How big is an Opal-crowned Tanager?

The Opal-crowned Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.

Where can you see an Opal-crowned Tanager?

The Opal-crowned Tanager occurs in 5 countries, including Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia.

What birds look similar to an Opal-crowned Tanager?

The Opal-crowned Tanager is most easily confused with the Golden-eared Tanager, the Blue-whiskered Tanager and the Gilt-edged Tanager.

Is the Opal-crowned Tanager endangered?

The Opal-crowned Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Opal-crowned Tanager

Tangara callophrys

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys) is a rare tanager found in 5 countries, weighing about 23 g. The opal-crowned tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.

Least ConcernRareEats fruitforest23 g

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 1 — Photo: Jacob Saucier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 2 — Photo: Jacob Saucier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 3 — Photo: Kathy Richardson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 4 — Photo: Bill Levine · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 5 — Photo: Bill Levine · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 6 — Photo: Bill Levine · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 7 — Photo: Bill Levine · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 8 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 9 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys), photo 10 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Opal-crowned Tanager

The opal-crowned tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara. It is found in the eastern Andes drainages to the western Amazon Basin in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru and a region of northwestern Bolivia; for Brazil in southwestern-western Amazonas state and Acre.

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Where it lives

Ecuador Peru Colombia Brazil Bolivia

When to see it

The Opal-crowned Tanager can be seen all year round, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.

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Quick questions

What does an Opal-crowned Tanager look like?: The opal-crowned tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.
How big is an Opal-crowned Tanager?: The Opal-crowned Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.
Where can you see an Opal-crowned Tanager?: The Opal-crowned Tanager occurs in 5 countries, including Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia.
What birds look similar to an Opal-crowned Tanager?: The Opal-crowned Tanager is most easily confused with the Golden-eared Tanager, the Blue-whiskered Tanager and the Gilt-edged Tanager.
Is the Opal-crowned Tanager endangered?: The Opal-crowned Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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