The Macaw Sanctuary at El Manantial is a Costa Rican wildlife conservation charity working to save and protect endangered species from extinction. Headquartered in Aranjuez de Puntarenas, El Manantial works with some of the most endangered native birds of Costa Rica, focusing on the rarest species and the most fragile habitats.
Great Green Macaw Hatching.
Last updated: 30-01-2013
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Hyacinthine Macaw
Scientific Name: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Lazaro and Endola form a pair of Hyacinthine. Here at the Sanctuary we enjoy the company of our tow pair of this birds that have been with us since the beginning of the project....
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Scarlet Macaw
Scientific Name: Ara macaw
One of the most eye-catching and stunning birds of Costa Rica is the endangered Scarlet Macaw. This colorful parrot at one point had populated around 80% of Costa Rica, but their population has been diminished...
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Spider Monkey
Scientific Name: Ateles geoffroyi
The Black-handed Spider Monkey is probably the most stereotypical monkey here, or the monkey that most people picture in their heads when thinking about a new world monkey from Central or South America. ...
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Tamarin Monkey
Scientific Name: Saguinus geoffroyi
Another monkey species belonging to the Sanctuary is the Geoffrey’s Tamarin also known as the Panamanian, Red-crested or Rufous-naped Tamarin monkey. ...
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Great Curassaw
Scientific Name: Crax rubra
The Great Curassow is one of our splendid native birds that we have here at the sanctuary that is very unique in many aspects....
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Green-winged Macaw
Scientific Name: Ara chloropterus
Almost endangered. They have disappeared from part of their former range in Panama and other regions...
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