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Red-hooded Tanager
Piranga rubriceps
Red-hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Red-hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps) is a member of the Cardinalidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 35.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
- Genus Piranga
- Species rubriceps
Quick facts
- Weight
- 35.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-hooded Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-hooded Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps) belongs to the Cardinalidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia to Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 35.9 g, with a wing length of about 10 cm and a tail of around 7.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 80,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-hooded Tanager?
The Red-hooded Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 35.9 g.
Where does the Red-hooded Tanager live?
The Red-hooded Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia to Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-hooded Tanager belong to?
The Red-hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps) belongs to the Cardinalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-hooded Tanager eat?
The Red-hooded Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-hooded Tanager migrate?
The Red-hooded Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-hooded Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-hooded Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Red-hooded Tanager — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-hooded Tanager's range?
The Red-hooded Tanager has a mapped global range of about 80,000 km².
Conservation
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