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Hooded Mountain Tanager

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Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, September

Bird name: Hooded Mountain Tanager
Latin: Buthraupis montana
Other: Tangara montaña encapuchada (Es)
Family: ThraupidaeTanagers
Range: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
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I saw this Hooded Mountain-tanager near the Bellavista Lodge grounds in Ecuador. Found at quite high altitudes - 2000 to 3200 m. Also seen at San Isidro Lodge on the eastern slope of the Andes.

The Hooded Mountain-tanager has red irises and a black head. A large tanager.

Below, Hooded Mountain-Tanager - Ecuador
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