Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus

f4.5 @ 1/500s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 500mm


"Crimson-rumped Toucanet," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A. h. sexnotatus is found on the western slope of Colombia's Western Andes in Nariño Department and south to Loja Province in Ecuador. The species primarily inhabits evergreen forest from the lowlands to the montane zone and is also found in semi-open landscapes like forest edges, secondary forest, and isolated fruiting trees in pastures and gardens. In elevation it mostly ranges between 300 and 2,200 m (980 and 7,200 ft) but is found as high as 2,750 m (9,000 ft).
Dagua, Colombia
 
12/14/2022