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Amerega bilinguis37 viewsKnown locally as the Ecuadorian National Frog (Rana Nacional) for it's red, blue and yellow colors -- like the country's flag -- this mildly toxic creature is a member of the poison frog family, Dendrobatidae.
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Blue-and-yellow Macaw61 viewsLucky photograph of a large macaw soaring out of the canopy, taken from the forest floor at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Canopy bromeliads47 viewsHigh above the forest floor, on the spreading branches of a giant Ceiba tree, these bromeliads put forth brightly colored displays to attract pollinators to their flowers.
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Rainforest canopy from below61 viewsPeering up at the canopy is what gives birdwatchers sore necks!
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Amazon forest canopy62 viewsForest canopy seen through the leaves of a tall Ceiba tree, located in the upper Ecuadorian Amazon at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.
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Golden-mantle Tamarin82 viewsSmall monkeys of the Amazon rainforest, inhabiting a small range south of the Napo River. They are called "bebe leche" (milk drinkers) by locals, for the white muzzle on a black face.
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Misty rainforest canopy65 viewsMist lies thick atop the trees of the Amazon rainforest; much of this moisture is actually exhaled by plants during the night (transpiration).
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Orange-winged Amazon parrot69 viewsA large parrot from the Amazon, mugging for the camera.
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Red Howler Monkey84 viewsThese monkeys routinely growl, bark and howl -- giving them their common name -- at dawn and dusk, when other troops are near, and to signal (complain about?) an incoming rain shower.
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Red Titi Monkey93 viewsHandsome monkey eating fruits of a Cecropia tree.
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Saki Monkey82 viewsSaki photographed from the canopy of the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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White-bellied Spider Monkey86 viewsAmong the largest monkeys in the Amazon rainforest, they are the only group that truly "brachiates" -- swinging hand over hand through the canopy. Important seed dispersers, they also are among the first species to disappear from forests that are hunted or otherwise disturbed.
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