Sunbittern 照片檔

The sunbittern has long legs and a slender heron-like neck with a long bill. It is approximately 45.7 cm (18 in.) in length, with a stout body and relatively small head. Its body plumage is brown with darker stripes. The head is almost all black with white striping above and below the ruby-red eyes. The sunbittern's neck, breast and shoulders are brown, while the belly, throat and undertail are white. Hidden under the brown plumage is a rich orange-chestnut patch near the tip of each wing. The lower jaw and legs are bright orange. They are not sexually dimorphic.They populate Guatemala to the Pantanal of southern Brazil/Paraguay