Birds of Bolivia

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Thlypopsis (3 species, 8 worldwide)


Rust-and-yellow Tanager
Rust-and-yellow Tanager (Thlypopsis ruficeps) Male
Machu Picchu, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Rust-and-yellow Tanager
Rust-and-yellow Tanager (Thlypopsis ruficeps) Female
Wayqecha, Peru
  Note warbler-like look and behaviour.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange-headed Tanager
Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida chrysopis)
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Superciliaried Hemispingus
Superciliaried Hemispingus (Thlypopsis superciliaris nigrifrons)
Hacienda del Bosque, Manizales, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A thin white brow (and tanager vs. warbler characteristics) differentiates from Citrine Warbler. Generally seen above 3000 meters
Looking for insect in flowers (common behaviour).


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