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Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica) Taken in Peruíbe, a coastal town in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Known as Tiê-do-Mato-Grosso, in Portuguese. Atlantic Forest,Brazil,Cardinalidae,Geotagged,Habia,Habia rubica,Passeriformes,Red-crowned ant tanager,South America,Winter,bird,passerine,tanager Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (Habia rubica)

Taken in Peruíbe, a coastal town in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Known as Tiê-do-Mato-Grosso, in Portuguese.

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The Red-crowned ant tanager

The red-crowned ant tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America. The genus ''Habia'' was long placed with the tanagers , but it is actually closer to the cardinals . Consequently, it can be argued that referring to the members of this genus as ''ant-tanagers'' is misleading, but no other common name has gained usage.

Red-crowned ant tanagers are 18 cm long and weigh 34 g or 31 g . Adult males are dull reddish brown with a brighter red throat and breast. The black-bordered.. more

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Species identified by Natalia Cara
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Uploaded Jul 25, 2016. Captured Jul 25, 2016 12:35 in Alameda do Bico de Lacre, 416-486 - Manacá dos Itanns, Peruíbe - SP, 11750-000, Brazil.
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.