El Yunque National Forest
The endangered Puerto Rican parrot is an endemic species, unique to Puerto Rico, and found nowhere else in the world. The distinctive features of this colorful bird are a white eye ring, blue underwing, red crown and white beak.
Photo: J. Scott Graham
This postcard is postmarked in 2015.
The sender writes:
Our tour guide said there was less than 100 of these parrots left. They are working to try to help them survive.
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El Yunque National Forest
The common coqui is a tiny frog native to Puerto Rico that gets its name from a repetitious and unique calling sound (Ko-kee) made by the male of the species from dusk until dawn. A nocturnal predator, these amphibians have padded discs at the end of webless toes allowing them to climb branches and leaves with ease.
Photo: J. Scott Graham
This is postmarked in 2015.
The sender writes:
We actually got to see one of these - a baby one. They sing a pretty sound. We heard them during our hike.
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