Hotspots - Amérique centrale (81) Images supplémentaires...
The Mesoamerica hotspot is the third largest in the world, running from central Mexico to Panama and including the whole of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It has exceptional levels of amphibian and reptile biodiversity and almost 3000 species of endemic plants. The best known endemic vertebrates are the Resplendent quetzal, the Mexican black howler monkey and hte Central American spider monkey.
Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Front cover bookplate of the H...
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Bence Mate / Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Front cover bookplate of the H...
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
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Jack Dykinga / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Tropical rainforest jungle with the giant Garlic tree (Caryocar costaricensis) dominating the forest. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. December 2012
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Jack Dykinga / Tropical rainforest jungle with the giant Garlic tree (Caryocar costaricensis) dominating the forest. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. December 2012
Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive, Belize, Central America
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Shattil & Rozinski / Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive, Belize, Central America
Black mantled howler monkey {Alouatta palliata} male howling from treetop, Soberiana NP, Panama.
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DAVID TIPLING / Black mantled howler monkey {Alouatta palliata} male howling from treetop, Soberiana NP, Panama.
Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) family in canopy with Panama city in the distance, Soberania NP, Panama, November 2008
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Piper Mackay / Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) family in canopy with Panama city in the distance, Soberania NP, Panama, November 2008
Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) calling, Soberania NP, rainforest, Panama
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Piper Mackay / Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) calling, Soberania NP, rainforest, Panama
Four Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) on branch, including a mother with baby, Soberania NP, Panama
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Piper Mackay / Four Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) on branch, including a mother with baby, Soberania NP, Panama
Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) female and baby, Soberania National Park, Panama
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Ben Lascelles / Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) female and baby, Soberania National Park, Panama
White faced capuchin monkey {Cebus capuchinus} in tree, Costa Rica.
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Juan Manuel Borrero / White faced capuchin monkey {Cebus capuchinus} in tree, Costa Rica.
Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) male perched in tree, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America.
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Mary McDonald / Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) male perched in tree, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America.
Baird's Trogon (Trogon bairdii) male showing irridescence. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
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John Cancalosi / Baird's Trogon (Trogon bairdii) male showing irridescence. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.