Atlantic Forest

One of the world’s major biodiversity hotspots, the Atlantic Forest is home to a remarkable variety of species, many found nowhere else on Earth.

Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) at its nest surrounded by dense vegetation and bromeliads in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) displaying its distinctive colorful crest in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon) perched on a moss-covered branch in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Chicken Snake (Spilotes pullatus) moving through dense ferns and vegetation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) perched beside epiphytic vegetation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus) perched on a moss-covered branch during rainfall in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Cururu Toad (Rhinella icterica) surrounded by wet green vegetation on the forest floor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Three Bat Falcons (Falco rufigularis) perched together on tree branches in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) perched beside epiphytic vegetation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) perched on a moss-covered branch in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) perched beside a tree trunk in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Two Maroon-bellied Parakeets (Pyrrhura frontalis) perched together on a branch with epiphytic vegetation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Behind the scenes

Read the story behind one of these photos: a morning with the Atlantic Royal Flycatcher.