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Pearl Kite
S_McNeil

Pearl Kite (gampsonyx swainsonii)

Photographed while travelling from Palo Verde National Park to the InterAmericana Highway.

We we fortunate to notice this bird, as it flew down to the ground as we drove by to grab a tasty lizard for lunch.
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Habitat
Open Country, Dry Tropical
Location
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Date taken
February 7, 2009
Scientific name
gampsonyx swainsonii
Equipment used
Canon EOS Rebel XSi, 300mm f4
Birdingcraft
One if the custest raptors and another interesting record for Costa Rica- most are recorded on the southern Pacific slope.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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