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Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 22 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 icterocephala
Quick facts
- Weight
- 22 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Silver-throated 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 Silver-throated Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to Ecuador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 22 g, with a wing length of about 7.1 cm and a tail of around 4.5 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 75,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Silver-throated Tanager?
The Silver-throated Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 22 g.
Where does the Silver-throated Tanager live?
The Silver-throated Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Silver-throated Tanager belong to?
The Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Silver-throated Tanager eat?
The Silver-throated Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Silver-throated Tanager migrate?
The Silver-throated Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Silver-throated 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 Silver-throated Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Silver-throated 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 Silver-throated Tanager's range?
The Silver-throated Tanager has a mapped global range of about 75,000 km².
Conservation
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