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Metallic-green Tanager
Tangara labradorides
Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 15 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 labradorides
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Metallic-green 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 Metallic-green Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia to Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 15 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 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 104,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Metallic-green Tanager?
The Metallic-green Tanager is a very small bird that weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Metallic-green Tanager live?
The Metallic-green Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia to Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Metallic-green Tanager belong to?
The Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Metallic-green Tanager eat?
The Metallic-green Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Metallic-green Tanager migrate?
The Metallic-green Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Metallic-green 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 Metallic-green Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Metallic-green 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 Metallic-green Tanager's range?
The Metallic-green Tanager has a mapped global range of about 104,000 km².
Conservation
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