Ocellated Tapaculo
Acropternis orthonyx
(L 8.5-8.75" Wt 2.8-3.5 oz)
Distinctive, ornately patterned
....on both slopes of the Andes
from Venezuela through Ecuador
....on both slopes of the Andes
from Venezuela through Ecuador
Acanama Reserve
21Feb2013
Acropternis is Greek for
pointed ankle; orthonyx in
Greek means straight claw.
pointed ankle; orthonyx in
Greek means straight claw.
It is called Tapacolo, or “cover your
posterior;” and well does the shameless
little bird deserve its name.
(Charles Darwin)
posterior;” and well does the shameless
little bird deserve its name.
(Charles Darwin)
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