Glossy tangerine
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Spotted Tangare ( Tangara dowii ) |
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The glossy- spot tangar ( Tangara dowii ) is a species of bird from the family of the tangar (Thraupidae) that occurs in Central America .
features
The glossy tangerine reaches a body length of about 12 centimeters and a weight of about 20 grams. The head, throat and back are black, and the chest and abdomen are orange-yellow. Black spots stand out from the chest and yellow-green spots from the neck and ear covers . There is a small red-brown spot on the headstock. The wings and the control springs are predominantly framed in black and thin blue. Both sexes differ slightly in color. The females show a slightly reduced pattern of spots on the neck and chest.
Distribution and habitat
The range of the species extends through predominantly mountainous areas from Costa Rica to Panama . Glossy tangars prefer to colonize moist forests and mountain slopes at altitudes between 800 and 3000 meters.
Way of life
The glossy spot tangars feed on fruits and insects (Insecta). They live in pairs or in small groups, sometimes in company with birds of the genus Chlorospingus . The cup-shaped nest is primarily made of moss, dry plant fibers and pieces of fern , attached in forked branches at heights of five to ten meters above the ground and provided with two eggs. No information is yet available on the breeding behavior.
Hazard and protection
The glossy tangerine is not uncommon in protected areas and national parks and is therefore classified as 
" Least Concern " by the World Conservation Organization IUCN . In western Panama, however, some previous habitats have already been lost due to the reclamation of forest areas.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hilty, S. (2017): Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara dowii). 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. (viewed at http://www.hbw.com/node/61713 on February 15, 2017).
- ↑ xeno-canto distribution
- ^ IUCN Red List
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