Grooming Toucan Barbets
A spectacular and iconic cloud forest bird of northwestern Ecuador and western Colombia. Note gray throat, red breast and belly, black cap, thick white stripe behind eye, and stout, yellow bill tipped with black. Nothing remotely similar occurs in range. Usually found in pairs in the forest canopy, often with mixed-species flocks. Eats large insects as well as fruit.
This grooming couple was photographed in Colombia guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
My guide was enjoying a fine brew of Colombian coffee during this all too brief encounter; I heard it was very good cup of coffee; one for the ages!
Grooming Toucan Barbets
A spectacular and iconic cloud forest bird of northwestern Ecuador and western Colombia. Note gray throat, red breast and belly, black cap, thick white stripe behind eye, and stout, yellow bill tipped with black. Nothing remotely similar occurs in range. Usually found in pairs in the forest canopy, often with mixed-species flocks. Eats large insects as well as fruit.
This grooming couple was photographed in Colombia guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
My guide was enjoying a fine brew of Colombian coffee during this all too brief encounter; I heard it was very good cup of coffee; one for the ages!