Talking Tanagers
Happy Earth Day! The Talking Tanagers want you to spread the word about why actively caring for our environment matters, and how important our many forms of art, education and conservation are to sustaining our planet and every species on it, including our own. Here we have the Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata), Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata), and the Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala), taken at CREA’s Cocobolo Nature Preserve in the Mamoni River Valley of Panama. Wherever you are on the globe we hope you use today as an impetus to save the world. Photographed by...
Read MoreBlack-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae)
Flying like a bee and sporting the mane of a lion, this Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae) was one of the most stunning hummingbirds to have up close and in the hand according to Sean. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreYellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis)
Sean recently had the pleasure of netting his first toucan after ten years of mist netting in the tropics. He said that holding this Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) was a once in a lifetime experience. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Panama while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreTanager Trifecta
On Sean’s last trip to Costa Rica one of his main goals was attempting to photograph what he dubbed the “Tanager Trifecta”: the Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata), Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida), and the Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala). All three species are typically found above 500 meters in elevation, often seen foraging in mixed species flocks on the edge of forest habitat, which are the exact conditions that Rara Avis’ main base camp clearing offers. They are also all featured on the same page in the Birds of Costa Rica guide, each with their own unique plumage...
Read MoreBlack-and-Yellow Tanager Pair (Chrysothlypis chrysomelas)
The Black-and-Yellow Tanager (Chrysothlypis chrysomelas) is endemic to highland areas on the Caribbean slopes of Costa Rica and Panama. A small tanager in comparison to other species in the similar elevation, it can be commonly found in mixed feeding flocks on the edges of pre-montane forest habitat. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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