Ecuador
Blue-necked Tanager
Tangara cyanicollis
(L 5" Wt 0.6 oz)
Quite common in lowland, moist
tropical and subtropical forests
...usually in pairs or small groups.
Old Zamora Road
17Feb2013
A tanager or a cardinal makes a point
of glowing beauty in the green woods.
(Teddy Roosevelt)
Tangara in a Brazilian Tupi native
name for a brightly-colored bird;
cyanocollis means dark blue neck.
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