Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae (Cardinals & Allies)  
Genus: Chlorothraupis (3 species, 4 worldwide)


Yellow-lored Tanager
Yellow-lored Tanager (Chlorothraupis frenata)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Yellow-lored Tanager
Yellow-lored Tanager (Chlorothraupis frenata)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
  An out-of-focus shot showing better yellow lore.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Very similar to Carmiol's Tanager. Moves inside the forest in loud, noisy groups. Male and female alike.

Lemon-spectacled Tanager
Lemon-spectacled Tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ochre-breasted Tanager
Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni stolzmanni)
Ecuador
  A more uniformly colored race found only in Ecuador.
   
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges)   © All Rights Reserved.

Ochre-breasted Tanager
Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni dugandi)
Anchicaya, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A skulking medium-sized tanager whose colors are usually difficult to see in shadows. Note grey head in birds in northwest Ecuador and northward into Colombia, and more uniform coloration southward. Ochre front and olive back, and strong bill.


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