Sunbittern
10 June 2010 21:06 Filed in: Eurypygidae Sunbittern Panama Soberania National Park Canopy Lodge Valle de Anton Nests
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Soberania Park 2006
Bird name: Sunbittern
Latin: Eurypyga helias
Other: Tepozcalcarau (Es), pavito de agua, ave sol, garza del sol • Pavãozinho-do-pará (Br), pavão-papa-moscas
Family: Eurypygidae • Sunbittern
Range: Guatemala to Brazil
The nesting female Sunbittern was seen in central Panama, above a river. Another was seen later in a river in El Valle. Taxonomy unclear.
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