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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Silver-beaked Tanager

Ramphocelus carbo

A social South American songbird characterized by the male's velvety dark plumage and its namesake luminous, silver-white lower mandible.

What it sounds like

A series of sharp, metallic 'chink' or 'check' notes often delivered in a rapid, rhythmic chatter.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Tristan Guillebot de Nerville · French GuianaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

The male's lower mandible is significantly swollen and bright silver-white, appearing to glow against its deep crimson-black feathers.
They are highly social birds, typically traveling in active, noisy groups of 4 to 10 individuals through low vegetation.
The species exhibits strong sexual dimorphism; females are primarily brownish-red and lack the male's bright silver bill base.
They are frequent followers of army ant swarms, seizing insects that are flushed out by the moving ants.
The nest is a bulky cup made of leaves and rootlets, usually placed in low shrubs or tangles near water.

Habitat

Second-growth forests, shrubby gardens, and edges of moist tropical woodlands.

Range

Widespread across South America, from Colombia and the Guianas south to Paraguay and Brazil.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Black-bellied TanagerRamphocelus melanogaster Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresilius Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularis Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii

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