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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.








Montezuma Oropendola (Gymnostinops montezuma) in flight
Montezuma Oropendola (Gymnostinops montezuma) in flight


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


Passerini's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)
Passerini's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)


Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) or Golden-mantled Howling Monkey
Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) or Golden-mantled Howling Monkey



Nephila orb spider



Bird captured for study


Mother and baby black howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
Mother and baby black howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata)



Small cicada-like insect from the Fulgoridae family


Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris)
Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris)



Praying mantis


Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota)
Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota)



Assassin Bug, family Reduviidae



Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)


Kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated
Kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated



Yellow leaf-shaped katydid


bird
bird



Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)



Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi)



Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree


Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)



Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)


Great White Egret (Ardea alba) fishing
Great White Egret (Ardea alba) fishing


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



Sea turtle hatchlings


Brown Pelicans in flight
Brown Pelicans in flight



Unusual moth


Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)
Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)


Pair of Rufous Motmot following a column of army ants in order to catch insects stirred up by the activity
Pair of Rufous Motmot following a column of army ants in order to catch insects stirred up by the activity



Red orb spider feeding



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)




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