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Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan
BethG

Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)

I barely saw this one in the top of the tree in this jungle clearing! Not a great photo but definately shows the habitat.
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Habitat
Jungle
Location
Mindo, Ecuador
Date taken
05/12/2012
Scientific name
Andigena laminirostris
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7-D 100-400 L
delia todd
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Oh my! I thought they were big birds, I now have a sense of their scale! Very well spotted in there Beth.

A great capture Beth, and two lovely pictures of a bird we hardly ever see coming into the Gallery - the last one was 4 years ago!
 
BethG
this bird was about 50 feet up in the canopy....luckily we had a guide that spotted him because I would have never seen it!
 
Stanley Jones
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It is amazing how large and colorful birds can blend in so well. It makes you wonder how many of these jewels in the forest we walk past and never know it. Great spot and picture Beth!!!
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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