Antisana Ecological Reserve
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.
| Antisana Ecological Reserve | |
|---|---|
 Antisana volcano, the park's namesake | |
| Location | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Napo Province, Quijos Canton and Archidona Canton |
| Area | 120,000 ha |
Plants and animals
The mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) lives in Antisana Ecological Reserve.
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
Other websites
- www.enjoyecuador.net / Antisana Ecological Reserve (in Spanish)
- www.ambiente.gov.ec/ Antisana Ecological Reserve (in Spanish)