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Tangara cyanicollis cyanopygia
Called the Blue-necked Tanager by some, it measures about 12 cm. It is a very striking bird with its bright blue head with black mask around the eyes and avross the beak, which is black. The body is a deep blue/violet with yellowish-white wing coverlets that stand out in contrast to the dark body.
These birds were seen in a tree on the outskirts of a small town on the edge of the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle (1060 masl).
This spotting is part of a 3-fer. I was trying to get a picture of a bird in a tree close by but it flew off. I saw the tree where it landed and maxed out my zoom to find him and found there were also 2 pairs of Tanagers that were each different. They are listed separately but you can see what I saw in my viewfinder in photo 5. All three species were firsts for me.
Spotted on Nov 25, 2020
Submitted on Feb 7, 2021
11 Comments
The last shot was so cool. I thought I had lost the blue-headed bird and found a bunch of his cousins with him. Thanks Ratlady.
Wow that last shot is incredible all the birds are very beautiful animals
Thanks Maxiemiliano
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Thanks Brian and Mel. This was the original bird I was "chasing." I couldn't believe it when he led me to several of his cousins. Yes, Brian, I believe it is a first. So far I am maintaining 1/3 of all my spottings as first time on PN. I think I can keep it up for some time. This is really a bio-rich area.
What a brilliant series Tuckup, it is exciting when one new species is seen but three in one - wow!
I also added a unipod which doubles as a walking stick. It has really helped on long zoom shots. We'll just keep enjoying our Power shots 😉
A Zoom-convert!!! :) Whenever I need to buy a small, everyday camera (I run thru ' em regularly) my B.i.l tries to explain to me the nuances of a good camera and to his (absolutely disguised but must be there) exasperation I just ask...What is its maximum optical zoom?
Beautiful bird, Tukup, and maybe another first for PN.
Thanks Suknaya. I couldn't believe when I pulled in the spot where the bird lit and saw all the others. Once again I was very thankful for the zoom :-)
The third shot!!!! What a lucky frame. Thanks.