19. Purus (Chestnut) Jacamar, Cocha Blanco Oxbow Lake, Manu
This rare jacamar, with its huge red bill and uniform maroon-purple colouration, is found in humid lowland riverine forests - we were very lucky to come
across this one perched in the open as we silently drifted by.
All photographs ©Sheila Blamire 2006