Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brasil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Orange-headed Tanager
Thlypopsis sordida
Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) 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 Thlypopsis
- Species sordida
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Orange-headed Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Orange-headed Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia and e, sc SA.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 5.4 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 6.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Orange-headed Tanager?
The Orange-headed Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 17 g.
Where does the Orange-headed Tanager live?
The Orange-headed Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia and e, sc SA, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Orange-headed Tanager belong to?
The Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Orange-headed Tanager eat?
The Orange-headed Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Orange-headed Tanager migrate?
The Orange-headed Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Orange-headed 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 Orange-headed Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Orange-headed 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 Orange-headed Tanager's range?
The Orange-headed Tanager has a mapped global range of about 6.8 million km².
Conservation
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