Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)
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Bay-headed Tanager

Tangara gyrola (Linnaeus, 1758)

21 gWeight

The bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Bay-headed Tanager has been recorded at 391 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica7,798 records
  2. Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica3,460 records
  3. Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago3,236 records
More places
  1. Wilson Botanical GardenCosta Rica2,615 records
  2. Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia2,177 records
  3. Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador2,108 records
  4. Reserva El CopalCosta Rica2,074 records
  5. WildSumaco LodgeEcuador1,973 records
  6. El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia1,791 records
  7. RNA Proaves El Dorado – LodgeColombia1,557 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaColombiaEcuadorPanamaTrinidad & TobagoPeruVenezuelaBrazil

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, South America south to Ecuador, Bolivia, and north-western Brazil, and on Trinidad.

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Questions

How big is the Bay-headed Tanager?

The Bay-headed Tanager weighs around 21 g.

Where does the Bay-headed Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Nicaragua through northern, western Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Bay-headed Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Bay-headed Tanager endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Bay-headed Tanager as Least Concern.

What does the Bay-headed Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Bay-headed Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
21 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
74 mm
Tail
51 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America, South America: Nicaragua through northern, western Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Tangara

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Bay-headed Tanager

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