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FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER Pipraeidea melanonota
Of all the birds in the humid forest, the Fawn-breasted Tanager must rank as one of the most stunning. Males are electric blue with a black mask, red eye and warm fawn-coloured underparts. Females are duller, almost greyish above, and on a brief view may even be mistaken for a male Black-goggled Tanager!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3308PH) Adult male, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Roberto Derna June 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1156PH) Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Amy O´Hatnick June 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1157PH) Adult male ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1158PH) Adult female, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu July 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1159PH) Adult female, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Derek Onley July 2010).
VIDEO - (FPAVE1160VI) Adult male, Salto del Monday, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
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