Lemon-spectacled Tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea)
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Lemon-spectacled Tanager

Chlorothraupis olivacea (Cassin, 1860)

17 cmLength39 gWeight

The lemon-spectacled tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

Busiest months: January–February, August and November · Most records: Colombia, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Lemon-spectacled Tanager has been recorded at 13 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. RN San Cipriano-EscalereteColombia193 records
  2. Playa de Oro Reserva de Los TigrillosEcuador189 records
  3. Via Antigua a BuenaventuraColombia95 records
More places
  1. Reserva Rio CanandeEcuador15 records
  2. PNN Tatamá – Camino MontezumaColombia5 records
  3. Alto Anchicayá - El DescansoColombia4 records
  4. Titi Cabeciblanco ProAves ReserveColombia2 records
  5. Las Tangaras ProAves ReserveColombia2 records
  6. RN Río NambíColombia1 record
  7. PNN Tatamá – Cerro Montezuma-Los ChorrosColombia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

ColombiaEcuador

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 lemon-spectacled tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Questions

How big is the Lemon-spectacled Tanager?

The Lemon-spectacled Tanager is about 17 cm long and weighs around 39 g.

Where does the Lemon-spectacled Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Panama to far northwestern Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Colombia and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Lemon-spectacled Tanager?

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

What does the Lemon-spectacled Tanager eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Lemon-spectacled Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Cardinals & Allies (Cardinalidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
17 cm
Weight
39 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
90 mm
Tail
66 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

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

Range

Middle America, South America: Panama to far northwestern Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae
Genus
Chlorothraupis

Other birds in the genus Chlorothraupis

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Lemon-spectacled Tanager

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