Biodiversity detection in Osa Peninsula in 2018

The Ajo Negro gets its name due its flowers smell just like garlic. This beautiful tree is a very rare spe...

The Ajo tree found in the tropical forests of Costa Rica to northern Colombia can grow up to 50 meters tall...

The Baird’s Tapir is a large mammal indigenous to Central America. Their population is endangered and in de...

¡Una semana por la Biodiversidad! Dediquemos esta semana a observar la biodiversidad del Pacífico Sur de C...

These pictures of birds were captured by students during the 2019 UVM semester abroad program on the Osa Pe...

The Black-cheeked Ant-tanager is an insectivorous species of bird that is endemic to Costa Rica. Their popu...

The Black-headed Bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala) is one of the longest venomous snakes in the Neotropic...

Parrot fish are colourful and charismatic fish, but also primordial to coral health. They feed off algae th...

The bottlenose dolphin is normally an oceanic species, but in the Golfo Dulce at one resident population ha...

These pictures of butterflies and moths were captured by students during the 2019 UVM semester abroad progr...

These pictures of dragonflies and damselflies were captured by students during the 2019 UVM semester abroad...

Bothriechis schlegelii, known commonly as the eyelash viper, is a species of highly venomous pit viper in t...

The highly endangered Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus) is a species that only lives on t...

The great curassow (Crax rubra) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range ...

he green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), also known as the green-and-black poison arrow f...

guide training project

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a Critically Endangered sea turtle belonging to the fa...

These pictures of herptiles were captured by students during the 2019 UVM semester abroad program on the Os...

Humpback whales from the north and south hemisphere meet in the Golfo Dulce. They use the gulf as breeding ...

The Jaguar is the apex predator of the rainforests of Central America. Their population is near threatened ...

This restricted species is found only along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, most often in or near mangrove...

Manu is an evergreen tree distribute in South and Central America that can grow up to 33 m tall. It has spi...

Mora tree is found in mangroves systems from Costa Rica to Ecuador. This tree species is characterized for ...

In 2019, world-renowned mammologist and author Fiona Reid acquired an incredible 154 acre tract of land in ...

¿Cuántas especies puedes registrar en un mes? Participe en la competencia OBS del 14 de diciembre de 2020 a...

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Whether you are a volunteer, a research field assistant, staff or conservation visitor you can join the bat...

Frogs photographed on Osa Conservation property (from Sept. 2021-Feb. 2022) to evaluate the efficacy of the...

The Osa Peninsula is one of Earth's last wild places and a biodiversity hotspot where the rainforest meets ...

The annual Osa Peninsula Bioblitz was established in 2019. To kick off these efforts the Osa Biodiversity S...

Gringo Curt's Visitor Center aims to document as many species as possible in The Osa Peninsula. We want to ...

Gringo Curt's Visitor Center aims to document as many species as possible in The Osa Peninsula. We want to ...

Discover species in Osa peninsula

Birds

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reptiles

The importance of trees is barely spoken of, but are essential to support animals across the world. Our col...

These pictures of palms and ferns were captured by students during the 2019 UVM semester abroad program on ...

These pictures of plants were captured by students during the 2019 UVM semester abroad program on the Osa P...

Puentes Arbóreos de Vida Silvestre de Osa. Osa Conservation, Ateles Conservation, la Municipalidad de Osa, ...

The puma is one of 5 species of wild cat found here in the Osa Peninsula. It is an apex predator that co-ex...

Purpleheart is an emergent species that can grow to be up 55 m tall. It is found in the rainforests between...

These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep by day stuck to leaf-bottoms with their eyes closed and body mark...

Macaws are the largest parrots in the world -- the body of the scarlet macaw from beak to tail can be as lo...

The Spider Monkey is one of the most important seed-dispersing animals in the world . Their population is e...

The purpose of this page is to document Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) in Corcovado National Par...

The UVM Costa Rica study abroad program will catalog observed species of all taxa across their home base of...

The White-lipped Peccary is the most threatened vertebrate species in the Americas, they are the main prey ...

There are currently no sea snakes listed on the CITES legislation, so pet trade may become a big issue for ...

The Yellow-billed Cotinga is endangered and its population is thought to be around only 250 - 999 individua...