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Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)

 

Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon) Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon) Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon) Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)  

 

This species occurs in the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil (from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul), reaching eastern Paraguay and the Misiones province of Argentina (Map). Green-headed Tanagers inhabit tropical lowland and montane forest, both primary and second growth, forest edges, tree plantations, parks, and orchards; lowlands to 1,300 m. This colourful species measures 13.5 cm and weighs ca. 18 g. Its head, neck, chin and belly are bluish-green; the nape and upper back are yellow-green; the throat and lower back are black; the rump is yellow-orange. The primaries and rectrices are black with green edges. Colours are more muted in the female. The breeding season lasts from November to February. A bowl-shaped nest, built of grass and leaves, is hidden in the dense foliage or an arboreal bromeliad. The clutch contains 2-4 eggs; the incubation lasts 15-17 days, the young fledge after 14-18 days. A second brood is often raised later in the season. T. seledon is primarily frugivorous, feeding on a variety of wild berries and cultivated fruit, readily attending bird feeders; also take insects. They usually forage at 9-25 m above the forest floor.

 

Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)   D35485
Green-headed Tanager
(Tangara seledon)

Itatiaia National Park
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)   D35484
Green-headed Tanager
(Tangara seledon)

Itatiaia National Park
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)   D35483
Green-headed Tanager
(Tangara seledon)

Itatiaia National Park
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)   D35482
Green-headed Tanager
(Tangara seledon)

Itatiaia National Park
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)   D47178
Green-headed Tanager
(Tangara seledon)
near nest
Santo Aleixo, Magé
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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