Birders

KY_EnviroGuy

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9. I'll take a guess based on search results.

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:46 PM

Oct 2020

Guatemala, Costa Rica or Panama.

Closest thing I found from a search ("birds of Central America photos" ) was the Emerald Toucanet, a smaller member of the toucan family found in mountainous areas of tropical Mexico and Central America. The sample I found was photographed in Costa Rica.

Another species I found from Central America that's similar is the Aracari.

Would love to see one but alas, my traveling days are mostly done. I'll have to settle for what we have in the hills of KY or in one of our zoos.

Thanks for the OP and the challenge!

KY

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who has ever seen one of these birds in the wild? [View all] Gato Moteado Oct 2020 OP

cool bird! samnsara Oct 2020 #1

thanks...easy to see if you know where to look Gato Moteado Oct 2020 #6

Looks like a cross between a parrot and a kingfisher Sanity Claws Oct 2020 #2

does not eat fish.....and, yes, it's in the tropical americas. Gato Moteado Oct 2020 #5

Fabulous in so many ways! CrispyQ Oct 2020 #3

thank you! yes, that is a touch of red. Gato Moteado Oct 2020 #4

No but I agree with the comment about a cross between a parrot and a kingfisher. -nt CrispyQ Oct 2020 #7

Tell us! Sanity Claws Oct 2020 #8

i had to run out for a bit Gato Moteado Oct 2020 #11

I'll take a guess based on search results. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #9

you got it! northern emerald toucanet Gato Moteado Oct 2020 #10

I've seen Crimson-rumped, but not Emerald Toucanlet. Nt. carpetbagger Oct 2020 #12