Tricolor tangare
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Tricolor tangare ( Tangara seledon ) |
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The three-colored tangar ( Tangara seledon ) is a species of bird from the family of the tangar (Thraupidae) that occurs in South America .
features
The three-color tangerine reaches a body length of about 13 centimeters and an average weight of 18.7 grams. The birds are very brightly colored and show the following plumage colors:
- Head and chest: turquoise
- Neck, belly and wings : green
- Rump : orange
- Eye ring, beak base, throat and arm swing : black.
The sexes hardly differ in color. The females show slightly paler colors.
Similar species
The also very brightly colored species seven-color tangar ( Tangara chilensis ) and multi-colored tangar ( Tangara fastuosa ) differ primarily in the blue color of the belly and the black hand wings.
distribution and habitat
Tricolor tangars occur in the southeast of Brazil and Paraguay as well as in the extreme northeast of Argentina . They prefer to live in moist forests, forest edges and mountain slopes at altitudes of up to 900 meters. With the creation of orchards by humans in recent years, the species has expanded there as well as in gardens and parks and on the outskirts of cities.
Way of life
The birds feed primarily on fruits, and to a lesser extent also on arthropods . In addition to wild fruits, oranges , papayas and bananas are also popular in orchards as food, which is usually reached downwards. They breed in pairs or in larger groups of up to 20 individuals. The months of November to February in Brazil, November and December in Paraguay and November in Argentina were documented as time periods. The cup-shaped nest is created by both parents and is primarily made of dried grass, leaves and moss. It is usually equipped with three eggs. The eggs are whitish to pale pink in color and covered with brownish spots. The nestlings fly out after 30 to 35 days, but are fed by the parents for up to 75 days.
Hazard and protection
The three-colored tangerine is not uncommon in most of its distribution areas and is therefore classified as 
" Least Concern " by the World Conservation Organization ( IUCN ).
Trivia
There is a 5 Real stamp from 2011 on which the three-color tangerine is depicted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hilty, S. (2017). Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, DA & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (accessed from http://www.hbw.com/node/61680 on February 10, 2017).
- ^ IUCN Red List
- ↑ Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon), Hadrolaelia lobata. In: colnect.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
literature
- Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie: Handbook of the Birds of the World, Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Volume 16, Lynx Edicions, 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-78-1 .
Web links
- neotropical.birds - Neotropical Birds
- itis.gov - ITIS Report
- xeno-canto - spread