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Oilbird
Stanley Jones

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) Sexes similar. Taken from a bridge looking down into a black cavernous abyss (Quebrada Quiscarrumi). Two flashlights and a flash at ISO 6400. Photographed along the edge of a ravine between Moyobamba and Tarapoto, San Martn Department, Peru. A tropical premontane forest (lower-elevation rain forest) at ca. 892 m (2,927 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
A tropical premontane forest (lower-elevation rain forest) at ca. 892 m (2,927 ft) elevation.
Location
Quebrada Quiscarrumi, between Moyobamba and Tarapoto, San Martn Department, Peru.
Date taken
November 2013
Scientific name
Steatornis caripensis
Equipment used
Canon
S K Gudi
Great spotting in the darkness as also bird well camouflaged with the surroundings and brilliantly captured from all that way across, Stanley!!
 
Doc Duck
Goodness! I'd have had trouble getting myself to look over the edge of that bridge at all! And I'm sure I'd have missed this bird even if I did manage to peek down into the abyss :eek!:
 
jbpixels
Flashlight and a high ISO setting to present this perfect camouflage.
Fantastic shot, well done.
Happy Easter !
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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