About the Yellow-lored Tanager
The yellow-lored tanager, also known as the olive tanager, is a species of bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae that is found in South America along the eastern foothills of the Andes from southern Colombia to western Bolivia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with Carmiol's tanager of Central America.
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The yellow-lored tanager is about 17 cm (6.7 in) in overall length. The upper parts are a dull olive green and the underparts are a rather paler olive green. The throat is slightly yellower than the rest of the underparts, and is streaked in the male while being a uniform pale yellow in the female. The underparts of the female are paler than those of the male, and the female has a yellowish patch in front of the eyes. The beak is relatively stout and is black in both sexes.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivaceaThe adult lemon-spectacled tanager is about 17 cm (6.7 in) in length.
Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniThe ochre-breasted tanager grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in).
Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliThe adult Carmiol's tanager is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and is an evenly coloured, robust bird.
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