Las Piedras Biodiversity Station
Main features:
- Excellent and well managed forest, with high density of Brazil nuts
and primates
- Macaw and mammal clay licks close by
- Ongoing mammal, bird, herpetofauna and plant research
- Good support staff
Intimate dedicated research station run by a friendly British biologist
and her Peruvian husband; good trail network; high density of primates,
including Pithecia sp.; good bird, mammal and herpetofauna species lists.
| Size: |
12 Researchers |
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2 Research assistants |
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1 Guides |
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1 Assistant guides |
10-12 hours journey time from Maldonado. Usually undertaken in two stages
with overnight camping stop on river beach (very nice!)
| Primates: |
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Black spider monkey |
(Ateles chamek) |
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Brown capuchin |
(Cebus apella) |
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Dusky titi monkey |
(Callicebus brunneus) |
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Emperor tamarin |
(Saguinus emperator) |
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Night monkey |
(Aotus nigriceps) |
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Pygmy marmoset |
(Cebuella pygmeae) |
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Red howler monkey |
(Alouatta seniculus) |
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Saddleback tamarin |
(Saguinus fuscicollis) |
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Saki monkey |
(Pithecia monachus) |
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Squirrel monkey |
(Saimiri boliviensis) |
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White-fronted capuchin monkey |
(Cebus albifrons) |
Research links:
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