Birding Tour Ecuador: The Amazon – Clay Lick and Giant Otters

Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park is one of the most diverse places on earth, spanning nearly 2.5 million acres (2.09 square kilometers) of lush rainforest. The Ecuadorian Amazon is home to more than 600 bird species. We have developed this seven-day itinerary to provide you with the best birding experience in the Amazon. The comfortable Napo Wildlife Center will be our base for a week of birding and adventure in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Some of the key species in the forest around the Napo Wildlife Center are Black-necked Red Cotinga, Plum-throated Cotinga, Hoatzin, Sungrebe, Agami Heron, Zigzag Heron, White-throated Toucan, Golden-collared Toucanet, Grey-winged Trumpeter, Crested Owl, White-plumed Antbird, Bicolored Antbird, Lunulated Antbird, and Pavonine Quetzal. In addition the number of parrots on the clay lick such as Scarlet Macaw, Orange-cheeked Parrot, Dusky-headed Parakeet, Southern Mealy Amazon, Yellow-crowned Amazon, and White-eyed Parakeet will be a treat.

The highly sought-after Sunbittern should be encountered on this Amazon tour.

The Napo Wildlife Center offers also good opportunities to see wildlife such as Giant Otter, Black Caiman, Golden-mantled Tamarin, White-faced Capuchin, White-bellied Spider Monkeys, Red Howler Monkey, and Napo Saki monkey.

In some years, this tour can be combined with our Northern Ecuador: Birding Paradise tour, and/or our Ecuador: The Amazon tour.

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Hoatzin can be seen at the Napo Wildlife Center.