
Golden-naped Tanager
Chalcothraupis ruficervix (Prévost & des Murs, 1842)
19 gWeight
Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Where and when it's recorded
Golden-naped Tanager has been recorded at 132 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador3,525 records
- Reserva Mashpi-AmagusaEcuador2,964 records
- La Florida - Bosque de Las AvesColombia2,048 records
More places
- Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador1,566 records
- Finca Alejandría "El Paraiso de Los Colibries"Colombia1,277 records
- Mindo – Vía a las cascadasEcuador1,114 records
- San Tadeo BirdwatchingEcuador1,036 records
- Sachatamia LodgeEcuador981 records
- Alambi ReserveEcuador972 records
- Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador926 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 Golden-naped Tanager?
The Golden-naped Tanager weighs around 19 g.
Where does the Golden-naped Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Colombia to northwestern Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
What does the Golden-naped Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Golden-naped Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 19 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 75 mm
- Tail
- 47 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Colombia to northwestern Bolivia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Chalcothraupis
More from the family Tanagers & Allies
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
Black-masked FinchCoryphaspiza melanotis
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In other languages
- EnglishGolden-naped Tanager
- 简体中文金颈靓唐纳雀
- 繁體中文金頸唐加拉雀
- 日本語キンエリフウキンチョウ
- DeutschRotnackentangare
- FrançaisCalliste à nuque d’or
- EspañolTangara nuquigualda
- Portuguêssaíra-de-nuca-dourada
- ItalianoTanagra nucadorata
- NederlandsGoudnektangare
- РусскийТиаровая танагра
- Svenskagyllennackad tangara
- DanskGyldennakket Tangar
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