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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.








Spider
Spider


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


White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)
White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)


Boat-billed Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting
Boat-billed Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting



Red-Eyed Tree Frog in a banana leaf



Red-eyed katydid


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



Red, black, and orange insect


Rain frog
Rain frog


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



Brown toad


Scarlet macaws in flight
Scarlet macaws in flight


Scarlet macaws in flight
Scarlet macaws in flight


Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight


Vultures
Vultures



White-faced capuchin


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


Hatching Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) next their red eggs
Hatching Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) next their red eggs


Red lored parrot on a palm tree
Red lored parrot on a palm tree



Unknown moth



Frog on a leaf


Common Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) with its mouth open
Common Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) with its mouth open


Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)
Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)



Sea turtle hatchlings



Pair of sleeping dragonflies


Brown Pelicans in flight
Brown Pelicans in flight


Red lored parrot on a palm tree
Red lored parrot on a palm tree


Green moth
Green moth



Red-Eyed Tree Frog head shot



Yellow moth with a black eye




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