The Amazon Rainforest is a birder’s paradise with over 1500 described species of rainforest birds. The Amazon rainforest is known for being home to an incredible range of animals and wildlife. The differences seen between birds and the adaptations represents the variety of the Amazon species in which each one has developed. The Amazon Kingfisher is also included in the list of must-see and most beautiful birds of Amazon rainforest jungle. Jaguars, manatees, sloths, toucans, butterflies, medicinal plants… and spiders.There are about 3,600 species of spiders inhabiting the Amazon basin, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), are known to be located in the Andes mountains (over 140 different hummingbirds species live there). Most insects live on the herblayer (the floor of the rainforest). Here I present a selection of some well known but also lesser known species with notes about behaviour and how they live. Some live in the middle or shurb layer of the rainforest. Amazon Kingfisher. 8. Hummingbirds love the Amazon for its abundant food and warm climate. /VCG Photo They range from Mexico to Argentina and mainly occur in lowland regions avoiding the Andes. They also buzz around in the Amazon rainforest. Because of the constant availability of nectar and fruit in the rainforest, several hummingbird groups even focus exclusively on one or two kinds of food. Hummingbirds live in the Americas as far north as Alaska and as far south as Chile. Hummingbirds are the only birds that are nectar feeders, and they are attracted to red, orange and yellow flowers. They normally feed on aquatic prey like fish, invertebrates and crustaceans nesting in holes. Amazon Rainforest birds include famous species like the brilliantly coloured scarlet macaws, iconic toucans, and powerful harpy eagles mentioned in the rainforest birds article. This heritage, however, is under threat as the Amazon rainforest, prime bird habitat, loses ground to pastures and cropland. On an They also buzz around in the Amazon rainforest.