Stink bug (Pentatomidae)

Stink bug (Pentatomidae)

As with all stink bugs they have a foul smell, but with such intense color I suppose this must smell incredibly bad?…


McDiarmid's Rocket Frog (Allobates mcdiarmidi)

McDiarmid’s Rocket Frog (Allobates mcdiarmidi)

During the day you might not see many frogs, but at night you hear the many frog species around Chalalan. This…


Spot-legged poison frog (Epipedobates pictus)

Spot-legged poison frog (Epipedobates pictus)

During the day you might not see many frogs, but at night you hear the many frog species around Chalalan. I spotted…


Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

A common bird in Madidi and here on Chalalan lake.


Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Most of the time you hear but don't see the monkeys, as they are in the canopy, high above you in a very sharp…


Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Even though I was in a canoe on the Chalalan lake, and these monkeys were moving through the trees next to the lake, it…


Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

Yum-yum! If the monkeys are busy eating, they can be quite difficult to spot, and only when they move you'll have an…


Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a beautiful and loud bird, and one of several harvesting fish from Chalalan…


Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

The fully mature red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) adult. It sounds like this: -14.426253,-67.919775…


Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

It sounds like this: -14.426253,-67.919775


Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

Even though Chalalan lake has no inlet or outlet, and is quite small, there is so much life in it that it supports…


Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)

A juvenile red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis). It sounds like this: -14.426253,-67.919775