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Capped Heron

Pilherodius pileatus

Description:

Approx 2' tall, markings as shown in attached photos.

Habitat:

This spotting was in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve on the upper Amazon River, Peru.

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3 Comments

SG in CR
SG in CR 9 years ago

Nice spotting, I'd never even heard of these before.

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 9 years ago

Beautiful Birds!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Another winner James

Jim Nelson
Spotted by
Jim Nelson

Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Sep 9, 2014
Submitted on Jan 27, 2015

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