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Monday, May 8, 2017

Beautiful Red-Head

This beautiful bird is the red-headed barbet.

It is found in humid highland forests in Costa Rica and Panama, as well as in the Andes in western Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and far northern Peru. These colorful birds eat bananas and other fruits. Only the male has the brilliant red coloring.

This photo was taken in 2016 during a wildlife photography trip to Costa Rica.