Central and South America | KathyWestStudios

Central and South America

Following is a selection of some images from my travels to Panama, Suriname and Ecuador. These images are copyrighted. You are welcome to use them with my written permission in educational, research and nonprofit presentations, with credit (©Kathy West Studios). Write me at: kathyweststudios@gmail.com for permissions.

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Birds
Other animals, Invertebrates
Primates
Scenic

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) infant grip on female’s mantle

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) infant grip on female’s mantle

Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP

White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)

Long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris), Mangofish Studios

Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP

Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana)

Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP

Jesus Christ lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus)

Jesus Christ lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) Cerro Hoya National Park, Panama. ©2023

Jesus Christ lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus)

Jesus Christ lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) Cerro Hoya National Park, Panama. ©2023

Cerro Hoya mountain, 1,559 m (5,115 ft) high

Cerro Hoya mountain, 1,559 m (5,115 ft) high, Cerro Hoya National Park, Panama. view from SW coastline. ©2022

Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP

Cerro Hoya mountain, 1,559 m (5,115 ft) high, Cerro Hoya National Park

Cerro Hoya mountain, 1,559 m (5,115 ft) high, Cerro Hoya National Park, Panama. view from SW coastline. ©2022

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) female and young infant from Mangofish Family, Los Santos, Panama. ©2023

Mangrove forests along estuary near Los Panamaes, Azuero peninsula, Panama. ©2023

Mangrove forests along estuary near Los Panamaes, Azuero peninsula, Panama. ©2023

Mangrove forests along estuary near Los Panamaes

Mangrove forests along estuary near Los Panamaes, Azuero peninsula, Panama. ©2023

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) female and young infant from Mangofish Family

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo), from Mangofish Family, Panama. ©Kathy West

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo), from Mangofish Family, Panama. ©Kathy West

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) female from Mangofish Family

Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo), from Mangofish Family

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo), Mangofish family, Los Santos, Panama

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) female from Reserva Ecologica

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), juvenile

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), juvenile, Los Santos, Panama. ©2023

Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) infant from Mangofish Family

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) infant from Mangofish Family

Jack o lantern crab (Gecarcinus quadratus)

Jack o lantern crab (Gecarcinus quadratus), Isla Iguana, Panama. ©2023

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo), from Mangofish Family

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) from Mangofish Family, Los Santos, Panama. ©2023

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) female from Mangofish Family

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo), from Mangofish Family, Los Santos, Panama. ©2023

Laughing gulls (Larus artricilla), adults and juveniles on Mangofish Studios beach

Guianan Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Mangofish family, Azuero peninsula, Panama

Spider monkey, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Amazon, Ecuador

White faced saki monkey (Pithecia pithecia), male, Suriname. ©Kathy West

White faced saki monkey (Pithecia pithecia), male, Suriname. ©Kathy West

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Laughing gulls (Larus artricilla), juveniles on Mangofish Studios beach

Laughing gulls (Larus artricilla), juveniles on Mangofish Studios beach, Los Panamaes, Azuero peninsula, Panama. ©2023

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Azuero peninsula, Panama

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling, Isla Iguana, Panama. ©2023

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) closeup of spine, Isla Iguana, Panama. ©2023

Endangered Azuero Howler monkeys (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) female and young infant from Mangofish Family

Red faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)

green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) male and female

Guianan Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Guianan Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella), Brownsberg Park, Suriname

Laughing gulls (Larus artricilla), adults and juveniles on Mangofish Studios beach

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata)

White faced saki monkey (Pithecia pithecia), male, Suriname. ©Kathy West

White faced saki monkey (Pithecia pithecia), male, Suriname. ©Kathy West

Orange chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

Red Titi Monkey family (Plecturocebus discolor). Female retrieving infant from male. Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador ©Kathy West

Red Titi Monkey family (Plecturocebus discolor). Female retrieving infant from male. Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador ©Kathy West

Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador

White faced saki monkey (Pithecia pithecia), female, Suriname

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Capuchin monkey female in Kofimama tree

Capuchin monkey female in Kofimama tree,

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Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), females and infants

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), females and infants, Reserva Ecologica, Panama

Endangered Azuero Howler monkey (Alouatta coibensis trabeata), Feeding on Genipa americana fruit (Genipapo)

Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)

Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl). Panama. ©Kathy West 2022

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Blue and gold parrot (Ara ararauna), nature reserve Guayaquil, Ecuador

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Agami heron (Agamia agami) juvenile

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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling. Panama. ©Kathy West

Jesus Christ lizard, common basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling, Isla Iguana, Panama. ©2023

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with green turtle hatchling. Panama. ©Kathy West

Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador

Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis). Panama. ©Kathy West