Pays

Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Dendrocygna viduata White-Faced Whistling-Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Anas acuta Northern Pintail Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Calidris alba Sanderling Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Himantopus himantopus Black-Winged Stilt Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Calidris canutus Red Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Tadarida brasiliensis Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae /
Ardenna creatopus Pink-Footed Shearwater Aves Procellariiformes Procellariidae /
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Mobula birostris Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Stenella attenuata Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Bridled Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler Aves Passeriformes Parulidae /
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Aves Passeriformes Ictidae /
Procellaria parkinsoni Black Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Lepidochelys olivacea Ridley Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Dermochelidae /
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Sotalia fluviatilis Tucuxi, Bouto Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Mammalia Cetacea Physeteridae /
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Stenella longirostris Spinner Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Falco columbarius Merlin Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly Insecta Lepidoptera Danaidae /
Trichechus manatus Manatee Mammalia Sirenia Trichechidae /
Manta alfredi Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Mobula japanica Spinetail Mobula, Spinetail Devil Ray, Japanese Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula thurstoni Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula tarapacana Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula munkiana Munk’s Devil Ray, Pygmy Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Panthera onca Jaguar Mammalia Carnivora Felidae /

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
CMS Party
Sharks MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
Jaguar Initiative Range State
Jaguar Initiative Range State
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Sra. Gina Cuza Jones Focal Point, Standing Committee, Contact Person, Focal Point Funcionaria del Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones

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Steppe eagle fact sheet
Fact Sheet on the Steppe Eagle
Cover of the SEGAP
Global Action Plan for the Conservation of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) (2026-2035)
Cover of the WOAH CMS Fact Sheet on NSAIDs
The Vulture Emergency: Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Risks to Health and Biodiversity
Giraffe Fact Sheet
Fact Sheets on Giraffes

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