Galbula ruficauda

This Rufous-tailed Jacamar was from our October Costa Rica trip. Our first encounter with this species was late in the afternoon about a third of the way through the trip. Just when we spotted the bird it started raining like crazy so no photos. The next morning we returned to the same spot but the bird was nowhere to be found. After a few more encounters it was starting to look like the jacamar was going to be on the seen only list but as is often the case this beauty popped up when we were looking for something totally different.

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