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Black-capped tityra        Images © Mark A. Chappell

The tityras are black-and-white birds (brown and white for females) related to the more colorful cotingas.   This one was perched in a tall tree on an overcast day in Soberania National Park near Gamboa, Panama.

  • Canon 30D, Canon 500 mm IS lens plus 2X converter, fill-in flash (2006)