Sunbittern (Eurypygidae)
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) - HBW 3, p. 233
French: Caurale soleil
German: Sonnenralle
Spanish: Tigana
Taxonomy: Ardea helias Pallas, 1781, north-eastern Amazonian Brazil.
Some morphological and behavioural affinities with Rhynochetidae and Rostratulidae respectively. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- major Hartlaub, 1844 - Guatemala to W Ecuador; possibly also S Mexico.
- meridionalis Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902 - SC Peru (Junín and Cuzco).
- helias (Pallas, 1781) - Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas S through Amazonia to E Bolivia and C Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of bird alert, then scratching its head Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp helias)
Josep del Hoyo 9 July 2007 5 years ago 25 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a log producing mechanical sounds, stretching one wing, singing, walking and finally flying to the forest floor Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp helias)
Josep del Hoyo 9 July 2007 5 years ago 57 sec 4.7 -
A bird displaying the wings Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding Locality Chilamate, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp major)
Max Roth 28 February 2001 8 years ago 22 sec 4.6 -
Close views Locality Plantation Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp major)
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 2 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
A bird hunting and swallowing a butterfly Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (ssp helia)
John Gregory 1996 5 years ago 26 sec 4.5
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One bird perching on a rock in the middle of Cristalino river
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp helias)
Tomas Grim 29 June 2009 1 year ago 4.8 -
Dancing in the sunlight
Locality Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp major)
Mattias Hofstede 19 November 2011 31 weeks ago 4.7 -
Bird Calling
Locality Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, Iquitos, Loreto Department, Peru
Dubi Shapiro 23 January 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Bird Catching some rare sunbeams in Jungle
Locality Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp major)
Mattias Hofstede 19 November 2011 31 weeks ago 4.4 -
Bird has caught a butterfly
Locality Sandoval Lake, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
hawk 17 August 2010 8 weeks ago 4.1 -
An adult on the ground, with head turned.
Locality Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp helias)
philgunson 27 December 2009 3 years ago 4.1
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Two birds singing consecutively.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 4 -
Bird singing afternoon near Rio Mutum. Locality Pousada Do Rio Mutum, Barão de Melgaço, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 6 May 2006 48 weeks ago 3
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