Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo (Pallas, 1764)

Silver-beaked Tanager, Ramphocelus carbo, is a passerine of South America, breeding in the north, west and south-central parts of the continent, with a range that includes eastern Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, central Brazil, Peru and Trinidad. It is a resident breeder in light woodland and cultivated areas. The species is common and easy to notice. Adult males have velvety crimson and black plumage, with a deep crimson throat and breast, and a bill with a black upper mandible and a bright silver lower mandible that is raised in display.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies

Breeding range

South America: n, w, sc