Saturday, December 13, 2025

White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) -15 & 21 Aug 2022

This all black (male) tanager looks like some of the others in South America, but it is the default in some areas which is true for the Pantanal where I photographed these.  Its bill is also significantly larger than the similar Ruby-crowned Tanager. It is sexually dimorphic with the female being a reddish brown color. The white "line" on the shoulder of the male is only visible when it is displaying during breeding season.






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