Golden-hooded Tanager (Stilpnia larvata)
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Golden-hooded Tanager

Stilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)

13 cmLength20 gWeight

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

Where and when it's recorded

Golden-hooded Tanager has been recorded at 271 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica11,769 records
  2. Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica9,588 records
  3. Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica6,314 records
More places
  1. Wilson Botanical GardenCosta Rica4,230 records
  2. Canopy TowerPanama2,292 records
  3. Tirimbina Rainforest CenterCosta Rica2,193 records
  4. Reserva El CopalCosta Rica2,043 records
  5. Laguna Lagarto LodgeCosta Rica1,665 records
  6. Hotel QuelitalesCosta Rica1,632 records
  7. Selva Verde LodgeCosta Rica1,629 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaPanamaColombiaBelizeEcuadorHondurasNicaraguaMexico

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 Golden-hooded Tanager?

The Golden-hooded Tanager is about 13 cm long and weighs around 20 g.

Where does the Golden-hooded Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.

When is the best time to see the Golden-hooded Tanager?

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

What does the Golden-hooded Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Golden-hooded Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Length
13 cm
Weight
20 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
69 mm
Tail
46 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Stilpnia

Other birds in the genus Stilpnia

Black-headed TanagerBlack-headed TanagerStilpnia cyanopteraBlack-hooded TanagerBlack-hooded TanagerStilpnia whitelyiSilver-backed TanagerSilver-backed TanagerStilpnia viridicollisSira TanagerSira TanagerStilpnia phillipsiStraw-backed TanagerStraw-backed TanagerStilpnia argyrofengesBlack-capped TanagerBlack-capped TanagerStilpnia heineiBlue-necked TanagerBlue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisMasked TanagerMasked TanagerStilpnia nigrocinctaBlack-backed TanagerBlack-backed TanagerStilpnia peruvianaChestnut-backed TanagerChestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosaGreen-capped TanagerGreen-capped TanagerStilpnia meyerdeschauenseeiScrub TanagerScrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
Golden-hooded Tanager

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