Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

A female foraging for food at a feeding station offering various types of fruits. It sounds like this:


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

A common bird frequenting feeding stations where fruit is found. This is the male of the species. It sounds like this:


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

A common bird frequenting feeding stations where fruit is found. This is the female of the species. It sounds like this:


Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

A spotty plumage reveals this is a male juvenile of the species. It's a common species in its range and is a frequent visitor of the fruiting trees as well as…


Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

A female foraging for fruit and not easily seen when doing so in the canopy. But here it's out in the open, tempted by delicious fruits handed out by humans.…


Scarlet-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)

Scarlet-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)

Opposed to the bland plumage of the female, which might look like a different species altogether, the male is unmistakeble. A common species in its range and a…


Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata)

Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata)

When people think of tanagers they think of brightly colored birds, but some are drab and inconspicuous and named as such. They are equally attracted to…


Scarlet-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)

Scarlet-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)

As with most bird species, the female is inconspicuous and bland compared to the male, and more often than not the species is also named after the male. This…


Golden-hooded tanager (Tangara larvata)

Golden-hooded tanager (Tangara larvata)

Tanagers are beautifully colored bird species, and golden-hooded tanager is no exception. Fortunately many of them will gladly feast on human handouts like…