Central Amazonia Photos
These gorgeous photos from Central Amazonia were taken by Misty Vaughn (MV), Jerry Johnson (JJ), Larry Schmahl (LS), Mac Walter (MW), Steve Zarate (SZ), Ken Wahl (KW), 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
Swallow-winged Puffbird (MV)
Dragonfly (JJ)
Green-backed trogon (MW)
Waved Woodpecker (MV)
This special Passiflora is one of the top "menu" items for hermit hummingbirds
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)
Saffron-crested Tyrant-mankain (LS)
Victoria Water Lilies
Stenopola puncticeps - spur-throat toothpick 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)
Painted Parakeet
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 - Mecistogaster ornata (MW)
Seba's Short-tailed Bat - Carollia perspicillata (KW)
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 (SZ)
Spix's Night Monkey (SZ)
Common in places by voice, the Barred Forest-Falcon is hard to see this well. Photo by (SZ)
River at Aldeia Mari Mari
Mari Mari has a beautiful restaurant
And great food
Common Fringe-lipped Bat - Trachops cirrhosus (KW)
Our afternoon with the pink river dolphins is always memorable
The Teatro Amazonas is always a trip highlight (KW)
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