Woodcreepers and Spinetails of the Yasuni

Learn about the Woodcreepers and Spinetails of the Yasuni.

PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae

  1. Tawny-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus mexicanus) Tirahojas Mexicano
  2. Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus rufigularis) Tirahojas Piquicorto
  3. Black-tailed Leaftosser (Sclerurus caudacutus) Tirahojas Colinegro
  4. Spot-throated Woodcreeper (Certhiasomus stictolaemus) Trepatroncos Gorgipunteado
  5. Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) Trepatroncos Oliváceo
  6. Long-tailed Woodcreeper (Deconychura longicauda) Trepatroncos Colilargo
  7. White-chinned Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla merula) Trepatroncos Barbiblanco
  8. Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa) Trepatroncos Fuliginoso
  9. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) Trepatroncos Picocuña
  10. Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper (Dendrexetastes rufigula) Trepatroncos Gorgicanelo
  11. Long-billed Woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) Trepatroncos Piquilargo
  12. Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia) Trepatroncos Barrado
  13. Amazónico
  14. Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) Trepatroncos Variable
  15. Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus) Trepatroncos Picofuerte
  16. Striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus) Trepatroncos Loco
  17. Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus) Trepatronco Ocelado
  18. Elegant Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans) Trepatroncos Elegante
  19. Buff-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus) Trepatroncos Pegón
  20. Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus) Trepatroncos Piquirrecto
  21. Red-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris) Picoguadaña Piquirrojo
  22. Duida Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes duidae) Trepatroncos del Duida
  23. Slender-billed Xenops (Xenops tenuirostris) Picolezna Picofino
  24. Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus) Picolezna Menudo
  25. Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) Palmero
  26. Rufous-tailed Xenops (Microxenops milleri) Picolezna Colirrufo
  27. Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor) Hornero Chico
  28. Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner (Anabazenops dorsalis) Ticotico Carioscuro
  29. Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythrocercum) Ticotico Lomirrufo
  30. Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythropterum) Ticotico Alicastaño
  31. Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor pyrrhodes) Ticotico Lomicanelo
  32. Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia ruficaudata) Ticotico Colirrufo
  33. Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) Ticotico Picogancho
  34. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner (Clibanornis rubiginosus) Ticotico Castaño
  35. Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner (Automolus rufipileatus) Ticotico Coronicastaño
  36. Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Automolus melanopezus) Ticotico Pardo
  37. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner (Automolus ochrolaemus) Ticotico Gorgiclaro
  38. Striped Woodhaunter (Automolus subulatus) Ticotico Listado
  39. Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus infuscatus) Ticotico Oliváceo
  40. Orange-fronted Plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca) Coronafelpa
  41. Parker’s Spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpecula) Curutié de Parker
  42. Speckled Spinetail (Cranioleuca gutturata) Curutié Jaspeado
  43. White-bellied Spinetail (Mazaria propinqua) Pijuí Ventriblanco
  44. Plain-crowned Spinetail (Synallaxis gujanensis) Pijuí Coronipardo
  45. Dark-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albigularis) Pijuí pechioscuro
  46. Ruddy Spinetail (Synallaxis rutilans) Pijuí Rojizo

Learn about the Antbirds of the Yasuni.

Yasuní National Park is an absolute hotspot for antbirds, boasting over 60 species representing a massive portion of the Thamnophilidae family. These birds are famous for dominating the Amazonian understory, where they act as specialized insectivores, highly dependent on mixed-species flocks and army ant swarms

PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae

  1. Chestnut-shouldered Antwren (Euchrepomis humeralis) Tiluchí Hombrocastaño
  2. Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus) Batará Lineado
  3. Fulvous Antshrike (Frederickena fulva) Batará Leonado
  4. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) Batará Mayor
  5. Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) Batará Barrado
  6. Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus) Batará Vermiculado Vulnerable
  7. Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) Batará Alillano
  8. Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus) Batará Murino
  9. Cocha Antshrike (Thamnophilus praecox) Batará de Cocha Casi amenazada
  10. Castelnau’s Antshrike (Thamnophilus cryptoleucus) Batará de Castelnau Casi amenazada
  11. White-shouldered Antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops) Batará Hombroblanco
  12. Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus) Batará Perlado
  13. Black Bushbird (Neoctantes niger) Batará Arbustero
  14. Dusky-throated Antshrike (Thamnomanes ardesiacus) Batará Gorgioscuro
  15. Cinereous Antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) Batará Cinéreo
  16. Plain-throated Antwren (Isleria hauxwelli) Hormiguerito de Hauxwell
  17. Spot-winged Antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris) Batará Estrellado
  18. Rufous-backed Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla haematonota) Hormiguerito dorsirrojo
  19. occidental
  20. Ornate Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla ornata) Hormiguerito Ornado
  21. Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla erythrura) Hormiguerito Colirrufo
  22. Pygmy Antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura) Hormiguerito Pigmeo
  23. Moustached Antwren (Myrmotherula ignota) Hormiguerito de Griscom
  24. Amazonian Streaked-Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata) Hormiguerito Amazónico
  25. White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris) Hormiguerito Flanquialbo
  26. Rio Suno Antwren (Myrmotherula sunensis) Hormiguerito del Suno
  27. Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) Hormiguerito Alilargo
  28. Gray Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii) Hormiguerito Gris
  29. Banded Antbird (Dichrozona cincta) Hormiguero Bandeado
  30. Dugand’s Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi) Tiluchí de Dugand
  31. Rufous-winged Antwren (Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus) Tiluchí Alirrufo
  32. Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) Hormiguerito del Quijos
  33. Peruvian Warbling-Antbird (Hypocnemis peruviana) Hormiguero Peruano
  34. Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) Hormiguero Cejiamarillo
  35. Black Antbird (Cercomacroides serva) Hormiguero Negro
  36. Riparian Antbird (Cercomacroides fuscicauda) Hormiguero ribereño
  37. Gray Antbird (Cercomacra cinerascens) Hormiguero Gris
  38. White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys) Hormiguero Cejiblanco
  39. Black-faced Antbird (Myrmoborus myotherinus) Hormiguero Carinegro
  40. Black-chinned Antbird (Hypocnemoides melanopogon) Hormiguero Barbinegro
  41. Black-and-white Antbird (Myrmochanes hemileucus) Hormiguero Negriblanco
  42. Silvered Antbird (Sclateria naevia) Hormiguero Plateado
  43. Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus) Hormiguero Plomizo
  44. Spot-winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma) Hormiguero Alimoteado
  45. White-shouldered Antbird (Akletos melanoceps) Hormiguero Hombroblanco
  46. Sooty Antbird (Hafferia fortis) Hormiguero Tiznado
  47. Black-throated Antbird (Myrmophylax atrothorax) Hormiguero Gorginegro
  48. Wing-banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata) Hormiguero alifranjeado
  49. White-plumed Antbird (Pithys albifrons) Hormiguero Cuerniblanco
  50. White-cheeked Antbird (Gymnopithys leucaspis) Hormiguero Bicolor
  51. Lunulated Antbird (Oneillornis lunulatus) Hormiguero Lunulado
  52. Hairy-crested Antbird (Rhegmatorhina melanosticta) Hormiguero Canoso
  53. Spot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax naevius) Hormiguero Dorsipunteado
  54. Dot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax punctulatus) Hormiguero Lomipunteado
  55. Common Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) Hormiguero Dorsiescamado
  56. Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) Hormiguero Maculado
  57. Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) Hormiguero Alirrojo

Woodpeckers of the Yasuni

Learn about the Woodpeckers of the Yasuni

The Yasuní Biosphere Reserve is a biodiversity hotspot in the Ecuadorian Amazon, harboring an impressive array of avian life, including at least 17 recorded species of woodpeckers and piculets.

These birds play crucial ecological roles as primary cavity excavators, creating essential homes for other rainforest wildlife

PICIFORMES: Picidae

  1. Lafresnaye’s Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi) Carpinterito de Lafresnaye
  2. Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris) Carpinterito Ventrirrufo
  3. Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) Carpintero Azulado
  4. Little Woodpecker (Dryobates passerinus) Carpintero Chico
  5. Red-stained Woodpecker (Dryobates affinis) Carpintero Teñido
  6. Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus rubricollis) Picamaderos Cuellirrojo
  7. Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) Picamaderos Barbinegro
  8. Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) Picamaderos Listado
  9. Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus) Carpintero pechinegro guayanés
  10. Scale-breasted Woodpecker (Celeus grammicus) Carpintero Rojizo
  11. Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus) Carpintero Amarillo
  12. Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) Carpintero cabecirrufo
  13. Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans) Carpintero Elegante
  14. White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus) Carpintero gorjiblanco
  15. Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula) Carpintero gorjigualdo
  16. Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) Carpintero Verdiamarillo
  17. Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula) Carpintero Moteado

Hummingbirds of the Yasuni

Learn about the Hummingbirds of the Yasuni

Family: Trochilidae

  1. Fiery Topaz (Topaza pyra) Colibrí ígneo
  2. White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) Colibrí Nuquiblanco
  3. Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Eutoxeres condamini) Picohoz Colicanela
  4. Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) Ermitaño Hirsuto
  5. Pale-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes leucurus) Ermitaño barbudo coliblanco
  6. White-bearded Hermit (Phaethornis hispidus) Ermitaño Barbiblanco
  7. Straight-billed Hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) Ermitaño Piquirrecto
  8. Great-billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris) Ermitaño Picogrande
  9. Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) Ermitaño Barbinegro
  10. Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber) Ermitaño Rojizo
  11. Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) Colibrí Rutilante
  12. Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx auritus) Colibrí Hada Oriental
  13. Fiery-tailed Awlbill (Avocettula recurvirostris) Mango Picolezna
  14. Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) Mango gorjinegro
  15. Black-bellied Thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi) Rabudito Ventrinegro
  16. Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) Coqueta verde sureña
  17. Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii) Brillante Ventrinegro
  18. Gould’s Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) Brillante Pechicastaño
  19. Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) Colibrí Piquilargo
  20. Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) Colibrí Amatista
  21. Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) Esmeralda coliazul
  22. Gray-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) Colibrí Pechigrís
  23. Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) Zafiro Golondrina
  24. Many-spotted Hummingbird (Taphrospilus hypostictus) Colibrí Moteado
  25. Olive-spotted Hummingbird (Leucippus chlorocercus) Colibrí Blanquioliva
  26. Glittering-throated Emerald (Amazilia fimbriata) Amazilia Listada
  27. Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) Zafiro Colidorado
  28. Rufous-throated Sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) Amazilia gorjirroja

The Bats of the Yasuni

Learn about the Bats of the Yasuni

The Bats in the Yasuni are everywhere is possible to fly.

Bats in the Yasuni have a wide arrange of adaptations.

The Forest in Yasuni besides been very rich in diversity is also been very rich in abundance, everyone living within could enjoy the abundance of the tropics.

Bats are capable to feed on all the microhabitats possible in the Yasuni: terra firme, varzea, rivers, oxbow lakes, tree crowns, chasing under the radar.

just image, they have adapted the skill to read the ripples from fish breaking the water suspension force to capture fish while they are flying!

Enjoy the list of all them found in the Yasuni.

Familia: Emballonuridae

  1. Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris), Murciélago de Saco alar Castaño
  2. Pale-winged dog-like bat (Peropteryx pallidoptera), Murciélago cara de perro de alas palidas
  3. Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso), Murciélago de prosbocide
  4. Greater Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata), Murciélago de sacos alares grande
  5. Lesser Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx leptura), Murciélago de sacos alares pequeño

Familia: Furipteridae

  1. Thumbless Bat (Furipterus horrens), Murciélago Ahumado de Cuvier

Familia: Molossidae

  1. Black Bonneted Bat (Eumops auripendulus), Murciélago negro de Bonete
  2. Sanborn’s Bonneted Bat (Eumops hansae), Murciélago de Bonete de Sanborn
  3. Guianan Bonneted Bat (Eumops maurus), Murciélago de bonete de Guyana
  4. Dwarf Dog-faced Bat (Molossops temminckii), Murciélago Cara de Perro Enano
  5. Coiba Mastiff Bat (Molossus coibensis), Murciélago Mastín de Coiba
  6. Common Mastiff Bat (Molossus molossus), Murciélago Mastín Común
  7. Black Mastiff Bat (Molossus rufus), Murciélago Mastín Negro
  8. Big Crested Mastiff Bat (Promops centralis), Murciélago mastín crestado de Thomas

Familia: Noctilionidae

  1. Lesser Bulldog Bat (Noctilio albiventris), Murciélago Pescador Menor
  2. Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus), Murciélago Pescador Mayor

Familia: Phyllostomidae

  1. Lesser Tailless Bat (Anoura caudifer), Murciélago longirostro menor
  2. Andersen’s Little Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni), Murciélago frutero de Andersen
  3. Silver fruit-eating bat (Artibeus glaucus), Murciélago frutero plateado
  4. Gnome fruit-eating bat (Artibeus gnomus), Murciélago frutero enano
  5. Dark fruit-eating bat (Artibeus obscurus), Murciélago frutero oscuro
  6. Flat-faced fruit-eating bat (Artibeus planirostris), Murciélago frutero de Spix
  7. Rosenberg’s fruit-eating bat (Artibeus rosenbergi), Murciélago frutero de Rosenberg
  8. Silky Short-tailed Bat (Carollia brevicauda), Murciélago sedoso de cola corta
  9. Chestnut Short-tailed Bat (Carollia castanea), Murciélago castaño de cola corta
  10. Seba’s Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata), Murciélago cola corta de Seba
  11. Little big-eyed bat (Chiroderma trinitatum), Murciélago pequeño de ojos grandes
  12. Hairy Big-eyed Bat (Chiroderma villosum), Murciélago de ojos grandes peludo
  13. Lesser Long-tongued Bat (Choeroniscus minor), Murciélago de lengua larga menor
  14. Big-eared Woolly Bat (Chrotopterus auritus), Murciélago lanudo orejón
  15. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), Murciélago vampiro común
  16. Hairy-legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata), Murciélago vampiro de patas peludas
  17. Striped Hairy-nosed Bat (Gardnerycteris crenulatum), Murciélago rayado de nariz peluda
  18. Pallas’s Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricina), Murciélago lengua larga común
  19. Davies’s Big-eared bat (Glyphonycteris daviesi), Murciélago canoso de Davies
  20. Thomas’s Nectar Bat (Hsunycteris thomasi), Murciélago nectario de Thomas
  21. Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli), Murciélago longirostro castaño
  22. Pygmy Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma brasiliense), Murciélago de orejas redondas pigmeo
  23. White-throated Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma silvicola), Murciélago de orejas redondas de garganta blanca
  24. Long-legged Bat (Macrophyllum macrophyllum), Murciélago de patas larga
  25. MacConnell’s Bat (Mesophylla macconnelli), Murciélago de Macconnell
  26. Hairy big-eared Bat (Micronycteris hirsuta), Murciélago orejón crestado
  27. Little big-eared Bat (Micronycteris megalotis), Murciélago orejudo común
  28. White-bellied Big-eared Bat (Micronycteris minuta), Murciélago orejudo de vientre blanco
  29. Pale-faced Bat (Phylloderma stenops), Murciélago de rostro pálido
  30. Pale Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus discolor), Murciélago nariz de lanza pálido
  31. Lesser Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus elongatus), Murciélago nariz de lanza menor
  32. Greater Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus), Murciélago nariz de lanza mayor
  33. Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus brachycephalus), Murciélago de nariz ancha y cabeza pequeña
  34. Heller’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus helleri), Murciélago de nariz ancha de Heller
  35. Buffy Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus), Murciélago de nariz ancha marrón
  36. Fischer’s Little Fruit Bat (Rhinophylla fischerae), Murciélago frutero pequeño de Fischer
  37. Dwarf Little Fruit Bat (Rhinophylla pumilio), Murciélago frutero pequeño enano
  38. Visored bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum), Murciélago de visera
  39. Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira magna), Murciélago grande de hombros amarillos
  40. Tschudi’s Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira oporaphilum), Murciélago de hombros amarillos de Tschudi
  41. Tilda’s yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira tildae), Murciélago de hombros amarillos de Tilda
  42. Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat (Tonatia saurophila), Murciélago de orejas redondas cabeza rayada
  43. Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus), Murciélago de labio verrugoso
  44. Niceforo’s Big-eared Bat (Trinycteris nicefori), Murciélago orejudo de Nicéforo
  45. Tent-making Bat (Uroderma bilobatum), Murciélago toldero común
  46. Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat (Vampyressa thyone), Murciélago de orejas amarillas ecuatoriano
  47. Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat (Vampyriscus bidens), Murciélago de orejas amarillas de dos dientes
  48. Great Stripe-faced Bat (Vampyrodes caraccioli), Gran murciélago de líneas faciales
  49. Spectral Bat (Vampyrum spectrum), Gran falso murciélago vampiro

Familia: Thyropteridae

  1. LaVal’s Disk-winged Bat (Thyroptera lavali), Murciélago con ventosas de LaVal
  2. Spix’s Disk-winged Bat (Thyroptera tricolor), Murciélago con ventosas de Spix

Familia: Vespertilionidae

  1. Brazilian Brown Bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis), Murciélago marrón brasileño
  2. Black Myotis (Myotis nigricans), Myotis negro
  3. Riparian Myotis (Myotis riparius), Myotis ripario

Primates of the Yasuni

The Primates of the Yasuni

The Yasuní is the largest tract of Tropical Rainforest in the Western Amazon Basin, one of the most biologically diverse on the planet.

Within the forest of the Yasuní live 12 species of monkeys, all of them sharing the forest resources in this unique area.

Here is a list of the Monkeys you can find while visiting the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve.

Family: Callitrichidae

  1. Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
  2. Red-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin (Leontocebus lagonotus), Chichico rojo
  3. Golden-mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus tripartitus), Tamarín ensillado de dorso dorado

Family: Cebidae

  1. Large-headed Capuchin (Cebus macrocephalus), Mono Capuchino Cabecinegro
  2. White-fronted Capuchin (Cebus yuracus), Mono Capuchino Frentiblanca
  3. Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis), Mono Ardilla de Humboldt

Family: Aotidae

  1. Noisy Night Monkey (Aotus vociferans) Mono Nocturno Vociferante

Family: Pitheciidae Familia

  1. Red-crowned Titi (Plecturocebus discolor)
  2. Napo Saki (Pithecia napensis)

Family: Atelidae

  1. Colombian Red Howler (Alouatta seniculus)
  2. White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth)
  3. Humboldt’s Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha)