What is this? (1 Viewer)

lassa8

Well-known member

• Apr 15, 2004

• #1

I saw this bird in the Climatron at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and even though I don't get to count it, I was still curious as to what species it is. I assume it's tropical, based on the foliage in the Climatron.

 

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Michael Frankis

conehead

• Apr 15, 2004

• #2

Hi Lassa,

Don't know, but I'll have a guess at a tanager of some sort

Michael

 

Warbler

Warbler Watcher

• Apr 15, 2004

• #3

Yes, it does look like a tanager. Maybe a Hepatic Tanager. But then again something looks strange about that beak. More like a Brazilian.

 

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Michael Frankis

conehead

• Apr 15, 2004

• #4

More like Summer Tanager than Hepatic, but not quite right for either, and presumably an introduced exotic anyway, inside a greenhouse.
Could argue the label tells you what it is, it's a Cacao (Theobroma cacao) . . . :king:

Michael

 

Joern Lehmhus

Well-known member

• Apr 15, 2004

• #5

Strangely enough, when I was sipping some hot chocolate some days ago, I found a little feather in it...

I do not dare to think why...cheers B

 

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Tim

Member

• Apr 15, 2004

• #6

Hi,
How about Crimson-backed Tanager, Ramphocelus dimidiatus ?

Cheers,
Tim

 

lassa8

Well-known member

• Apr 15, 2004

• #7

I think it's a silver-beaked tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) after searching for "tanager" at the Mo Bot webpage. http://www.mobot.org/hort/gardens/birds.shtml Thanks for the help!

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Apr 15, 2004

• #8

My guess is that it is a hepatic. On the basis of the beak alone neither Ramphocelus nor Tachyphonus can be ruled out.

 

oldsquaw

Old Tooter

• Apr 15, 2004

• #9

Bill looks to way too heavy for a Hepatic. Maybe some other south of the border tanager.

 

Jacamar

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #10

Looks like a female silver-beaked tanager to me. I see them alot so I am familiar with them. The beak isn't right for a hepatic tanager.

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Apr 16, 2004

• #11

I'll take Jacamars word for this one.