Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

Location

Central America connects

North and South America.

Its tropical climate is ideal

for plants and the animals

that depend on them.

Central

America

Seven countries make up the narrow strip of land

that is Central America. More than 1,500 different

species of birds live here, and many more animals

find food and shelter in its warm rain forests.

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

EL SALVADOR

NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

PANAMA

BELIZE

Guatemala City

San Salvador

Tegucigalpa

Managua

San José

Panama City

Resplendent

quetzal

These butterflies are

named for their long

wing tips that look

like swallows’ tails.

Bronzy hermit

hummingbird

This monkey swings

through the rain forest

and can hang from

branches by its tail.

A male quetzal’s twin

tail feathers are more

than twice as

long as its body.

Mexican kite

swallowtail

butterfly

The tayra hunts small

monkeys, rodents, and

birds, but it also eats

Tayra fruit and honey.

Sticky finger pads help

this little frog cling to

twigs and branches.

Red-eyed

tree frog

Geoffroy’s

spider

monkey

This tiny bird’s long,

curved bill lets it sip

nectar from inside

rain-forest flowers.

It may look more like

a pig, but the tapir is

related to horses.

Baird’s tapir

Ocelot

This fast cat’s super

sight and hearing help

it hunt rabbits and

other small animals

at night. During the

day it rests in the

trees, where its

markings blend in

among the leaves.

Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth

Two long claws on its front legs

let this slow-moving sloth get around

the rain forest. It spends almost its entire

life upside down!

PA

CI

FI

C

O

C

EA

N

Caribbean

There are more than 7,000 small islands in

the Caribbean Sea. Not many mammals live

here, but with its rocky areas, beaches, and

about nine percent of the world’s coral reefs,

it is the perfect home for all kinds of reptiles,

birds, and fish.

HABITAT KEY

Mangroves

Mountains

Coniferous

forests

Tropical

forests

Deciduous

forests

SCALE

100 kilometers

0

0

CA 100 miles

R

IB

B

E

A

N

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EA
N
S
E
W
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