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Yellow-throated Tanager
Iridosornis analis
Yellow-throated Tanager (Iridosornis analis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Yellow-throated Tanager (Iridosornis analis) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 26 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 Iridosornis
- Species analis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 26 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Vulnerable
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-throated 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 Yellow-throated Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-throated Tanager (Iridosornis analis) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia to Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 26 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6.9 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 97,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-throated Tanager?
The Yellow-throated Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 26 g.
Where does the Yellow-throated Tanager live?
The Yellow-throated 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 Yellow-throated Tanager belong to?
The Yellow-throated Tanager (Iridosornis analis) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-throated Tanager eat?
The Yellow-throated Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-throated Tanager migrate?
The Yellow-throated Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-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 Yellow-throated Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-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 Yellow-throated Tanager's range?
The Yellow-throated Tanager has a mapped global range of about 97,000 km².
Conservation
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