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Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

Photo by Alonso Garcia
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Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias
Liam
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Comments (17)
July Llanes
Beautiful bird! I have to go to Costa Rica! :)
Alonso Garcia
ok gracias carolina,la verdad no tengo ni idea de estas cosas de los nombres,pero voy aprendiendo,cualquier informacion es importante para mi...desconozco completamente el tema..gracias!!
Carolina
Alonso, acuerdate que en la primera caja de texto va el nombre común, que sería Sunbittern, y en el segundo el nombre científico :)
Ashish
Alonso.. update ID as Liam suggested what is correct... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbittern
Elsa
That's so cool. The wings make it look like a giant butterfly!
Ashish
Hahaha... Does it mimicking Peacock... :)
BrandonBlount
Wonderful spotting, of an absolutely wonderful bird!!!!
Liam
Beautiful bird! You've captured this shot very well.

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Birds of the World
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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PublishedOctober 18, 2011

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