Solanum quitoense

Solanum quitoense

Native range of solanum quitoense is Costa Rica to Venezuela to Peru. Altitude 2111 metres.


Scaphyglottis sp

Scaphyglottis sp

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Clusia sp

Clusia sp

A fruit that looks like a flower! I wonder what the flowers look like and what creatures are dispersing the small…


Nodding Nixie (Apteria aphylla)

Nodding Nixie (Apteria aphylla)

Native range of nodding nixie (Apteria aphylla) is suptropical to tropical America.


Browallia speciosa

Browallia speciosa

Native range of browallia speciosa is Costa Rica to Peru. Altitude 2070 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556


Browallia speciosa

Browallia speciosa

This browallia speciosa grows in a dense and dark jungle on the way down to the river Cosanga, with minimal light…


Telipogon hirtzii

Telipogon hirtzii

Native range of telipogon hirtzii is Ecudaor. Altitude 2105 metres.


Emerald (Andean) Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus albivitta)

Aulacorhynchus albivitta albivitta

Even though some birds are quite large, their behavior is often to stay in the canopy and are thus only partly visible.…


Agouti (Dasyprocta sp)

Agouti (Dasyprocta sp)

The only mammal I encountered the short time I was here, and what a friendly guest! It was not wary of humans in any…


Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus)

Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus)

It sounds like this: Altitude 2115 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556


Subtropical Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis)

Subtropical Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis)

There are 3 caciques that look very similar (Red-rumped, Scarlet and Subtropical) and when the red is concealed it's…


Peruvian Antpitta (Grallaricula peruviana)

Peruvian Antpitta (Grallaricula peruviana)

The lodge currently has two antpitta feeding stations, and this one is by far the darkest and most difficult, as the…