Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata), Cocha Salvador, Manu National Park, Peru
Author: tremarct
Green-and-gold Tanager
Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru
Green-backed Trogon
Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru
Kinkajou
Kinkajou (Potos flavus), Chan Chich, Belize
Tarantula
Tarantula (Theraphosidae sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador This is by far the largest tarantula I have seen to date.
African Green Pigeon
African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Russet-backed Oropendola
Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru
Emperor Tamarin
Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru This adorable monkey is supposedly named after Kaiser Wilhelm II. It has a restricted range in southwestern Amazonia, but I found it […]
Butterfly
Butterfly (Rhopalocera sp), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru
Red-and-green Macaws
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), Blanquillo Clay Lick, Peru The Macaws descended to the clay lick hours after the smaller parrots had departed, but the amazing spectacle was worth the wait.
Spiky Caterpillar
Caterpillar, RN Allpahuayo-Mishana, Loreto, Peru Perhaps of the Saturniidae family. I wouldn’t want to touch this spiky caterpillar!
Mouse Opossum
Mouse Opossum (Marmosops or Marmosa sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador Perhaps Marmosops bishopi.
Yasuni Bromeliad Treefrog
Yasuni Bromeliad Treefrog (Osteocephalus yasuni), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Black-skinned Parrot Snake
Black-skinned Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Rocket Treefrog
Rocket Treefrog (Boana lanciformis), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador