🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Costa Rica

239 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Costa Rica on GBIF: 99 birds, 81 mammals, 23 insects & other invertebrates, 17 sharks & fish, 12 reptiles, 7 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

RaccoonRaccoonProcyon lotorLeast concernJaguarJaguarPanthera oncaNear threatenedCoyoteCoyoteCanis latransLeast concernWhale sharkWhale sharkRhincodon typusEndangeredOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernWhite-tailed deerWhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusLeast concernMourning doveMourning doveZenaida macrouraLeast concernRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernKinkajouKinkajouPotos flavusLeast concernAmerican crocodileAmerican crocodileCrocodylus acutusVulnerableRed-tailed hawkRed-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensisLeast concernTurkey vultureTurkey vultureCathartes auraLeast concernJaguarundiJaguarundiPuma yagouaroundiGreat blue heronGreat blue heronArdea herodiasLeast concernBlue-footed boobyBlue-footed boobySula nebouxiiLeast concernDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila melanogasterParaponera clavataParaponera clavataParaponera clavataAmerican cockroachAmerican cockroachPeriplaneta americanaGreat egretGreat egretArdea albaLeast concernGray foxGray foxUrocyon cinereoargenteusLeast concernWestern honey beeWestern honey beeApis melliferaData deficientBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concern

All 239 animals by group

Big cats 1

Small wild cats 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 2

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 3

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 6

Whales & dolphins 4

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 2

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Monkeys 5

Marsupials 4

Bats 26

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 5

Mice, rats & other rodents 12

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 4

Birds of prey 10

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 9

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 23

Seabirds, divers & grebes 10

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

Pigeons & doves 3

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 4

Songbirds & perching birds 12

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 3

Crocodiles & alligators 2

Snakes 4

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 5

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 7

Sharks 6

Rays, skates & chimaeras 2

Bony fish 9

Butterflies & moths 1

Bees, wasps & ants 3

Beetles 2

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 6

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 4

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.