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Gilded Barbet
Stanley Jones

Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus)

Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus) Photographed in a Ceiba Tree platform tower in the canopy. The tree is also known as Kapok or Cotton Tree. This platform tower overlooks an oxbow lake called Cocha Comungo. The oxbow lake is near Manu Wildlife Center Lodge, east of Boca Manu. River-edge forest, a lowland rainforest along the banks of Rio Madre de Dios at ca. 290 m elevation. Humid Forest Life Zone.
Species sexually dimorphic
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Habitat
River-edge forest, a lowland rainforest along the banks of Rio Madre de Dios at ca. 290 m elevation. Humid Forest Life Zone.
Location
Cocha Comungo Oxbow Lake, Manu Wildlife Center, Peru
Date taken
September 2009
Scientific name
Capito auratus
Equipment used
Canon 50D, Canon lens: 300mm f/4L IS USM, ISO 250, Shutter 1/250 with flash, f/4
KC Foggin
Supporter
What a beautiful setting for this rarity to the Gallery. Nicely captured Stan
 
Lisa W
Staff member
Supporter
This setting is so colorful, yet somehow you've made the bird stand out. Well done, Stanley.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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