Napo Wildlife Center, Amazon

Napo River Bridge

One of the Amazon tributaries which joins the Amazon at Iquitos.

Coca, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Napo River Boat

A boat similar to the one we rode from Coca to this transition location.

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis - after our 2+ hour ride down the river, dodging sandbars, trees and other obstructions.

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Palms

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Heliconia

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Palms & Vegetation

Vegetation along the creek is very dense because of more light reaching the shoreline.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Palms & Fruit

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Vegetation

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Caiman Lizard

Dracaena guianensis

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Canoe & Guests

With our luggage going ahead in another canoe, we and other guests had a leisurely wildlife cruise to the resort.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Expanded Lobsterclaw

Heliconia latispatha

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Vegetation

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Aquatic Vegetation

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin - also called the 'stinky turkey'.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Unknown Bromeliad

A very large bromeliad that I can find no id for.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Reflected Vegetation

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Looks like some sort of Ipomoea/Morning Glory species.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Saki Monkeys

Pithecia monhachus - only seen at great distance.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Rufescent Tiger-heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Black-caped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapillus

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Hoatzins

Opisthocomus hoazin

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Map

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Vegetation

As we got near the resort.

Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009

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Golden-mantled Tamarin

Saguinus tripartitus

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Blue-gray Tanagers

Thraupis episcopus - in rain.

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Masked Crimson Tanager

Ramphocelus nigrogularis - in rain.

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacicus cela

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Dusky Titi Monkey

Callicebus cupreus

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Dusky Titi Monkey

Callicebus cupreus

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Lake Anangu

As we head across the lake to explore.

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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White-winged Swallow

Tachycineta albiventer

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Vegetation

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Striated Heron

Butorides striatus

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Vegetation

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Vegetation

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Moriche Palm

Mauitia flexuosa

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Fungus

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Napo Wildlife Center

It is a real surprise to canoe up the creek for 3 hours and find this very nice resort deep in the rainforest.

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Napo Wildlife Center

Built by a small tribe for eco-tourism to help preserve their forest against commercial exploitation.

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Reflected Sky

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Night Monkey

Aotus vociferans - coming out at dusk to forage at night.

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Black Caiman, juvenile

Melanosuchus niger

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger - blind in the left eye, but a long time resident of the lake.

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons

Amazona farinosa

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets

The clay helps with digestion.

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons

Amazona farinosa - on the branch.

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Mealy Amazons & Blue-headed Parrots

Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Yellow-crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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White-eyed Parakeets

Aratinga leucophthalmus

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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White-eyed Parakeets

Aratinga leucophthalmus

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Yellow-crowned Amazons

Amazona ochrocephala

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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White-eyed Parakeets

Aratinga leucophthalmus

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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White-eyed Parakeets

Aratinga leucophthalmus

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Osprey, immature

Pandion haliaetus

Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Unknown Flower

ISO 1600 due to the dim rainforest conditions.

Clay Lick #2, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets & Cobalt-winged Parakeets

Scarlet Macaws were high in the trees but never came down while we waited.

Clay Lick #2, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets

Touit huetii

Clay Lick #2, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Crested Owls

Lophostrix cristatus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Ginger Flowers

Costus species - best guess id.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Collared Tree Runner

Tropidurus plica

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Collared Tree Runner

Tropidurus plica

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Crethon Daggerwing

Marpesia crethon

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Rothschild's Swordtail

Protesilaus earis

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Metamorpha elissa elissa

No common name that I can find.

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Unknown Butterfly

There are no id photos of this one that I can find.

Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Common Morpho

Morpho peleides - the bright blue is a distinctive presence in the forest.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Common Morpho

Morpho peleides - the blue is usually hidden when this butterfly lands.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Unknown Butterfly

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Red-barred Amarynthis

Amarynthis meneria - bad angle, but the only chance for a photo that I had.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Fire Ant Nest

Solenopsis invicta

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Lesser Kiskadee

Philohydor lictor

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Unknown Bromeliad

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Caiman Lizard

Dracaena guianensis

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Big-leafed Vegetation

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Snail Kite, immature

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Snail Kite, immature

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Reflection

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009

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Plumeria

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009

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Wattled Jacanas

Jacana jacana

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Spiderweb

With mist droplets.

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Tree Frog

Unknown id.

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Parrot Snake

Leptophis ahaetulla

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Unknown Moth

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Kapok Tree

Debbie gives perspective to the size of this tree with huge buttress roots.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Kapok Tree View

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Walking Stick

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Kapok Tree Viewing Platform

150 feet up in a 200 year old Kapok tree.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Ivory-billed Aracari

Pteroglossus azara - seen at great distance.

Kapok Tree Platform, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus macrorhynchus

Kapok Tree Platform, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus macrorhynchus - eating a large beetle.

Kapok Tree Platform, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Spangled Cotinga

Cotinga cayana

Kapok Tree Platform, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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200 year old Kapok Tree

Ceiba pentandra - the platform tree.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Tower & 200 year old Kapok Tree

The climb this day didn't include a downpour or another flooded camera.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Orb Spider

Nephila species

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Spot-bellied Poison Dart Frog

Dendrobates ventrimaculatus - Debbie spotted this colorful frog.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Peruvian Fern Stick Insect

Oreophoetes peruana

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Flat-backed Millipede

Barydesmus species

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Palm Leaf

Highlighted in a bit of sunlight.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Flat-backed Millipede

Barydesmus species

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Leaf-cutter Ants

Atta species

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Fungus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Napo Wildlife Center

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Yellow-rumped Cacique Nests

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Red Ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Oropendola Nests

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Bobinzana Flowers

Calliandra angustiflora

Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Red Howler Monkey, juvenile

Aloutta seniculus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Red Howler Monkey

Aloutta seniculus - pregnant.

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Orchid

Maxillaria aureoglobula

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Common Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri sciureus

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Sunset

Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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Rufescent Tiger-heron, juvenile

Tigrisoma lineatum

Night, Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009

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