8 Nov 2018
Great curassow (Crax rubra)
A beautiful male great curassow (Crax rubra), foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or…
27 Nov 2014
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)
After being hunted countless years by humans, the bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas.…
22 Nov 2013
Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)
Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found a dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to…
17 Nov 2013
Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
There's a particular palm with small fruits growing around the rooms of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and they are irresistible to the spix’s guan (Penelope…
17 Nov 2013
Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)
There are a lot of this species of palm in the garden of Cristalino Jungle Logde, so you can enjoy the different birds eating the fruits when you walk to and…
12 Nov 2013
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)
I heard the vocalizations of the male and female bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) long before I was able to see them. I was on the river that runs through…
26 Nov 2012
Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis)
I saw the blue-throated piping guan (Pipile cumanensis) in Madidi as well, and although not really disturbed by my presence they are hard to see in the clear…
26 Nov 2012
Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) is the second species of Guan I saw in this park, and both in the trees. When on the ground they are quick to run and hard to…
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…