Location
Punta Islita, Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM at 640 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/8, ISO 250
Image size 467 x 667 pixels
IOC Names
Order Coraciiformes Family Momotidae
Deutsch Brauenmotmot Dutch Wenkbrauwmotmot
Italian Motmot cigliaturchesi Spanish Momoto Cejiazul
Comments
The common Motmot of northern Pacific lowlands and foothills is the national bird of Nicaragua and El Salvador. Note the large area of featherless shaft on central rectrices. Its habit of wagging its tail has been interpreted as a signal that the bird is aware of a predator and is likely to escape, avoiding a useless pursuit.
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| 26/03/2010 |
Turquoise-browed Motmot |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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