Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius) | Photos and ID

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Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius), photo 3 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Zac Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The western chat-tanager is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 40 to 55 g (1.4 to 1.9 oz). It has a long bill and tail, so it somewhat resembles a mockingbird's shape. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive-brown head, with a blackish crown and a small rusty spot between the eye and bill. The rest of their upperparts are dark reddish brown. Their throat and underparts are white, with a heavy wash of grayish brown on the flanks and lower belly. Voice: Both sexes of the western chat-tanager sing, usually at dawn. Their song is described as a buzzy "wee-chee-chee-chee". Their calls include a "chip-chip" and a "tick, tick, tick, tick...".

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When to see the Western Chat-Tanager

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Western Chat-Tanager

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Dominican Republic Haiti

About the Western Chat-Tanager

The western chat-tanager is a Vulnerable species of passerine bird belonging to the family Calyptophilidae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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Easily confused with

Eastern Chat-TanagerCalyptophilus frugivorusThe eastern chat-tanager is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 26 to 39 g (0.92 to 1.4 oz).

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