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单词 sunbittern
释义

sunbittern

noun
A tropical American wading bird with a long bill, neck, and legs, having mainly greyish plumage but showing chestnut and orange on the wings when they are spread in display.
  • Eurypyga helias, the only member of the family Eurypygidae.
Entire avian families, including cotingas, manakins, toucans, and ground antbirds, are essentially confined to the Neotropics, as are such unique species as screamers, trumpeters, sunbittern, hoatzin, and boat-billed heron....
  • The sunbittern is an elegant bird, with a long bill, slender neck and long legs.
  • This is a great opportunity to see herons, cormorants, kingfishers and sunbitterns.

Origin

Late 19th century: so named because the pattern on the spread wings resembles a sunset.

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