Hooded Mountain Tanager
14 January 2012 17:46 Filed in: Thraupidae Tanagers Mountain Tanagers Ecuador Pichincha Bellavista San Isidro Lodge

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Bird name: Hooded Mountain Tanager
Latin: Buthraupis montana
Other: Tangara montaña encapuchada (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
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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