
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
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
- Parque Ecológico do TietêBrazil642 records
- Santo André – Parque CentralBrazil587 records
- Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil515 records
More places
- Reserva Natural Privada Eco-Portal de PiedraArgentina274 records
- Parque IbirapueraBrazil274 records
- Parque Linear Nove de JulhoBrazil238 records
- Santo André – Vila de ParanapiacabaBrazil210 records
- Botucatu – Fazenda EdgárdiaBrazil164 records
- Potengi – Sítio Pau PretoBrazil151 records
- Indaiatuba – Sítio São BentoBrazil151 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.
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
Fulvous-headed TanagerThlypopsis fulviceps
Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornata
Chestnut-headed TanagerThlypopsis pyrrhocoma
Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralis
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
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In other languages
- EnglishOrange-headed Tanager
- 简体中文橙头灰背雀
- 繁體中文橙頭灰背雀
- 日本語オレンジズキンフウキンチョウ
- DeutschOrangekopftangare
- FrançaisTangara à tête orange
- EspañolTangara cabecinaranja
- Portuguêssaí-canário
- ItalianoTanagra testarancio
- NederlandsOranjekoptangare
- РусскийРыжеголовая пипира
- Svenskaorangehuvad tangara
- DanskOrangehovedet Rusttangar
- Polskikapturzyk pomarańczowy