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Glistening-green Tanager
Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 21.8 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 Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Chlorochrysa
- Species phoenicotis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 21.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Glistening-green 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 Glistening-green Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia and Ecuador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 21.8 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 4 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 34,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Glistening-green Tanager?
The Glistening-green Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 21.8 g.
Where does the Glistening-green Tanager live?
The Glistening-green Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia and Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Glistening-green Tanager belong to?
The Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Glistening-green Tanager eat?
The Glistening-green Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Glistening-green Tanager migrate?
The Glistening-green Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Glistening-green 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 Glistening-green Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Glistening-green 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 Glistening-green Tanager's range?
The Glistening-green Tanager has a mapped global range of about 34,000 km².
Conservation
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