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Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
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Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

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Photo taken without flash.
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