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.
          
         
         
            
               © Andrew
               Spencer
            
               Macaulay
               Library