Birds: Parrots and Macaws of amazing colors, the toucan and the green and gold tangara, are just some of the 550 species of birds registered in the Orient. For this reason, ornithologists from all over the world have transformed the Ecuadorian forest into a sort of an outdoors laboratory, in which they can carry out their investigations and check their theories.

Mammals: The jaguar reigns in this forest, for being an accomplished hunter of silent steps and spectacular jumps. Besides the jaguar, other mammals like the tapir -without any doubt the biggest in the region; in some cases weighing more than 250 kilos) inhabit the Ecuadorian Orient. The tapir has short paws, thick neck and its body -in barrel form - covered with a very thick skin.

The greatness of the forest, is also shared with other mammals like the armadillo, the pumas and even the bear of glasses (unique species of bears in Latin America).