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Silver - beaked Tanager (male)
Silver - beaked Tanager (female)
Silver - beaked Tanager (male)
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Silver - beaked Tanager (male) (Ramphocelus carbo magnirostris)

An unexpected visitor to my neighbourhood for 3 weeks during last month. This species normally favors forest and forest edge and is generally hesitant to be out in the open.
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Habitat
Garden
Location
Petit Valley, Trinidad
Date taken
5th March 2025
Scientific name
Ramphocelus carbo magnirostris
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: delia todd, Roynato, Ozprey1 and 3 others
delia todd
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What a stunner!!!

A cracking picture you've taken of this tanager Brian - well done and thanks my friend.
 
Stanley Jones
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What an appropriate common name for this striking tanager. Love those sharp vivid colors making that bill stand out even more. Excellent Brian! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
The Caribbean
Added by
Dabs
Date added
View count
127
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS Rebel T7
Aperture
ƒ/11
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
3200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Silver - beaked Tanager (male) 1.JPG
File size
4.6 MB
Date taken
Wed, 05 March 2025 9:52 AM
Dimensions
5184px x 3456px

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