{"id":21078,"date":"2025-04-17T06:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21078"},"modified":"2025-04-17T06:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:07:40","slug":"red-throated-ant-tanager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21078","title":{"rendered":"Red-throated Ant-tanager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Red-throated Ant-tanager: Dave and Dave\u2019s Costa Rican Nature Park, La Vergin, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. March 2025 \u2014 So, being me, I had to see if I could find out why it is an Ant-tanager? It seems they get the name from their habit of following ant swarms or ant trails to pick off other insects that are disturbed by the ants\u2019 passage, and from their resemblance to tanagers. They were once placed in the \u201ctrue tanager\u201d family based on that resemblance. Some, like this Red-throated Ant-tanager, are now thought to be more closely related to the cardinals. (Maybe one day they will be the Red-throated Ant-cardinal? ) This is the best look I have ever had at this bird. Generally, as the name suggests, they are skulking around on the ground in dark corners under bushes where the ants live. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator. <\/p>\n

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