- Loriotus rufiventer
Tachyphonus rufiventer
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Male
- Yellowish crown patch
Distribution
South America: found from eastern Peru to north-western Bolivia and adjacent western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid dry and flood forests and forest edges. Occurs from the lowlands to 1250 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is little recorded, but appears to consist of fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-crested Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-crested_Tanager
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
