Central Amazonia Photos
These gorgeous photos from Central Amazonia were taken by Misty Vaughn (MV), Jerry Johnson (JJ), Larry Schmahl (LS), Mac Walter (MC), and Sonja Raub (SR). They are a small sample of the wonders that await you in this unique part of Brazil.
Green Aracari (JJ)
Pink-toed Tarantula (SR)
Channel-billed Toucan (MW)
Crimson Topaz (MW)
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch (MV)
Black-necked Aracari (JJ)
Iracema Falls
Red-bellied Macaw (MW)
Yellow-chinned Spinetail (JJ)
Pachira aquatica (JJ)
Guianan Toucanet (MW)
Gilded Barbet (JJ)
Golden-handed Tamarin (MW)
Spangled Cotinga
Iracema Falls Grotto
Painted Parakeet (MW)
Swallow-winged Puffbird (MV)
Dragonfly (JJ)
Green-backed trogon (MW)
Waved Woodpecker (MV)
Red-rumped Agouti (MW)
Guianan Trogon (JJ)
Spotted Puffbird
Pink River Dolphin (MV)
Processionary Moth Caterpillars (JJ)
Tufted Capuchin Monkey (JJ)
Crimson-crested Woodpecker (JJ)
Capuchinbird (LS)
Black-collared Hawk (JJ)
Lesser Spear-nosed Bat (LS)
Wooly False Vampire Bat (LS)
Saffron-crested Tyrant-mankain (LS)
Victoria Water Lilies
Grasshopper (JJ)
Dusky Antbird (MW)
Band-tailed Nighthawk (MW)
Amazonian Racerunner (MW)
Black-fronted Nunbird (MW)
Golden-green Woodpecker (JJ)
Red-breasted Blackbird (JJ)
White-winged Potoo (MW)
Black Caiman (JJ)
Agami Heron (JJ)
Black-headed Antbird (MW)
Riparian Parrotlet (MV)
Black Nunbird (MV)
Green-tailed Goldenthroat (MW)
Rufous-bellied Antwren
Bridled Forest Gecko - Gonatodes humeralis (JJ)
Yellow-hooded Blackbird (JJ)
Yellow-billed Tern (JJ)
Frangipani Caterpillar - Pseudosphinx tetrio (MW)
Lined Seedeater (JJ)
Lesser Dog-like Bat - Peropteryx macrotis (MW)
Festive Parrot (JJ)
Rio Negro Sunset (MV)
White-throated Toucan (JJ)
Yellow-browed Sparrow (JJ)
Helicopter Damselfly (MW)
Greater Ani (JJ)
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (MW)
Golden-spangled Piculet (MW)
Bicolored Conebill (MW)
Hoatzin
Pavonine Cuckoo
Boa Constrictor
Golden-faced Saki Monkey
Rio Negro Sunrise
Purple-breasted Cotinga by Steve Zarate
Spix's Night Monkey by Steve Zarate
Common in places by voice, the Barred Forest-Falcon is hard to see this well. Photo by Steve Zarate
Green Aracari (JJ)
Pink-toed Tarantula (SR)
Channel-billed Toucan (MW)
Crimson Topaz (MW)
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch (MV)
Black-necked Aracari (JJ)
Iracema Falls
Red-bellied Macaw (MW)
Yellow-chinned Spinetail (JJ)
Pachira aquatica (JJ)
Guianan Toucanet (MW)
Gilded Barbet (JJ)
Golden-handed Tamarin (MW)
Spangled Cotinga
Iracema Falls Grotto
Painted Parakeet (MW)
Swallow-winged Puffbird (MV)
Dragonfly (JJ)
Green-backed trogon (MW)
Waved Woodpecker (MV)
Red-rumped Agouti (MW)
Guianan Trogon (JJ)
Spotted Puffbird
Pink River Dolphin (MV)
Processionary Moth Caterpillars (JJ)
Tufted Capuchin Monkey (JJ)
Crimson-crested Woodpecker (JJ)
Capuchinbird (LS)
Black-collared Hawk (JJ)
Lesser Spear-nosed Bat (LS)
Wooly False Vampire Bat (LS)
Saffron-crested Tyrant-mankain (LS)
Victoria Water Lilies
Grasshopper (JJ)
Dusky Antbird (MW)
Band-tailed Nighthawk (MW)
Amazonian Racerunner (MW)
Black-fronted Nunbird (MW)
Golden-green Woodpecker (JJ)
Red-breasted Blackbird (JJ)
White-winged Potoo (MW)
Black Caiman (JJ)
Agami Heron (JJ)
Black-headed Antbird (MW)
Riparian Parrotlet (MV)
Black Nunbird (MV)
Green-tailed Goldenthroat (MW)
Rufous-bellied Antwren
Bridled Forest Gecko - Gonatodes humeralis (JJ)
Yellow-hooded Blackbird (JJ)
Yellow-billed Tern (JJ)
Frangipani Caterpillar - Pseudosphinx tetrio (MW)
Lined Seedeater (JJ)
Lesser Dog-like Bat - Peropteryx macrotis (MW)
Festive Parrot (JJ)
Rio Negro Sunset (MV)
White-throated Toucan (JJ)
Yellow-browed Sparrow (JJ)
Helicopter Damselfly (MW)
Greater Ani (JJ)
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (MW)
Golden-spangled Piculet (MW)
Bicolored Conebill (MW)
Hoatzin
Pavonine Cuckoo
Boa Constrictor
Golden-faced Saki Monkey
Rio Negro Sunrise
Common by voice in some places, the Barred Forest-Falcon is hard to see this well. Photo by Steve Zarate
Purple-breasted Cotinga by Steve Zarate
Spix's Night Monkey by Steve Zarate