Wildlife
Over the years of operating adventure tours in Costa Rica we have accumulated lots of great pictures of the local wildlife. In this section we are proud to show some images of the most fascinating creatures found in our small country. We've also included a general description of each animal and other interesting information.
| Common name English | Costa Rican name |
|---|---|
| Green and Black Poison Dart Frog | Rana venenosa |
| Strawberry Poison Dart Frog | Ranita roja |
| Amazon Kingfisher | Martin pescador amazonico |
| Anhinga | Pato aguja - Aninga |
| Bare-throated Tiger Heron | Garza tigre |
| Black Vulture | Zopilote negro - Zoncho |
| Blue-Crowned Motmot | Pajaro bobo |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Viuda - Viudita |
| Boat-billed Heron | Chocuaco |
| Brown Pelican | Pelicano |
| Cattle Egret | Garcilla bueyera |
| Cherrie's Tanager | Sargento |
| Chestnut-mandibled Toucan | Tucan |
| Clay-colored Robin | Yiguirro |
| Collared Aracari | Tucancillo Collarejo - Cusingo |
| Common Bush Tanager | Tangara de monte |
| Common Potoo | Pajaro estaca |
| Crested Caracara | Caracara |
| Crested Guan | Pava crestada |
| Golden-hooded Tanager | Siete colores |
| Gray Hawk | Gavilan gris |
| Gray-headed Chachalaca | Chachalaca |
| Great Curassow | Pavon |
| Great Kiskadee | Pecho amarillo |
| Hoffmann's Woodpecker | Carpintero de Hoffmann |
| Keel-billed toucan | Tucan pico arcoiris |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Tijereta del mar |
| Montezuma Oropendula | Oropendola |
| Northern Jacana | Jacana |
| Osprey | Aguila pescadora |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper | Mielero patirrojo |
| Resplendent Quetzal | Quetzal |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Martin pescador collajero |
| Roadside Hawk | Gavilan chapulinero |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Espatula rosada |
| Rufus-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia rabirrufa |
| Scarlet Macaw | Lapa roja |
| Snowy Egret | Garceta nivosa |
