Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 1 — Photo: Ana Agreda, Aves y Conservación · Public domain

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Ryan F. Mandelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Guy Babineau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 8 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grey-hooded Bush Tanager

The grey-hooded bush tanager is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Cnemoscopus. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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What the Grey-hooded Bush Tanager sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Grey-hooded Bush Tanager lives

Regular range

Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela

When to see the Grey-hooded Bush Tanager

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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Lesser Antillean SaltatorSaltator albicollisLesser Antillean saltators grow to a length of 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) and a weight of 37–51.6 g (1.31–1.82 oz).

Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusThe black-capped hemispingus is, on average, 15–16 cm (5.9–6.3 in) long and weighs 18–26 g (0.6–0.9 oz).

Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocinctaThe masked tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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