Rainforest Birds - Green-and-Gold Tanager

Bird Name:belly yellow. The chin, forehead, and eye patch are
Green-and-gold Tanagerblack. Females and juveniles have a green crown
Latin Name:spotted black and their rump is green and slightly
Tangara schrankiiyellow. They also exhibit duller coloration.
Status:Diet:
Least ConcernDiet consists of fruit, seeds, and insects. They forage
Scientific Classification:for food mostly from mid to upper levels of trees, but
Kingdom: Animaliawill occasionally forage lower. They will hunt for insects
Phylum: Chordatain dense foliage on branches.
Class: AvesHabitat:
Order: PasseriformesThe Green-and-gold Tanager is found in the western
Family: Thraupidaeand central Amazon Basin in eastern Venezuela,
Genus: TangaraColumbia, Ecuador, Peru, central Bolivia, and
Species: T. schrankiinorthwestern Brazil. It inhabits subtropical and tropical
General Information:moist lowland forests and swamps. They reside in
The Green-and-gold Tanager is a South American birdelevations from lowlands to 1200 m, and as high as
in the Thraupidae family. It has two subspecies: T. s.1650 m in Peru and only 300 to 900 m in Venezuela.
schrankii and T. s. venezuelana. This species typically isReproduction:
seen in pairs or small family groups and travel throughThe female builds a concealed cup nest composed of
the canopy with mixed species flocks.and lined with dried leaves and lichens. The clutch
Physical Description:averages 2 pale reddish brown eggs speckled with
Typical length and weight of the Green-and-golddark red. Incubation averages 13-14 days and the
Tanager is 12 cm and 19 gm, respectively. This specieschicks fledge after 15-16 days. The male and female
is green with the crown, rump, center of breast andfeed the nestlings on insects and fruit.