amazon wildlife
Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bat
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with fly in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Poisonous Automeris moth caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines
Red, black, yellow, and white caterpillar
Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)
Red, black, and white butterfly - Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)
Orange, green, black, yellow, and turquoise grasshopper
Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Brown spider
Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru
Boa constrictor in defensive mode
Brown tree frog (Osteocephalus planiceps) near Puerto Nariño
Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Manu Cloud Forest Lodge
Black, orange, and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf, possibly Ithomia pellucida or the "Blue transparent"
Thin spider-like harvestman in the Amazon
Leaf toad (Bufo cf. margaritifer) in the Amazon. Identification by Alexander Gostner.
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ocelot
Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy
Black, blue, and orange butterfly in Colombia
Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Assassin Bug, family Reduviidae (Red bug)
Nest of Tetragonisca angustula stingless bees, family Apidae, tribe Meliponini
Insect nymph
Chestnut-fronted Macaw or Severe Macaw (Ara severus)
Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
Yellow and black banded caterpillar
Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head
Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Juvenile caiman
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Skimmer, family Libellulidae (Rasberry dragonfly)
Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans
Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii)
Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers
Green grasshopper
Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper
Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja, in Colombia
Tortoise Beetle, family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Hispinae (Orange and yellow beetle with black spots)
Black Caiman (Melanosucus niger) among water hyacinth
Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Anaconda with tongue extended
White a dark red-stripped butterfly
Giant black and red jungle tarantula, possibly Pamphobeteus petersi or Red rump tarantula (Brachypelma vagans)
Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans
Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Red and black butterfly
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Red and brown butterfly
Green Katydid near Puerto Nariño
Hooded mountain-tanager (Buthraupis montana)
Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Turquoise and orange leafhopper
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings [manu_0956]
Red-eyed leafhopper
Brown and green Leaf Beetle, family Chrysomelidae
Multicolored katydid
Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)
Black and yellow butterfly
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Multi-colored grasshoppers
Leaf toad (probably Rhinella cf. margaritifer) among leaf litter.
Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Orange, white, and black clear-winged butterfly (Greta oto) in the Amazon
Black skimmer (family Libellulidae) with red posterior parts (abdominal segments)
Blue-and-gold Macaw
Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bat being held by a bat researcher
Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Wasp in the Amazon rainforest
Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena)
Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)
Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Colombia
Green and orange flat-footed bug
Rufous-capped thornbill
Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Rasberry dragonfly
Scarlet macaw
Orange and yellow Leaf Beetle, family Chrysomelidae
Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
White-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Black moth
Bufo cf. margaritifer toad in the Colombian Amazon. Identification by Alexander Gostner.
Green katydid
Furry red caterpillar
Borugo rodent
Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with fly in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Boa constrictor in defensive mode [co02-0107]
Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings
Butterflies feeding on a flower
Leaf katydid
Black and red beetle
Darth Vader planthopper
Purple cicada with yellow spots and blue bands
Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Colombian Ocelot
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head [br_co-0192]
Brown praying mantis
Green katydid
Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Pamphobeteus petersi or Red rump tarantula (Brachypelma vagans) in the Amazon rainforest [formerly labeled the Amazon Pink Toed tarantula (Avicularia amazonica)]
Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings
Green grasshopper [br_co-0181a]
Male rhinoceros beetle
Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Moth that resembles a leaf
Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Green grasshopper [br_co-0185]
Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Close-up of wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans
Female Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anole lizard in the Amazon rainforest canopy
Brown spider [co05-0668]
White insect with light orange spots, family Fulgoridae
White insect with black spots and an orange head
Brown walking stick
Juvenile green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Oropendola (species?) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja
Rainbow insect
Brown leaf katydid
Close-up on a leaf grasshopper
Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) feeding juvenile in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Pair of scarlet macaws playing
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Brown Xyleus sp. (possiby X. discoideus) grasshopper [br_co-0232]
Shield bug
Multicolored grasshopper
Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) at a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Light orange caterpillar
Male cock-of-the rock
Beetle
Large snail in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Leafhopper
Bright green caterpillar displaying its toxic spines in the Amazon rainforest
Bess beetle in the Passalidae family in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Black and orange beetle
Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Cane toad
Male cock-of-the rock
Frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Red and black insect
Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
Large grasshopper in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Orange and black Assassin Bug, family Reduviidae
Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) [manu_0662]
Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)
Brown grasshopper
Oropendola (species?) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Grasshopper eating a leaf
Blue butterfly (Satyr species)
White-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Pair of scarlet macaws
Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Green grasshopper eating a banana leaf
Green spiny caterpillar
Rainbow grasshopper [co05-0798]
Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Camouflaged insect
Blue morpho on a wooden deck
Fishing spider in Colombia
Scarlet macaw in the Amazon
Butterflies feeding on a flower
Coral snake
Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black)
Close up of the Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), the world's longest snake
Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [manu_0271]
Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Butterfly
Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Giant green anole
Light green colored cricket
Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Juvenile frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon