The Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas... The bird has a generally subdued coloration, with fine linear patterns of black, grey and brown. Its remiges however have vividly-colored middle webs, which with wings fully spread show bright eyespots in red, yellow, and black. These are shown to other sunbitterns in courtship and threat displays, or used to startle potential predators. Like some other birds, the Sunbittern has powder down.Both remiges and powder down were new to me.
Photo credit Wes Kalinowski, via chirp chirp chirp and A London Salmagundi.
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق