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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 34 g
What the White-lined Tanager sounds like
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The adult white-lined tanager is 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long and weighs 33 g (1.2 oz). It has a long tail and a mostly black stout pointed bill. The adult male is glossy black, apart from white underwing coverts and a small white patch on the upperwing. These white areas are conspicuous in flight but otherwise rarely visible. Females and immatures are entirely rufous in plumage, somewhat paler below.
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When to see the White-lined Tanager
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-lined Tanager
The map shades 15 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-lined Tanager
The white-lined tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Easily confused with
Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusThe ruby-crowned tanager is a small bird, 16 centimetres (10 in) long, weighing 26–33 grams (0.92–1.16 oz).
Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiThe tawny-crested tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Fulvous-crested TanagerTachyphonus surinamusThe fulvous-crested tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.
Side by side: Ruby-crowned Tanager vs White-lined Tanager
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