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Tayra

The tropical mammal called Tayra (Eira barbara) (linked to Wikipedia) is called in Costa Rica Spanish a Tolomuco or Tayra and is found throughout Central America and the northern 2/3 of South America. A couple of years ago Tico Times had an article titled Meet the Tayra which includes a camera trap video of one. And of course I have a Tayra Gallery of my photos from two different visits to Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, the only place I’ve seen one in the wild. Here’s three shots from this year’s Esquinas trip . . .

Tayra avoiding the Caiman (alligator) in foreground at Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Costa Rica.
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The Tayra

The Tayra, Eira barbara (linked to  Wikipedia) is a tropical mammal in the weasel family native to Central and South America. He was also featured recently in the Tico Times article Meet the Tayra (with camera trap videos). You can see more of my photos in my Tayra GALLERY. In Spanish he is called many different names, depending on the part of Costa Rica you are in. Two of the more common Spanish names are: Tolomuco and Perico Ligero.

Here he is stealing a banana from the fruit feeder of the Esquinas Rainforest Lodge and is my first one to photograph “in the wild.” I have seen one before only in captivity as shown in my gallery. It is said that some indigenous people kept them as pets to help eliminate rodents. They are omnivorous. Read more in the two linked articles above.

Tayra, Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica
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