Animals and wildlife in Costa Rica
Common name: Lineated Woodpecker Type: Bird Family: Picidae Range: When you consider about the living range of this bird throughout the world, you would probably come up with the result as southern Senora, southern Brazil, Trinidad, Paraguay, south Mexico, southeastern Bolivia, northwestern Peru, Costa Rica and northeastern Argentina. Most of the places are treated as…
Common name: Squirrel Cuckoo Type: Bird Family: Cuculidae Range: The Squirrel cuckoo is mostly found in the Neotropic Eco zone of the world. The bird occurs from north to southern Sonora and southern Tamaulipas of North Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica of center American countries, South America, Peru, South to northern Argentina and east of…
Common name: Scarlet Macaw Type: Bird Family: Psittacidae Range: If you consider about the range of this bird in South America, it extends from Peru to Bolivia. It also covers the Amazon basin and Paraguay. If you go to the Central American countries you can see the bird in Southern Mexico, Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Island…
Common name: Three-Wattled Bell Bird Type: Bird Family: Cotingidae Range: The Three-Wattled Bell Bird is normally endemic to Central America and South America. You can find these birds in Western Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. There are also some populations in the range of Honduras and Sierra de Agalta. Size: The female bird is normally…
Common Name: Tigrillo, is also known as Oncillas Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The wild smallest cat of Costa Rica, Tigrillo or Oncilla is the exceptional and rare. This species can be found in the higher elevations in cloud forests of Costa Rica. It usually lives above 3000 meters. They have been also found in…