Crested ant tanager, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Endemic to Colombia. Moves around in noisy groups, always near streams.

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Christine Young

Lion

I love this shot! The lighting is fantastic. Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, I had some luck with a small ray of light protruding into this dark patch of forest. It's the exception in a series of 30 completely failed shots, but hey, one usable is enough for me. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Definitely. The way the light illuminates the head makes the shot so gorgeous. Posted 5 years ago

The Crested ant tanager

The crested ant tanager is a songbird species. Though it was formerly placed in the tanager family , it is not actually a tanager. Today it is assigned to the cardinal family .

It is endemic to Colombia, where it is found in the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Similar species: Passerines

Species identified by Ferdy Christant