Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……


Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

The many canals feeding water to the rice fields at Fazenda San Fransico hold a diverse flora and fauna, and in a blink of an eye you may see a lowland tapir…


Black-and-white Treehopper (Membracis foliatafasciata)

Black-and-white Treehopper (Membracis foliatafasciata)

These artistic insects suck sap from the wild mango tree at the welcome center of Napo Wildlife Center (where you start your canoe journey up the creek to the…