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Dotted Tanager
Ixothraupis varia (Müller, PLS, 1776)
10 gWeight
Busiest months: October · Most records: Peru, Brazil, Guyana
Where and when it's recorded
Dotted Tanager has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- ACR Cordillera Escalera – El Mono y La GataPeru192 records
- Manaus – MUSA/Jardim Botânico A. DuckeBrazil47 records
- Pumarinri Amazon LodgePeru37 records
More places
- Rio Azul Jungle LodgeBrazil31 records
- Jardim da AmazôniaBrazil29 records
- Asociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke's HermitPeru27 records
- Cristalino Lodge – Torre 2 e trilhaBrazil22 records
- Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil16 records
- Rupununi Road – between Surama Junction & Harpy TrailGuyana5 records
- Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy WalkwayGuyana3 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Dotted Tanager?
The Dotted Tanager weighs around 10 g.
Where does the Dotted Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: northern Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Brazil and Guyana.
When is the best time to see the Dotted Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).
What does the Dotted Tanager eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Dotted Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 10 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 55 mm
- Tail
- 40 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 15 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: northern Amazonia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Ixothraupis
Other birds in the genus Ixothraupis
Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigula
Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata
Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttata
Yellow-bellied TanagerIxothraupis xanthogastra
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
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