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Old Tuesday 15th May 2012, 13:44   #1
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Yellow and blue bird, Argentina

This bird was found in Puerto Iguazu in Argentina. It was eating bananas in a garden. Any ideas? A type of tanager?


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Old Tuesday 15th May 2012, 13:52   #2
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Violaceous Euphonia
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Old Tuesday 15th May 2012, 14:14   #3
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Great thanks. I presume it doesn't have a more common name?
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Old Tuesday 15th May 2012, 14:23   #4
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Great thanks. I presume it doesn't have a more common name?
Well, that's its English name. I quite like Euphonia - it's better than a lot of bird names!
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[...]I presume it doesn't have a more common name?
http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.j...AF0857F0FBA7D2

Which one do you like?
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I like the dutch one!
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