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Scaled Fruiteater (snakebird) - scary, Rio Ñambi, Colombia Snakebird doesn't just have scales like a snake, it also poses like a snake. The forest trembles from fear. Would a pinecone have that effect? No. Ampelioides tschudii,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Rio Ñambi,Scaled fruiteater,South America Click/tap to enlarge

Scaled Fruiteater (snakebird) - scary, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

Snakebird doesn't just have scales like a snake, it also poses like a snake. The forest trembles from fear. Would a pinecone have that effect? No.

    comments (3)

  1. Hmm...Okay, maybe. It doesn't make me tremble though, and it looks nearly identical to this:
    https://funfamilycrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pineconebirds.jpg
    Posted 6 years ago
    1. Perhaps you should use qualitative sources, such as this illustration explaining the evolutionary lineage of snake bird:
      https://xn--i-7iq.ws/emoji-image/%F0%9F%90%A6%F0%9F%90%8D.png?format=symbola
      Posted 6 years ago
      1. Hahaha! I think you have been indoctrinated and your judgment might be questionable ;-D Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

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The scaled fruiteater is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Ampelioides''.

It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 16, 2019. Captured Oct 31, 2018 10:29 in Barbacoas Municipality, Narino, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 550mm