White-tailed Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus discolor), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador Pairs of Titi rest with their tails entwined. Not the best photo, but the behavior is adorable!
Author: tremarct
Brazilian Wandering Spider
Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Smoky Jungle Frog
Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Hartlaub’s Duck
Hartlaub’s Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Yellow-spotted River Turtle
Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Rio Manu, Madre de Dios, Peru
Collared Forest-Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru Forest-falcons were previously my “nemesis genus,” having only heard them on several trips to the neotropics, but I saw three species on […]
Wire-tailed Manakin
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda), Reserva Tapiche Ohara, Loreto, Peru
Common Big-headed Frog
Common Big-headed Frog (Oreobates quixensis), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Nocturnal Curassow
Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Constrictotermes cavifrons
Termites (Constrictotermes cavifrons), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Maxwell’s Duiker
Maxwell’s Duiker (Philantomba maxwellii), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone This is by far the most common of the six species of Duikers found in Sierra Leone – I saw them on […]
Capybara
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), Rio Manu, Madre de Dios, Peru
Slate-colored Hawk
Slate-colored Hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru
Yellow-headed Amazon
Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix), Crooked Tree, Belize The Yellow-headed Amazon is endangered due to habitat loss and the pet trade. This immature bird has not yet developed the full yellow […]
Planthopper
Planthopper (Diareusa sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador This well-camouflaged insect was much warmer than the background temperature.