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Species studied and admired at the Reserve are motelo turtles and black caimans; a large variety of fish; cedars, balsa, giant ceibo, laurel, palm, and pambil trees; epiphytes, bromeliads, orchids, mosses and vines; night monkeys, howler monkeys, and jaguars.  The region is habitat for at least 53 species of mammals, 92 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 93 species of fish. (Night monkey photo by Napo Wildlife Center, licensed at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_Monkey.jpg)

Striated heron, Agami heron, Boat-billed heron, Capped heron, Green ibis 

King vulture, Greater yellow-headed vulture, Hook-billed kite, Swallow-tailed kite, Harpy eagle, Crested eagle, Black-collared hawk, Slate-colored hawk, Black hawk-eagle, Collared forest-falcon, Buckley’s forest-falcon, Bat falcon, Orange-breasted falcon, Laughing falcon 

Spix’s guan, Common piping-guan, Marbled wood-quail, Speckled chachalaca 

Gray-breasted crake, Black-banded crake, Azure gallinule, Purple gallinule, Wattled jacana, Limpkin, Southern lapwing, Pied plover, Collared plover, Sungrebe, Large-billed tern 

Scarlet macaw, Chestnut-fronted macaw, Red-bellied macaw, Blue-winged parrotlet, Cobalt-winged parakeet, Black-headed parrot, Yellow-crowned amazon, Orange-winged amazon, Mealy amazon

Little cuckoo, Great potoo, Hoatzin, Short-tailed swift

Green-and-rufous kingfisher, White-chinned jacamar, Brown jacamar, Scarlet-crowned barbet

Crested owl, Black-banded owl, Tropical screech-owl

Long-billed starthroat, Rufous-breasted hermit

Amazonian white-tailed trogon, Amazonian violaceous trogon 

Cinereous antshrike, Ornate antwren, Plain-throated antwren, Silvered antbird, Spot-backed antbird, Black-spotted bare-eye, White-lored antpitta, Chestnut-belted gnateater 

Yellow-browed tody-flycatcher, Bright-rumped Attila, Lesser kiskadee, Black-tailed tityra 

Gray-breasted martin, Wire-tailed manakin, Orange-crested manakin, Amazonian umbrellabird, Bare-necked fruitcrow, Plum-throated cotinga, 

Yellow-bellied dacnis, Paradise tanager, Opal-crowned tanager, Masked crimson tanager, Oriole blackbird, Ecuadorian cacique, White-throated toucan, Many-banded araçari, Yellow-billed nunbird, Collared puffbird, Cream-colored woodpecker, Long-billed woodcreeper, Short-billed leaftosser

Each of the charming cabins has two roomy, comfortable beds, mosquito netting, a nightstand with drawers, a table, a flush toilet, a sink, and a shower.  An adjacent, elegant open-air wooden building serves as the dining hall.  Prices include lodging, all meals, local transportation, and expertly guided nature expeditions according to the guests’ itinerary.