Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Emerald Tanager
Tangara florida
Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 19.3 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 florida
Quick facts
- Weight
- 19.3 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Emerald 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 Emerald Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to nw Ecuador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 3.6 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 37,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Emerald Tanager?
The Emerald Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 19.3 g.
Where does the Emerald Tanager live?
The Emerald Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to nw Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Emerald Tanager belong to?
The Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Emerald Tanager eat?
The Emerald Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Emerald Tanager migrate?
The Emerald Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Emerald 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 Emerald Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Emerald 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 Emerald Tanager's range?
The Emerald Tanager has a mapped global range of about 37,000 km².
Conservation
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