Guianan Cock-of-the-rock


Posted by Octavio Salles on Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:58 pm

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A male Guianan Cock-of-the-rock displaying its incredibly bright plumage in the dark forest interior of the Amazon, north Brazil. It's really amazing how such a colorful, large and rather sluggish bird managed to evolve in a habitat with so many predators.
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ONE last spot for my Complete Pantanal Tour in Sept 2019

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by david fletcher on Fri Jan 13, 2017 3:20 pm
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Gorgeous shot Octavio. The bird just leaps out at you
Make your life spectacular!

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by Ron Day on Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:51 pm
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Stunning bird, Octavio. Thanks for sharing.
 

by Homer on Sun Jan 15, 2017 9:25 am
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Wow
 

by Matthew Studebaker on Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:42 pm
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I like how the colors pop. What an amazing looking bird.
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