Red-necked Tanager
Beautiful bird...eastern Brazil
and adjacent Paraguay and
Argentina...three subspecies.
and adjacent Paraguay and
Argentina...three subspecies.
Tangara cyanocephala
(L 5")
Folha Seca Rd near
Ubatuba
Ubatuba
Jona’s Folia house
16Oct2017
Tangara in native Tupi means
brightly colored bird;
cyanocephalo in Latin means
blue head.
brightly colored bird;
cyanocephalo in Latin means
blue head.
When a rainbow shattered its
shards of color turned into
birds as they fell.
(Australian legend)
shards of color turned into
birds as they fell.
(Australian legend)
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