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Baird's Tapir in Costa Rica
Where to spot the baird's tapir in Costa Rica, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
Tapirus bairdii
Finding Baird's Tapir in Costa Rica
Looking for the baird's tapir in Costa Rica? Start with Corcovado National Park, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.
Corcovado National Park in Osa Peninsula is the place to begin. One of the most biodiverse places on the planet, with tapirs, scarlet macaws, and all four Costa Rican monkey species. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.
Costa Rica context: Sloths in the cloud forest, toucans in the canopy, and more biodiversity per square kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth.
In Costa Rica, look especially around tropical rainforest, montane forest, and swamp forest. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
Where to spot one
Corcovado National Park
Osa Peninsula
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet, with tapirs, scarlet macaws, and all four Costa Rican monkey species.
Full species guide
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