Golden-hooded tanager / Goldscheiteltangare (Tangara larvata)

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Zoom one golden-hooded tanager on telephone wire. 2020-02-18 10:52:28 Panama NIKON D5600 ISO 400
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Classification: Genus Tangara; Subfamily Thraupinae; Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
We saw this on a nature tour on the grounds of Gamboa Rainforest Resort. I noted it as a honeycreeper, which it is not - not sure if my mistake or the guide's.
General: The golden-hooded tanager (Stilpnia larvata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. [more]

First documented observation: 2018-02-27 in Costa Rica. Most recent observation: 2020-02-18 in Panama.

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Arenal feeder golden-hooded tanager. 2018-02-27 12:26:56 Costa Rica NIKON D3100 ISO 800
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Traveling in Central America / Traveling in Central America