Site: Boca de Tiputini East Coordinate: 439419 North Coordinate: 9909370 Site description: Natural forest next to abandoned farms and stubble (bank of the Tiputini River) Scientific name: Ara severe Common Name: Chestnut-fronted Macaw Natural History: Abundant, medium sensitive, frugivorous, gregarious. General distribution: From Panama to the Amazon Basin Distribution in Ecuador: Lower Amazon Conservation Status: LC CITES: II
Site: Boca of Tiputini East coordinate: 439361 North Coordinate: 9909364 Description of the site: Intervened natural forest Scientific name: Philander andersoni Common name: Four-eyed fox Natural History: Nocturnal, solitary and terrestrial but a good climber. Insectivorous, and other invertebrates. Frugivore and eventually small vertebrates such as lizards, birds and mice. General distribution: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, […]
Site: Eden East coordinate: 377378 North Coordinate: 9950410 Description of the site: Intervened natural forest Scientific name: Artibeus gnomus Common name: Fruit-eating bat Natural History: Common frugivorous, nectary, insectivorous, living in colonies. General distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia Distribution in Ecuador: Amazon and tropical forests Conservation Status: LC CITES: Not applicable
Site: Boca de Tiputini East coordinate: 438648 North Coordinate: 9908898 Description of the site: Intervened natural forest Scientific name: Carollia perspicillata Common name: Common short-tailed bat Natural History: Common frugivore, seed-eater, insectivore, lives in colonies. General distribution: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and northern Argentina. It is also present from the Isthmus of […]
Site: Tiputini East coordinate: 438618 North Coordinate: 9908974 Description of the site: Intervened mainland forest, crops and human settlements along the Ayayacu River. Scientific name: Bothrops atrox Common name: Common lancehead Natural History: It is a nocturnal species, although it has also been observed foraging during the day; generally uses the ambush mechanism to hunt, […]
Common name: White-bearded hermit Scientific name: Phaethornis hispidus Natural History: Uncommon, highly sensitive, nectarivorous, solitary. Site: Boca Tiputini East coordinate: 438713 North Coordinate: 9908900 Description of the site: Natural forest next to abandoned farms and stubble (Tiputini riverbank) General distribution: From Bolivia to Venezuela Distribution in Ecuador: Lower Amazon Conservation Status: LC CITES:II
Site: Roca fuerte East coordinate: 433846 North Coordinate: 9921573 Site Description: Napo River Scientific name: Inia geoffrensis Common name: Amazonian dolphin Natural History: Diurnal, solitary sometimes found in pairs, feeds on fish General distribution: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Distribution in Ecuador: Large Amazonian rivers such as the Napo and lagoons such as the […]
Common name: Fork-tailed Woodnymph Scientific name: Thalurania furcata Natural History: Rare, of medium sensitivity, nectarivorous, solitary. Site: Eden East coordinate: 377427 North Coordinate: 9950364 Site description: Natural forest with low levels of intervention, next to pastures and crops General distribution: From Argentina to Ecuador Distribution in Ecuador: Lower Amazon Conservation Status: LC CITES: II
Site: Eden East coordinate: 377379 North Coordinate: 9950341 Site Description: Secondary Forest Scientific name: Deltochilum amazonicum Common name: Dung or Coprophagous beetle Natural History: Nocturnal habits, these beetles roll balls of food, which are used primarily for oviposition and the nutritional development of the larvae. General distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Distribution in Ecuador: […]
Sitio: El Edén Coordenada Este: 377379 Coordenada Norte: 9950341 Descripción del sitio: Bosque secundario Nombre científico: Deltochilum amazonicum Nombre común: Escarabajo copronecrófago Historia Natural: De hábitos nocturnos, estos escarabajos ruedan bolas de alimento, las que son utilizadas en primer lugar para la ovoposición y el desarrollo alimenticio de las larvas. Distribución general: Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador […]
