Fri 25 July 2008
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Flora & Fauna - Taricaya Research Centre

a) Easily Seen + Species + Seen + Species + Seen
Here is a list of some of the flora and fauna one would expect to find near or around the Taricaya Research Centre. Hopefully this will get you up and running with the wildlife identification and will encourage you to go and find the hundreds of species not listed below!

White Fronted Capucin Monkey
Variable Chacalaca   Bolivian Squirrel Monkey  
Mealy Parrot   Brown Capuchin Monkey  
Dusky-Headed Parakeet   Junin Red Squirrel  
Greater Yellow Headed Vulture   Yellow-Footed Tortoise  
Black-Fronted Nunbird   Spectacled Caiman  
Screaming Piha   Side-Necked Turtle  
Tyrant Flycatchers   Jungle Runner Lizard  
White-Fronted Toucan   Tarantula  
Smooth Ani   Cercropia Tree  
Lineated Woodpecker   Tangarana Tree  
Ringed Woodpecker   Ironwood Tree  
Russet-Backed Oropendola   Strangler Fig  
Yellow-Rumped Cacique   Walking Palm  
If that was too easy then here are some possible sightings but they will require more patience, skill and just a little bit of luck!

b) Sometimes seen + Species + Seen + Species + Seen
Happy hunting and I hope you find many more species to add to your list. For the record there are over 900 species of bird, over 180 species of mammal and an unknown number of reptiles and amphibians in this region of the Amazon.


Cleila snake
Saddleback Tamarin Monkey   Yellow-Crowned Parrot  
Red Howler Monkey   Red-and-Green Macaw  
Night Monkey   White-Necked Heron  
Puma   Black Vulture  
Armadillo   Slate-Coloured Hawk  
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel   Bat Falcon  
Agouti   Roadside Hawk  
Collared Peccary   White-Winged Trumpeter  
Capybara   Hoatzin  
Rat Snake   Common Nighthawk  
Black Caiman   Green Kingfisher  
Yellow-Ridged Toucan   Silver-Beaked Tanager  
Horned Screamer   Capirona Tree  
Spix“s Guan   Heliconia Plants  
Undulated Tinamou   Balsa Tree  
By recording as many species as possible we increase our chances of creating a reserve in this area that is currently under serious threat of destruction.


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