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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: 2009-08-16
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-06 5:20
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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-Primevčre 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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Hi Luis

beautiful bird
vivid colors and beautiful contrast red-black
excellent sharpness and details
beautiful light and rich green
Congratulations
Oana

What a beautiful bird this Tanager is, Luis!
You have captured it with great skill as it sits on a moss-covered branch.
The colour combination on the bird is very attractive.

Hello Luis,

Was a perfect shot with fantastic colors. Image quality and very beautiful composition. In addition, many difficulties stand in the rain forests, and view this natural wealth and beautiful thank you for sharing with us.

Best Regards
Mehmet

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  • shree Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 46 W: 13 N: 67] (262)
  • [2009-09-06 6:48]

Wow Luis, a beautiful bird with vivid colors you got to capture! And you have done that very nicely - the focus is sharp and it is looking like as if it was sitting still, letting you take its picture. I love the contrast of its beak with the rest of the body. Nice details, good POV and great composition.

TFS!

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-09-06 7:31]

Hello Luis,
Great colours in this photo of the Crimson-collared Tanager. Very nice pose with pleasant eye-contact. Good sharpness, details and composition. Beautiful branches and OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

Hola Luis

Una foto de un ave simple, hermosa, y en calma. Con plena presencia de los elementos necesarios para apreciar bien al especie. Como de costumbre. la nota anexa es muy útil.

Saludos

Jesús

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-09-06 9:52]

Hi Luis. What an amazing bird. This is one i have never seen .You have taken it in a nice pose with the moss covered branch. The red featehrs stand out so well from the black. With good light in the eye. all with sharp detail. well done TFS.
Nick..

striking colours, TFS Ori

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