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Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Photo description
Perches on high exposed bare branch. Hovers and flutters like a butterfly in ant and termite swarms. At other times manoeuvres like a bat. Hunts insects in the open, sallying forth like a martin-cum-flycatcher. Also called simply Swallow-wing.
Uploaded Feb 7, 2008 | Flickr URL
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Guyana Rupununi River Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
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Good capture
Posted on Feb 7, 2008
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