Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira
Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 12 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 Hemithraupis
- Species guira
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Guira 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 Guira Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA widespread.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 5.2 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 9.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Guira Tanager?
The Guira Tanager is a very small bird that weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Guira Tanager live?
The Guira Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA widespread, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Guira Tanager belong to?
The Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Guira Tanager eat?
The Guira Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Guira Tanager migrate?
The Guira Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Guira 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 Guira Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Guira 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 Guira Tanager's range?
The Guira Tanager has a mapped global range of about 9.4 million km².
Conservation
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