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Birds
Silver-throated tanager
Silver-throated tanager · Tangara icterocephala
Discover the silver-throated tanager with its vivid colours and melodic songs in the tropical forests.
Fact file
- Size
- 20 to 22 cm long
- Males and females
- Males are more intensely coloured, females are paler
- Sounds
- Melodic songs and various chirping sounds
- Diet
- Fruit, berries, nectar and insects
- Offspring
- Nests in tree cavities and typically incubates 2 to 3 eggs
How to identify Silver-throated tanager
The silver-throated tanager is a strikingly coloured bird with a bright yellow underside and a silvery patch of plumage on its throat. Its head is a vivid yellow, standing out clearly against its blue-black back.
It has a compact silhouette with a length of about 20 to 22 cm. Particularly characteristic are its long, narrow wings and the slightly rounded tail.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
Where Silver-throated tanager live
Costa Rica
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