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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== |
Revision as of 21:15, 5 December 2009
- 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
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Atlantic rainforest
Behaviour
Diet
They eat fruit (bananas, papayas) and insects
Vocalisation
Call: a strident TSEEe, cheIT, tsewk; loud, trisyllalbic, descending dawn song.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations Arthur Grosset and Peter van Zoest
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-headed Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-headed_Tanager