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Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)

© ryanacandee

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The crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) is found in humid Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.

Photos by Lip Kee, ryanacandee, and PEHart

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Eyelash Pit Viper by ryanacandee

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Flame-colored Tanagers ( Piranga bidentata ) are not actually in the tanager family Thraupidae, but in the cardinal family Cardinalidae.

They are found from the very southern areas of the United States in TX, NM, and AZ down to northern Panama.

Photograph by ryanacandee on Flickr; CC

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Tayra!

The Tayra is a member of the Mustelidae family which includes weasels and badgers

They are however their own thing and are the only members of the genus Eira 

They are wide spread throughout South America 

They are also incredible climbers using their long tails for balance 

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📷1: “Tayra - Male, Brazil.jpg” by Ninahale on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

📷2: “Tayra” by ryanacandee on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

📷3: “Tayra (46912831735).jpg” by Mike's Birds on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) - photo by ryanacandee

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)

© ryanacandee