The bird then flew across the Rewa River, showing its spectacular sunburst of colour, sometimes likened to a 'Najavo rug'.
Rewa River upstream of Rewa Ecolodge, Rewa Village, north Rupununi, central Guyana, South America.
Sunbittern
Hato El Cedral,
Venezuela
21 April 1992
The Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus Eurypyga.
