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Eumomota superciliosa
Medium sized bird. There are various species in the Americas and this is characterized by it's turquoise feather bar above the eye. Brilliant colors throughout from head to tail. This species trims it's tail feathers.
Tropical dry forest on Pacific slope of Costa Rica.
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Gracias Jonathan and thanks DR.!
Felicitaciones. por el SOTD.
This is the National bird in Nicaragua .
Congrats Larry!
Thank you all. I am so glad that you enjoyed it!!!
Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful Bird. Congrats on SOTD!
'Pájaro bobo' - plus a crazy tail which the girls have too.
Beautiful.. thank and congrats Larry.
Congratulations Larry.
Congratulations Larry, your Turquoise-browed Motmot is our Spotting of the Day:
"Brightly colored from head to tail, this splendid Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is our Spotting of the Day! The most distinctive feature of motmots (family Momotidae) is their racket-tipped tail, which has captured considerable attention since Darwin. While both male and female motmots possess these distinctive tail feathers, males' tails are longer. These feathers initially grow intact, but the middle barbs are weakly attached to the shaft and fall off during preening, creating that disc-shaped ending. The tails are used by both sexes in a wag-display to deter predators, and as a sexual signal by males: males with the longest tails have greater pairing and reproductive success".
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Thank you all. I 'm glad you enjoyed it.
I don't think these birds know how beautiful they are!
Beautiful capture Larry,congrats and thanks for sharing
wow que ave tan bonita, linda foto ! :)
I am so glad you enjoyed it as much as I have!
BEAUTIFUL...I think Mother Nature used all her left over colours and created this bird. Thank you for sharing.