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Voices, Stories and Memories

Kilpundi Sisa
The Kichwa name for Pearcea rhodotrichain in the Gesnereaceae family is "Kilpundo Sisa" or "Rufous Motmot Flower." The reason the flower is named after the bird is its visual resemblance to the black patch against read fathers near the motmot's eye.

Photo by: © wouter_oe
Baryphthengus martii
Family:
Momotidae
English:
Rufous motmot
Spanish:
Barranquero Pechicastaño
Kichwa:
Kilpundu
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