Birding Trail Las Pavas Hotel Campo Verde, Arenal, CR Self guided The Guans 1.3 ENG internet

Self-guided Nature Trail Station 6 - Stilt Palm - Maquenque Socratea exorrhiza Arecaceae The walking palm tree has stilt roots that can grow in a preferred direction, in this way the palm tree can move little by little towards a direction with more light. Many of the species are very useful for people who use them for food, con- struction and oil. The fruits are of dif- ferent sizes, from bean size to big ones like coconut; They are very nutritious and consumed by mammals and birds that disperse the seeds. 8 Piha rojiza Rufous Piha Self-guided Nature Trail The Guans The Guans Tangara sietecolores Golden-hooded tanager Tucancillo collarejo Collared Aracari Murciélagos Artibeus Reinita amarilla Yellow warbler Mono Congo Howler Monkey Station 7 - Breadnut, Ojoche Brosimum alicastrum Moraceae Tree of 20 to 30 m (up to 45 m) in height. Bats such as Artibeus jamaicensis have been registered among its dispersers; with the howler monkeys ( Alouatta palliata ), and raccoons ( Procion lotor ). Among the birds that feed and disperse their seeds are the chachalacas ( Ortalis vetula ), and the great curassows ( Crax rubra ). With its wood, it is possible carving furnitures, and handles for axes and shovels 9

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