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Neither our guide nor I have ever seen this beahvior -- the bird was trying to cool off by panting quickly through its open beak. Moist rain forest in central Panama.

 

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Wonderful Stuart!

I have seen this behaviour with several birds before in Africa...many birds cool off by opening their mouths and panting, which cause evaporation which in turn leads to cooling.

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