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Wire-crested Thorntail (male)
Stanley Jones

Wire-crested Thorntail (male) (Discosura popelairii)

Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura pepelairii) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, northeast of Narupa, Ecuador. Rain forest, subtropical elevational zone at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. Foothills of the eastern-slope of the Andes overlooking Rio Pocono Valley.
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Habitat
Rain forest, subtropical elevational zone at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. Foothills of the eastern-slope of the Andes overlooking Rio Pocono Valley.
Location
Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, northeast of Narupa, Ecuador.
Date taken
January 2016
Scientific name
Discosura popelairii
Equipment used
Canon
jbpixels
A brilliant capture of this tropical beauty. Pose, perch and colors/blur are extraordinary.
 
delia todd
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Oh my Stanley... what a stunner he is!!! I just love his crest and his tail too. It's so easy to see how they get that name, isn't it.

A super picture - very well done my friend.
 
Tockman
What a great looking bird Stanley! superb detail, colours and pose...love the backdrop too, well done mate :t:
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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