Adult male © Tom Murray eBird S21039261 Macaulay Library ML 50914441
Female/immature © Rick Folkening
Adult male © Eric Wilmot
Adult male © Heidi Ware Carlisle
Female/immature © David Bree
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Adult male © Michael McCloy

Black-capped Tanager Stilpnia heinei

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Identification

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Small, active tanager with notably different male and female plumages. Male is steely blue overall with slightly darker wings. Look for sea-green throat and cheek, streaked upper breast, and contrasting black cap and nape. Female is mostly lime green with pale bluish head and breast; she has just a ghosting of the male’s black cap. Usually found in pairs, often following a mixed-species flock in the canopy. An Andean species, found in subtropical forest, edges, and gardens. Visits fruit feeders.

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