Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle
White tangar ( Tangara chrysotis ), male
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) Family : Tangaren (Thraupidae) Subfamily : Thraupinae Genre : Schillertangaren ( Tangara ) Type : Honeysuckle
Scientific name
Tangara heinei
( Cabanis , 1850)

female

The Honeysuckle ( Tangara heinei ) is a species of bird from the family of the Tangaren (Thraupidae) that occurs in South America . The species was dedicated to the German ornithologist Ferdinand Heine senior .

features

The Heinetangare reaches a body length of about 13 centimeters and a weight of 18.0 to 22.8 grams. In the males, the top of the head to over the eyes and the forehead are black. The ear covers and the chest are turquoise, the belly and the back plumage light blue, the wings and the control feathers dark blue. There is a clear sexual dimorphism , since the plumage of the females shows only different shades of green.

distribution and habitat

The range of the species extends through predominantly mountainous areas from Venezuela through Colombia to the north of Ecuador . Honeysuckle tangs prefer to colonize moist forests, forest edges and mountain slopes at altitudes between 700 and 2800 meters.

Way of life

The birds feed primarily on fruits, and to a lesser extent also on arthropods . The fruits of black- mouthed plants (Melastomataceae), which are usually eaten downwards, are often accepted. Often the food is sought in the tops of tall trees. Individual nest building activities were observed almost every month of the year, depending on the geographic location, altitude and climatic conditions. The cup-shaped nest is primarily made of grass and moss and stabilized with the silk of spider webs . It is provided with one or two light blue or greenish white eggs that are spotted with reddish brown. The female breeds alone and is supplied with food by the male. The breeding season is 13 to 14 days. The nestlings are fed by both parents.

Hazard and protection

The white tangerine is not uncommon in protected areas and national parks and is therefore classified as " Least Concern = not at risk" by the World Conservation Organization ( IUCN ). Outside the protected areas, some previous habitats have already been lost due to the reclamation of forest areas.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ naming
2. ↑ Hilty, S. (2017): Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei). 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/61716 on February 13, 2017).
3. ↑ dissemination
4. ^ 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

Commons : Heinetangare ( Tangara heinei )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• neotropical.birds - Neotropical Birds
• itis.gov - ITIS Report