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Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
Found across 4 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.
The Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 45 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Thraupis
- Species abbas
Quick facts
- Weight
- 45 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Least Concern
Vulnerable
Extinct
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-winged Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-winged Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA e Mexico to Nicaragua.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 45 g, with a wing length of about 9.7 cm and a tail of around 6.7 cm.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 659,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-winged Tanager?
The Yellow-winged Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 45 g.
Where does the Yellow-winged Tanager live?
The Yellow-winged Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA e Mexico to Nicaragua, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-winged Tanager belong to?
The Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-winged Tanager eat?
The Yellow-winged Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-winged Tanager migrate?
The Yellow-winged Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the Yellow-winged Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-winged 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 Yellow-winged Tanager's range?
The Yellow-winged Tanager has a mapped global range of about 659,000 km².
Conservation
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