I was planning to go to Peru in 2022 but there were riots and road closures in the areas we were planning to go. So at the last minute I went back to Colombia and saw some other places.
Unfortunately, there was a lot of overlap, so I did not get a lot of new birds on the trip. However, many areas now have set up feeding stations and several were built for photography. I used the same guide Pablo Florez and I had my daughter with me on the trip this year.
However on the bright side, the setups for photography and the number of places that had feeders allowed me to get many improved photos of birds I had mediocre photos previously.
The tanager family (thraupidae) is another huge New World family of birds with 386 species currently. The range from the plain seedeaters to the gaudy Tangara genus of beautiful birds.
The last group of tanagers are some of the most colorful. We have 4 with the name 'golden'.
The 5.3" male Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) is gold with a black streaked back and wings and a black ear spot.
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| Golden Tanager |
The 5.3" male Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis) is a multi-colored tanager with a gold and black face.
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| Golden-eared Tanager |
The 6.5" Golden-crowned Tanager (Iridosornis rufivertex) is a blue bodied tanager with a black head and gold cap.
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| Golden-crowned Tanager |
The 5" Golden-naped Tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix) is similar in color to the previous one, but the gold is on the occiput.
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| Golden-naped Tanager |
The 5" male Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) ia another beautiful multi-colored bird.
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| Saffron-crowned Tanager |
The 6" male Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) is an all black bird with a tan crest.
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| Tawny-crested Tanager |
The final tanager is the 5" Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula). This bird is an easy ID with his black head and back, spotted breast and orange throat.
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| Rufous-throated Tanager |
I put the different bird/mammal families in single folders for easy viewing
David McDonald
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