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Plum-throated Cotinga (male)
Stanley Jones

Plum-throated Cotinga (male) (Cotinga maynana)

Plum-throated Cotinga (Cotinga maynana) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Canopy tower platform in the Napo River floodplain. Tree canopy, on a platform that was 36 m 118 ft) above the ground in a Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra: Malvaceae). The top of the tree was actually another 12-15 m (39-49 ft) above the platform. Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador. Napo River floodplain, Ecuadorian amazonian rainforest at ca. 200 m (656 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Canopy, Napo River floodplain, Ecuadorian amazonian rainforest at ca. 200 m (656 ft) elevation.
Location
Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador.
Date taken
January 2016
Scientific name
Cotinga maynana
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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OMG!!! How beautiful he is Stanley!!! It's a few years since we last saw a picture of this guy come in, which is very sad.

A super setting to find him in too my friend.

Many thanks for finding him and sharing the picture with us.
 
S K Gudi
WOW look at those colors, what an exotic beauty. Another stunning find & capture of him; Stanley!! tfs.
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
Only the 4th image of this species to be uploaded in the Gallery's History and what a beautiful image this is Stanley. This is one awesome capture guy.
 
Chris G6 UXU
Staff member
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A beauty of a shot, bird and setting Stanley, lovely job and many tfs and a fine set today.
 

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