- Tangara icterocephala
Identification
13 cm. Mainly yellow, black streaks down its back, whitish throat bordered above with a black malar stripe. The wings and tail are black with pale green edgings. The sexes are similar, but adult females have duller and greener-tinged yellow plumage, and sometimes dark mottling on the crown. Immatures are much duller and greener, with dusky wings, tail, back streaks and malar stripe, a grey throat and darker green wing edging.[2]
Distribution
Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, western Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[1]
- T. i. frantzii - Costa Rica and western Panama
- T. i. oresbia - west-central Panama
- T. i. icterocephala - Darién region of eastern Panama to west Colombia and extreme north-west Peru
Habitat
Lower and middle levels of wet mountain forests and adjacent semi-open areas such as clearings with shade trees, second growth and woodland edges. [2]
Behaviour
It builds a compact cup shaped nest in a tree on a branch. 2 brown-blotched off-white eggs are laid. This species will raise two broods in a season.[2]
The diet includes small fruit, which is swallowed whole, insects and spiders. They are usually found in pairs, small groups, or as part of a mixed-species feeding flock.[2]
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Silver-throated Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Silver-throated_Tanager
External Links
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