Order: Eurypygiformes
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern) - monotypic family
Genus: Eurypyga
Species: Eurypyga helias

Elusive prey

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte
Mindo, Ecuador
June 20, 2022
Canon R5

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte
Mindo, Ecuador
June 20, 2022
Canon R5

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte
Mindo, Ecuador
June 20, 2022
Canon R5

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte
Mindo, Ecuador
June 20, 2022
Canon R5

Sunbittern

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte, Ecuador
June 20, 2025
Canon R5m2

Sunbittern poised

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte, Ecuador
June 20, 2025
Canon R5m2

Sunbittern

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
Mindo, Ecuador
June 19, 2025
Canon R5m2

Sunbittern on nest

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
Mindo, Ecuador
June 19, 2025
Canon R5m2

Tom with sunbittern shirt

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias
Family: Eurypygidae (sunbittern)
El Monte, Ecuador
June 21, 2025
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