Red-billed Scythebill - Greg Scyphers
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Location

Camino a Nuevo Vigía--Puente sobre Río Chucunaque
Emberá, Panama
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 8.3605507, -77.7907133
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Life bird. Very cool bird. First one was heard only and would not come out to playback. The second one was seen well with some effort. It was in tree tangles (multiple overhanging trunks) over muddy oxbow area. Heavy mosquito activity as we tried to get on this bird. Bill was amazingly long and bright reddish. Photos. Blurry photo added to show full size of bill.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
ISO
5000
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
5472 pixels x 3648 pixels
Original file size
11.04 MB