David Pattyn / Tayra (Eira barbara) climbing in a tree in rainforest habitat with fern covered trees, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Tayra (Eira barbara) climbing in a tree in rainforest habitat with fern covered trees, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) camouflaged on tree with a young juvenile opposite it, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris), Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

Daniel Brockner/ BIA / Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), Mindo, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris), Mindo, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris), Mindo, Ecuador

Lucas Bustamante / Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis) male on stem, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Endangered species.

Lucas Bustamante / Mosquito (Culicidae) feeding on the back of an Equatorial anole (Anolis aequatorialis) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) butterfly, Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Melvin Grey / Purple-throated woodstar hummingbird (Calliphlox mitchellii) hummingbird male flying to garden flower, Mindo Loma, Ecuador

Melvin Grey / Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis) male, Mindo, Ecuador. Controlled conditions.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Huge terrestrial flatworm (Bipalium kewense), Mindo, Ecuador, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

James Christensen / False Zebra Longwing (Heliconius atthis) butterfly, Hacienda San Vicente, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Andean Snail-eater (Dipsas andiana) female and Land Snail (Drymaeus sp) prey near city, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Equatorial Mussurana (Clelia equatoriana) snake in rainforest, Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Anchor Coralsnake (Micrurus ancoralis), Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Horned Anole (Anolis proboscis) male, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Horned Anole (Anolis proboscis) male, Mindo, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Yellow breasted antipitta (Grallaria flavotincta) Angel Paz reserve, Mindo region, Andean cloud forest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Sipo Snake (Chironius exoletus) head against a white background. Captive. Endemic to Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador.

James Christensen / Black-naped Forest Racer (Dendrophidion nuchale), Mindo, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Forest vegetation with epiphytes growing on tree branches on the western slope of the Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Forest vegetation in mist on the western slope of the Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador, South America

Rolf Nussbaumer / Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis), male feeding on ginger flower in rain, Mindo, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Booted Racket-tail hummingbird (Ocreatus underwoodii) male flying, feeding from flower, Mindo, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Empress Brilliant hummingbird (Heliodoxa imperatrix) male perched next to flower, Mindo, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui), adult feeding on heliconia flower, Mindo, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Purple-bibbed Whitetip (Urosticte benjamini) male feeding from flower, Mindo, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Pete Oxford / Imperial moth (Eacles sp) camouflaged in leaf litter, Mindo Cloud forest. Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Imperial moth (Eacles sp) camouflaged in leaf litter, Mindo Cloud forest. Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Leaf detail, Mindo cloud forest, Ecuador

Lucas Bustamante / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador

Lucas Bustamante / Ecuadorian Western cloudforest landscape. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador

David Pattyn / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) couple mating in cloud forest environment, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) female perched, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) feeding on fruit, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Old trees covered with ferns, orchids and bromeliads in typical high altitude rainforest, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Buff-tailed coronet hummingbird (Boissonneaua flavescens) two fighting, Mindo cloud forest area, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Long-tailed sylph hummingbird (Aglaiocercus kingii) feeding from bird feeder, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Long-tailed sylph hummingbird (Aglaiocercus kingii) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Chestnut breasted coronet hummingbird, (Boissonneaua matthewsii) perched on branch, , Guango reserve, Mindo, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) perched at a flower, Mindo cloud forest area, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Rainforest, cloudforest landscape, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens), Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens), Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens), Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Cinnamon flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) , Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) male perched, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) male perched, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) male flying, Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Sparkling Violet-ear (Colibri coruscans) hummingbird in flight, Mindo cloud forest ecosystem, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) hummingbird in flight, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Dark backed wood quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) , Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Chestnut crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapillas), Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Chestnut crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapillas), Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Crimson rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Orange-bellied euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) adult male, Bella vista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Orange-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola jucunda) perched, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Toucan barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) , Bellavista private reserve, Mindo region, Andean cloud forest, Tropical Andes, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Brown violetear hummingbird (Colibri delphinae) adult male, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Andean Emerald Hummingbird (Amazilia franciae) , Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) , Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Fern covered trees with orchids and bromeliads, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) four perched at a hummingbird feeder, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador , July

David Pattyn / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) female perched, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Tayra (Eira barbara) climbing in a tree in rainforest habitat with fern covered trees, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Tayra (Eira barbara) climbing in a tree in rainforest habitat with fern covered trees, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

David Pattyn / Tayra (Eira barbara) climbing in a tree in rainforest habitat with fern covered trees, Bellavista private reserve, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

Paul Bertner / Katydid (Tettigoniidae), Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Snail, Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Millipede, seen under UV light, Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Glass Frog (Centrolenidae), Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Treehopper (Membracidae), Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) male, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador

Lucas Bustamante / Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) perched on a stump, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Male Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) portrait, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Crimson rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) feeding in tree, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Male Andean cock of the rock (Rupicola peruvianus) perched on branch, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Ecuadorian toadheaded viper (Bothrops campbelli) portrait, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Plate billed mountain toucan (Andigena laminirostris) feeding on fruit, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Ecuadorian toadheaded viper (Bothrops campbelli) curled up, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Eyelash palm pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) with tongue extended, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Booted racket tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) two males fighting in flight, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Spotted genuine snake (Saphenophis boursieri) portrait, waving tail in defensive display, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis) male, silhouetted on underside of twig, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Endangered species.

Lucas Bustamante / Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis) male on twig, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, January 2013, Endangered species.

Lucas Bustamante / Minute Glassfrog (Centrolene peristictum) male guarding eggs, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Vulnerable species.

Lucas Bustamante / Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) male perched, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Ecuadorian toadhead (Bothrocophias campbelli) with Mosquito (Culicidae) feeding on its head, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Pinnochio rainfrog (Pristimantis appendiculatus) on twig, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Pinocchio lizard / Ecuadorian horned anole (Anolis proboscis) pair, male on higher branch, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Endangered species.

Lucas Bustamante / Emerald glass frog (Espadarana prosoblepon) pair mating, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Palmar tree frog (Boana / Hypsiboas pellucens) on plant stem, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Pichincha giant glass frog (Centrolene heloderma) pair mating, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Las Gralarias Glassfrog (Nymphargus lasgralarias) spawn with tadpoles developing in eggs hanging from leaf, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.