Antisana Ecological Reserve

Antisana Ecological Reserve
Antisana volcano, the park's namesake
Location Ecuador
Napo Province, Quijos Canton and Archidona Canton
Coordinates0°32′S 78°02′W / 0.54°S 78.03°W / -0.54; -78.03
Area120,000 ha
EstablishedJuly 1993

Antisana Ecological Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Ecológica Antisana) is a national park in Ecuador. It is in three provinces: Napo Province, Quijos Canton, and Archidona Canton.

Plants and animals

Many animals and plants live in or near the park. Some of them only live in a few places:

  • White-fronted spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) – Endangered
  • Northern pudu (Pudu mephistophiles) – Vulnerable
  • Mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) – Endangered
  • Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) – Vulnerable
  • Bush dog (Speothos venaticus) – Near Threatened
  • Wattled guan (Aburria aburri) – Near Threatened
  • Fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) – Near Threatened
  • Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) – Near Threatened
  • Spot-winged parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) – Vulnerable
  • Greater scythebill (Campylorhamphus pucherani) – Near Threatened
  • Southeastern giant antpitta, Grallaria gigantea gigantea – Vulnerable
  • Giant conebill (Oreomanes fraseri) – Near Threatened
  • Napo plump toad (Osornophryne antisana) – Endangered
  • Senecio antisanae / Senecio iscoensis (= Aetheolaena senecioides?) – Data Deficient

Other important plants and animals live there too:

  • Andean gull (Larus serranus)
  • Silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis)
  • Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
  • Oreopanax confusus
  • Chuquiraga jussieui

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