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ImprimirAnimales de la Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Esta lista de la vida silvestre representa sólo una pequeña parte de los animales de Costa Rica. En total Costa Rica alberga 210 especies de
mamíferos, alrededor de 878 especies de aves, 218 de reptiles, y más de 35.000 especies de insectos. La siguiente lista de animales de Costa Rica
incluye sólo aquellos que viven en la Península de Nicoya.
Descripciones y fotografías de los animales están disponibles en la versión Inglés
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| Mammals | Mamíferos | Mammifères | Säugetiere |
| Bat |
Murciélago |
Chauve-souris |
Fledermaus |
| Howler monkey | Mono congo | Singe hurleur | Brüllaffe |
| White-faced capuchin | Carablanca | Sapajou capucin | Kapuzineraffe |
| Spider monkey | Mono araña | Singe-araignée | Klammeraffe |
| Anteater | Hormiguero | Fourmillier | Ameisenbär |
| Racoon | Mapache | Raton laveur | Waschbär |
| Coati | Pizote | Coati à nez blanc | Nasenbär |
| Kinkajou | Martilla | Kinkajou | Wickelbär |
| Otter | Nutria | Loutre | Fischotter |
| Armadillo | Armadillo | Tatou | Gürteltier |
| Sloth | Perezoso | Paresseux | Faultier |
| Tapir | Danta | Tapir | Tapir |
| Deer | Venado | Cerf | Reh |
| Peccari | Saino | Pécari | Pekari |
| Porcupine | Puercoespino | Porc-épic | Stachelschwein |
| Agouti | Guatusa | Agouti | Agouti |
| Paca | Tepezcuinte | Paca | Paka |
| Squirrel | Ardilla | Ecureuil | Eichhörnchen |
| Skunk | Zorro hediondo | Moufette | Stinktier |
| Opossum | Zorro pelon | Opossum | Opossum |
| Coyote | Coyote | Coyote | Coyote |
| Fox | Zorra | Renard | Fuchs |
| Jaguar | Jaguar | Jaguar | Jaguar |
| Mountain lion | Puma | Puma | Puma |
| Ocelot | Manigordo | Ocelot | Ozelot |
| Margay | Caucel | Margay | Baumozelot |
| Tigrillo | Oncilla | Chat tigre | Tigerkatze |
| Jaguarundi | León breñero | Jaguaroundi | Wieselkatze |
| Tayra | Tolomuco | Tayra | Tayra |
| Birds | Pájaros | Oiseaux | Vögel |
| Rufous-naped Wren |
Soterrey |
Troglodyte |
Rotnacken-Zaunkönig |
| Great Kiskadee | Bienteveo | Tyran quiquivi | Schwefeltyrann |
| Magpie Jay | Urraca | Geai à face blanche | Langschwanzhäher |
| Violaceous Trogon | Trogón violáceo | Trogon violacé | Trogon |
| Clay-colored Robin | Yigüirro | Merle Fauve | |
| Motmot | Motmot | Motmot | Motmot |
| Kingfisher | Martín pescador | Martin-pêcheur | Eisvogel |
| Bellbird | Pajaro campana | Araponga | Glockenvogel |
| Humming Bird | Colibrí | Ariane | Kolibri |
| Blue-gray Tanager | Tangara azuleja | Calliste | Bischofstangare |
| Hawk | Gavilan, manglera | Buse | Falke |
| Crested Caracara | Caracara | Caracara | Schopfkarakara |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Zanate | Quiscale | Dohlengrackel |
| Groove billed Ani | Garrapatero | Ani à bec cannelé | Ani |
| Squirrel Cucoo | Piaya cayana | Piaye écureuil | Cayennekuckuck |
| Thick-knee | Alcavarán | OEdicnème bistrié | Triel |
| Woodpecker | Carpintero | Pic | Specht |
| Lineated woodpecker | Carpintero lineado | Pic ouentou | Linienspecht |
| Chachalaca | Chacalaca | Ortalide à tête grise | Graukopfguan |
| Parrot | Lora | Pione | Papagei |
| Red-lored amazon | Lora frentirojo | Amazone à lores rouges | Rotstirnamazone |
| Collared Aracari | Aracari | Araçari à collier | Halsbandarassari |
| Vulture | Zopilote | Urubu | Geier |
| Wood Stork | Garzón | Tantale d'Amérique | Waldstorch |
| Brown Pelikan | Pelícano Alcatraz | Pélican brun | Pelikan |
| Frigate Bird | Tijereta de Mar | Frégate | Fregattvogel |
| Cormorant | Cormorant | Cormoran | Kormoran |
| Sand Piper | Zarapito | Bécasseau | Strandläufer |
| Willet | Pigüilo | Chevalier | Schlammtreter |
| Anhinga | Pato aguja | Anhinga | Schlangenhalsvogel |
| Brown Booby | Piquero pardo | Fou brun | Brauntölpel |
| Heron | Garcilla, Garza | Héron | Reiher |
| Boat-billed Heron | Pico cuchara | Savacou huppé | Kahnschnabel |
| White Ibis | Corocoro blanco | Ibis blanc | Schneesichler |
| Snowy Egret | Garceta nevosa | Aigrette neigeuse | Schmuckreiher |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Garza Rosada | Spatule rosée | Rosalöffler |
| Northern Jacana | Cirujano | Jacana du Mexique | Gelbstirn-Blatthühnchen |
| Insects | Insectos | Insectes | Insekten |
| Butterfly | Mariposa | Papillon | Schmetterling |
| Blue Morpho | Celeste comun | Morpho bleu | Blauer Morphofalter |
| Caterpillar | Oruga | Chenille | Raupe |
| Beetle | Escarabajo | Scarabée | Käfer |
| Walking Stick | Juanpalo | Phasme | Stabheuschrecke |
| Ant | Hormiga | Fourmis | Ameise |
| Army Ant | Guerrero | Fourmi Légionnaire | Treiberameise |
| Leaf-cutting ant | Zompopas | Fourmi coupe-feuiles | Blattschneiderameise |
| Termites | Comejíns | Termites | Termiten |
| Snakes | Culebras | Serpents | Schlangen |
| Boa constrictor | Boa, Béquer | Boa Constrictor | Abgottschlange, Boa |
| Bushmaster | Matabuey | Grage grands-carreaux | Buschmeister |
| Rattlesnake | Cascabel | Serpent à sonnette | Klapperschlange |
| Coral Snake | Culebra coral | Serpent Corail | Korallenschlange |
| Fer-de-lance | Terciopelo | Vipère Fer de Lance | Lanzenotter |
| Turtles | Tortugas | Tortues | Schildkröten |
| Hawksbill Turtle | Tortuga carey | Tortue Imbriquée | Karettschildkröte |
| Leatherback | Baula | Tortue Luth | Lederschildkröte |
| Olive Ridley | Lora | Tortue Olivâtre | Bastardseeschildkröte |
| Toad | Sapo | Grenouille | Kröte |
| Lizard | Lagartija | Lézard | Eidechse |
| Black Iguana | Garrobo | Iguane Noir | Schwarzer Leguan |
| Green Iguana | Iguana | Iguane Vert | Grüner Leguan |
| Land Crab | Tajalin, Cangreja | Crabe de Tierre | Landkrabbe |
| Hermite crab | Cangrejo ermitaño | Crabe Hermite | Einsiedlerkrebs |
| Spider | Araña | Araignée | Spinne |
| Tarantula | Tarantula | Tarantule | Vogelspinne |
| Whip Scorpion | ? | Amblypyge | Geisselspinne |
| Scorpion | Alacran | Scorpion | Skorpion |
