GREEN-HEADED TANAGER Tangara seledon ATLANTIC FOREST
A real gem, this gorgeous bird of forested waterways is a patchwork of green, yellow, turquoise, blue and black. Social birds, they are usually encountered in small flocks skipping through the canopy, uttering a squeaky call quite unbefitting of their spectacular appearance.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1796PH) Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu May 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1797PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu August 2008).
VIDEO - (FPAVE1798VI) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2010).
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Tangara seledon
1 (FPAVE1799RE) Song and calls  recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
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