White-capped Tanager (Sericossypha albocristata)

The White-capped Tanager (Sericossypha albocristata) is a dramatic looking bird that is rarely seen, even our guide, Diego was excited to spot this little beauty close to the Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve.  You can barely make out his red throat here (or maybe it’s a female) but you can see it in the videos below.

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They can be found in the higher elevations in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.  This one was well-spotted by our guide near  the finca near Ventanas above Jardin.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT WHITE-CAPPED TANAGERS

Wikipedia

Birdlife

Neotropical Birds

VIDEOS

These clips do the beauty of this bird justice better than my pics!