Lance-tailed Manakin
Fairly common, usually found
below the canopy...from Costa
Rica to northern Venezuela.
below the canopy...from Costa
Rica to northern Venezuela.
Chiroxiphia lanceolata
(L 5.1" Wt 0.62 oz)
Near Juan Hombron
13Oct2016
Chiro is Greek for hand (i.e., primary
feathers), xiphia is Greek for small
sword or dagger; lanceolata means
shaped like a spear.
feathers), xiphia is Greek for small
sword or dagger; lanceolata means
shaped like a spear.
It’s the challenge to see the unseeable
that makes birding so appealing.
(Scott Shalaway)
that makes birding so appealing.
(Scott Shalaway)
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Schwartz
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