20 Nov 2018
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
A brief encounter at the San Jorge Eco-lodge in Tandayapa. It sounds like this: Elevation: 1749 meters
19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
This is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the Cerrado in Brazil and Bolivia. Each light is a beetle larva…
28 Nov 2012
Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata)
The song is very similar to the Willow Warbler, and I was enjoying it every day of my stay here. When looking for sound recordings I haven't been able to find…
26 Nov 2012
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…
8 Dec 2011
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…