Golden breasted tangare
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The golden breasted tangar ( Tangara schrankii ) is a species of bird from the family of the tangar (Thraupidae) that occurs in South America . The species was dedicated to the German biologist Franz de Paula von cabinet .
features
The golden breast tangar reaches a body length of about 12 centimeters and a weight of 14 to 23 grams. Most of the plumage is green, the breast and the skull are yellow. There is a narrow, crescent-shaped, light turquoise area between the beak and the eye. A black mask extends from the base of the beak to the ear covers. The hand and arm wings as well as the control springs are also black in their basic color and show green edges and a bluish shimmer. In terms of plumage, the sexes are very similar, but the females appear a little paler.
Similar species
The emerald tangar ( Tangara florida ) differs in the absence of both the yellow chest fletching and the bluish coloration of the hand and arm wings.
Distribution, subspecies and habitat
In addition to the in parts of Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , Bolivia , and in the east of Brazil occurring nominate Tangara schrankii schrankii another is subspecies known: Tangara schrankii venezuelana Phelps & Phelps Jr. , 1957, in the southern and southeastern Venezuela can be found.
The species prefers to inhabit moist wooded mountain slopes at altitudes of up to 900 meters in Venezuela and up to 1600 meters in Peru.
Way of life
The birds feed primarily on fruits. The fruits of ant trees ( Cecropia ) are preferred . The food is usually taken head down. Arthropods (Arthropoda) are rarely found in food spectrum. They breed in pairs or in larger groups of 20 or more individuals. The cup-shaped nest is primarily made from dried leaves, plant fibers, roots and moss. Individual nests were found in July, August and October in Peru and in September in Ecuador. The outer diameter was 10.2 to 12.0, the inner 3.9 to 6.0 centimeters. The nest height was measured at 4.0 to 12.2, the depth at 2.9 to 6.6 centimeters. The nest is set up at a height of up to two meters above the ground and is usually equipped with two eggs. The eggs are pale reddish brown in color and covered with dense dark red spots. The breeding season is 15 to 17 days.
Hazard and protection
The golden breasted tangare is not uncommon in most of its distribution areas and is therefore classified by the IUCN as a 
" Least Concern ".
Individual evidence
- ^ Birds in Peru
- ^ S. Hilty: Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii). 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/61685 on February 9, 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