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Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant
Stanley Jones

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus luteiventris)
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Habitat
Mid-elevation cloud forest/rain forest (foot hills) of the Cordillera de Tilaráns at 709 m (2,326 ft) elevation. Caribbean-slope.
Location
Arenal Observatory Lodge, situated in Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal, 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi) southwest of Volcán Arenal and east of Lake Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
December 2022
Scientific name
Lophotriccus pileatus
Equipment used
Canon
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jbpixels
Looks a little like our Spotted flycatcher but its pale eyes and the rufous crown is really different. A wonderful capture of this tyrant.

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bievreJJ
great photo of this small cutie, Stanley, love those merging colors, top class, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
133
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
10000
Filename
Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant, CR.jpg
File size
1.4 MB
Date taken
Sun, 04 December 2022 9:34 AM
Dimensions
921px x 1024px

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