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Crimson-collared Tanager


Crimson-collared Tanager
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Copyright: Luis Vargas (Chiza) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 34 W: 0 N: 197] (964)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-26
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-28 21:01
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Crimson-collared Tanager
From Wikipedia
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

Genus: Ramphocelus

Species: R. sanguinolentus

Binomial name
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
(Lesson, 1831)
The Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus, is a rather small Middle American songbird.

It was first described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, its specific epithet from the Latin adjective sanguinolentus, "bloodied", referring to its red plumage. This species is sometimes placed in a genus of its own as Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta,[2] and a genetic study suggests that it is less closely related to the other Ramphocelus tanagers than they are to each other.[3] Its closest relative is the Masked Crimson Tanager.

Crimson-collared Tanagers average 19–20 cm (7.5–8 in) long. The adult plumage is black with a red collar covering the nape, neck, and breast[2] (remarkably similar to the pattern of the male Crimson-collared Grosbeak). All tail coverts are also red. The bill is striking pale blue and the legs are blue-gray. Females average slightly duller than males, but are sometimes indistinguishable from them. Juvenile birds are similar except that the hood is dull red, the black areas are tinged with brown, and the breast is mottled red and black[2]. Young birds also have a duller bill color.

Vocalizations are high-pitched and sibilant. There are several calls; one rendered as ssii-p is given both when perched and in flight[2]. The song is jerky and consists of two-to-four-note phrases separated by pauses, tueee-teew, chu-chee-wee-chu, teweee.

The Crimson-collared Tanager ranges from southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca in Mexico through the Atlantic slope of Central America,[2] to the highlands of western Panama.[4] It inhabits the edges of humid evergreen forests and second growth, where it is often seen in pairs at middle to upper levels. The nest is a cup built of such materials as moss, rootlets[2] and strips of large leaves such as banana or Heliconia[citation needed], and is placed at middle height in a tree at a forest edge. The female usually lays two eggs, pale blue with blackish spots.[2]
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Stunning clarity and colour combination, though it looks a bit bright at first glance i liked it :)

Thanks for sharing
Sowndarya

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-04-29 1:25]
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Ola Luis !

Niza captura.
Los colores son excelentes y su muy buen contraste.
Buen día,
Adrian

hello Luis
great picture with good details and good sharpness
beautiful colours and good composition
greeting lou

Hello Luis,
Great capture, superb sharpness and depth of field, absolutely stunning vivid colors and excellent contrast, nice catchlight in that lovely red eye and beautiful blue background.
Thanks
Angela

Uma maravilha de foto, Luis! Que cores lindas!
Ótima nitidez e enquadramento muito bom. Meus
parabéns e obrigado por compartilhar, amigo.

Abraços,
Bruno

Hola otra vez Luis,

He aprovechado el día de hoy para darme un paseo por tus fotos. Excelentes por cierto!... esta en particular es simplemente "envidiable" tanto por lo bien lograda de la foto, como por lo espectacular del ave. Saludos,

Jesús

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