About the Fawn-breasted Tanager
The fawn-breasted tanager is a species of tanager with a blue head and yellow breast. It occurs in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as in the highlands of northeastern Argentina, south Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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The fawn-breasted tanager has an average body length of 14 cm (5.5 in) and can weigh 18–25 g (0.63–0.88 oz). This species of tanager has an unusually short, wide beak, similar to the beaks of swallows, as well as short legs and tail, and long wings. The most noticeable coloration of this species is its sky-blue crown and broad black mask that extends over the eyes into ear-coverts. The coloration of the male crown and nape is a medium blue, and the forehead, lores, ocular area, and ear-coverts are deep black.
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What the Fawn-breasted Tanager sounds like
Where the Fawn-breasted Tanager lives
When to see the Fawn-breasted Tanager
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Patagonian Sierra FinchPhrygilus patagonicusThe Patagonian sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaThe saffron-crowned tanager is an average-sized species of tanager, with a length of 12.5–13.5 cm (4.9–5.3 in) and a mass of 15–23.6 g (0.53–0.83 oz).
Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiThe blue-and-black tanager is an average-sized species for its genus, with a mean length of 13 cm (5.1 in) and mass of 18 g (0.63 oz).
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