Flame-crested Tanager

Loriotus cristatus

The flame-crested tanager (Loriotus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Ten subspecies are currently recognized.

The flame-crested tanager grows to a length of about 15 cm and a weight of around 20 g. The male has a black head, small orangeish-red bib and a moderate-sized orangish crest. The upper parts are slatey-black with a golden-buff rump, and the upper wing-coverts bear a large patch of white. The underparts are dark brownish-black. The female is similar in appearance to the white-winged shrike-tanager (Lanio versicolor) but is more brown above with buff-ochre rather than yellowish-ochre underparts.

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Dominic More O'Ferrall

19 Jan 2025 - 1:29pm

Ecuador

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Dominic More O'Ferrall

18 Jan 2025 - 7:20pm

Ecuador

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Dominic More O'Ferrall

16 Jan 2025 - 12:11pm

Ecuador

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Brandon Edwards

30 Nov 2024 - 10:25am

05 Sep 2024 - 10:03am

Brazil

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Mathieu S.

08 Aug 2024 - 10:26am

10 Jun 2024 - 11:50am

09 Jun 2024 - 12:40pm

Brazil

Chris Bell

09 Jun 2024 - 10:08am

michael van der meulen

04 Nov 2023 - 8:04pm

Brazil

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michael van der meulen

12 Oct 2023 - 4:13pm

Brazil

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michael van der meulen

11 Oct 2023 - 6:51pm

Brazil

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michael van der meulen

11 Oct 2023 - 12:43pm

Brazil

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michael van der meulen

10 Oct 2023 - 11:24am

Brazil

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michael van der meulen

04 Oct 2023 - 10:22am

Brazil

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