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Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 18 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 Tangara
- Species inornata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Plain-colored Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Plain-colored Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to Colombia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18 g, with a wing length of about 7.2 cm and a tail of around 4.8 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 181,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Plain-colored Tanager?
The Plain-colored Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Plain-colored Tanager live?
The Plain-colored Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Plain-colored Tanager belong to?
The Plain-colored Tanager (Tangara inornata) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Plain-colored Tanager eat?
The Plain-colored Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Plain-colored Tanager migrate?
The Plain-colored Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Plain-colored 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 Plain-colored Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Plain-colored 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 Plain-colored Tanager's range?
The Plain-colored Tanager has a mapped global range of about 181,000 km².
Conservation
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