Bay-headed Tanager
The Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola, is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, South America to Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil and Trinidad. It occurs in forests, particularly in wetter areas. It is mainly green apart from a chestnut head, a blue belly, and a thin gold collar on the hind neck. The sexes are similar.
These are social birds which eat mainly fruit, usually swallowed whole.
These were photographed at the Peace Lodge.
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