Order: Passeriformes (Oscines) - Family: Thraupidae Habitat: Woods, bushland and embankments

All records since January 2014

Sounds
© José L. Merlo	© Diego Caiafa	© Diego Caiafa	© José L. Merlo
© Cora Rimoldi	© Cora Rimoldi

Adult
© Hugo Aguilar Red hood extending in V-shape to breast. White underparts © J. Simón Tagtachian Erectile crest. Whitish bill with dark culmen © J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian Plumbeous upperparts. White nape. Wings and tail blackish
© J. Simón Tagtachian In pairs or groups. Almost in all the environments of the reserve.

Breeding

Nest

© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro Cup of vegetal fibers supported on branches

Juvenile
The chicks stay in the nest for some 15 days. The crest is terracotta and the bill is dark. When the feathers begin to turn red in a blotches so does the colour of the bill.
© Nicolás Giorgio	© Nicolás Giorgio
© Hernán Tolosa	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Eduardo Cusano	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Carlos González Ledo

Behaviour
© Nicolás Giorgio Las aves frente a su imagen

Diet
It feeds on fruits, seeds, buds, insects.
© Carlos González Ledo	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Sergio Cusano

More photographic records since January 2013