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Golden-hooded tanager taking a bath, Uraba, Colombia This Golden-hooded tanager landed on top of some type of palm-like tree that had some leafs with puddles of water in them, and proceeded to take a bath several minutes long. Very entertaining to watch, and an interesting interaction between these tiny water collections and the bird, as I know these puddles are also often used by tree frogs. <br />
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If you look closely you can see how their feathers are water proof. Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Golden-hooded tanager,South America,Tangara larvata,Uraba,Urabá,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Golden-hooded tanager taking a bath, Uraba, Colombia

This Golden-hooded tanager landed on top of some type of palm-like tree that had some leafs with puddles of water in them, and proceeded to take a bath several minutes long. Very entertaining to watch, and an interesting interaction between these tiny water collections and the bird, as I know these puddles are also often used by tree frogs.

If you look closely you can see how their feathers are water proof.

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  1. Great capture! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks! Posted 7 years ago

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The golden-hooded tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. The golden-hooded tanager's call is a sharp "tsit" and the song is a tuneless rattled series of "tick" sounds.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2018. Captured Oct 28, 2017 08:33 in Mutatá-Dabeiba, Dabeiba, Antioquia, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO280
  • 550mm