White-lined Tanagers are found from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and eastern Peru. They inhabit open forests and gardens. We found them at
La Quinta Sarapiqui Lodge. This individual appears to be a male molting into adult plumage. Fremales are rufous. The species is named for its white underwings, which are displayed during courtship. These tanagers eat fruit, nectar, and arthropods. They sing a variety of whistles and, in parts of their range, they are prized as cage birds (
Wikipedia,
Cornell).
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