Golden-hooded tanager / Goldscheiteltangare (Tangara larvata)

Zoom one golden-hooded tanager on telephone wire. 2020-02-18 10:52:28 Panama

Observations

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

Description

Classification: Genus Tangara (Tangara); Subfamily Thraupinae (Thraupinae); Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
General: 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]