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White-shouldered Tanager

Loriotus luctuosus

Least ConcernUncommon
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 1
Photo: Anna Hess · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 2
Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 3
Photo: yongestation · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 4
Photo: yongestation · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 5
Photo: Guy Babineau · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 6
Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 7
Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 8
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 9
Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0
White-shouldered Tanager (Loriotus luctuosus), photo 10
Photo: Guy Babineau · CC BY 4.0

About the White-shouldered Tanager

The white-shouldered tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Honduras to Panama, South America south to Ecuador and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
Panama Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Peru Brazil Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela Honduras Bolivia Guyana Nicaragua French Guiana Suriname

When to see it

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Flame-crested Tanager (Loriotus cristatus) Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatusThe flame-crested tanager grows to a length of about 15 cm (6 in) and a weight of around 20 g (0.7 oz). Yellow-crested Tanager (Loriotus rufiventer) Yellow-crested TanagerLoriotus rufiventerThe yellow-crested tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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