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Long-billed gnatwren        Images © Mark A. Chappell

The long-billed gnatwren is a dull-colored yet highly recognizable bird of Neotropical forests.   Their extraordinarily long bills are an easy field mark.   I took the photos on one of the hiking trails in Soberania National Park near Gamboa, Panama.

  • Canon 30D, 500 mm IS lens with 1.4X converter and fill-in flash (2006)