Green-headed Tanager

Stunning series. Well done!

so cute

Wow Stoning indeed Congratulations wonderful series :)

Stunning! Congrats on SOTD, well deserved!

Gorgeous bird and series.

The Green-headed Tanager is one of the most common and widely distributed species of Tangara in the forests of southeastern Brazil; its distribution also extends into southeastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. Green-headed Tanagers forage in the canopy of humid forest and forest edge, and also enter adjacent second-growth, where they may forage closer to the ground. They usually travel in small flocks, either on their own or in association with a larger mixed-species flock. The diet consists both of fruit and arthropods; when foraging for arthropods, they hop along slender to medium-sized branches, and glean prey from branch surfaces and from leaves. The sister species to the Green-headed Tanager is the Seven-colored Tanager (Tangara fastuosa), a similar tanager found in northeastern Brazil. Although the behavior and plumage pattern of the Green-headed and Seven-colored tanagers are similar to those of the Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis) of Amazonia, these two species are not closely related to the Paradise Tanager. Instead, the Green-headed and Seven-colored tanagers are part of small radiation of tanagers that are not similar to one another in appearance, but all are endemic to the Atlantic Forest region; the other members of this group are the Red-necked Tanager (Tangara seledon), the Brassy-breasted Tanager (Tangara desmaresti), and the Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris).

Congratulations on this fantastic spot and SOTD !

This are great pics :) An a really beautiful bird <3

Fantastic shots of a beautiful bird. Congratulations.

Congratulations!!

Beautiful, a lovely series. It has all the colors in the skirt I am wearing!

congratulations! : )

Awesome spot ! congrats!

Fantastic series! Congratulations!!!

Congratulations Aisse. You have a very beautiful bird for your spotting. Nice series.

Such a beautiful bird. Love the colors.

Congratulations Aisse!

What a beautiful bird! Congratulations!!

congratulations,, what a crystal clear series of awesome bird love pic #3,,

Thank you peter! It's a great honour! :D

Congrats Aisse... for right honor for your lovely spotting.... Blast of Nature's shades....

Parabéns, Aisse, já estava na hora. Suas fotos são simplesmente perfeitas.

Congrats Aisse, your photo was chosen as spotting of the day!

"The Green-headed Tanager is a small colourful bird which frequents mainly the humid Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. The Green-headed Tanager's vibrant turquoise head, yellow neck, and dark blue wings may look flashy, but contrary to what we may think its plumage is a good camouflage among the vegetation. This small bird is very active when foraging, performing some acrobatic movements while hopping along branches, gleaning from leaf surface and bark, and from vegetation."

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wow !!

Gorgeous bird !!!!!! and picture waw !! congratulation Aisse Gaertner