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Flame-crested Tanager (female), La Isla Escondida, Colombia The bird is named after the male, which is black with an awesome red crest:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70184/flame-crested_tanager_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Flame-crested Tanager (male), La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70184_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=39moAylaXrQ3pDNh20pknEy1Mvk%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Flame-crested Tanager (male), La Isla Escondida, Colombia https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70185/fulvous-crested_tanager_male_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> The female found a bit earlier:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70175/fulvous-crested_tanager_female_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Flame-crested tanager,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Tachyphonus cristatus,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Flame-crested tanager,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Tachyphonus cristatus,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Flame-crested Tanager (female), La Isla Escondida, Colombia

The bird is named after the male, which is black with an awesome red crest:

Flame-crested Tanager (male), La Isla Escondida, Colombia https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70185/fulvous-crested_tanager_male_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> The female found a bit earlier:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70175/fulvous-crested_tanager_female_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Flame-crested tanager,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Tachyphonus cristatus,World

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The Flame-crested tanager

The flame-crested tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Ten subspecies are currently recognized.

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

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Uploaded Dec 1, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2018 07:38 in Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 550mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.