Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak
Parkerthraustes humeralis
(L 6.5")
Rare to uncommon...across much
of western and southern Amazonia
...often with tanagers.
Yasuni Nat’l Park
19Mar2017
Humeralis means of the shoulder.
Grosbeaks and bluebirds switch from
winter fruits to a high-protein diet of
insects while raising young
(Connie Toops)
*Was widely considered the finest field
birder/ornithologist that the world had
ever seen. (Kevin Zimmer)
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