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Sungrebe

Heliornis fulica

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10.5317, -83.5054

Field Notes

Description:

Very small about 28 cm.long and 115 g..

Habitat:

streams, rivers and swamps, woodland primarily where logs and tangles are prevalent and where there is dense vegetation that hangs over the water.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
alicelongmartin
It is a beauty! It swims like a duck, but it's shape is different. Is there a bird in it's group with which I could more easily identify. Like Anahingas
Jonathan Sequeira
Ok Ashish chose one.... I will have better pictures next month I will travel with a better camera.....
Ashish
Jonathan use cropped bigger image of this bird from first picture what is good shot and upload as separate picture.

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PublishedNovember 2, 2011

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