Yellow-headed tangerine
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The yellow-headed tangar ( Tangara xanthocephala ) is a species of bird from the family of the tangar (Thraupidae) that occurs in South America .
features
The yellow-headed tangerine reaches a body length of about 13 centimeters and a weight of 15.0 to 23.6 grams. It is named after the yellow head, which is only interrupted by a black face mask. The throat and neck are also black. The subspecies Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis shows an orange-colored skull. The chest is turquoise, the belly yellowish. The back plumage is black and green piebald, the arm and hand wings as well as the control feathers are bordered black and green. Both sexes hardly differ in color, but the females show somewhat paler colors.
Distribution, subspecies and habitat
In addition to the on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the Peruvian province of Chanchamayo occurring nominate Tangara xanthocephala xanthocephala two other subspecies are known:
- Tangara xanthocephala lamprotis ( PL Sclater , 1851) - in the Peruvian region of Ayacucho , the province of Cusco and in the Santa Cruz department in Bolivia
- Tangara xanthocephala venusta ( PL Sclater , 1855) - in the mountains of Venezuela , Colombia and Ecuador as well as the Peruvian province of Cajamarca and the Pasco region .
Yellow-headed tangars prefer to colonize moist forests, forest edges and mountain slopes at altitudes between 1000 and 2600 meters.
Way of life
The birds feed primarily on fruits, and to a lesser extent also on arthropods . When examining the stomach contents of 15 specimens, 13 showed a purely vegetable content. The yellow-headed tangerines live in pairs or in small groups, sometimes in company with other species of tangerines. There is only very incomplete information on breeding behavior. Individual observations in Colombia showed broods between March and July.
Hazard and protection
The yellow-headed tangerine is not uncommon in protected areas and national parks and is therefore classified by the IUCN as a 
" Least Concern = not at risk". Outside the protected areas, however, a decline in the species can already be observed due to the reclamation of the habitat .
Individual evidence
- ^ S. Hilty: Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala). In: Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, David A. Christie, Eduardo de Juana (eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2017 (accessed from http://www.hbw.com/node/61689 on February 12, 2017).
- ^ IUCN Red List
literature
- Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-78-1 .
Web links
- neotropical.birds - Neotropical Birds
- itis.gov - ITIS Report
- xeno-canto - spread