Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida)
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Orange-headed Tanager

Thlypopsis sordida (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

17 gWeight

The orange-headed tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

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

Orange-headed Tanager has been recorded at 184 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parque Ecológico do TietêBrazil642 records
  2. Santo André – Parque CentralBrazil587 records
  3. Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil515 records
More places
  1. Reserva Natural Privada Eco-Portal de PiedraArgentina274 records
  2. Parque IbirapueraBrazil274 records
  3. Parque Linear Nove de JulhoBrazil238 records
  4. Santo André – Vila de ParanapiacabaBrazil210 records
  5. Botucatu – Fazenda EdgárdiaBrazil164 records
  6. Potengi – Sítio Pau PretoBrazil151 records
  7. Indaiatuba – Sítio São BentoBrazil151 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilArgentinaPeruParaguayBoliviaEcuadorVenezuelaColombia

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 orange-headed tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Native to South America, it is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela, where it inhabits successional vegetation, cerrado, riparian forest, shrub, brush, and open woodland. Males of the species have sandy-gray upperparts, cinnamon to buff underparts, white on the center of the lower breast, belly, and tail, and rufous-orange and yellow heads.

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Questions

How big is the Orange-headed Tanager?

The Orange-headed Tanager weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Orange-headed Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: western Amazonia and eastern, south-central South America. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Peru.

When is the best time to see the Orange-headed Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Orange-headed Tanager endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Orange-headed Tanager as Least Concern.

What does the Orange-headed Tanager eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Orange-headed Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Weight
17 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
65 mm
Tail
54 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

South America: western Amazonia and eastern, south-central South America

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Thlypopsis

Other birds in the genus Thlypopsis

Orange-headed Tanager

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