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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.








Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying over a forming wave in Costa Rica
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying over a forming wave in Costa Rica



Orange-billed Nightingale-thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris)



Rescued baby sea turtles


Red lored parrot in flight
Red lored parrot in flight


Rain frog
Rain frog



Red frog



Green katydid



Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)


Red lored parrots in flight
Red lored parrots in flight



Mottled forest frog



Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed



Costa Rican capuchin monkey headshot



Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


bird
bird



Brown frog



Praying mantis


Greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
Greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)


Skink
Skink


Anole with blue-green flanks
Anole with blue-green flanks



Atta leaf-cutter ants



Nephila orb spider


Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) or a Rufous Piha (Lipaugus unirufous)
Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) or a Rufous Piha (Lipaugus unirufous)


bird
bird


Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)


Mama sloth with baby
Mama sloth with baby



Sea turtle hatchlings


Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



Taking blood samples from a bird during a survey




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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2012

Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these photos 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.


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