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  1. Gray Hawk, Juvenile

    Gray Hawk, Juvenile

    Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) juvenile.
  2. Wood Stork

    Wood Stork

    Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
  3. Nicaraguan White-tailed Deer, doe

    Nicaraguan White-tailed Deer, doe

    Nicaraguan White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus nemoralis: Cervidae) doe.
  4. Common Ground Dove

    Common Ground Dove

    Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina neglecta)
  5. Laughing Falcon

    Laughing Falcon

    Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans)
  6. Spot-breasted Oriole

    Spot-breasted Oriole

    Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis espinachi) Photographed in a coyol palm.
  7. Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (male)

    Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (male)

    Black Spiny-tailed Iguana male (Ctenosaura similis: Iguanidae) Also called black iguanas. Males can reach lengths of 1.3 m (4.3 ft).
  8. Southern Lapwing

    Southern Lapwing

    Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis cayennensis)
  9. Rose-throated Becard (female)

    Rose-throated Becard (female)

    Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae latirostris) female.
  10. Black-headed Trogon C-RICA SER 2

    Black-headed Trogon C-RICA SER 2

  11. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl C-RICA SER 2

    Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl C-RICA SER 2

  12. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher C-RICA SER 2

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher C-RICA SER 2

    This bird had just returned to its perch on a barbed wire fence with the insect it had caught on the wing.
  13. Groove-billed Ani Closeup of Head C-RICA SER 2

    Groove-billed Ani Closeup of Head C-RICA SER 2

    This closeup shows the grooves on the bill.
  14. Central American Swamp Lily

    Central American Swamp Lily

    Central American Swamp Lily also known as South American Swamp Lily (Crinum erubescens: Amaryllidaceae) Photographed along the margins of Rio Tempisque, Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Native to Central and South America. Riverine surrounded by bottomlands with large...
  15. Ringed Kingfisher (male)

    Ringed Kingfisher (male)

    Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata torquata) Three subspecies are recognized including the nominate. Only the nominate is mapped for Costa Rica. Photographed along the banks of Rio Tempisque in Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Riverine surrounded by bottomlands...
  16. Little Blue Heron

    Little Blue Heron

    Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) This adult was photographed along the muddy clay banks of the Rio Tempisque in Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Sexes similar but juveniles are white and replaces white feathers with blue ones until it reaches adulthood. Riverine...
  17. Mangrove Swallow

    Mangrove Swallow

    Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) A single Mexican subspecies was described (rhizohporae) but was synonymized under the nominate. Photographed in Rio Tempisque on this stump sticking out of the water as we floated by. Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Riverine...
  18. Green Iguana (female)

    Green Iguana (female)

    Green Iguana (Iguana iguana: Iguanidae) These huge lizards can reach lengths of 2.1 m (7 ft) and weigh up to 6.8 kg (15 lbs). They range from sea level up to 305 m (1,000 ft) in elevation. They can be found in Costa Rica on the Pacific and Atlantic side. Their coloration can vary greatly...
  19. Green Iguana (male)

    Green Iguana (male)

    Green Iguana (Iguana iguana: Iguanidae) These huge lizards can reach lengths of 2.1 m (7 ft) and weigh up to 6.8 kg (15 lbs). They range from sea level up to 305 m (1,000 ft) in elevation. They can be found in Costa Rica on the Pacific and Atlantic side. Their coloration can vary greatly...
  20. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    Green Heron also known as the Green-backed Heron (Butorides virescens virescens) There are currently four recognized subspecies with only the nominate being mapped for Costa Rica. Sexes similar. This one was photographed along the banks of Rio Tempisque in Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste...
  21. Golden-mantled Howler Monkey

    Golden-mantled Howler Monkey

    Golden-mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata palliata: Atelidae) This female was part of a troop of ca. fifteen. Photographed between Ortega and Rio Tempisque running through Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Bottomland hardwood forest interspersed with many...
  22. Boat-billed Heron (juvenile)

    Boat-billed Heron (juvenile)

    Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius panamensis) There are five recognized subspecies of this nocturnal heron. Only subspecies panamensis is wide spread in Costa Rica with subspecies ridgewayi being mapped for northwest Costa Rica. Records of intermediates exists in the northwest between...
  23. Brazilian Long-nosed Bats

    Brazilian Long-nosed Bats

    Brazilian Long-nosed Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso: Emballonuridae) Photographed these sac-winged bats on a snag over hanging Rio Tempisque in Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Riverine surrounded by bottomlands with large inclusions of wetlands at ca. 15 m (49 ft) elevation.
  24. Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile)

    Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile)

    Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii) Four subspecies are recognized. This is the only subspecies mapped for Costa Rica. This juvenile was photographed along the muddy clay banks of the Rio Tempisque in Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Riverine...
  25. Black-crowned Night Heron (Adult)

    Black-crowned Night Heron (Adult)

    Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii) Four subspecies are recognized. This is the only subspecies mapped for Costa Rica. This adult was photographed along the muddy clay banks of the Rio Tempisque in Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Riverine...
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