Animals

Profiles of Costa Rica’s wildlife, from sloths, monkeys and jaguars to frogs, snakes, insects and marine life. Each guide covers appearance, habitat, behavior and where in the country you have a good chance of seeing it.

Animals | Birds

White-throated Magpie Jay

Common Name: Magpie Jay Type: Bird Family: Corvidae Range: The White-throated Magpie-Jay ranges from Mexico to Central America. These are available in the Mexico…
Animals | Mammals

Tayra

Common Name: Tayra Type: Mammal Family: Mustelidae Range: Tayra is a solitary mammal who prefers to live in the green forest, but live in…
Animals | Insects

Spiders

Common Name: Spiders Type: Araneae, an order of arachnid. Family: Arachnid/1 family Range: Spiders are available worldwide on all continents except for Antarctica, and…
Animals | Birds

Great Kiskadee

Common Name: Great Kiskadee Type: Bird Family: Tyrannidae Range: The great kiskadee is available in open woodlands, groves, and streamside thickets orchards and easy…
Animals | Insects

Fireflies

Common Name: Fireflies (Lightning Bugs) Type: Insect / Bugs Family: Lampyridae Range: Fireflies are a kind of beetle that is known for their glowing…
Animals | Birds

Kingfisher

Common Name: Kingfisher Type: Bird Family: Alcedines Range: Different types of Kingfishers live both in wetlands and woodlands throughout the world. Costa Rica is…
Animals | Mammals

Jaguarundi

Common Name: Jaguarundi Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Jaguarundi is an animal that is native to Central America. It can also be found…
Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians

The Bushmaster

Common Name: Bushmaster Type: Reptile Family: Viperidae Range: The Central American bushmaster is found all over Central America including Costa Rica with in Northern…
Animals | Mammals

The Jaguar

Common Name: Jaguar Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Jaguar is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it lives in the tropical rainforests of…
Sea Turtles

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle Type: Sea Turtle / Reptile Family: Dermochelyidae Range: The leatherback turtles are found worldwide in the tropical and mild…
Animals | Mammals

Mantled Howler Monkey

Common Name: Mantled Howler monkey Type: Mammal Family: Atelidae Range: Mantled Howler Monkeys have one of the widest geographical distributions of any New World…
Animals | Mammals

Mountain Lion

Common Name: Mountain Lion Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Mountain Lion is known by many names- Puma, Cougar, catamount, and panther. The mountain…
Animals | Marine Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians | Sea Turtles

The Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Common Name: The Hawksbill Sea Turtle Type: Sea Turtle / Reptile Family: Cheloniidae Range: The Hawksbill turtles are available throughout the warm tropical and…
Animals | Mammals | Marine Animals

The Humpback Whale

Common Name: The Humpback Whale Type: Mammal Family: Balaenopteridae Range: The Humpback whales are available in a number of locations like Mediterranean and Great…
Animals | Insects

The Termites

Common Name: The termites Type: Insect Family: Termitidae Range: Termites can be found across 70 percent of the world and they survive in several…
Animals | Fish | Marine Animals

Tiger Shark

Common Name: Tiger Shark Type: Fish / Mammal Family: Carcharhinidae Range: Tiger Sharks are available from Caribbean Sea to the Atlantic coast of the…
Animals | Mammals | Marine Animals

The Blue Whale

Common Name: Blue Whale Type: Mammal Family: Balaenopteridae Range: Blue whales always live at the surface of the ocean and are available in all…
Animals | Mammals

Ocelot

Common Name: Ocelot – also known as wild cat Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Ocelots is an animal that is found mainly in…