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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestCup nestSmall · 20 g










When to see the Spangle-cheeked Tanager
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Regular range
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Spangle-cheeked Tanager
The spangle-cheeked tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama.
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Easily confused with
Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankiiThe green-and-gold tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.
Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaIt is mostly green with a black back and a blue head and throat.
Emerald TanagerTangara floridaThe emerald tanager is a medium-sized tanager with a length of 10.6–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a mass of 18–20.5 g (0.63–0.72 oz).
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