PrintAnimals of the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
This wildlife guide represents only a small part of the animals in Costa Rica. In total Costa Rica harbours 210 species of mammals, around 878 species of birds,
218 of reptiles, and over 35,000 species of insects.
The following list of Costa Rican animals includes only those who live on the Nicoya Peninsula.
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| Mammals | Mamíferos | Mammifères | Säugetiere | |
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Bat |
Murciélago |
Chauve-souris |
Fledermaus |
| » Details | Howler monkey | Mono congo | Singe hurleur | Brüllaffe |
| » Details | White-faced capuchin | Carablanca | Sapajou capucin | Kapuzineraffe |
| » Details | Spider monkey | Mono araña | Singe-araignée | Klammeraffe |
| » Details | Anteater | Hormiguero | Fourmillier | Ameisenbär |
| » Details | Racoon | Mapache | Raton laveur | Waschbär |
| » Details | Coati | Pizote | Coati à nez blanc | Nasenbär |
| » Details | Kinkajou | Martilla | Kinkajou | Wickelbär |
| » Details | Olingo | Olingo | Olingo | Olingo |
| Otter | Nutria | Loutre | Fischotter | |
| » Details | Armadillo | Armadillo | Tatou | Gürteltier |
| » Details | Sloth | Perezoso | Paresseux | Faultier |
| » Details | Tapir | Danta | Tapir | Tapir |
| » Details | Deer | Venado | Cerf | Reh |
| Peccari | Saino | Pécari | Pekari | |
| Porcupine | Puercoespino | Porc-épic | Stachelschwein | |
| » Details | Agouti | Guatusa | Agouti | Agouti |
| Paca | Tepezcuinte | Paca | Paka | |
| » Details | Squirrel | Ardilla | Ecureuil | Eichhörnchen |
| Skunk | Zorro hediondo | Moufette | Stinktier | |
| Opossum | Zorro pelon | Opossum | Opossum | |
| Coyote | Coyote | Coyote | Coyote | |
| » Details | Jaguar | Jaguar | Jaguar | Jaguar |
| » Details | Mountain lion | Puma | Puma | Puma |
| » Details | Ocelot | Manigordo | Ocelot | Ozelot |
| » Details | Margay cat | Caucel | Margay | Baumozelot |
| » Details | Tigrillo | Oncilla | Chat tigre | Tigerkatze |
| » Details | Jaguarundi | León breñero | Jaguaroundi | Wieselkatze |
| » Details | Tayra | Tolomuco | Tayra | Tayra |
| Birds | Pájaros | Oiseaux | Vögel | |
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Rufous-naped Wren |
Soterrey |
Troglodyte |
Rotnacken-Zaunkönig |
| » Details | Great Kiskadee | Bienteveo | Tyran quiquivi | Schwefeltyrann |
| » Details | Magpie Jay | Urraca | Geai à face blanche | Langschwanzhäher |
| » Details | Violaceous Trogon | Trogón violáceo | Trogon violacé | Trogon |
| » Details | Clay-colored Robin | Yigüirro | Merle Fauve | Schlichtdrossel |
| » Details | Motmot | Guardabarranco | Motmot | Sägeracken |
| » Details | Kingfisher | Martín pescador | Martin-pêcheur | Eisvogel |
| Bellbird | Pajaro campana | Araponga | Glockenvogel | |
| » Details | Humming Bird | Colibrí | Ariane | Kolibri |
| » Details | Blue-gray Tanager | Tangara azuleja | Calliste | Bischofstangare |
| » Details | Hawk | Gavilan, manglera | Buse | Falke |
| » Details | Crested Caracara | Caracara | Caracara | Schopfkarakara |
| » Details | Great-tailed Grackle | Zanate | Quiscale | Dohlengrackel |
| » Details | Groove billed Ani | Garrapatero | Ani à bec cannelé | Ani |
| » Details | Squirrel Cucoo | Piaya cayana | Piaye écureuil | Cayennekuckuck |
| » Details | Thick-knee | Alcavarán | OEdicnème bistrié | Triel |
| » Details | Woodpecker | Carpintero | Pic | Specht |
| » Details | Lineated woodpecker | Carpintero lineado | Pic ouentou | Linienspecht |
| » Details | Chachalaca | Chacalaca | Ortalide à tête grise | Graukopfguan |
| » Details | Parrot | Lora | Pione | Papagei |
| » Details | Red-lored amazon | Lora frentirojo | Amazone à lores rouges | Rotstirnamazone |
| » Details | Collared Aracari | Aracari | Araçari à collier | Halsbandarassari |
| » Details | Vulture | Zopilote | Urubu | Geier |
| » Details | Wood Stork | Garzón | Tantale d'Amérique | Waldstorch |
| » Details | Brown Pelikan | Pelícano Alcatraz | Pélican brun | Braunpelikan |
| » Details | Frigate Bird | Tijereta de Mar | Frégate | Fregattvogel |
| » Details | Cormorant | Cormorant | Cormoran | Kormoran |
| » Details | Sand Piper | Zarapito | Bécasseau | Strandläufer |
| » Details | Willet | Pigüilo | Chevalier | Schlammtreter |
| » Details | Anhinga | Pato aguja | Anhinga | Schlangenhalsvogel |
| Brown Booby | Piquero pardo | Fou brun | Brauntölpel | |
| » Details | Heron | Garcilla, Garza | Héron | Reiher |
| » Details | Boat-billed Heron | Pico cuchara | Savacou huppé | Kahnschnabel |
| » Details | White Ibis | Corocoro blanco | Ibis blanc | Schneesichler |
| Snowy Egret | Garceta nevosa | Aigrette neigeuse | Schmuckreiher | |
| Great Egret | Garceta grande | Grande aigrette | Silberreiher | |
| » Details | Roseate Spoonbill | Garza Rosada | Spatule rosée | Rosalöffler |
| » Details | Northern Jacana | Cirujano | Jacana du Mexique | Gelbstirn-Blatthühnchen |
| Insects | Insectos | Insectes | Insekten | |
| » Details | Butterfly | Mariposa | Papillon | Schmetterling |
| » Details | Blue Morpho | Celeste comun | Morpho bleu | Blauer Morphofalter |
| » Details | Caterpillar | Oruga | Chenille | Raupe |
| Beetle | Escarabajo | Scarabée | Käfer | |
| Walking Stick | Juanpalo | Phasme | Stabheuschrecke | |
| » Details | Ant | Hormiga | Fourmis | Ameise |
| » Details | Army Ant | Guerrero | Fourmi Légionnaire | Treiberameise |
| » Details | Leaf-cutting ant | Zompopas | Fourmi coupe-feuiles | Blattschneiderameise |
| » Details | 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 | |
| » Details | Leatherback | Baula | Tortue Luth | Lederschildkröte |
| » Details | Olive Ridley | Lora | Tortue Olivâtre | Bastardseeschildkröte |
| » Details | Toad | Sapo | Grenouille | Kröte |
| Lizard | Lagartija | Lézard | Eidechse | |
| » Details | Black Iguana | Garrobo | Iguane Noir | Schwarzer Leguan |
| » Details | Green Iguana | Iguana | Iguane Vert | Grüner Leguan |
| » Details | Land Crab | Tajalin, Cangreja | Crabe de Tierre | Landkrabbe |
| » Details | Hermite crab | Cangrejo ermitaño | Crabe Hermite | Einsiedlerkrebs |
| » Details | Spider | Araña | Araignée | Spinne |
| » Details | Tarantula | Tarantula | Tarantule | Vogelspinne |
| » Details | Whip Scorpion | ? | Amblypyge | Geisselspinne |
| » Details | Scorpion | Alacran | Scorpion | Skorpion |