White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
This White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) definitely has a grumpy look – it must not have heard it was nearly the weekend! Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Panama while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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The White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) is a predator that sits and waits on branches like this one, starring silently from its perch until an opportune moment to strike. This bird’s name is derived from the bristle-like white feathers around the base of the bill. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Panama while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreWhite-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) by Twan Leenders.
Somehow the facial expression of a White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) seems to perfectly capture that Monday morning feeling! This female puffbird was netted during a recent joint research project by the Marvelwood School and RTPI in Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Panama. Shot for the Meet Your Neighbours Global Biodiversity Project.
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