Proud Paradise Tanager, Santa María, Mambita, Colombia

Typical conversation when seeing this bird: Paradise Tanager. Paradise Tanager! Paradise Tanager!! There there there quick look look! No not there. There there there there quick.

comments (7)

John Sullivan

Lion

What a beauty! Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, one of about a dozen spectacular tanagers in Colombia, according to my book. Posted 8 years ago

Barry

Lion

This is on my "Ten Most Wanted List - South America" for sure. Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I think Colombia would be a really great destination for you ;) Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Barry
    
    Lion
    
    Well, you have certainly convinced me! Posted 8 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Striking! Wow! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  The whole genus has quite a color overdose:
  https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/tangara
  
  If that's not enough color, there's always this to cheer people up:
  
  Wildlife Carnaval
  Posted 7 years ago

The Paradise tanager

The paradise tanager is a brilliantly multicolored, medium-sized songbird whose length varies between 13.5 and 15 cm. It has a light green head, sky blue underparts and black upper body plumage. Depending on subspecies, the rump is yellow and red or all red. The beak is black and the legs are grey.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant