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447
Identifications

294
Observations

198
Species

43
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.

Heliconia rostrata

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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

{:id=>"8193386", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.83"}

soto-solano

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obsr3508135

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10.

justin_g2

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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.

Heliconia rostrata

11.

Plantae

12.

Magnoliopsida

13.

Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766)

14.

Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758)

15.

Klais guimeti (Bourcier, 1843)

16.

Colonia colonus (Vieillot, 1818)

17.

Saltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

18.

Troglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809

19.

Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825)

20.

Patagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831)

21.

Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766)

22.

Phaethornis striigularis Gould, 1854

23.

Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827)

24.

Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte, 1838

25.

Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)

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.

Etlingera

54.

Zelurus spinidorsis

55.

Scarabaeoidea

56.

Ptilodactyla

57.

Polyrhaphis

58.

Contopus sordidulus

59.

Evenus regalis

60.

Anolis limifrons

61.

Pristimantis

62.

Pitangus sulphuratus

63.

Symphlebia perflua

64.

Smilisca phaeota

65.

Calanthe

66.

Goeppertia zebrina

67.

Pilea cadierei

68.

Kohleria spicata

69.

Browallia speciosa

70.

Spathiphyllum

71.

Sarcoglottis

72.

Begonia

73.

Gloxinia perennis

74.

Colobura dirce

75.

Hemerocallis

76.

Costus

77.

Hellenia speciosa

78.

Erotylini

79.

Anolis capito

80.

Stolas lebasii

81.

Incilius

82.

Trigona

83.

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

84.

Apistosia judas

85.

Cynorta

86.

Tetragonisca angustula

87.

Ithomia diasia hippocrenis

88.

Phytolacca rivinoides

89.

Animalia

90.

Campephilus guatemalensis

91.

Saltator maximus

92.

Agalychnis callidryas

93.

Fungi

94.

Lippia

95.

Ambrosia peruviana

96.

Iochroma arborescens

97.

Cymbopogon citratus

98.

Ricinus communis

99.

Artocarpus altilis

100.

Boehmeria

101.

Mucuna

102.

Calathea crotalifera

103.

Ochroma

104.

Heliconia vellerigera

105.

Agave

106.

Arecaceae

107.

Brugmansia

108.

Kaempferia rotunda

109.

Pyrophorus

110.

Arachis pintoi

111.

Hemidactylus garnotii

112.

Musa coccinea

113.

Zingiber spectabile

114.

Tiaris olivaceus

115.

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

116.

Amazilia tzacatl

117.

Zingiberales

118.

Brugmansia arborea

119.

Thraupis episcopus

120.

Myiarchus tuberculifer

121.

Odocoileus virginianus

122.

Piranga rubra

123.

Pteroglossus torquatus

124.

Coereba flaveola

125.

Campylopterus hemileucurus

126.

Iresine diffusa herbstii

127.

Huntleya burtii

128.

Cichorieae

129.

Atta

130.

Myiozetetes similis

131.

Musa

132.

Alpinia zerumbet

133.

Liliopsida

134.

Brunfelsia pauciflora

135.

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

136.

Sobralia decora

137.

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii (Des Murs, 1849)

138.

Cyanoloxia cyanoides (Lafresnaye, 1847)

139.

Tiaris olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

140.

Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827

141.

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

142.

Sporophila corvina (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

143.

Contopus bogotensis (Bonaparte, 1850)

144.

Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830

145.

Sporophila funerea (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

146.

Streptoprocne zonaris (Shaw, 1796)

147.

Myiozetetes granadensis Lawrence, 1862

148.

Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

149.

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861

150.

Capsiempis flaveola (Lichtenstein, 1823)

151.

Nyctidromus albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

152.

Chloroceryle americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

153.

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819

154.

Euphonia luteicapilla (Cabanis, 1861)

155.

Tityra semifasciata (Spix, 1825)

156.

Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

157.

Brotogeris jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776)

158.

Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

159.

Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)

160.

Psarocolius wagleri (G.R.Gray, 1845)

161.

Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816

162.

Chlorestes eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

163.

Pachysylvia decurtata (Bonaparte, 1838)

164.

Electron platyrhynchum (Leadbeater, 1829)

165.

Dacnis venusta Lawrence, 1862

166.

Saltator grandis (Deppe, 1830)

167.

Stilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)

168.

Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849)

169.

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

170.

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

171.

Baryphthengus martii (Spix, 1824)

172.

Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847

173.

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766)

174.

Dendrocincla fuliginosa (Vieillot, 1818)

175.

Sayornis nigricans

176.

Tabaninae

177.

Smilisca sordida

178.

Trimezia

179.

Allamanda cathartica L.

180.

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray

181.

Lithobates vaillanti (Brocchi, 1877)

182.

Leptotila verreauxi

183.

Anomala flavipennis

184.

Agalychnis

185.

Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)

186.

Ptychodes politus

187.

Ischnomela pulchripennis Rehn, 1906

188.

Diasporus

189.

Veronicellidae

190.

Anolis biporcatus (Wiegmann, 1834)

191.

Pseudophasma

192.

Phaethornis

193.

Trichonephila clavipes

194.

Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)

195.

Caligo

196.

Zingiber

197.

Musa acuminata

198.

Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.

199.

Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758

Top People

ecoloveryael

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cristopherhernandezcorrales

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seltz

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obsr974132

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obsr2691386

{:id=>nil, :score=>940.0, :observations_count=>47, :species_count=>47, :percentage=>"8.87"}

catherineunger

{:id=>"2537342", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.83"}

nbrown140

{:id=>"8193386", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.83"}

soto-solano

{:id=>"4157097", :score=>260.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"2.45"}

obsr3508135

{:id=>nil, :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>11, :percentage=>"2.08"}

10.

justin_g2

{:id=>"7656022", :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.08"}

11.

colinp

{:id=>"497279", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>6, :percentage=>"1.89"}

12.

tania60

{:id=>"1138412", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.89"}

13.

lnorman205

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>180.0, :observations_count=>9, :species_count=>8, :percentage=>"1.70"}

14.

kay104

{:id=>"1928436", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.13"}

15.

sarahmacon

{:id=>"2553989", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.13"}

16.

debbie33

{:id=>"310125", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.13"}

17.

Ivonne Barrientos

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.94"}

18.

ptero

{:id=>"786563", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.94"}

19.

obsr919845

{:id=>nil, :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.94"}

20.

theophile_th

{:id=>"8392163", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.94"}

21.

chloe3320

{:id=>"8299960", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.94"}

22.

oscarvargas1593

{:id=>"5735660", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.57"}

23.

nataliec99

{:id=>"2054051", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.57"}

24.

nxtnature

{:id=>"7032335", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.38"}

25.

phylvan

{:id=>"1542789", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.38"}

26.

stijnhuyers

{:id=>"1508738", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.38"}

27.

Laurie Norman

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.38"}

28.

ivonne_b3

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

29.

wpsinaturalist

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

30.

darielsaqui

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

31.

josue222

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

32.

calliedunham

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

33.

anne329

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

34.

benproulx

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

35.

woodsiness

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

36.

obsr1306067

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

37.

killyou5

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

38.

covillbirdy

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

39.

guy239

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

40.

Marshall Iliff

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

41.

lwhelpton

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

42.

mightyocean_

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

43.

hmcook

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

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