Silver-beaked Tanager

Silver-beaked Tanagers are 18 cm long and weigh 25 g. Adult males are velvety crimson black with a deep crimson throat and breast. The upper mandible of the bill is black, but the enlarged lower mandible is bright silver in appearance. The bill is pointed upwards in display. The female is much duller, with brownish upperparts, reddish brown underparts and a black bill.

The Silver-beaked Tanager is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Silver-beaked Tanager, Ramphocelus carbo, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in South America from eastern Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and central Brazil, and on Trinidad. It is common and conspicuous in some areas—it may be the bird most often heard and seen in Suriname. Ramphocelus carbo Silver-beaked Tanagers are 18 cm long and weigh 25 g. Adult males are velvety crimson black with a deep crimson throat and breast. More

The Silver-beaked Tanager is often seen in groups of six to ten, frequently giving a call described as cheeng. Its song is a slow thin kick-wick. This photo was taken at the Rainforest section of the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Source - loot, uleko, roges trouve(nt) cette note utile Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes. More

A Silver-beaked Tanager at the California Academy of Sciences. silver_beaked_0135 silver_beaked_0401 silver_beaked_0408 This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 7:53 pm and is filed under Beyond. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. More

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The Silver-beaked Tanager, Ramphocelus carbo, is found in the northern half of South America east of the Andes. A common bird often found near water, it eats fruit and insects. BUY IT NOW Go to Purchase Information for explanation of options. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Silver-beaked Tanager is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Silver-beaked Tanager (2) Brotas, Brazil Brotas, Brazil01/12/2009 Brotas, Brazil 01/12/2009 Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Manu, Peru Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Manu, Peru29/11/2008 Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Manu, Peru 29/11/2008 View all pictures of Silver-beaked Tanager View all pictures of Silver-beaked Tanager More

The Silver-beaked Tanager is often seen in groups of six to ten, frequently giving a call described as cheeng. Its song is a slow thin kick-wick. More

The Silver-beaked Tanager is often seen in groups of six to ten during feeding, frequently giving a call described as, "cheeng". Habitat The Silver-beaked tanager is a resident breeder in South America. It ranges from eastern Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and central Brazil, and onto Trinidad. It is common and conspicuous in some areas and may be the bird most often heard and seen in Suriname. More

tifPortrait of a silver-beaked tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) perched on a tree branch, Pantanal, Brazil Portrait of a silver-beaked tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) perched on a tree branch, Pantanal, Brazil Copyright Roy Toft Keywords: * Brazil * Mato Grosso * One Animal * Pantanal * Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) * Portrait * Branch More

Silver-Beaked Tanager : Blackish maroon to crimson with black wings and tail, the lower mandible of its beak is silvery white with a black upper part. The female is less strikingly coloured; a darker crimson with black-maroon under parts and a totally black beak. White-Lined Tanager : Entirely a lustrous blue-black with white under wing linings. Females are mostly reddish-brown on the rump and tail with gray on the head. More

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) by Jan-Hein Ribot. More

Silver-beaked tanagers live in flocks of 4 to 8 individuals. Groups of about 30 of them can sometimes be seen feeding. Some of the birds lead, and the rest of the flock follows. They move from tree to tree in a long, sweeping flight. Before taking off, a silver-beaked tanager shakes its wings and tail. It lifts its bill skyward to show its silvery lower mandible, to make itself conspicuous or defend its territory. More