Costa Rica Wildlife Guide
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Emerald Tanager in Costa Rica
Tangara florida
Tanagers · ~13 cm · midland
CaribbeanCloud Forest
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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brilliant green tanager with black streaks on the back and an orange-yellow crown. A specialty of mid-elevation Caribbean forests.
Fun Facts
- ▸One of the most strikingly colored tanagers in Costa Rica.
- ▸Restricted to the Caribbean slope from Costa Rica to Ecuador.
- ▸Often found in mixed flocks with Bay-headed and Silver-throated Tanagers.
Best Months
Year-round
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