How big is a Yellow-scarfed Tanager?

The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 24 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-scarfed Tanager?

The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-scarfed Tanager?

The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is most easily confused with the Golden-collared Tanager, the Yellow-throated Tanager and the Golden-crowned Tanager.

Is the Yellow-scarfed Tanager endangered?

The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-scarfed Tanager

Iridosornis reinhardti

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti) is a rare tanager found only in Peru, weighing about 24 g. The yellow-scarfed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats omnivoreforest24 g

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 1 — Photo: RJ Baltierra · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 2 — Photo: RJ Baltierra · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 3 — Photo: RJ Baltierra · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 4 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 5 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti), photo 7 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Yellow-scarfed Tanager

The yellow-scarfed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in forests in the Andean highlands in Peru.

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Where it lives

Peru

When to see it

Best months: February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-scarfed Tanager look like?: The yellow-scarfed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
How big is a Yellow-scarfed Tanager?: The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 24 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-scarfed Tanager?: The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-scarfed Tanager?: The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is most easily confused with the Golden-collared Tanager, the Yellow-throated Tanager and the Golden-crowned Tanager.
Is the Yellow-scarfed Tanager endangered?: The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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