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Photos of wildlife 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.








White-faced capuchin
White-faced capuchin


Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)



Brown katydid



Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)



White-faced Capuchin



Spiny-tailed iguana



Nephila orb spider


Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf


Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)


Leaf frog
Leaf frog



Atta leaf-cutter ants


Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)


Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)


Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)



Dark gray and red butterfly


Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center


Leaf-cutter ant nest
Leaf-cutter ant nest



American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river



Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, being measured by researchers


Scarlet macaws in flight
Scarlet macaws in flight


Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) on the trunk of a cecropia tree
Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) on the trunk of a cecropia tree



Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



Skink


Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)



Sleeping red-eyed tree frog


Black wasp
Black wasp


Tail-less whip scorpion
Tail-less whip scorpion


Green poison arrow frog
Green poison arrow frog


Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata)
Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata)



White-nosed Coatimundi




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