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Pearl Kite, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Opener shot for the last location of our Ecuador trip: Los Cedros Reserve, a cloud forest ecosystem. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Gampsonyx swainsonii,Geotagged,Los Cedros Reserve,Pearl kite,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Pearl Kite, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador

Opener shot for the last location of our Ecuador trip: Los Cedros Reserve, a cloud forest ecosystem.

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The Pearl kite

The pearl kite is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland. It is the only member of the genus "Gampsonyx". The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist William Swainson.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 28, 2022. Captured Nov 20, 2021 09:56 in 85QM+84 Gualimán, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO64
  • 400mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.