Wildlife
From arboreal wildlife as howler monkeys, to major birds of prey, macaws and other birds, our efforts are paying off as wild animals start making their way back to the coastal forests.
Howler monkey (Allouatta palliatta)
Started coming back to Guiones in 2022, are now being seen more often and in bigger numbers
Ant eater (Tamandua mexicana)
Spotted here in a Plumeria (Plumeria rubra) tree, in the midst of the dry season, in 2019, in North Guiones.
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Now one of the most iconic birds in Costa Rica, was once nearly gone extinct, including in the Central Pacific Coastline. Breeding efforts and coastal restoration have played a huge role in recuperating this species populations and habitat. Here's a couple ones feeding off of almonds from Terminalia catappa trees planted back in 2009-2010 in Playa Hermosa.
Variegated squirrel (Scirius variegatoides)
Another wild animal who loves to prey on tropical beach almonds (Terminalia catalpa), have become quite common in our main projects in Nosara and Hermosa. This arboreal mammal was deprived of its habitat in beach fronts were forests were devastated in the past century.
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
This smaller sized toucans have been a rare sight in Nosara (specially around the beaches) for many years, but now they are becoming more common. This Aracari was spotted by the main entrance of Guiones Beach in dry season 2024.
Birds of Prey
Tipically, these big predators require of higher elevations from the grounds in order to device their prey and hunt. Here are some of the ones we’ve spotted in Guiones in the recent years.
Crested Caracara (Caracara planks)
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Other Fauna
From reptiles as snakes and iguanas, to more birds as trogons and cuckoos, check out some of what we’ve spotted in Guiones in the recent years.
Brown vine snake (Oxybelis aenues)
Black iguana (Ctenosaurus similis)
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Road guarder snake (conophis lineatus)