Pantiacolla Tours

The Razor-billed Curassow, Mitu tuberosum, is a big ground bird of up to 89 cm long, mostly black with white ends of the tail feathers. Its large red bill is flattened at the sides. Together with the Chachalacas and Guans, the Curassows belong to the Cracidae family. They can often be heard with metallic high pitched “pweet” calls or their songs of deep booming notes, though both sounds can easily blend in with all the other sounds of the forest.

The Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is the Amazon’s biggest mammal, up to 2,1 meter long, 1 meter high and weighing up to 200 kg. It has an elongated nose, which it uses to eat plants, especially in swamps and other water environments. It still has many characteristics from its Eocene family members that roamed Europe and Asia 55 million years ago. Its closest present-day relatives are rhinos and horses.

The Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium sized cat, living of small mammals, birds, fish, and snakes. Though smaller than the mighty jaguar, it was admired for its beauty and freedom and seen as a symbol for honor and courage by prehispanic people.