Ramphocelus carbo, the Silver-beaked Tanager, is a passerine bird of medium size. This tanager breeds residently tһгoᴜɡһoᴜt South America, from Trinidad through Paraguay and central Brazil, as well as eastern Colombia and Venezuela.
With silver bead Tanagers weigh 25 grammes (0.88 oz) and measure 18 centimetres (7 in) in length. Male adults have a rich red breast and neck, and their colour is velvety black. The bill’s larger lower mandible has a dazzling silver look, while the bill’s upper mandible is black. In the display, the bill is pointing upward. With brownish upperparts, reddish brown underparts, and a black beak, the female is significantly duller.The several ѕᴜЬѕрeсіeѕ differ greatly in their plumage, primarily in the amount of contrast between the upperparts and the neck and breast.
Breeding:
It may be found in cultivated and light forested regions. Usually constructed in a shrub, the large cup nest often holds two green-blue eggs with blotches of black and brown. Before the eggs hatch, the female incubates them for 11–12 days. It takes the chicks another 11–12 days to fledge.
Diet: a range of fresh fruits, live insects, and Paradise eагtһ Premium Softbill Blend.
