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Sungrebe

Heliornis fulica

Description:

Very small about 28 cm.long and 115 g..

Habitat:

streams, rivers and swamps, woodland primarily where logs and tangles are prevalent and where there is dense vegetation that hangs over the water.

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4 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

It is a beauty! It swims like a duck, but it's shape is different. Is there a bird in it's group with which I could more easily identify. Like Anahingas

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Ok Ashish chose one.... I will have better pictures next month I will travel with a better camera.....

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

I will ....

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Jonathan use cropped bigger image of this bird from first picture what is good shot and upload as separate picture.

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 2, 2011
Submitted on Nov 2, 2011

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