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Bay headed tanager

Tangara gyrola

Description:

The Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) is a vibrantly-colored, tropical bird that occurs in Costa Rica, Panama, and in much of northern South America. This species is highly variable geographically, with no fewer than nine recognized subspecies, making it one of the most phenotypically diverse of all Tangara tanagers (only the Golden Tanager Tangara arthus has as many subspecies). The Bay-headed Tanager also is genetically diverse, indicating that more that it may include more than one species. Their diet mainly consists of fruits, but they frequently eat insects. Like most tanagers, the Bay-headed Tanager is a very social bird, and typically forages in pairs or small groups that travel within larger mixed-species flocks. The open cup nest is typically concealed in dense foliage and placed in trees. The clutch size is two. Females construct the nest and incubate the eggs, and both adults feed the young. The conservation status of the Bay-headed Tanager is listed as of Least Concern (BirdLife International 2010).

Habitat:

The Bay-headed Tanager commonly occurs found in the canopy of humid forest. They also inhabit nearby clearings with scattered trees, semi-open areas, and tall second growth forests.

Notes:

Taken at La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Latitude 10.12.6.28 N Longitude 84.9.41.23 W Elevation 1500 m

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7 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Welcome Leonardo... This is very fantastic shot of a fast moving little bird...Nice job done.

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 11 years ago

Beautiful capture!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Encantador y sus colores combinación hermosa

Anna24
Anna24 11 years ago

Great picture!

Thank you AshishNimkar!!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Wonderful colors, nice capture,

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Few hours ago I find it as Bay headed tanager...while finding other bird's ID

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 6, 2012

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