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The chestnut-headed tanager is strongly sexual dimorphic: the male is a predominantly grey bird with a chestnut-brown head and a black mask. The female is olive green above and grey below, with a hint of rust on the crown. The song consists of a very bright "pseee-pseee-pseee, twee-tweee-tweee".
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When to see the Chestnut-headed Tanager
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-headed Tanager
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chestnut-headed Tanager
The chestnut-headed tanager is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and far northeastern Argentina. It was formerly the only member of the genus Pyrrhocoma but is now placed in Thlypopsis.
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Easily confused with
Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataThe rufous-chested tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsThe rust-and-yellow tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Fulvous-headed TanagerThlypopsis fulvicepsThe fulvous-headed tanager is a small tanager; on average, it is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 11–13 g (0.4–0.5 oz).
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