Blue-banded toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)

PNYC - San Alberto, Pasco, Peru. Jan 22, 2020

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

This makes my day!

Is it me, or are you getting ever closer to your subjects? Tell us your secret. Posted 5 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Ahahaha I got a bigger lens! Also, it helped that I was spending 8-10 hours in the forest every day exclusively in search of birds. Plus, this was Andean forest, with reasonably low canopy.
  Nothing else, I'm afraid! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Well those are excellent reasons! Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      Haha fair enough Posted 5 years ago

The Blue-banded Toucanet

The blue-banded toucanet is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is found across Central and South America, including Panama, Costa Rica, Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson