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Gray-headed Tanager

Gray-headed Tanager

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The Gray-headed Tanager is a medium-sized tanager characterized by its pale gray head and yellow body. It is often found in the lower to mid-story of humid forests.
Where to spot
Widespread in humid lowland and foothill forests, forest edges, and disturbed areas across Central and South America.
How to spot
Listen for the characteristic chatter of mixed-species flocks. Scan the mid-story and understory for its distinctive gray head and yellow body.
When to spot
Present throughout the year. Most active in the early morning and late afternoon.
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File:Eucometis penicillata, the Grey-headed Tanager (8991103045).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata (Güicha hormiguera) (14597289044).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata -Manizales, Caldas, Colombia-8.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata Guicha hormiguera Grey-headed Tanager (12181430313).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata Guicha hormiguera Grey-headed Tanager (12198394966).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata Guicha hormiguera Grey-headed Tanager (6391734809).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata Guicha hormiguera Grey-headed Tanager (6962990959).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Eucometis penicillata Guicha hormiguera Grey-headed Tanager (7594128404).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Grey-headed tanager (Eucometis penicillata).JPG
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
This species frequently joins mixed-species foraging flocks, acting as a 'nucleus' species that other birds follow.
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