Birds of the World

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Genus: Catamblyrhynchus (1 species)


Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema diadema) Range: SA: n Venezuelan mts. and Andes to nw Argentina San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

An enigmatic bird (tanager) with a short thick bill, and once thought to be a finch. Feeds in bamboo over 2500m.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba