Photos of Ecuador by Jeremy Hance

Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador. Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with fly in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Settlement and deforestation along Napo River in Ecuadorian Amazon Settlement and fragmented forest along road in Ecuadorian Amazon Detail of sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador. Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador. Juvenile green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Single tree blooming in the Ecuadorian Amazon Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon View from observation tower in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Oropendola (species?) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Oropendola (species?) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) feeding juvenile in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon A bug's life: insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Flowers in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Bess beetle in the Passalidae family in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Huaorani guide with machete in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans Close-up of wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon This fungi, which appears to glow-in-the-dark, is known locally as the 'The penis of the Devil' ( in Spanish); found in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon American undergraduates touring ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Large snail in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Flowers in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 While these photos are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact mongabay