About the Golden-naped Tanager
The golden-naped tanager is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Golden-naped tanagers have plumage similar to those of the metallic-green tanager, the swallow tanager and the blue-and-black tanager as adults of all three species are primarily blue with black facial masking, however, the golden-naped tanager is the only primarily blue tanager with a golden or reddish crown patch or nape. Females have a similar pattern to males, but have duller colors and a narrower nape patch. Juveniles of both sexes have a primarily dull blue-gray coloration with a lighter breast and belly, and lack the distinctive golden nape.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliaThe Brazilian tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisThe lesser Antillean bullfinch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsThe black-goggled tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, part of the genus Trichothraupis.
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