Antisana Ecological Reserve

Antisana Ecological Reserve
Antisana volcano, the park's namesake
Location	Ecuador Napo Province, Quijos Canton and Archidona Canton
Coordinates	0.54°S 78.03°W / -0.54; -78.03
Area	120,000 ha
Established	July 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

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)