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Photos of arenal in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]


Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.








Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) in flight
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) in flight


Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)
Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)


Hot pink mushroom
Hot pink mushroom


Pair of Rufous Motmot following a column of army ants in order to catch insects stirred up by the activity
Pair of Rufous Motmot following a column of army ants in order to catch insects stirred up by the activity


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


Tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforest


Spider monkey
Spider monkey


Cecropia leaf
Cecropia leaf


Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back
Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back


Green and brown cricket
Green and brown cricket


Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants


Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)
Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)


Green, turquoise, orange, and sky-blue leafhopper insect
Green, turquoise, orange, and sky-blue leafhopper insect


Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)


Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back
Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back


Canopy walkway
Canopy walkway


Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)


Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)


Former rainforest, now cattle pasture
Former rainforest, now cattle pasture


Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)


Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)
Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)


Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae
Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae


Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)


Honey bear or kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated
Honey bear or kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated


Mama two-toed sloth with baby
Mama two-toed sloth with baby


Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants


Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


Soldier Beetle, family Cantharidae
Soldier Beetle, family Cantharidae


Orange-yellow philodendron leaf
Orange-yellow philodendron leaf




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