Chamaepetes goudotii
            
               (L20-25" Wt 6.7-19 oz)
          
         
            
               In Ecuador, those on the Eastern
               Andean slope are much larger than
               those on the Western slope.
          
         
            
               Angel Paz Reserve
            
               18Jan2011
          
         
            
               Q. When is the best time to go
               birding?
            
               Ans. Whenever you can.
               (Bill Schmoker)
          
         
            
               Chamaepetes is Greek for falling to
               the ground (refers to this arboreal
               bird escaping to the ground).
          
         
            
               © Katherine
               Lauck
            
               Macaulay
               Library