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Tangara chilensis

Photo by steveblain
Photo taken: Near Zamora, Ecuador

[edit] Identification

13.5 - 15 cm (5 - 6 in). Light green hood, upperparts black, red-orange lower back and rump, black belly, violet throat, turquoise underparts, black eye ring, black beak and legs. Sexes similar.

[edit] Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guianas and Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forest, on forest edges and near clearings.

[edit] Behaviour

They are found in groups of four to ten. Diet includes fruits, buds, leaves, some insects. Nests are built 5 - 20 m up in trees; 2-4 greenish white eggs with brown and black spots are laid.

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