Below are photos shot of various vertebrate animals during a 6 day trip to the Manuel Antonio area of Costa Rica. This page includes Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, and Reptiles. Please email me at jeffpippen9@gmail.com with any additional identifications or other thoughts. Depending upon the day, photos were shot with a Canon eos 60d, Canon PowerShot sx60, Canon PowerShot sx740HS, or an iPhone 11. Many thanks to Daniel from Si Como No Resort for his guiding experience and to Johan Chaves for ID suggestions and expert guiding! Enjoy!
Jump to Birds belowCentral American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 | |
Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides melania) Playa Biesanz, Quepos, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 13 Jan 2021 |
Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 |
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Northern Tamandua, Mexican Anteater (Tamandua mexicana) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Northern Tamandua, Mexican Anteater (Tamandua mexicana) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Northern Tamandua, Mexican Anteater (Tamandua mexicana) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Northern Tamandua, Mexican Anteater (Tamandua mexicana) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Northern Tamandua, Mexican Anteater (Tamandua mexicana) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Brown-throated Sloth, Three-toed Sloth, Perezoso de tres dedos (Bradypus variegatus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Brown-throated Sloth, Three-toed Sloth, Perezoso de tres dedos (Bradypus variegatus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Brown-throated Sloth, Three-toed Sloth, Perezoso de tres dedos (Bradypus variegatus) Si Como No Resort near Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth, Perezoso de dos dedos (Choloepus hoffmanni) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth, Perezoso de dos dedos (Choloepus hoffmanni) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 Baby sloth nestled on Mom's lap | |
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth, Perezoso de dos dedos (Choloepus hoffmanni) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 Typical view; i.e., amorphous pile of fur in a tree... |
Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Also known as Mono titi, this monkey species is endemic to just a few locations in southwestern Costa Rica and western Panama. | |
Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 | |
Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 | |
Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Central American White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 | |
Central American White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 | |
Central American White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 | |
Central American White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 | |
Central American White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) Playa Biesanz, Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 13 Jan 2021 |
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 | |
Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Tarcoles River, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 |
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Tarcoles River, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 |
Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris petulans) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 13 Jan 2021 |
Charming Hummingbird (Polyerata decora) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Digiscoped photo |
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 | |
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 |
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Digiscoped photo |
Red-lored Parrot (Amazona autumnalis) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 Typical view as they screech overhead! |
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 | |
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 | |
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 13 Jan 2021 |
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 |
Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Baird's Trogon (Trogon rufus) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Digiscoped |
Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) Greentique Reserve, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 |
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 Formerly known as Chestnut-mandibled Toucan and as Black-mandibled Toucan | |
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 | |
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 |
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 digiscoped photo | |
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 digiscoped photo |
Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi) Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 |
Chestnut-backed Antbird (Poliocrania exsul) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 | |
Chestnut-backed Antbird (Poliocrania exsul) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 |
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 Highly cropped photo! |
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Lesser Greenlet (Hylophilus decurtatus) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 Originally treated as Scarlet-rumped Tanager, then split into a separate species (Cherrie's Tanager), in 2018 it was lumped again as a subspecies of Scarlet-rumped. |
Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Blue-black Grosbeak Hacienda Baru, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 |
Spot-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia imitans) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Female | |
Spot-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia imitans) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Female |
Spot-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia imitans) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Male | |
Spot-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia imitans) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 Male |
Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Common Rain Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Common Rain Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Common Rain Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Common Rain Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 | |
Common Rain Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
unidentified froglet Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Gladiator Tree Frog, Rosenberg's treefrog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi, Boana rosenbergi) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 | |
Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Tarcoles River, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 | |
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Tarcoles River, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 | |
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Tarcoles River, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 | |
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Tarcoles River, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 16 Jan 2021 |
Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) Greentique Refugio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 Rescued individuals in captivity for rehab and care |
Black River Turtle, Black Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea) Greentique Reserve, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 Rescued individual. This species is native to the Caribbean coast of CR. |
Smooth Helmeted Iguana, Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes cristatus) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) Greentique Refugio, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 | |
Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Slender Anole (Anolis limifrons) Greentique Reserve, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 Image rotated 90 deg CCW |
Green Tree Anole, Neotropical Green Anole (Anolis biporcatus) Greentique Reserve, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 Image rotated 90 deg CCW |
Anolis sp. Esquipulas, Puntarenas Province near San Jose Province line, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 | |
Anolis sp. Esquipulas, Puntarenas Province near San Jose Province line, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 | |
Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica 11 Jan 2021 |
Common Spinytailed Lizard, Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Common Spinytailed Lizard, Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Common Spinytailed Lizard, Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 | |
Common Spinytailed Lizard, Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 | |
Common Spinytailed Lizard, Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Dominical, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 15 Jan 2021 | |
Common Spinytailed Lizard, Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Road to Esquipulas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 14 Jan 2021 |
Delicate Whiptail (Holcosus leptophrys) Manuel Antonio NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Reticulated Night-Lizard (Lepidophyma reticulatum) Greentique Reserve, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Provice, Costa Rica 12 Jan 2021 |
Created on ... Jan 18, 2021 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com