The Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. It is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The Blue whale was once abundant in nearly all the Earth's oceans until the end of the 19th century. It was hunted...
The Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. The common name of this species refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black....
The Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a cetacean belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. It is the second-longest species of cetacean on Earth after the Blue whale. American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews called the fin whale "the greyhound...
The Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the weasel family, Mustelidae, a globally successful group of predators. The Giant otter has no serious natural predators other than humans,...
The Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys. The Hawksbill sea turtle has a global distribution; it lives part...
The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is the only penguin found north of the equator. The cool waters of the Humboldt and Cromwell Currents allow it to survive despite the tropical latitude. The Galápagos penguin is one of the banded...
Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) are the smallest sea lion species and one of the most numerous species in the Galápagos archipelago. They are fairly social and can often be spotted sunning on sandy shores or rocks or gliding through the...
The mountain tapir, also known as the Andean tapir or woolly tapir (Tapirus pinchaque ) is the smallest of the four widely recognized species of tapir. It is the only one to live outside of tropical rainforests in the wild. It is most easily...
The great green macaw (Ara ambiguus ), also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a Central and South American parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized;...
The black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps ) is a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Although primatologists such as Colin Groves (1989) follow Kellogg and Goldman (1944) in...
The waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata ), also known as Galapagos albatross, is the only member of the family Diomedeidae located in the tropics. When they forage, they follow a straight path to a single site off the coast of Peru, about 1,000 km...
The Galápagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis ) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus and one of nine seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. It is the smallest of all of the eared seals. They are endemic to the Galápagos Islands in...
The Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae) is a critically endangered species of lizard. Due to its coloration, some call it the Pink iguana or the Galápagos rosy iguana. The species was first discovered in 1986 and was identified as a...
The black-and-chestnut eagle (Spizaetus isidori ) is a South American species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is sometimes called Isidor's eagle. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Oroaetus. However, recent genetic testing...
The Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus ) or the Charles Island mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It was endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands, but now is found only on two nearby islets, Campeón and...
The white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth ), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador,...
The lilacine amazon (Amazona autumnalis lilacina ) or Ecuadorian red-lored amazon is an amazon parrot native to Ecuador in South America. According to the IOC World Bird List, it is still considered to be a subspecies of the red-lored amazon,...
Mindomys is a genus of sigmodontine rodents in the family Cricetidae. It includes two species known only from Ecuador, Hammond's rice rat (Mindomys hammondi ) and the Kutukú rat (Mindomys kutuku ).: 16
Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi, known as the eastern Santa Cruz tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise living on Santa Cruz Island, within the Galápagos. Until 2015, C. n. donfaustoi was classified as part of another subspecies, Chelonoidis...
The Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus aequatorialis ), or Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey of the family Cebidae. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin. Mittermeier and Rylands...
The brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps fusciceps ), is a critically endangered subspecies of the black-headed spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in northwestern Ecuador.Its type locality is at 1500 m in the Hacienda...
The mangrove finch (Camarhynchus heliobates ) is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It was found on the islands of Fernandina and Isabela, but recent surveys have...
The silvery woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha poeppigii ), also known as Poeppig's woolly monkey or the red woolly monkey, is a subspecies of the common woolly monkey from South America. Named after the German zoologist Eduard Friedrich Poeppig,...
The medium tree finch (Camarhynchus pauper ) is a critically endangered species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands where it is only found on Floreana Island. Its name is...
Atelopus ignescens, the Jambato toad or Quito stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the northern Andes of Ecuador. This once abundant species was believed to be extinct until its rediscovery in 2016.The...
The grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera ), less commonly known as fire-winged parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
The aquatic rat, Ecuador fish-eating rat, fish-eating rat or Ecuadoran ichthyomyine (Anotomys leander ) is a South American species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Anotomys. This species is...
The Galápagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia ) is one of the six endemic seabirds of the Galápagos. Its scientific name derives from Ancient Greek: Pterodroma originates from pteron and dromos, meaning "wing" and "runner", and phaeopygia comes from...
The jocotoco antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi ) is an endangered antpitta, a bird from Ecuador and Peru. It was discovered in 1997, and scientifically described in 1999.
Atelopus balios, the Rio Pescado stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to southwestern Ecuador, with records from Pacific lowlands in Azuay, Cañar, and Guayas Provinces. It is a rare species that was already...
The El Oro parakeet, conure D'Orcès, cotorra de El Oro, or perico de El Oro (Pyrrhura orcesi ) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae, endemic to Ecuador. It is a relatively newly identified species, having been discovered in 1980. Little...
The black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis ) is a species of hummingbird native to Ecuador. It is Endangered, with less than 300 individuals remaining in the wild.
The grey-backed hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis ) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.It is found in Ecuador and far northern Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist...
The Peruvian tern (Sternula lorata ) is a species of tern in the family Laridae.Found in northern Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, its natural habitats are hot deserts, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.In Spanish,...
The purple quail-dove (Geotrygon purpurata ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
The royal sunangel (Heliangelus regalis ) is an endangered species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The Baudó guan (Penelope ortoni ) is a species of bird from the family Cracidae. It is restricted to humid forests in the west Andean foothills of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. It is highly sensitive to hunting and habitat destruction,...
The violet-throated metaltail (Metallura baroni ), locally called metalura gorjivioleta, is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
The Galápagos martin (Progne modesta ) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland...
The equatorial dog-faced bat (Cabreramops aequatorianus ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. They are found in dry, tropical forests. The species is now endangered. The equatorial dog-faced bat feeds on insects.
Colostethus jacobuspetersi, commonly known as the Quito rocket frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical...
Centrolene ballux is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is known from a few disjunct localities on the Pacific versant of the Cordillera Occidental in southern Colombia (Nariño Department) and northern Ecuador (Pichincha and Santo...
