Location
Lapa Rios, Osa Peninsula
Costa Rica
Metadata
Make Nikon D2X
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-200 mm f/2.8G at 300 mm
Exposure 1/320, f/2.8, ISO 800
Image size 469 x 600 pixels
IOC Names
Order Coraciiformes Family Momotidae
Deutsch Dutch *Blauwkapmotmot
Italian Spanish
Comments
Motmots have tail feathers which look like pendulums which the bird moves from side to side. The barbs near the end of the two central tail feathers fall off during preening or abrasion with substrates and this is the origin of the racket shape of the tail . The juveniles have complete central feathers.
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| 09/01/2006 |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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