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Costa Rica photos: wildlife


[last updated 27-Nov-2015] Below is a collection of photos taken in Costa Rica. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler  Google+, copyright Mongabay.com 1999-2015. 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.

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Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis) [costa_rica_la_selva_0137]



Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0641]



Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1871]



Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0138]



Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_4924]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0281]



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5078]



Red and green dart poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5106]



Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0759]



Tortoise beetle [costa_rica_la_selva_0400]



Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0555]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1859]



Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) [costa-rica_0215]



Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0135]



Tree frog [costa_rica_siquirres_1006]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1120]



Nephila orb spider [costa_rica_5002]



Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed [costa_rica_5013]



Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0080]



Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0455]



Strawberry dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0400]



Yellow-green insect on the forest floor [costa_rica_4562]



Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0873]



Hummingbird feeding its chick [costa_rica_la_selva_0690]



Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [female: green in color]



Green-back heron (Butorides virescens)



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_0200]



Turquoise, blue, and yellow weevil [costa_rica_osa_0107]



Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen [costa_rica_4740]



Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) [costa_rica_5577]



Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0588]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0658]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0996]



Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus) [costa_rica_osa_0590]



Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0980]



Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata) [costa_rica_la_selva_0215]



Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) [costa_rica_la_selva_1569]



Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) [costa_rica_osa_0518]



Bird [costa_rica_osa_0102]



Frog [costa_rica_osa_0505]



Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis) [costa-rica_1059]



Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0182]



Red land crab [costa-rica_0971]



Trail of leaf-cutter ants carrying yellow leaves



Bee [costa_rica_siquirres_0648]



Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0961]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1107]



Pale-billed woodpecker [costa_rica_la_selva_1220]



Golfo Dulce Poison Arrow Frog [costa_rica_osa_0577]



Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0919]



Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0754]



Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1417]



Green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0253]



Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) feeding on a tamarind [costa-rica_0282]



Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0998]



Group of White-nosed Coati [costa-rica_0688]



Brown frog [costa_rica_5556]



Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0933]



Praying mantis [cr_4007]



Orange and black caterpillar [costa_rica_la_selva_1231]



Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1624]



Skink [cr_4313]



Butterfly feeding on bird excrement



Lizard [costa_rica_siquirres_0178]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1025]



Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus) [costa_rica_osa_0591]



bird [costa-rica_0413]



Poison arrow frog (Phyllobates lugubris)



Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0231]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1829]



Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0821]



Isabella's Tiger Butterfly (Eueides isabella)



Scarlet macaw in flight [costa-rica_1073]



Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica [cr_3762]



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_0199]



Strawberry dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_0652]



Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus) [costa_rica_siquirres_0481]



Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0260]



Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis) [costa-rica_0298]



Soldier Beetle, family Cantharidae [costa-rica-d_0024]



Red-eyed katydid [costa_rica_5631]



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_0202]



Young green basilisk



Brown basilisk [costa_rica_osa_0413]



Female green kingfisher [costa_rica_osa_0429]



Craugastor bransfordii frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1364]



Bird [costa_rica_osa_0101]



Male green kingfisher [costa_rica_osa_0450]



Frog [costa_rica_osa_1019]



Slate gray and red butterfly [costa_rica_4522]



Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0658]



Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) [costa_rica_la_selva_0196]



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5061]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0006]



Auratus dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0880]



Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0728]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1044]



White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0367]



Squirrel [costa_rica_la_selva_0052]



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5055]



Planthopper [costa_rica_la_selva_1781]



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_0146]



Red lored parrot on a palm tree



Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined [costa_rica_4942]



Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0446]



Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) [costa-rica_0318]



Baby kinkajou [costa-rica_0620]



Bird [costa_rica_osa_0392]



Dragonfly [costa_rica_osa_0214]



Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1870]



Red-eyed tree frog [costa_rica_siquirres_1064]



Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata) [costa-rica_0661]



Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0493]



Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0816]



Red and green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0394]



Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1261]



Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) [costa-rica_0062]


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