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What the Emerald Tanager sounds like
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The emerald tanager is a medium-sized tanager with a length of 10.6–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a mass of 18–20.5 g (0.63–0.72 oz). Both sexes are similar in appearance, but the species shows slight sexual dimorphism, with females being duller and having yellow-green instead of yellow on the head. It may be confused with the glistening-green tanager but can be told apart by its less intense plumage. It is also similar to the blue-whiskered tanager but can be distinguished by the latter's black face and throat and turquoise cheeks. Voice: The emerald tanager makes a sharp chip or tsip which may be repeated and which occasionally accelerates into a rapid twitter. Its song is a series of loud cheet or chiip notes.
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When to see the Emerald Tanager
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Where to see the Emerald Tanager
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About the Emerald Tanager
The emerald tanager is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. Described by the English ornithologists PL Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1869, it is a medium-sized species that has a length of 10.6–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a mass of 18–20.5 g (0.63–0.72 oz). It can be identified by its bright green plumage, with black streaking on the back and wings, and a black auricular patch and beak. It also has yellow on the crown and rump. The species shows slight sexual dimorphism, with the females being duller and having yellow-green in place of yellow on the head.
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Easily confused with
Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaIt is mostly green with a black back and a blue head and throat.
Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiThe spangle-cheeked tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird.
Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankiiThe green-and-gold tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.
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