About the Fulvous-headed Tanager
The fulvous-headed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Venezuelan Coastal Range and far northern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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The 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). It has a gray body and a rufous-chestnut head. Both sexes have similar colorations. The subspecies intensa has a darker-colored head than other species.
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Where the Fulvous-headed Tanager lives
When to see the Fulvous-headed Tanager
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornataThe buff-bellied tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralisThe brown-flanked tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Chestnut-headed TanagerThlypopsis pyrrhocomaThe chestnut-headed tanager is strongly sexual dimorphic: the male is a predominantly grey bird with a chestnut-brown head and a black mask.
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