Blue-headed Parrots (Pionus menstruus), Dusky-headed Parakeets (Aratinga weddellii), and Mealy Amazons (Amazona farinosa), all gather to consume clay along the banks of the Napo River. The ingestion of clay neutralizes the toxins in their stomach that results from a diet rich in raw nuts. Napo River, Ecuador
Cebus albifrons A Capuchin monkey pauses from his travels through the forest to eat a snack of berries. Napo River, Ecuador
Gymnoderus foetidus A very strange, but oddly pretty bird, the fruitcrows are members of the Cotinga family, which consists of a whole bunch of oddballs native to the new world tropics. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
