About the Orange-headed Tanager
The orange-headed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Native to South America, it is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela, where it inhabits successional vegetation, cerrado, riparian forest, shrub, brush, and open woodland. Males of the species have sandy-gray upperparts, cinnamon to buff underparts, white on the center of the lower breast, belly, and tail, and rufous-orange and yellow heads. Females are similar but duller.
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The orange-headed tanager is a small, thin-billed tanager that has an average length of 13 cm (5.1 in) and a weight of 14–19 g (0.49–0.67 oz). Its proportions are similar to those of a New World warbler. Males of the nominate subspecies have rufous-orange crowns and sides of the head, becoming bright yellow on the lores, ocular region (area surrounding eye), and throat. The upperparts are sandy-gray, with dusky primary coverts and flight feathers, the latter of which are edged with gray. Voice: The orange-headed tanager's calls include a high-pitched tseet, seet, or sit, often given rapidly multiple times, a quick high-pitched chittering sit-it-t-t-t-t-t-t, and a slower seet-a.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliarisThe superciliaried hemispingus is, on average, 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long and weighs 11–17 g (0.4–0.6 oz).
Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsThe rust-and-yellow tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataThe rufous-chested tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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