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Piranga (Flame-colored Tanager), Barro Colorado Island, Cerro Campana, Cerro Punta, Panama, 1958-1959

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Abstract

The notes are the observations of M. Moynihan of Piranga (Flame-colored Tanager), 1958-1962. Pages are numbered. Entries include date, location, and type. Observations describe appearance, behavior, and calls of birds in the wild. Additionally lists sex, time of day, observations of individuals and pairs, location in their environment, and behavior during feeding, copulation, and nest-building. Includes illustrations of birds and notations indicated by pattern and color. Locations include Barro Colorado Island, Cerro Campana, Cerro Punta, Panama.

Date Range

1958-1962

Start Date

1958

End Date

1962

Access Information

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Topic

  • Ethology
  • Animals
  • Animal behavior
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Barro Colorado
  • Panama
  • Cerro Campana
  • Punta, Cerro

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 01-096

Collection name

Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 2 Folder 47