8 Dec 2011
Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus)
From most angles the large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus) looks like an all-brown butterfly that's well camouflaged against the mud of the riverbank.…
8 Dec 2011
Sootywing (Bolla sp)
Very hard to identify, but beautiful nonetheless! One of the many species visiting the Napo Wildlife Center welcome center. It was one of few species that…
8 Dec 2011
Green-shouldered Gorgopas (Gorgopas trochilus)
Green-shouldered Gorgopas (Gorgopas trochilus) is a fantastic mix of green and yellow - almost metallic or iridescent. I first though this was a male…
8 Dec 2011
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii)
This clay lick (Saladero de Pericos) is located around 800 metres from the creek and is visited later in the day than many of the others. After 10 in the…
8 Dec 2011
Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi)
The parrot licks are not necessarily visited by the same species throughout the year, and on this lick (Saladero de Pericos) the orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia…
8 Dec 2011
Cobalt-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera)
This clay lick (Saladero de Pericos) is located around 800 metres from the creek and is visited later in the day than many of the others. After 10 in the…
8 Dec 2011
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
The Blue-headed Parrots never went down from the trees to the Napo River parrot lick used by most other parrots - and that is the way of the licks. One day…
8 Dec 2011
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
A malachite (Siproeta stelenes) sitting on the outside of the Anangu Quichua Community’s souvenir hut – close to the welcome center. This is an opening in the…
8 Dec 2011
Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)
Dusky-headed parakeets (Aratinga weddellii) dominate this clay lick, but larger species also visit and are thus easy to distinguish. The largest here are the…
8 Dec 2011
Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii)
The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga weddellii) totally outnumbered the other parakeets and parrots at this lick, and this day. Only one other species is seen…