Site Report: Madidi Jungle Ecolodge, Bolivia

Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Strangled Stinkhorn (Staheliomyces cinctus)

Wandering Spider (Ctenidae sp)

Broad-nosed Weevil (Phaops sp)

Flannel Moth (Megalopyge sp)

Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)

Pearl Moth (Syllepte strigicincta)

Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Colobothea sp)

Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)

Wandering Spider (Ctenidae sp)

Wave Moth (Tricentra sp)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Taeniotes orbignyi)

Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii)

Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Carpet Moth (Eois russearia)

Pearl Moth (Crambidae sp)

Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus)

Brush-footed Butterfly (Ithomiinae sp)

Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma)

Yellow-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis unifilis)

Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)

Erebid Moth (Antiblemma sp)

Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza hemimelaena)

Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber)

Stilt-legged Fly (Grallipeza sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Cockroach (Blattellidae sp)

Cutworm Moth (Noctuidae sp)

Carpet Moth (Eois sp)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Geometer Moth (Parilexia proditata)

Lantern Fly (Calyptoproctus sp)

Fruit-Piercing Moth (Metaprosphera sublimpida)

Erebid Moth (Antiblemma sp)

Erebid Moth (Goniohelia gallinago)

Tufted Moth (Nolidae sp)

Lichen Moth (Euthyone sp)

Scaly-legged Pyralid Snout Moth (Chrysauginae sp)

Emperor Moth (Hylesia sp)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus)

Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus)

Lappet Moth (Euglyphis braganza)

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Freiberg's Foam-Frog (Engystomops freibergi)

Long-legged Velvet Mite (Erythraeidae sp)

Wave Moth (Hemipterodes sp)

LIchen Moth (Cisthenina sp)

Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)

Tortricid Leafroller Moth (Tortricidae sp)

Curved-horn Moth (Gelechioidea sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Samea sp)

Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)

Bess Beetle (Passalus sp)

White-bellied Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus griseipectus)

Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)

Cobalt-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera)

Owl Butterfly (Caligo sp)

Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza hemimelaena)

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica)

Elf Cup (Cookeina speciosa)

Crambid Snout Moth (Argyria sp)

Caddisfly (Trichoptera sp)

Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp)

Erebid Moth (Coenipeta sp)

Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota)

Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog (Leptodactylus didymus)

Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada)

Stingless Bee (Meliponini sp)

Tufted Moth (Nolidae sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)

Emperor Moth (Hylesia sp)

Lodge

Map of Site Report: Madidi Jungle Ecolodge, Bolivia

Visits

2026-04-17: After a long boat ride, we arrived at the lodge. After lunch, we walked around on the trails in the area.
2026-04-18: A full day of walking around on the trails at Madidi.
2026-04-19: One final morning at the lodge before heading back into town.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (149 records, 75 images)

Phylum: Arthropods (54 records, 54 images)

Class: Arachnids (3 records, 3 images)

Order: Spiders (2 records)
- Family: Wandering Spiders
- Wandering Spider (Ctenidae sp)
- Wandering Spider (Ctenidae sp)

Order: Trombidiform Mite (1 record)
- Family: Long-legged Velvet Mites
- Long-legged Velvet Mite (Erythraeidae sp)

Class: Insects (51 records, 51 images)

Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants (1 record)
- Family: Hornets and Yellowjackets
- Stingless Bee (Meliponini sp)

Order: Beetles (4 records)
- Family: Bess Beetles
- Bess Beetle (Passalus sp)
- Family: Longhorn Beetles
- Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Colobothea sp)
- Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Taeniotes orbignyi)
- Family: Weevils
- Broad-nosed Weevil (Phaops sp)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (41 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Brush-footed Butterfly (Ithomiinae sp)
- Owl Butterfly (Caligo sp)
- Family: Curved-horn Moths
- Curved-horn Moth (Gelechioidea sp)
- Family: Cutworm Moths and Allies
- Cutworm Moth (Noctuidae sp)
- Family: Emperor and Giant Silk Moths
- Emperor Moth (Hylesia sp)
- Family: Lappet Moths
- Lappet Moth (Euglyphis braganza)
- Family: New World Flannel Moths
- Flannel Moth (Megalopyge sp)
- Family: Pyralid Snout Moths
- Scaly-legged Pyralid Snout Moth (Chrysauginae sp)
- Family: Tortricid Leafroller Moths
- Tortricid Leafroller Moth (Tortricidae sp)
- Family: Tufted Moths
- Tufted Moth (Nolidae sp)
- Tufted Moth (Nolidae sp)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Erebid Moth (Antiblemma sp)
- Erebid Moth (Antiblemma sp)
- Erebid Moth (Coenipeta sp)
- Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
- Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
- Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
- Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
- Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
- Erebid Moth (Goniohelia gallinago)
- Fruit-Piercing Moth (Metaprosphera sublimpida)
- Lichen Moth (Euthyone sp)
- LIchen Moth (Cisthenina sp)

Order: Caddisflies (1 record)
- Family: Trichoptera
- Caddisfly (Trichoptera sp)

Order: Cockroaches and Termites (1 record)
- Family: Wood Cockroaches
- Cockroach (Blattellidae sp)

Order: Flies (1 record)
- Family: Stilt-legged Flies
- Stilt-legged Fly (Grallipeza sp)

Order: True Bugs (2 records)
- Family: Lanternflies
- Lantern Fly (Calyptoproctus sp)
- Family: Typical Leafhoppers
- Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp)

Phylum: Chordates (95 records, 21 images)

Class: Amphibians (2 records, 2 images)

Order: Toads and Frogs (2 records)
- Family: Leptodactylid frogs
- Freiberg's Foam-Frog (Engystomops freibergi)
- Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog (Leptodactylus didymus)

Class: Birds (88 records, 14 images)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Uniform Crake (Amaurolimnas concolor)

Order: Cuckoos (3 records)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
- Greater Ani (Crotophaga major)
- Family: Hoatzin
- Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Gray-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)
- Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata)
- Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (3 records)
- Family: Motmots
- Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota)
- Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
- Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (4 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Amazonian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium hardyi)
- Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)

Order: Parrots (8 records)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
- Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus)

Order: Perching Birds (41 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)
- Olive Oropendola (Psarocolius bifasciatus)
- Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)
- Family: Cotingas
- Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans)
- Family: Donacobius
- Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)
- Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus)
- Family: Manakins
- Blue-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata)
- Round-tailed Manakin (Ceratopipra chloromeros)
- Family: Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii)
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica)
- Family: Vireos
- Chivi Vireo (Vireo chivi)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Collared Plover (Anarhynchus collaris)

Order: Tinamiformes (5 records)

Order: Trogons (2 records)
- Family: Trogons
- Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus)
- Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (2 records)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
- Family: New World Quail
- Marbled Wood-Quail (Odontophorus gujanensis)

Order: Vultures (2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds (7 records)
- Family: Jacamars
- Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus)
- Family: New World Barbets
- Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus)
- Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus rubricollis)
- Family: Puffbirds
- Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
- Family: Toucans
- Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii)
- White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)

Class: Mammals (3 records, 3 images)

Order: Primates (2 records)
- Family: Cebidae
- Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
- Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: Agoutis
- Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)

Class: Reptiles (2 records, 2 images)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Whiptails and Tegus
- Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: South American and Malagasy River Turtles
- Yellow-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis unifilis)

Kingdom: Fungi including Lichens (2 records, 2 images)

Phylum: Ascomycete Fungi (1 record, 1 image)

Class: Operculate Ascomycetes (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Pezizales (1 record)
- Family: Elf Cups and Allies
- Elf Cup (Cookeina speciosa)

Phylum: Basidiomycete Fungi (1 record, 1 image)

Class: Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Stinkhorns and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Stinkhorns
- Strangled Stinkhorn (Staheliomyces cinctus)

Lifelists

Trips

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