Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Beryl-spangled Tanager
Tangara nigroviridis
Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 17 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 nigroviridis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Beryl-spangled Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Beryl-spangled Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Venezuela to Bolivia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 4.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 349,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Beryl-spangled Tanager?
The Beryl-spangled Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 17 g.
Where does the Beryl-spangled Tanager live?
The Beryl-spangled Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Venezuela to Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Beryl-spangled Tanager belong to?
The Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Beryl-spangled Tanager eat?
The Beryl-spangled Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Beryl-spangled Tanager migrate?
The Beryl-spangled Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Beryl-spangled 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 Beryl-spangled Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Beryl-spangled 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 Beryl-spangled Tanager's range?
The Beryl-spangled Tanager has a mapped global range of about 349,000 km².
Conservation
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