Pearled Treerunner
Margarornis squamiger
(L 6" Wt 0.49 to 0.67 oz)
Guango Lodge
19Jan2011
Handsome bird with a spiky
tail...in the Andean cloud forest.
tail...in the Andean cloud forest.
Margarornis in Greek means
pearlescent bird; squamiger is
Latin for scale-bearing.
pearlescent bird; squamiger is
Latin for scale-bearing.
© Peter
Hosner
Hosner
Macaulay
Library
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© Wikipedia
Is actually a striking bird
when seen properly.
when seen properly.