Spangle-cheeked Tanager

Spangle-cheeked TanagerThe Spangle-cheeked Tanager lives in wet mountain forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. Adults have black-and-blue scaling on the cheeks and a rufous crown patch; immatures are duller and lack that crown patch. It eats fruit as well as insects and spiders.What does it look like?Adults have black-and-blue scaling across the cheeks, a rufous crown patch and a cinnamon-colored belly. Immatures are duller, lack the crown patch and show less cheek scaling.How does it live?The Spangle-cheeked Tanager lives in wet mountain forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. Adults have black-and-blue scaling on the cheeks and a rufous crown patch; immatures are duller and lack that crown patch. It eats fruit as well as insects and spiders.It is recorded in wet montane forest, forest edges and second growth. Its diet includes fruit, insects and spiders.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.