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…
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
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…
8 Dec 2011
Napo River Clay lick
How do parrots, macaws, amazons and parakeets choose a particular location and clay? This one is most definitely accessible only to birds or humans with a boat…
8 Dec 2011
Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa)
The mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa) was not as common as the yellow-crowned amazon at this lick, and is at first easily confused with it. The size, it's one…
7 Dec 2011
White-fronted Capuchin (Cebus albifrons)
Many species of monkeys roam the land of Napo Wildlife Center. Best time to see them is when they are foraging for food like here, before 07:00 in the……