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Chestnut-eared Araçaris
dacol

Chestnut-eared Araçaris (Pteroglossus castanotis)

Part of a group of 5 (wild and free) Chestnut-eared Araçaris that were eating papayas off the trees in the courtyard of the Pantanal Mato Grosso Hotel, off the Transpantaneira road in Brazil.
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Habitat
courtyard of hotel
Location
North Pantanal, about 60 Km SW from Pocon, MT, Brazil
Date taken
August 19, 2008.
Scientific name
Pteroglossus castanotis
Equipment used
Sony Alpha 200 + Sony AF D 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Autofocus Lens
mali
Had to check the location here, we stopped off in Alexandria VA in september, and didn't see any of these, great looking birds, nice shot.
 
dacol
Alexandria, VA, is the current habitat of the photographer...
Thanks for the compliment,

Dalcio
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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