Podocarpus National Park
Facts and practical information
Podocarpus National Park is a national park located in the provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Loja, in the south-east of Ecuador. It was created in 1982. ()
Zamora Chinchipe
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Wildlife
AnimalsSee what popular animal species you can meet in this location.
Spectacled bear
The spectacled bear, also known as the Andean bear, Andean short-faced bear, or mountain bear and locally as jukumari, ukumari or ukuku, is the last remaining short-faced bear.
Mammals
Jaguar
The jaguar is a large felid species and the only extant member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico in...
Mammals
Mountain tapir
The mountain tapir, also known as the Andean tapir or woolly tapir is the smallest of the four widely recognized species of tapir. It is the only one to live outside of tropical rainforests...
Mammals
Cerulean warbler
The cerulean warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Adult males have pale cerulean blue and white upperparts with a black necklace across the breast and black streaks...
Birds
Chimney swift
The chimney swift is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both the Vaux's swift and the Chapman's swift; in the past, the...
Birds
Zamora Chinchipe