- Chlorochrysa nitidissima
Identification
The male truly is multicolered, with head mostly yellow but with black spot under and behind the eye, green rear crown and nape, yellow mantle, green wings and tail, blue-green rump, throat yellow bordered to the side by chestnut, mostly blue underparts with central black area, and black eye and bare parts.
Female is greener above and lack the black on central underparts but otherwise similar.
Distribution
Colombian endemic. One of the most highly sought after species in Colombia.
Patchily distributed in the West Andes through Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Chocó, Risalralda, and Antioquia Departments. As well, it can be found in the Central Andes through the Coffee Region (Quindio, Risalralda, and Caldas).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cloud forest is its preferred habitat and is most usually spotted along forest edge in the mid-level inter-Andean slopes around 2000 MASL. Occasionally in mixed flocks at various levels from shrubs to canopy.
Behaviour
Frequents mixed flocks. Gleans insects but also eats fruits and berries. Quite often present in the canopy and therefore difficult to see.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Birdforum member, personal observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Multicolored Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Multicolored_Tanager
