Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon (Müller, PLS, 1776)

≈13 cmLength19 gWeight

It has a blue-green head, black back and an orange-red rump patch.

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

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Head greenish or bluish
Back black
Rump orange or red

Male, female and young

Female and juvenile have similar color patterns but are duller.

Where and when it's recorded

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

Green-headed Tanager has been recorded at 70 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Tapiraí – Trilha dos Tucanos LodgeBrazil1,574 records
Jardim Botânico do Rio de JaneiroBrazil1,317 records
PN de Itatiaia – Hotel do YpêBrazil1,186 records

More places

PE IntervalesBrazil996 records
Peruíbe – GuaraúBrazil935 records
Peruíbe – Mochileiros Pousada e Observação de avesBrazil908 records
Ubatuba – Fazenda AngelimBrazil867 records
Guaraú – Pousada Birdwatching Samambaia AzulBrazil837 records
Salesópolis – Sítio MacuquinhoBrazil824 records
PN Iguazú – Área CataratasArgentina718 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Argentina Paraguay

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 green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) is a brightly colored bird found in the Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (Misiones only).

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Questions

How big is the Green-headed Tanager?

The Green-headed Tanager is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 19 g.

Where does the Green-headed Tanager live?

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