📸 PhotoPhoto: Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Sunbittern
Eurypyga helias (Sunbittern · ジャノメドリ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of about 45.7 cm is roughly the height of an elementary school student's backpack (Comparison).
- 💡 The Smithsonian National Zoo feeds this bird specialized avian pellets along with mice, mealworms, and crickets.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Sunbittern is a bird living along forest streams in Central and South America, and is the only species in the family Eurypygidae.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It has long legs, a long neck, and a long bill with a stout body and small head. Its head is nearly black with white stripes, its eyes are red, and its wings have orange-chestnut patches.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It hunts fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and insects by quickly extending its long neck and striking with its spear-like bill. It mainly walks.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691893/163625651
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 163625651
- • wikidata.org — Q601107
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:2022-05-12 Sonnenralle Mindo Ecuador 03.JPG
- • nationalzoo.si.edu — sunbittern
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Unknown (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey · CC BY 3.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.