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463
Identifications

301
Observations

202
Species

46
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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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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dherd

{:id=>"394806", :score=>240.0, :observations_count=>4, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"2.17"}

10.

obsr3508135

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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.

Heliconia bihai

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.

Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)

27.

Spathoglottis plicata

28.

Asclepias curassavica

29.

Hedychium coccineum

30.

Agalychnis callidryas

31.

Angiospermae

32.

Heliconia

33.

Curcuma

34.

Pleroma urvilleanum

35.

Arundina graminifolia

36.

Psarocolius montezuma

37.

Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

38.

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

39.

Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)

40.

Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus, 1758)

41.

Phaeochroa cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

42.

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

43.

Parkesia motacilla (Vieillot, 1809)

44.

Icterus prosthemelas (Strickland, 1850)

45.

Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

46.

Dives dives (Deppe, 1830)

47.

Setophaga pitiayumi (Vieillot, 1817)

48.

Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830

49.

Myiothlypis fulvicauda (von Spix, 1825)

50.

Campylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson, 1832)

51.

Piranga rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

52.

Feigeria

53.

Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

54.

Etlingera

55.

Zelurus spinidorsis

56.

Scarabaeoidea

57.

Ptilodactyla

58.

Polyrhaphis

59.

Contopus sordidulus

60.

Evenus regalis

61.

Anolis limifrons

62.

Pristimantis

63.

Pitangus sulphuratus

64.

Symphlebia perflua

65.

Smilisca phaeota

66.

Calanthe

67.

Goeppertia zebrina

68.

Pilea cadierei

69.

Kohleria spicata

70.

Browallia speciosa

71.

Spathiphyllum

72.

Sarcoglottis

73.

Begonia

74.

Gloxinia perennis

75.

Colobura dirce

76.

Hemerocallis

77.

Costus

78.

Hellenia speciosa

79.

Erotylini

80.

Anolis capito

81.

Stolas lebasii

82.

Incilius

83.

Trigona

84.

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

85.

Apistosia judas

86.

Cynorta

87.

Tetragonisca angustula

88.

Ithomia diasia hippocrenis

89.

Phytolacca rivinoides

90.

Animalia

91.

Campephilus guatemalensis

92.

Saltator maximus

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.

Trochilidae

138.

Atta cephalotes

139.

Pterygota

140.

Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus

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.

Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)

199.

Caligo

200.

Zingiber

201.

Musa acuminata

202.

Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.

203.

Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758

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ecoloveryael

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cristopherhernandezcorrales

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seltz

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obsr974132

{:id=>nil, :score=>1160.0, :observations_count=>58, :species_count=>41, :percentage=>"10.49"}

obsr2691386

{:id=>nil, :score=>940.0, :observations_count=>47, :species_count=>47, :percentage=>"8.50"}

catherineunger

{:id=>"2537342", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"2.71"}

nbrown140

{:id=>"8193386", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.71"}

soto-solano

{:id=>"4157097", :score=>260.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"2.35"}

dherd

{:id=>"394806", :score=>240.0, :observations_count=>4, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"2.17"}

10.

obsr3508135

{:id=>nil, :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>11, :percentage=>"1.99"}

11.

justin_g2

{:id=>"7656022", :score=>220.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"1.99"}

12.

colinp

{:id=>"497279", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>6, :percentage=>"1.81"}

13.

tania60

{:id=>"1138412", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.81"}

14.

lnorman205

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>180.0, :observations_count=>9, :species_count=>8, :percentage=>"1.63"}

15.

kay104

{:id=>"1928436", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.08"}

16.

sarahmacon

{:id=>"2553989", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.08"}

17.

chandlerscott

{:id=>"97739", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.08"}

18.

debbie33

{:id=>"310125", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"1.08"}

19.

Ivonne Barrientos

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.90"}

20.

ptero

{:id=>"786563", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.90"}

21.

odshivers

{:id=>"97735", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.90"}

22.

obsr919845

{:id=>nil, :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.90"}

23.

theophile_th

{:id=>"8392163", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.90"}

24.

chloe3320

{:id=>"8299960", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.90"}

25.

oscarvargas1593

{:id=>"5735660", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.54"}

26.

nataliec99

{:id=>"2054051", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.54"}

27.

nxtnature

{:id=>"7032335", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.36"}

28.

phylvan

{:id=>"1542789", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.36"}

29.

stijnhuyers

{:id=>"1508738", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.36"}

30.

Laurie Norman

{:id=>"8375402", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.36"}

31.

ivonne_b3

{:id=>"5264343", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

32.

wpsinaturalist

{:id=>"2128195", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

33.

darielsaqui

{:id=>"1817307", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

34.

josue222

{:id=>"5212631", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

35.

calliedunham

{:id=>"5086874", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

36.

anne329

{:id=>"1818459", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

37.

benproulx

{:id=>"305421", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

38.

woodsiness

{:id=>"1035383", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

39.

obsr1306067

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

40.

killyou5

{:id=>"3323399", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

41.

covillbirdy

{:id=>"444712", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

42.

guy239

{:id=>"5727414", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

43.

Marshall Iliff

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

44.

lwhelpton

{:id=>"2589856", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

45.

mightyocean_

{:id=>"8891884", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

46.

hmcook

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.18"}

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