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Multicolored Tanager

Chlorochrysa nitidissima

Near ThreatenedEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 19 g

About the Multicolored Tanager

The multicoloured tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the mountains of Colombia, and is categorized as Near Threatened (NT) by the IUCN.

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The multicolored tanager is a small-sized passerine bird approximately 12 cm (5 in.) long. Males have a yellow crown, face, mantle, and throat; chestnut and black ear coverts; bright green nape and wings; blue rump, breast, and belly; and a black patch in the center of the underparts. Females are duller and lack the yellow mantle and black patch on the underparts. Immature birds of both sexes resemble females, but are duller.

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Where the Multicolored Tanager lives

Regular range

When to see the Multicolored Tanager

Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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