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

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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.

White-faced capuchin Striated heron (Butorides striatus) Blue morpho with its wings closed Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata) Sea turtle hatchlings Mottled anole White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) White-faced Capuchin with its tongue out Red-Eyed Tree Frog on the underside of a banana leaf Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined Howler monkey Green-headed lizard, perhaps a juvenile green basilisk Caiman Spiny-tailed iguana Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Mother caiman protecting her young Scarlet macaws in flight Green insect with polka dots Rain frog Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica) Atta leaf-cutter ants Bird Soldier army ants White-faced Capuchin Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) (i.e. Brown snake with dark brown markings) Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55