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Scaled Fruiteater
Stanley Jones

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii)

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) Sexes similar. One adult with two juveniles perched on an inflorescence of a palm tree. Buenaventura Reserve, west of Pias, El Oro Province, Ecuador. Tropical cloud forest at ca. 800 m (2,625 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Tropical cloud forest at ca. 800 m (2,625 ft) elevation
Location
Buenaventura Reserve, west of Pias, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
Date taken
November 2014
Scientific name
Ampelioides tschudii
Equipment used
Canon
Cormac
Their attempt at camouflage didn't catch you out Stanley. Lovely natural capture.
 
mags1967
so nice seeing your captures again stanley.brilliant birds and capture.awesome.all the best margaret.
 
S K Gudi
Their feather color matches so well with the surrounding, another beauty, Stanley, superb shot!! tfs.
 
Joelle-Marcelle
A splendid capture of these strange-looking birds . Their plumage looks like some elements in the vegetation. A very interesting setting too.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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