flame-colored tanager

A few minutes ago, I uploaded a photo of the less brilliantly colored, but still very beautiful female of this species. This is a montane species of Mexico and Central America.

Shortly, I will upload a photo of the more brilliantly colored male of this species. This is a montane species of Mexico and Central America.

Hi Folks; Discovered this never shown before photo of the very rare Flame colored Tanager taken June 8th. 2008. One of the last time he visited Madera Kubo B&B, in Madera Canyon, AZ. Those were the days I could climb those hills like a kid. Now, at 90 I'm confined to a cane & walker...

Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata subsp. citrea) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed at Savegre Mountain Lodge, San Gerardo de Dota, Province of San Jose, Costa Rica. Montane cloud forest at 2,195 m (7,200 ft) elevation.

Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata subsp. citrea) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed at Savegre Mountain Lodge, San Gerardo de Dota, Province of San Jose, Costa Rica. Montane cloud forest at 2,195 m (7,200 ft) elevation.

Hi Folks; This rare Flame-colored Tanager was first seen at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ in April, 2001 until August, and continued coming every year until April, 2009, stayed till July, 2009 and has not been seen since. The photo shown here was the first arrival in 2008. We were lucky...

Flame-colored Tanager (Pigranga bidentata citrea). Four subspecies are recognized with only subspecies citrea being mapped for Panama. Photographed in a small town of Nueva Suiza, Chiriqui Province, Panama. Montane cloud forest at ca. 1,852 m (6,076 ft) elevation, stream-side. Sexes sexually...

Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata citrea) Four subspecies are recognized with only subspecies citrea being found in the highlands of Costa Rica. Photographed this female at Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge sitting on the north rim of Quetzal Valley overlooking San Gerardo de Dota, Cordillera...

Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata citrea) Four subspecies are recognized with only subspecies citrea being found in the highlands of Costa Rica. Photographed this male in the town of Poasita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica in the Cordillera Central. Lower montane cloud forest at ca...

Flame-colored Tanager Very rare bird that visits only Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ in this neck of the woods. Best regards Gus

Another photo of the rare summer visitor to pine forests of Arizona. The Flame-colored Tanager who has appeared at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ for 7 years running, Usually appears in the last days of March and leaves in August. This photo was taken at about noon today.

This rare male Flame-colored Tanager has returned every spring and summer for the last seven years to the Kubo B&B at Madera Canyon Distinguished from Western Tanager by streaked back and rump, orange-yellow plumage, dark border on cheek, dark bill and large white bars on wings Usually...

Taken at Saverge Lodge Costa Rica

Taken at Savegre Lodge in the Highlands of Costa Rica

The alternate name for the Flame-colored Tanager is Stripe-backed tanager and this photo shows why. The Flame-colored is the only tanager with stripes on its back, it is also the only one to have that distinctive eye patch. I would rather not show photos at feeders if I can help it, but this...

A mountain resident of Mexico. They have become an almost regular visitor to the Madera Canyon area of Southeastern Arizona. I actually took off from work today to go and see this bird (guess it was my first dip?). Anyway, the trip was definitely worth the day off. I had great views of the bird...

Seen at Kubo cabins. We were lucky and saw it after a two hour wait. A couple people had been waiting two days.

I luckily happened upon this pair of FLAME COLORED TANAGERS taking a bath at Bocatoma near Rio Frio, in Tamaulipas state during the El Cielo Nature Festival in February

This is another shot of the tanager I posted yesterday, singing here. It was just such an awesome bird; it deserves two pictures!

After a few hours of watching at 3 different times, we finally saw this gorgeous bird. It nested here earlier in the season, but after the young fledged, they became harder to see. He sang for us and everything!