Silver-beaked Tanager
Travel in noisy bands...considerable
plumage variation between the
various subspecies.
plumage variation between the
various subspecies.
Asa Wright Nature Centre
15,16Feb2018
flash photo
In 2011 there were as many papers on
birds published as there had been during
the entire period between Darwin’s
Origin and 1955.
birds published as there had been during
the entire period between Darwin’s
Origin and 1955.
(Tom Birkhead et al.)
Ramphocelus carbo
(L 7" Wt 0.9 oz)
Ramphocelus in Greek means
beak spot; carbo in Latin
means charcoal.
beak spot; carbo in Latin
means charcoal.
© Gregory
Budney
Budney
Macaulay
Library
Library
female
© Wikipedia