Yasuní National Park

National Park · Ecuador

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Where the Napo and Curaray rivers carve through Ecuador's vast Amazonian lowlands, one of Earth's most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems sprawls across nearly a million hectares. Yasuní's landscape is relentlessly humid and green—a mosaic of flooded forests, oxbow lakes, and terra firme jungle where the canopy towers above 40 metres. The reserve protects an extraordinary convergence of Andean and Amazonian species, with soil types ranging from nutrient-poor sandy terraces to clay-rich floodplains, each supporting distinct plant communities and the wildlife dependent upon them.

For naturalists and wildlife photographers, Yasuní ranks among the planet's most rewarding destinations. Harpy eagles, giant otters, anacondas, and elusive jaguars inhabit these watersheds alongside over 600 bird species—an embarrassment of photographic riches. The dry season from July to September offers the most navigable river access, while early mornings and late afternoons yield the finest light filtering through the canopy. Permits are required, and logistical support essential, but for those prepared to venture deep into the green heart of Amazonia, the reward is an unparalleled window into tropical wilderness.

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Opisthocomus hoazin

Guacamayo Macao

Cabezón dorado

Lesser Kiskadee

Philohydor lictor

Bienteveo Chico

Spangled Cotinga

Cotinga Celeste

Bare-necked Fruitcrow

Gymnoderus foetidus

Pitangus sulphuratus

Bienteveo común

Masked Crimson Tanager

Ramphocelus nigrogularis

Tangara Enmascarada

Ivory-billed Aracari

Pteroglossus azara

Arasarí de Azara

Black-tailed Tityra

Titira colinegro occidental

Opal-crowned Tanager

Tangara callophrys

Tangara Opalina

Red-capped Cardinal

Paroaria gularis

Cardenilla Capirroja

Green Honeycreeper

Chlorophanes spiza

Mielerito Verde

Thraupis palmarum

Tangara Palmera

Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

Tangara del paraíso

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Chotacabras de Escalera

Rufous-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia rufiventris

Eufonia Ventrirrufa

Yellow-bellied Dacnis

Dacnis flaviventer

Dacnis Ventriamarillo

Blue-grey Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Tangara Azuleja

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Chachalaca Moteada

Opal-rumped Tanager

Tangara velia cyanomelas

Tangara Pechiplateada

Nyctibius grandis

Nictibio Grande

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Buco picogordo occidental

Pilherodius pileatus

Garza Capirotada

Plum-throated Cotinga

Cotinga maynana

Coragyps atratus

Cream-colored Woodpecker

Carpintero Amarillo

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

Querula purpurata

Cotinga quérula

Flame-crested Tanager

Loriotus cristatus

Tangara Crestifuego

Green-and-gold Tanager

Tangara schrankii

Tangara de Schrank

White-fronted Nunbird

Monasa morphoeus

Monja Frentiblanca

Black-faced Dacnis

Dacnis Carinegro

Penelope jacquacu

Pava amazónica

Wire-tailed Manakin

Pipra filicauda

Saltarín Uirapuru

Ictinia plumbea

Nyctibius griseus

Nictibio urutaú

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Piaya melanogaster

Cuco ardilla ventrinegro

Jacana Sudamericana

Golden-collared Toucanet

Selenidera reinwardtii

Tucanete de Reinwardt

Slate-colored Hawk

Buteogallus schistaceus

busardo pizarroso

Swallow-winged Puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Buco Golondrina

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

Tangara Picoplata

Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Martín pescador amazónico

Turquoise Tanager

Tangara mexicana

Tangara Turquesa

Chestnut Woodpecker

Carpintero Elegante

Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus

Cacique Crestado

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

elanio tijereta

Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba

Autillo chóliba

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda

Martín pescador verdirrufo

White-banded Swallow

Atticora fasciata

Golondrina Fajiblanca

Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus guttatus

Trepatroncos pegón

Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius

Mosquero Pirata

Great-billed Hermit

Phaethornis malaris

Ermitaño picogrande

Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius

Martinete cucharón

American Pygmy Kingfisher

Chloroceryle aenea

Martín pescador enano

Yellow-headed Caracara

Daptrius chimachima

Caracara Chimachima

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Bienteveo Sociable

Pale-vented Pigeon

Patagioenas cayennensis

Paloma Colorada

Tawny-bellied Screech Owl

Megascops watsonii

Autillo del Amazonas

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Martín pescador verde

Blue-capped Manakin

Lepidothrix coronata

Saltarín coroniazul

Orange-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia xanthogaster

Eufonia Ventrinaranja

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Chordeiles rupestris

Añapero blanco

Oriole Blackbird

Gymnomystax mexicanus

Chango Oriolino

Tinamú oliváceo

Roseate Spoonbill

Espátula rosada

Orange-winged Amazon

Amazona amazonica

Amazona Alinaranja

Grey-capped Flycatcher

Myiozetetes granadensis

Bienteveo cabecigrís

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Andarríos maculado

Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum

Titirijí cejiamarillo

Plumbeous Pigeon

Patagioenas plumbea

Geranospiza caerulescens

Amazonian Trogon

Trogon ramonianus

Trogón Amazónico

White-chinned Jacamar

Galbula tombacea

Jacamará barbiblanco

Lettered Aracari

Pteroglossus inscriptus

Arasarí marcado

Many-banded Aracari

Pteroglossus pluricinctus

Arasarí fajado

White-throated Toucan

Ramphastos tucanus

Tucán pechiblanco

Blue-throated Piping Guan

Pipile cumanensis

Pipile cumanensis grayi

Salvin's Curassow

Paují culiblanco

Anhinga anhinga

Anhinga Americana

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cruentatus

Carpintero Azulado

Lophostrix cristata

Búho corniblanco

Green-backed Trogon

Trogón dorsiverde

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucos

Picamaderos Barbinegro

Russet-backed Oropendola

Psarocolius angustifrons

Cacique Dorsirrufo

Smooth-billed Ani

Garrapatero aní

Butorides striata

Garcilla Azulada

Orange-cheeked Parrot

Pyrilia barrabandi

Lorito Carinaranja

Black-fronted Nunbird

Monasa nigrifrons

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris cyanoptera

Black-headed Parrot

Pionites melanocephalus

Lorito chirlecrés

Amazona farinosa

Amazona harinosa sureña

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Pteroglossus castanotis

Arasarí caripardo

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Guacamayo Azuliamarillo

Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus

Tucán vitelino

Lipaugus vociferans

Guardabosques gritón

Tityra semifasciata

Titira Enmascarado

Mouse-colored Antshrike

Thamnophilus murinus

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin

Tyranneutes stolzmanni

Saltarín enano

Myiopagis gaimardii

Fiofío selvático

Cercomacra cinerascens

Hormiguero Gris

Lemon-throated Barbet

Eubucco richardsoni

Cabezón pechiamarillo

White-throated Tinamou

Tinamus guttatus

Tinamú moteado

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura

Cotorra Colinegra

Bay-headed Tanager

Tangara Cabecibaya

Undulated Tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus

Tinamú ondeado

White-winged Swallow

Tachycineta albiventer

Golondrina Aliblanca

Grey-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Golondrina pechigrís

Short-tailed Swift

Chaetura brachyura

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes melambrotus

Aura selvática

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacique Lomiamarillo

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Tirano melancólico

Crotophaga major

Garrapatero Mayor

Double-toothed Kite

Harpagus bidentatus

milano bidentado

Rufescent Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Avetigre Colorada

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Martín gigante neotropical

Rupornis magnirostris

busardo caminero

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus

Mielerito cerúleo

Cyanocorax violaceus

Chara violácea

White-lored Euphonia

Euphonia chrysopasta

Eufonia Maquillada

Black-capped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla

Sarcoramphus papa

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Caracolero común

Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus

Caracara Gorjirrojo

Drab Water Tyrant

Ochthornis littoralis

Mosquerito guardarríos

Great Black Hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga

busardo-negro urubitinga

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

Perezoso de tres dedos

Black-mantled Tamarin

Saguinus nigricollis

Chichico De Manto Negro

Dasyprocta fuliginosa

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus didactylus

Perezosos de dos dedos de Lineo

Northwestern Red Brocket

Mazama americana

Corzuela Colorado

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum

Philander andersoni

Tlacuache cuatrojos negro

Leopardus pardalis

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Caluromys lanatus

Chucha Real Roja o Colorada

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Armadillo de nueve bandas

Amazonian Long-tailed Porcupine

Coendou longicaudatus

Puercoespín enano de cola larga

South American Coati

Greater Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri macrodon

Mono Ardilla Ecuatoriano

Colombian Red Howler

Alouatta seniculus

Mono Aullador rojo

Common Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha

Tapirus terrestris

Tapir amazónico

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Saguinus tripartitus

Chichico Amarillo

Pithecia napensis

Spix's Night Monkey

Aotus vociferans

Macaco Da Noite

White-bellied Spider Monkey

Ateles belzebuth

Mono araña de vientre amarillo

Northern Pygmy Marmoset

Cebuella pygmaea

Pteronura brasiliensis

Central Neotropical River Otter

Lontra longicaudis

White-lipped Peccary

Pecarí de labios blancos

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