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Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 18 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Tachyphonus
- Species delatrii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tawny-crested 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 Tawny-crested Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Nicaragua to Ecuador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18 g, with a wing length of about 7.1 cm and a tail of around 5.8 cm.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 197,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tawny-crested Tanager?
The Tawny-crested Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Tawny-crested Tanager live?
The Tawny-crested Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Nicaragua to Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tawny-crested Tanager belong to?
The Tawny-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tawny-crested Tanager eat?
The Tawny-crested Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Tawny-crested Tanager migrate?
The Tawny-crested Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the Tawny-crested Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Tawny-crested 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 Tawny-crested Tanager's range?
The Tawny-crested Tanager has a mapped global range of about 197,000 km².
Conservation
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