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.

Caiman hatchlings Orange beetle Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) White-faced Capuchin Darth vader moth Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) Baby caiman Group of White-nosed Coati American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis) Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed White-faced Capuchin Costa Rican capuchin monkey taking it easy on a powerline Black, red, and yellow insect Sea turtle hatchlings Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) Nephila orb spider Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Caiman White-faced capuchin Transparent moth Red-breasted blackbird Baby kinkajou Sea turtle hatchlings Grey Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)] Sea turtle hatchlings 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