Saturday, July 21, 2018

Red-throated Ant-tanager (Habia fuscicauda) - 13Apr2019

One of those birds that has a twin brother on the west coast of Costa Rica that is a different species.  This one was photographed in the Caribbean Lowlands in Sarapiqui and so it is a Red-throated Ant-tanager.  The west coast bird is the Red-crowned Ant-tanager.  I have seen them on both coasts.  However, in the Yucatan in Mexico, they seem to mix which is frustrating.  The males are a little tougher to differentiate, but the female Red-throated has a much more contrasting throat.  Here are some pics from my 2019 Yucatan trip.



Female


Male


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