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Creagrus furcatus
In the breeding season, the adult has a black plumaged head and a bright red fleshy rim around each eye. Outside the breeding season, the head is white and the eye rim becomes black. It has a grayish upper breast, gray mantle, and black wingtips.
Rocks and cliffs at the islands of Galapagos.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2005
Submitted on May 27, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks!
What a beauty!
And they are really tame..in fact you can approach most birds in Galapagos and they will not be afraid (lack of predators). Of course, rangers make sure no one will harass the animals which I find very important when visiting the islands.
What an extraordinary eye ring!