Black-headed Tanager

About the Black-headed Tanager

The black-headed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of northeastern Colombia and the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. The black-hooded tanager was formerly considered to be conspecific with this species.

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Where the Black-headed Tanager lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.

When to see the Black-headed Tanager

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocinctaThe masked tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Chestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosaThe chestnut-backed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Silver-backed TanagerStilpnia viridicollisThe silver-backed tanager, also known as the silvery tanager, is a species of bird in the tanager family.