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Olive-green Tanager
Orthogonys chloricterus
Olive-green Tanager (Orthogonys chloricterus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Olive-green Tanager (Orthogonys chloricterus) is a member of the Mitrospingidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 39 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 Mitrospingidae Mitrospingid Tanagers
- Genus Orthogonys
- Species chloricterus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 39 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Mitrospingidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Olive-green 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 Olive-green Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Olive-green Tanager (Orthogonys chloricterus) belongs to the Mitrospingidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 39 g, with a wing length of about 9 cm and a tail of around 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.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 122,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Olive-green Tanager?
The Olive-green Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 39 g.
Where does the Olive-green Tanager live?
The Olive-green Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Olive-green Tanager belong to?
The Olive-green Tanager (Orthogonys chloricterus) belongs to the Mitrospingidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Olive-green Tanager eat?
The Olive-green Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Olive-green Tanager migrate?
The Olive-green Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Olive-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 Olive-green Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Olive-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 Olive-green Tanager's range?
The Olive-green Tanager has a mapped global range of about 122,000 km².
Conservation
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