Red Tanager (Piranga flava rosacea)

Red Tanager (Piranga flava rosacea)

The color of this bird is like a flash of red in a sea of green! This bird definitely wants to bee seen, and despite several species of bird of prey, the…


Palicourea coriacea

Palicourea coriacea

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full bloom, like this palicourea coriacea.…


Palicourea coriacea

Palicourea coriacea

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full bloom. Huanchaca Plateau is also called…


Palicourea sp

Palicourea sp

As I got close to the Huanchaca Plateau I noticed many new types of plants compared to further down the slopes of the plateau, and it seemed to increase as I…


Palicourea sp

Palicourea sp

As I got close to the Huanchaca Plateau I noticed many new types of plants compared to further down the slopes of the plateau, and it seemed to increase as I…


Smith's Pixie (Melanis smithiae)

Smith’s Pixie (Melanis smithiae)

The very first encounter with the smith's pixie (Melanis smithiae) for me in Bolivia, and one of countless gorgeous butterfly species here in Noel Kempff…


Green Mantle (Caria mantinea)

Green Mantle (Caria mantinea)

Green Mantle (Caria mantinea) is a very tricky butterfly to follow, and when my salty pants seemed the only interesting spot to land I was out of options and…


Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)

Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…


Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus rubricollis)

Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus rubricollis)

There are many species of woodpecker in Madidi and on the grounds of Chalalan, but this one is by far one of the largest and most powerful. To make it's…


Red-barred Amarynthis (Amarynthis meneria)

Red-barred Amarynthis (Amarynthis meneria)

Red-barred amarynthis (Amarynthis meneria) is one of innumerable species of butterflies and moths found here, this is on the trail from Tuichi river to Santa…