus

131.

Iresine diffusa herbstii

132.

Huntleya burtii

133.

Cichorieae

134.

Atta

135.

Myiozetetes similis

136.

Musa

137.

Alpinia zerumbet

138.

Liliopsida

139.

Brunfelsia pauciflora

140.

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

141.

Sobralia decora

142.

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii (Des Murs, 1849)

143.

Cyanoloxia cyanoides (Lafresnaye, 1847)

144.

Tiaris olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

145.

Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827

146.

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

147.

Sporophila corvina (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

148.

Contopus bogotensis (Bonaparte, 1850)

149.

Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830

150.

Sporophila funerea (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

151.

Streptoprocne zonaris (Shaw, 1796)

152.

Myiozetetes granadensis Lawrence, 1862

153.

Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

154.

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861

155.

Capsiempis flaveola (Lichtenstein, 1823)

156.

Nyctidromus albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

157.

Chloroceryle americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

158.

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819

159.

Euphonia luteicapilla (Cabanis, 1861)

160.

Tityra semifasciata (Spix, 1825)

161.

Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

162.

Brotogeris jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776)

163.

Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

164.

Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)

165.

Psarocolius wagleri (G.R.Gray, 1845)

166.

Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816

167.

Chlorestes eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

168.

Pachysylvia decurtata (Bonaparte, 1838)

169.

Electron platyrhynchum (Leadbeater, 1829)

170.

Dacnis venusta Lawrence, 1862

171.

Saltator grandis (Deppe, 1830)

172.

Stilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)

173.

Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849)

174.

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

175.

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

176.

Baryphthengus martii (Spix, 1824)

177.

Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847

178.

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766)

179.

Dendrocincla fuliginosa (Vieillot, 1818)

180.

Sayornis nigricans

181.

Tabaninae

182.

Smilisca sordida

183.

Trimezia

184.

Allamanda cathartica L.

185.

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray

186.

Lithobates vaillanti (Brocchi, 1877)

187.

Leptotila verreauxi

188.

Anomala flavipennis

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.

Etlingera

199.

Musa acuminata

200.

Leptophobia aripa

201.

Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758

202.

Hybomelissa

203.

Polyrhaphis batesi

204.

Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)

205.

Dorisiana

206.

Lirometopum coronatum Scudder, 1875

207.

Arethuseae

208.

Ennominae

209.

Diyllus discophorus

210.

Turuptiana obliqua

211.

Eriophora fuliginea

212.

Maxillaria

213.

Erotylina Curran, 1944

214.

Maxillaria elatior

215.

Phaneropterinae

216.

Begoniaceae

217.

Maxillaria hedwigiae

218.

Holcosus festivus

219.

Maxillaria dressleriana

220.

Penelope purpurascens

221.

Pleurothallidinae

222.

Photurinae

223.

Maxillaria egertoniana

224.

Xylobium foveatum

225.

Dysdercus

226.

Gesneriaceae

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ecoloveryael

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cristopherhernandezcorrales

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seltz

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obsr974132

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chloe3320

{:id=>"8299960", :score=>980.0, :observations_count=>21, :species_count=>19, :percentage=>"7.98"}

obsr2691386

{:id=>nil, :score=>940.0, :observations_count=>47, :species_count=>47, :percentage=>"7.65"}

lnorman205

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>540.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>9, :percentage=>"4.40"}

colinp

{:id=>"497279", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>7, :species_count=>7, :percentage=>"2.44"}

catherineunger

{:id=>"2537342", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.44"}

10.

nbrown140

{:id=>"8193386", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.44"}

11.

kaylabutt

{:id=>"8481600", :score=>260.0, :observations_count=>13, :species_count=>12, :percentage=>"2.12"}

12.

soto-solano

{:id=>"4157097", :score=>260.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"2.12"}

13.

obsr3508135

{:id=>nil, :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>11, :percentage=>"1.79"}

14.

justin_g2

{:id=>"7656022", :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"1.79"}

15.

tania60

{:id=>"1138412", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.63"}

16.

kay104

{:id=>"1928436", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.98"}

17.

sarahmacon

{:id=>"2553989", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.98"}

18.

debbie33

{:id=>"310125", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.98"}

19.

Ivonne Barrientos

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.81"}

20.

ptero

{:id=>"786563", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.81"}

21.

obsr919845

{:id=>nil, :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.81"}

22.

theophile_th

{:id=>"8392163", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.81"}

23.

myzell_amaro

{:id=>"5904516", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.81"}

24.

oscarvargas1593

{:id=>"5735660", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.49"}

25.

nataliec99

{:id=>"2054051", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.49"}

26.

nxtnature

{:id=>"7032335", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.33"}

27.

phylvan

{:id=>"1542789", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.33"}

28.

stijnhuyers

{:id=>"1508738", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.33"}

29.

lwhelpton

{:id=>"2589856", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.33"}

30.

ivonne_b3

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

31.

wpsinaturalist

{:id=>"2128195", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

32.

darielsaqui

{:id=>"1817307", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

33.

josue222

{:id=>"5212631", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

34.

calliedunham

{:id=>"5086874", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

35.

anne329

{:id=>"1818459", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

36.

benproulx

{:id=>"305421", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

37.

woodsiness

{:id=>"1035383", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

38.

obsr1306067

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39.

killyou5

{:id=>"3323399", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

40.

covillbirdy

{:id=>"444712", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

41.

guy239

{:id=>"5727414", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

42.

Marshall Iliff

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

43.

hmcook

{:id=>"2053828", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

44.

mightyocean_

{:id=>"8891884", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

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