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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
13.5 cm<br /> | 13.5 cm<br /> | ||
| − | Its turquoise head and neck change into a yellow half-collar then black. The wing coverts are dark blue while the wings are black broadly edged green.<br /> | + | Its turquoise head and neck change into a yellow half-collar then black. The wing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] are dark blue while the wings are black broadly edged green.<br /> |
It has a black bib, a turquoise belly and a bright orange rump normally only visible when it flies.<br /> | It has a black bib, a turquoise belly and a bright orange rump normally only visible when it flies.<br /> | ||
'''Female''' and '''Immature''' paler, more greenish. | '''Female''' and '''Immature''' paler, more greenish. | ||
| + | [[Image:Green headed female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|nick+scarle|nick scarle}} <br />South-eastern [[Brazil]], November 2009]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Paraguay]] to south-eastern [[Brazil]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones) | [[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Paraguay]] to south-eastern [[Brazil]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Atlantic rainforest | + | Humid Atlantic rainforest borders and clearings. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | They eat fruit (bananas, papayas) and insects | + | They eat fruit (bananas, oranges and papayas) and insects. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:C pia de DSC07456.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|jocateme|jocateme}}<br />[[Itatiaia National Park]], Rio de Janeiro state, [[Brazil]], January 2008]] | |
| − | [[Image:C pia de DSC07456.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|jocateme|jocateme}}<br />[[Itatiaia National Park]], Rio de Janeiro state, [[Brazil]], January 2008 ]] | + | '''Call''': a strident ''TSEEe, cheIT, tsewk''; loud, trisyllalbic, descending dawn song. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations {{user|Arthurgrosset|Arthur Grosset}} and {{user|Peter+van+Zoest|Peter van Zoest}} | #BF Member observations {{user|Arthurgrosset|Arthur Grosset}} and {{user|Peter+van+Zoest|Peter van Zoest}} | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tangara+seledon}} | {{GSearch|Tangara+seledon}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tangara]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tangara]] | ||
Revision as of 22:29, 25 December 2014
- Tangara seledon
Identification
13.5 cm
Its turquoise head and neck change into a yellow half-collar then black. The wing coverts are dark blue while the wings are black broadly edged green.
It has a black bib, a turquoise belly and a bright orange rump normally only visible when it flies.
Female and Immature paler, more greenish.
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Paraguay to south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid Atlantic rainforest borders and clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat fruit (bananas, oranges and papayas) and insects.
Vocalisation
Call: a strident TSEEe, cheIT, tsewk; loud, trisyllalbic, descending dawn song.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations Arthur Grosset and Peter van Zoest
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-headed Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-headed_Tanager
