Napo Wildlife Center, Amazon

  • Napo River Bridge
    Napo River Bridge
    One of the Amazon tributaries which joins the Amazon at Iquitos.
    Coca, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Napo River Boat
    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
    2009-03-14#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cannonball Tree
    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
    2009-03-14#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Palms
    Palms
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Heliconia
    Heliconia
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Palms & Vegetation
    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
    2009-03-14#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Palms & Fruit
    Palms & Fruit
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Caiman Lizard
    Caiman Lizard
    Dracaena guianensis
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canoe & Guests
    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
    2009-03-14#0206
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Expanded Lobsterclaw
    Expanded Lobsterclaw
    Heliconia latispatha
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0208
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Aquatic Vegetation
    Aquatic Vegetation
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hoatzin
    Hoatzin
    Opisthocomus hoazin - also called the 'stinky turkey'.
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0217
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Bromeliad
    Unknown Bromeliad
    A very large bromeliad that I can find no id for.
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0221
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reflected Vegetation
    Reflected Vegetation
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    Looks like some sort of Ipomoea/Morning Glory species.
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0225
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Saki Monkeys
    Saki Monkeys
    Pithecia monhachus - only seen at great distance.
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0228
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ringed Kingfisher
    Ringed Kingfisher
    Megaceryle torquata
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rufescent Tiger-heron
    Rufescent Tiger-heron
    Tigrisoma lineatum
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-caped Donacobius
    Black-caped Donacobius
    Donacobius atricapillus
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0244
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hoatzins
    Hoatzins
    Opisthocomus hoazin
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0259
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Map
    Map
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    As we got near the resort.
    Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 2009
    2009-03-14#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden-mantled Tamarin
    Golden-mantled Tamarin
    Saguinus tripartitus
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-gray Tanagers
    Blue-gray Tanagers
    Thraupis episcopus - in rain.
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Masked Crimson Tanager
    Masked Crimson Tanager
    Ramphocelus nigrogularis - in rain.
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-rumped Cacique
    Yellow-rumped Cacique
    Cacicus cela
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Titi Monkey
    Dusky Titi Monkey
    Callicebus cupreus
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Titi Monkey
    Dusky Titi Monkey
    Callicebus cupreus
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0059
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake Anangu
    Lake Anangu
    As we head across the lake to explore.
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-winged Swallow
    White-winged Swallow
    Tachycineta albiventer
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Striated Heron
    Striated Heron
    Butorides striatus
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amazon Kingfisher
    Amazon Kingfisher
    Chloroceryle amazona
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moriche Palm
    Moriche Palm
    Mauitia flexuosa
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fungus
    Fungus
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Napo Wildlife Center
    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
    2009-03-15#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Napo Wildlife Center
    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
    2009-03-15#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reflected Sky
    Reflected Sky
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Night Monkey
    Night Monkey
    Aotus vociferans - coming out at dusk to forage at night.
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Caiman, juvenile
    Black Caiman, juvenile
    Melanosuchus niger
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-15#0085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Caiman
    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
    2009-03-15#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spotted Sandpiper
    Spotted Sandpiper
    Actitis macularia
    Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons
    Mealy Amazons
    Amazona farinosa
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed  Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    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
    2009-03-16#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed  Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed  Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed  Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed  Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed Parakeets
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons
    Mealy Amazons
    Amazona farinosa - on the branch.
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mealy Amazons & Blue-headed Parrots
    Mealy Amazons & Blue-headed Parrots
    Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ladder-tailed Nightjar
    Ladder-tailed Nightjar
    Hydropsalis climacocerca
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-crowned Amazon
    Yellow-crowned Amazon
    Amazona ochrocephala
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-eyed Parakeets
    White-eyed Parakeets
    Aratinga leucophthalmus
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-eyed Parakeets
    White-eyed Parakeets
    Aratinga leucophthalmus
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-crowned Amazons
    Yellow-crowned Amazons
    Amazona ochrocephala
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-eyed Parakeets
    White-eyed Parakeets
    Aratinga leucophthalmus
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-eyed Parakeets
    White-eyed Parakeets
    Aratinga leucophthalmus
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowy Egret
    Snowy Egret
    Egretta thula
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Osprey, immature
    Osprey, immature
    Pandion haliaetus
    Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    ISO 1600 due to the dim rainforest conditions.
    Clay Lick #2, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets & Cobalt-winged Parakeets
    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
    2009-03-16#0146
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets
    Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets
    Touit huetii
    Clay Lick #2, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crested Owls
    Crested Owls
    Lophostrix cristatus
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0173
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ginger Flowers
    Ginger Flowers
    Costus species - best guess id.
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0178
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Collared Tree Runner
    Collared Tree Runner
    Tropidurus plica
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0181
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Collared Tree Runner
    Collared Tree Runner
    Tropidurus plica
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0182
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crethon Daggerwing
    Crethon Daggerwing
    Marpesia crethon
    Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0187
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rothschild's Swordtail
    Rothschild's Swordtail
    Protesilaus earis
    Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0189
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Metamorpha elissa elissa
    Metamorpha elissa elissa
    No common name that I can find.
    Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0197
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Butterfly
    Unknown Butterfly
    There are no id photos of this one that I can find.
    Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Morpho
    Common Morpho
    Morpho peleides - the bright blue is a distinctive presence in the forest.
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Morpho
    Common Morpho
    Morpho peleides - the blue is usually hidden when this butterfly lands.
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Butterfly
    Unknown Butterfly
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2076
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-barred Amarynthis
    Red-barred Amarynthis
    Amarynthis meneria - bad angle, but the only chance for a photo that I had.
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fire Ant Nest
    Fire Ant Nest
    Solenopsis invicta
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lesser Kiskadee
    Lesser Kiskadee
    Philohydor lictor
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Potoo
    Great Potoo
    Nyctibius grandis
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Bromeliad
    Unknown Bromeliad
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Caiman Lizard
    Caiman Lizard
    Dracaena guianensis
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Big-leafed Vegetation
    Big-leafed Vegetation
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2114
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snail Kite, immature
    Snail Kite, immature
    Rostrhamus sociabilis
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2127
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snail Kite, immature
    Snail Kite, immature
    Rostrhamus sociabilis
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2136
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hoatzin
    Hoatzin
    Opisthocomus hoazin
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anhinga
    Anhinga
    Anhinga anhinga
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#2144
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reflection
    Reflection
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 2009
    2009-03-16#2151
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plumeria
    Plumeria
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 2009
    2009-03-16#0321
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wattled Jacanas
    Wattled Jacanas
    Jacana jacana
    Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spiderweb
    Spiderweb
    With mist droplets.
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree Frog
    Tree Frog
    Unknown id.
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parrot Snake
    Parrot Snake
    Leptophis ahaetulla
    Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Moth
    Unknown Moth
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fungus
    Fungus
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fungus
    Fungus
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fungus
    Fungus
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kapok Tree
    Kapok Tree
    Debbie gives perspective to the size of this tree with huge buttress roots.
    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 2009
    2009-03-17#0020
    Larry L. Jackson