14 Dec 2014
White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster)
These wonderful and uncommon white-bellied parrots just flew into the garden of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) and started eating from the…
12 Dec 2014
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
This clay-lick is about one our boat drive downstream from the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in the Peruvian Amazon. This lick was dominated…
19 Nov 2013
White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster)
This was my one and only encounter with white-bellied parrot (Pionites leucogaster). This is just one of two individuals that found time to sit in this Brazil…
18 Nov 2013
White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus)
White-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus) is yet another of many species of parrots you may see on the grounds of Cristalino Jungle Lodge. This couple is…
18 Nov 2013
Tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
This group of tufted capuchin (Cebus apella) raided the mango trees like there was no tomorrow!
18 Nov 2013
Tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
In this angle I think the name tufted is appropriate, but it's more commonly known as the brown capuchin. This tufted capuchin (Cebus apella) is naturally part…
18 Nov 2013
Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus)
Even though I was close to this tree and heard a lot of noise from these birds, it was hard to locate them, as their size and color is just like the leaves of…
18 Nov 2013
White-whiskered Spider Monkey (Ateles marginatus)
A group of spider monkeys was accompanying a group of capuchin monkeys. While the capuchins were busy raiding the mango trees in the garden of Cristalino…
9 Dec 2011
Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
This was the only encounter I had with common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). You may see them anywhere, and in this case I didn't have to go more than a…
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…