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
Eurypygiformes is a clade formed by the Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus), a bird endemic to New Caledonia, and the Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) from the tropical regions of the Americas.