Stilpnia heinei (Black-capped Tanagers)

The Black-capped Tanager is a Neotropical bird primarily found in the mountainous regions of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. This species inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and areas that have been heavily degraded from their original forest state. The Black-capped Tanager primarily feeds on insects and also consumes fruits, including berries and cecropia fruit.

They forage in low shrubs and trees, near the trunk, on branches that may be either bare or covered in moss. The Black-capped Tanager is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN. Photographed in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.