Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Crimson-collared Tanager

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

 This week I am sharing another Belize lifer the Crimson-collared Tanager. All my sightings of this bird were at our Belize Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge.


On a pretty day, this bird was gorgeous! Black with a red collar, tail coverts are also red. Habitat is the edges of humid evergreen forest.


 Looks like I captured this Crimson-collared Tanager singing.. In the morning at breakfast, these birds were hopping around in the trees..



They have a pale colored bill. The plumage is identical in both sexes..This bird is found from Mexico south to Panama..




 Above is the same bird on a rainy morning at our Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge. Even on a gray day the Crimson-collared Tanagers red nape and neck really stand out. I hope you enjoyed my Belize lifer.


Thanks for stopping by my post and for all the nice comments.

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64 comments:

  1. Hi Eileen, what a STUNNING lifer for you! And thanks for sharing it with us. Really good captures. Have a great day. Jo

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  2. He is a beauty. Even has red eyes to match his mantle.

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  3. Hi Eileen,
    your first shot of this wonderful bird is amazing and gorgeous ! Great !
    Best regards, Synnöve

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  4. amazing...in that first photo he almost doesn't look real...as if he is made of felt or wool or something. What amazing colors!

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  5. Such a stunning bird! Lovely photos, Eileen. I've never seen one of these before. All the best, Bonny

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  6. That's an incredibly beautiful bird. I wonder if it's related to the Scarlet Tanager?

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  7. Never heard of that one Eileen. What a beautiful lifer for you to get, and its looks certainly match the name this time. I hope you're having an enjoyable week.

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  8. i think i need to move to Belize ... what a beautiful bird. i wonder if he/she can be camouflaged when he needs to? ( :

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  9. What a beautiful bird.
    Well photographed, Eileen.
    Greetings Irma

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  10. What an amazing bird, and such a pretty red color with the black!
    We do not see this fascinating bird in Norway.
    Love your post!

    :-)

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  11. Wow - what an amazing bird - and fabulous photos. That pale beak is interesting.

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  12. Hello Eileen!!
    What a beautiful bird!!Gorgeous pictures!Great shots!!Have a lovely week!!Hugs!
    Dimi...

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  13. Wow! What a stunner!
    Great shots, Eileen.

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  14. Que pássaro maravilhoso! de um colorido intenso e alegre!
    Uma bela imagem Eillen
    adoro estar aqui admirando seus posts
    bjss
    Zizi

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  15. Oh wow. What a beautiful bird! Now my husband is going to have to find a way to get me to Belize! lol

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  16. sehr schön!
    Lieben Gruß,*Manja*

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  17. What a cool bird! I've never seen anything quite like it.

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  18. Wow, a most striking tanager! How wonderful it must have been to wake up every morning and see this beauty. Terrific photographs, Eileen!

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  19. That is one gorgeous tanager! I love the close up shots. And why do they insist to pose in the cloudy weather??? I saw them twice and each time I had a bear of a time getting decent photos of them. You got great shots! Congrats!

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  20. Congrats on this stunner! You really have amazing photos. I've seen this bird twice and each time, it decided to pose in the very cloudy weather:)

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  21. The Texas Birders posted a sighting of one of these a few months ago...too far a distance for us to drive and not have it show up. So, we just drooled and forgot it was there.

    Extraordinary images today Eileen.

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  22. WoW, what a beautiful bird eileen, you have had an awesome year with lifers!!!

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  23. Wow, talk about obvious! That plumage really stands out! This is my first time seeing one. Very striking!

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  24. Lucky you - so pretty!

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  25. Oh what a pretty bird, great shots.

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  26. Thanks for your marvelous photos of this colorful bird. The colors are brilliant.

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  27. First time seeing this bird, he is beautiful!

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  28. Wow---what a beauty... Love those colors... Reminds me a tiny bit of our Red-headed Woodpeckers...

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  29. Bright red... he wears it well!

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  30. Wow that is one beautiful bird. I've never seen one of them.

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  31. Beautiful photography and a stunningly gorgeous bird. I enjoyed this post.

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  32. How beautiful is that! He is just simply stunning. Great photos!!

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  33. What a gorgeous bird! The colours are so beautiful. Have a happy day!

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  34. Fantastic photographs of Gorgeous bird, Eileen♡♡♡ Its Crimson-collar is strikingly beautiful, isn't it(^_^)v
    Oh yes; I wish to visit Belize as well p;)

    Sending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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  35. WOW Congrats on getting a lifer and what a beautiful bird. great shots of it.

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  36. Hello Eileen,
    What a wonderful bird. That must be great to photographing him.
    Amazing colors.

    Best regards,
    Marco

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  37. My goodness Eileen how beautiful these Crimson-collared Tanagers are!
    I believe the closer you get to the equator, the more colorful the birds tend to be!
    What a dream place indeed to observe the bird world and probably many other interesting creatures!
    Well done!!

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  38. What a beautiful bird, love the colouring. Thanks Eileen.

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  39. Eileen gosh, this is again a beauty of a bird! That red and black I find beautiful to see. I really need to emigrate * lol *.

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  40. How exciting to have seen another lifer, this one such a handsome bird!

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  41. a nicely colored Tanager. Great sighting. :)

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  42. Very beautiful bird and your shots are great! Thanks for sharing!

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  43. What a wonderful tanager, great photos.

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  44. What a GORGEOUS bird! Love the beautiful colors. He must have been really something to see! Love the photos.

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  45. He is definitely a standout! Amazing beautiful bird . What a wonderful world!

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  46. Congrats on the Lifer! I would never have guessed this was a tanager!

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  47. I've never seen this bird !
    He is gorgeous !
    Greetings :)

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  48. What amazing beautiful birds!

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  49. Wow! ..... Beautiful bird for your big life list.... Michelle

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  50. That bird could star in a Dr. Seuss book! What a combination of colours!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  51. WOW! So happy for your sighting of this beautiful bird.

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