Sapayoa

Sapayoa

Sapayoa aenigma
Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas, Ecuador - 15 november 2019
The Sapayoa doesn’t look like much in its drab olive plumage. But for most visiting birders this bird is usually high up on their target lists if going to the western lowland rain forest in Ecuador or Colombia. The reason for this is the unique taxonomy status of the bird. It is the only member in the Sapayoa family.