Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea)

Laguna El Tabacal, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Nov 9, 2022

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Thibaud Aronson

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Not the best photo, but a really cool bird, the sole member of its family.
A notorious skulker, I would hear 4 or more every time I walked around the lake, and this was the only time I managed to get a glimpse, after nearly an hour of playing hide and seek! Posted 2 years ago
1. Mike Melton
  
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  Awesome! I'm going to go see that in a few weeks (hopefully)! Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Hopefully you'll get a better photo than mine! Posted 2 years ago

iherga

Lion

Wowwww! Posted 2 years ago

The Rosy thrush-tanager

The rosy thrush-tanager is a species of bird in the currently monotypic genus "Rhodinocichla". It was formerly assigned to the family Thraupidae and more recently viewed as being of uncertain placement; a 2015 molecular study places it closest to the Calcariidae.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Jan 27, 2023. Captured Nov 9, 2022 10:20 in Laguna el Tabacal, Via Laguna el Tabacal, La Vega, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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Canon EOS R6
f/9.0
1/250s
ISO10000
500mm

Captured in the fall. More fall photos.