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Bananaquit
Jacamar

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

A pair of Bananaquits have built a nest in our yard. One day I heard a "thump" outside and I went out and found this bird laying on its back. It had just crashed into the sliding glass door. After a few minutes it sat up allowed me to take a few pictures. It recovered quickly and five minutes later it flew away.
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Habitat
A great variety of habitats. Sparse, xeropytic, thorny vegetation to luxuriant, humid, mossy virgin cloud forests, mangroves and gardens.
Location
Guyana, S. America
Date taken
6/27/04
Scientific name
Coereba flaveola
Equipment used
Olympus C-2040 Zoom
njlarsen
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Nice! I keep getting amazed with the variation this species shows.

Niels
 
Jacamar
I found out yesterday that there are 41 subspecies! If you compare this picture to the one in the Bird Database, you can see that they are alot different. Can someone tell me what subspecies this is?
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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