These vertebrate animals are the most common sight at your visit to Sani Lodge. As they are mostly active during the day, we start our excursions very early in the morning, at 6.00 am.

Tropical birds are incredible diverse and, representing almost 15% of all the species in the world, nearly 1600 species are found in Ecuador. They eat insects, fruits, seeds, nectar and for the predator species, meat. At Sani, you will be able to see in a regular trip of 4 days, around 120 species out of the 550 existing in the area. However, this number might vary enormously for avid birders, reaching 250 different species in a 5 day trip.

Sani is located between two of the most diverse ecological reserves in the world, The Yasuni National Park and the Cuyabeno reserve. Our territory represents a natural corridor for an amazing variety of bird species. On the north, the Cuyabeno Reserve with 603,380 hectares of protected land (mostly flooded forest). On the south, The Yasuni National Park with 980,000 hectares of lowland forest and Terra Firme.

Sani Lodge is a Birdwatchers paradise. We are constantly finding new species that haven't been found in the area. The amazing Rufous Potoo and the paradise Jacamar are just some of the examples that make our lodge such an impressive place to bird watch.

BIRD WATCHERS SECTION