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Multicolored Tanager
Chlorochrysa nitidissima
Multicolored Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Multicolored Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 18.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Chlorochrysa
- Species nitidissima
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Multicolored 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 Multicolored Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Multicolored Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.6 g, with a wing length of about 6.7 cm and a tail of around 4.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 17,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Multicolored Tanager?
The Multicolored Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 18.6 g.
Where does the Multicolored Tanager live?
The Multicolored Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Multicolored Tanager belong to?
The Multicolored Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Multicolored Tanager eat?
The Multicolored Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Multicolored Tanager migrate?
The Multicolored Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Multicolored Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Multicolored Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Multicolored Tanager can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Multicolored Tanager's range?
The Multicolored Tanager has a mapped global range of about 17,000 km².
Conservation
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