@ Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Birds access different layers (strata) in an ecosystem to meet their food, nesting and shelter needs. In Costa Rica, the most frequently referenced stratifications include the following:
Air (swifts and swallows.)
Water (ducks and grebes)
Ground (quail and tinamou)
Understory
Subcanopy
Upper Canopy