Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,548
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The grey-headed tanager (Eucometis penicillata) is a widely distributed species of small Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Eucometis. It is found in Central America and northern South America from Mexico to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Grey-headed tanager”.