Pictures of rainforest wildlife [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images 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 me.

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Black butterfly with iridescent purple-blue spots on the underwings (Indonesia) Tree boa (Andasibe) Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) Scarlet macaw Large black caiman in an oxbow lake Orange-backed Woodpecker (Reinwardtipicus validus) eating a worm/grub/insect larvae (Malaysia) Newly hatched caterpillars (pan02-2041) Colony of termites in moving along a log in the rainforest (Indonesia) American Bison (Bison bison) Blue and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Unknown centipede (Belize) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) in flight (Gabon) Large black bumble bee preparing to land on a morning glory flower (Indonesia) crab (Panama) Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Young orang-utan in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Panamanian Gecko (zoomed) (pan01-0822a) Green parrot Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs (Indonesia) White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Rufous-capped thornbill Red form of Dendrobates pumilio (pan01-0820) Yellow katydid (Belize) Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) posturing (pan02-2119) Examining a large snake (Peru) Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) (Indonesia) Orange-headed lizard in Gabon (Gabon) Macaw in flight Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) (Belize) Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Green anaconda Phelsuma barbouri (Andingitra) Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Mantid purple antenna Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) with wings spread and standing on one leg Location: oxbow lake. Local name: Cormoran Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Long-tailed macaques rummaging through trash on a beach Mantid Purple Antenna Saffron-crowned Tanager [Tangara xanthocephala] Location: Pueblo at Machu Picchu (Peru) Cabybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) with babies along riverside Local name: Ronsoco Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok (Ceiba) seeds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Butterflies mating (pan02-2029) Furcifer campani (Andingitra) Black insect with orange parasites Grey-Cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus) Dung beetles (Isalo) Highland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) Caterpillar (Suriname) Clear-wing butterfly in the Colombian Amazon Long-tailed macaques getting friendly (Indonesia) Blue and green butterfly (side view) (Gabon) Mantidactylus lugubris frog Mantid Yellow Crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) eating fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis) (Malaysia) Black; bronze; green; and blue butterfly feeding onb bird dung on forest floor (Gabon) Butterflies mating (pan02-2049) Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in flight over forest in Gabon (Gabon) Black wasp (Suriname) Moth; Thailand Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Pardalis chameleon near Maroantsetra (Maroantsetra) Grasshopper: black head; red antenna; yellow stripes; green legs; red haunches White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) grooming (pan02-1985) Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Moth chrysalis (pan01-0855) Butterfly (Belize) Dendrobates auratus poison-dart frog Spider (Belize) Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight Local name: Maracana de Aguajal Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green anole in Colombia Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Ocelot; Belize Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in a fruit tree (Indonesia) Toad; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Blue-eyed forest dragon of the Malaysian jungle (Malaysia) Black caterpillar with long white hairs; a yellow stripe; and red parts Brown beetle with green spots (Belize) Hyla tree frog in Peru Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Caterpillar with white stripe down its spine (Indonesia) Smooth-sided toad (Bufo guttatus) (Suriname) Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) (Indonesia) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Coatimundi (Nasua nasua) [local name - Quash or Pizote] in a tree (Belize) Palm flowers (Belize) rainforest wildlife: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49