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Glistening-green tanager, Rio Ñambi, Colombia  Chlorochrysa phoenicotis,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Glistening-green tanager,Rio Ñambi,South America Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Ahhh, gorgeous!!! Posted 6 years ago
    1. It really is. This is a crop from 30m that doesn't do it justice. Almost all tropical tanagers have a bright vibrant patch, head, tail. This one is just bright all over, it lights up even the darkest viewfinder. Posted 6 years ago

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The glistening-green tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Males are almost entirely bright glistening emerald green, with small gray patches behind and below the eye with another on the shoulders. Females are slightly duller than males.

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

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Uploaded May 10, 2019. Captured Oct 31, 2018 06:56 in Barbacoas Municipality, Narino, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm