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.

Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) Queen (Danaus gilippus) [Monarch-mimic] butterfly feeding on a flower Scarlet macaws in flight Eyelash viper Orange-billed Nightingale-thrush biting Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Sea turtle hatchlings Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel (Microsciuris alfari) Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] Green katydid Caiman on the Rio Frio river bank Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight Passerini's Tanager Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae White-faced Capuchin Black, red, and yellow insect Red-breasted blackbird Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Sea turtle hatchlings Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) Hummingbird under examination Rescued baby sea turtles Skink Green insect with polka dots Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Papilio anchisiades (Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail) - Black butterfly with white, magenta, and red markings Rescued baby sea turtles Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) White, brown, and orange moth White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) 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