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Bananaquit
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola subsp. intermedia) Sexes similar. Umbrellabird Lodge in Buenaventura Reserve, west of Pias, El Oro Province, Ecuador. Western slope of the Andes; tropical cloud forest at ca. 800 m (2,625 ft) elevation.
Habitat
Western slope of the Andes; tropical cloud forest at ca. 800 m (2,625 ft) elevation.
Location
Umbrellabird Lodge in Buenaventura Reserve, just west of Pias, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
Date taken
November 2014
Scientific name
Coereba flaveola
Equipment used
Canon
An unusual name and a bird that stands on one leg! Super shot though Stanley Tfs
 
Great colours, detail, and behaviour, Stanley. I think every bird species rest a leg at times; many are seen as one-legged, but they're not ;)
 
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Aren't they beautiful little guys. A super picture Stanley.

I think I'll be adding this one to the Opus article as it such a good picture of the subspecies.

Many thanks lad.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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