Male Scarlet-rumped Tanager Perched at La Selva

A male Scarlet-rumped Tanager perches among branches at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica's Sarapiquí region. The bird's black head and body contrast with its vivid red rump, while a pale, enlarged bill catches the light. Foreground leaves partly frame the view, reflecting the dense vegetation that made this forest less suited to clear bird-flight photographs.