Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Ramphocelus (3 species, 9 worldwide)


Brazilian Tanager
Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia) Male ENDEMIC
REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Brazilian Tanager
Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia dorsalis) Female ENDEMIC
Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Silver-beaked Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo carbo) Male
Copalinga, Zamora, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Silver-beaked Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) Female or Immature
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Perhaps the most common tanager in the Amazon. Seen up to 1500m on the eastern Andean slope, and found in all types of habitat usually in pairs.

Masked Crimson Tanager
Masked Crimson Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) Female
Yarina Lodge, Ecuador
  The male has a black belly.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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