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Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

Description:

Silver-beaked Tanagers are 18 centimetres (7 in) long and weigh 25 grams (0.88 oz). Adult males are velvety crimson black with a deep crimson throat and breast. The upper mandible of the bill is black, but the enlarged lower mandible is bright silver in appearance. The bill is pointed upwards in display. The female is much duller, with brownish upperparts, reddish brown underparts and a black bill.

Habitat:

This bird lives at Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, OK, USA.

Notes:

Male

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KimLomman
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KimLomman

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Mar 19, 2013

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