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Carmiol's Tanager vs Ochre-breasted Tanager

Carmiol's Tanager (Chlorothraupis carmioli)

Carmiol's Tanager

Chlorothraupis carmioli

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The adult Carmiol's tanager is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and is an evenly coloured, robust bird. The upper parts are a dull olive green, and the underparts are a rather paler olive green. The throat is slightly yellower than the rest of the underparts, and is streaked in the male while being a uniform pale yellow in the female. The underparts of the female are paler than those of the male, and the female has a yellowish patch in front of the eyes. The beak is relatively stout and is dark-coloured in both sexes.

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Photo: Rachel Lee Harper · CC BY 4.0
Ochre-breasted Tanager (Chlorothraupis stolzmanni)

Ochre-breasted Tanager

Chlorothraupis stolzmanni

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The ochre-breasted tanager grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). The sexes are similar in appearance, the upper parts being drab olive-green. Birds in Colombia show a slight grey shading on the head. The iris of the eye is pale bluish-grey. The underparts are ochraceous buff, with some olive shading on the flanks and breast, the throat being the palest region.

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Sonogram of the Ochre-breasted Tanager
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: (c) Santiago Ron, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Santiago Ron · cc-by

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