Costa Rica

¡Pura vida! Be enthralled by colorful tanagers, parrots, hummingbirds, and toucans from Central America.

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A brown-hooded parrot on a branch in the rain
Bajo la Lluvia
A keel-billed toucan on a vine-covered branch in a rainstorm.
Arco Iris
A keel-billed toucan on a branch looking up.
Keel-billed Toucan
A keel-billed toucan on a large vine.
Keel-billed Toucan
A close-up of a keel-billed toucan
Golden Hour Toucan
A keel-billed toucan performing a territorial display.
Toucan Antics
A bay-headed tanager in the rain on a branch.
Bay-headed Tanager
A fiery-throated hummingbird on a branch in the rain.
Firestorm
A tropical mockingbird in the rain
Tropical Mockingbird
A male white-throated mountaingem on a thin mossy branch.
White-throated Mountaingem
A male white-throated mountaingem on a thin branch with moss.
White-throated Mountaingem
A yellow-thighed finch on a mossy branch.
Yellow-thighed Finch
A fiery-throated hummingbird on a thin branch with moss in the rain
Fire and Rain
A male volcano hummingbird on native paramo flowers.
Volcano Hummingbird
A Tennessee warbler on a branch with berries in Costa Rica.
Tennessee Warbler
A male great curassow with his crest raised.
Great Curassow
A close-up of a female great curassow
Curassow Curiosity
A clay-colored thrush on a branch with vines.
Clay-colored Thrush
A male Talamanca hummingbird on a branch in the rain.
Highland Splendor
A male Talamanca hummingbird sitting on a mossy branch.
Talamanca Hummingbird
A female Talamanca hummingbird on a moss-covered branch, in the rain
Morning in the Cloud Forest
A male scarlet-rumped tanager on a branch with vines
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
A crimson-collared tanager on a mossy branch.
Crimson-collared Tanager
A juvenile male red-legged honeycreeper on a mossy branch.
Red-legged Honeycreeper
An adult male red-legged honeycreeper on a mossy branch with a green and red background.
Red-legged Honeycreeper
A scarlet macaw perched on vines.
Scarlet Macaw
A close-up portrait of a scarlet macaw.
Scarlet Macaw
A Pacific screech owl on a fence post at night.
Pacific Screech Owl
A lesser violetear hummingbird perched on a lichen-covered branch.
Lesser Violetear
A mountain thrush in the rain, perched on a branch with flowers.
Mountain Thrush
A female white-lined tanager on a tropical perch.
White-lined Tanager
A male acorn woodpecker on a branch with a flower.
Acorn Woodpecker
A female acorn woodpecker in the rain.
Acorn Woodpecker
A female acorn woodpecker on a branch
Acorn Woodpecker
A black-cheeked woodpecker on a branch.
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
A collared aracari in heavy rain.
Rain Again?!
A common aracari on a branch with vines.
Collared Aracari
A great kiskadee on a branch with a bromeliad.
Great Kiskadee
A male slaty flowerpiercer standing on a flower.
Slaty Flowerpiercer
A male resplendent quetzal on a mossy branch with its tail blown by the wind.
Resplendent Quetzal
A close up of an adult king vulture with its wings raised.
King Vulture
An adult king vulture standing on a log.
Got Carcass?
A young king vulture in close-up.
Juvenile King Vulture
A juvenile king vulture standing on the ground.
Juvenile King Vulture
A male red-throated ant tanager on a branch with lots of vines.
Red-throated Ant Tanager
A buff-throated saltator on a branch with a small bromeliad.
Buff-throated Saltator
A Montezuma oropendola on a large branch.
Montezuma Oropendola
A northern emerald toucanet on a mossy branch.
Northern Emerald Toucanet
A northern emerald toucanet sitting on a vine.
Northern Emerald Toucanet
A northern emerald toucanet perched on a mossy branch.
Te Quiero Verde
A blue-grey tanager on a branch with lots of moss.
Blue-grey Tanager
A female resplendent quetzal holding a wild avocado in her beak.
Avocado Time
A rufous-tailed hummingbird in flight.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
A head shot of a yellow-throated toucan.
Yellow-throated Toucan
A bay-headed tanager on a straight branch.
Bay-headed Tanager
A keel-billed toucan on a large branch with vines in the rainforest.
Keel-billed Toucan
A juvenile flame-colored tanager on a mossy branch.
Flame-colored Tanager
A golden-hooded tanager on a branch.
Golden-hooded Tanager
A northern grey saltator on a branch with an orange and green background
Northern Grey Saltator
A brown-hooded parrot hanging upside-down.
¡Pura Vida!
A neotropic cormorant perched on a crag.
Neotropic Cormorant
An adult male resplendent quetzal on a branch with white moss and lichen.
Resplendent Quetzal
A close-up of a northern emerald toucanet.
Northern Emerald Toucanet
A fiery-throated hummingbird on a mossy stick.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
A female Talamanca hummingbird on a flower.
Talamanca Hummingbird
A juvenile bay-headed tanager clinging to a stem.
Bay-headed Tanager
An adult male flame-colored tanager on a branch with moss.
Forest Flame
A silver-throated tanager on a branch with berries.
Silver-throated Tanager
A great kiskadee on a branch in the rain
Great Kiskadee
A male summer tanager in the rain
Summer Tanager
A close-up of a keel-billed toucan
Keel-billed Toucan
A close-up of a yellow-throated toucan
Yellow-throated Toucan
A buff-throated saltator perched on a branch covered in thin leafy vines
Buff-throated Saltator
A male olive-backed euphonia on a thin branch with round leaves.
Olive-backed Euphonia
An orange-chinned parakeet on a branch, looking back at the camera.
Cheeky Smirk
An orange-chinned parakeet on a branch against a dark background
Orange-chinned Parakeet
An orange-chinned parakeet standing on a mossy branch.
Orange-chinned Parakeet
A female spotted wood quail on a log with plants
Spotted Wood Quail
A male spotted wood quail on a log with plants
Spotted Wood Quail
A female Baltimore oriole perched on a thin branch with small round leaves
Baltimore Oriole
A close-up shot of a crested guan
Crested Guan
A female red-legged honeycreeper on a branch with moss and vines.
Red-legged Honeycreeper
A female long-tailed silky flycatcher on a branch in the rain
Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher
A northern grey saltator on a mossy branch in the rain
Rain Dancer
A close-up of a yellow-throated toucan, looking at the camera from an angle
Feeling Beaky
A brown-hooded parrot on a branch with moss and plants
Brown-hooded Parrot