Chestnut-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma)
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Chestnut-headed Tanager

Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma Burns, KJ, Unitt & Mason, NA, 2016

14 cmLength16 gWeight

Busiest months: August and October · Most records: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Chestnut-headed Tanager has been recorded at 44 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PP Urugua-í – Seccional UruzúArgentina575 records
  2. PP de la AraucariaArgentina275 records
  3. Bio Reserva KaradyaArgentina166 records
More places
  1. PP Caá YaríArgentina116 records
  2. Nova Friburgo – Ecolodge ItororóBrazil112 records
  3. PN Iguazú – Ruta 101Argentina101 records
  4. PP Cruce CaballeroArgentina92 records
  5. San Sebastián de la SelvaArgentina86 records
  6. PN Iguazú – Área CataratasArgentina84 records
  7. Parque Nacional San Rafael, Dptos. Itapúa y CaazapáParaguay64 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ArgentinaBrazilParaguay

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

Questions

How big is the Chestnut-headed Tanager?

The Chestnut-headed Tanager is about 14 cm long and weighs around 16 g.

Where does the Chestnut-headed Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

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

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August and October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Chestnut-headed Tanager endangered?

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

What does the Chestnut-headed Tanager eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Chestnut-headed Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Length
14 cm
Weight
16 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
63 mm
Tail
60 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

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

Range

South America: eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Thlypopsis

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Chestnut-headed Tanager

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