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Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)

Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)
Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)

About Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
  • Family: Finfoots

The sungrebe or American finfoot is a small aquatic gruiform found in the tropical and subtropical Americas from northeastern Mexico to central Ecuador and southern Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2011-07-15

    Pantanal, Brazil
    After dipping on this one in months of birding Central America, I saw it dive into some thickets near the shore of the Piquiri River.
    Image from 2011-07-15

  • 2026-04-14

    Rio Ibare, Bolivia
    Image from 2026-04-14