HOODED TANAGER Nemosia pileata
In amongst the mixed canopy flocks that accumulate in forested areas is this unusual little tanager with an equally unusual voice - sounding like the crackling of electricity. Because of their high-living habits they are usually seen from below and can sometimes seem confusing, but check out those orange legs - a surprisingly eyecatching and diagnostic character. It is an adaptable species, even occurring in relatively dry forests of the cerrado and chaco.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3317PH) Adult male, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Roberto Derna December 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3318PH) Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3319PH) Adult male taking flight, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3320PH) Adult female ventral, Isla Yacyretá, Departamento Misiones (Fernando Bernasconi September 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3321PH) Same individual, Isla Yacyretá, Departamento Misiones (Fernando Bernasconi September 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3322PH) Same individual, Isla Yacyretá, Departamento Misiones (Fernando Bernasconi September 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE3732VI) Male, Isla Yacyretá, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith October 2012).
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