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Crimson-backed Tanager 505_1646.jpg

Striking red tanager with fairly limited range in lowlands and foothills below 1,300 m. Male is overall velvety red, brightest on the flanks and rump and darker on the head. Wings and tail are black. Females are duller reddish brown. Note silver bill with swollen base of lower mandible.

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Uploaded on August 5, 2025
Taken on September 13, 2022