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Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan
firecrest15

Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca)

Only occurring on the Eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador and even then only on high altitude tracks such as the Guango Lodge's mountain trail. Timing and luck required. This is presumably the race lateralis.
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Habitat
Temperate rainforest steep-sided valley
Location
Guango Lodge mountain trail, East Andes, Ecuador
Date taken
29.4.15
Scientific name
Andigena hypoglauca
Equipment used
Canon 1DX + 300mm F4 + 1.4x Extender handheld
delia todd
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That's a beautiful bird and a racking picture Chris.

Very well done lad.
 

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