12 Dec 2014
Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
Where there's water there's a black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), and the oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is no…
6 Dec 2014
Ouratea spectabilis
A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it to these shapes, and in particular the color inside! If you squeeze the fruit, or simply pass a…
24 Nov 2013
Fernseea itatiaiae
Fernseea itatiaiae grows in the inaccessible and more rocky terrain, so you'll see it in steep slopes and outcrops and cracks in the rocks above the road. It…
24 Nov 2013
Fernseea itatiaiae
Fernseea itatiaiae grows in the inaccessible and more rocky terrain, so you'll see it in steep slopes and outcrops and cracks in the rocks above the road. It…
14 Nov 2013
Bromelia sylvicola
This bromelia sylvicola was the only bromeliad species I encountered while in the Pantanal. It's a large plant and easy to see during flowering when the…
12 Nov 2013
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
As I was slowly moving on the river of Fazenda San Francisco I noticed this black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) in a dense thicket on the…
29 Nov 2012
Tillandsia samaipatensis
Tillandsia samaipatensis species can grow to huge specimens with enormous inflorescences that dangles in the wind from the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los…
26 Nov 2012
Wild Pineapple (Ananas 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…
8 Dec 2011
White-tailed Titi (Callicebus discolor)
The scientific name has several English names attached to it: Red Titi and Dusky Titi, the latter used in the "Napo Wildlife Center's fauna" booklet.…