Saffron-crowned Tanager

Tangara xanthocephala (Tschudi, 1844)

12–14 cmLength19 gWeight

The saffron-crowned tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Saffron-crowned Tanager has been recorded at 125 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Cabañas San IsidroEcuador4,112 records
La Florida - Bosque de Las AvesColombia1,930 records
Finca Alejandría "El Paraiso de Los Colibries"Colombia1,346 records

More places

ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru964 records
Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo HotelPeru956 records
Las Tangaras ProAves ReserveColombia918 records
Finca Bosque de NieblaColombia815 records
Cordillera Guacamayos – Sendero JumandyEcuador798 records
Ecolodge La MingaColombia754 records
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise LodgePeru651 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Venezuela

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 saffron-crowned tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Found in the northern Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, it inhabits cloud forest, forest edges, and secondary forest, preferring areas with mossy trees. It is an average-sized species of tanager with a blue-green body and yellow head with a black forecrown, lores, orbital area, and chin.

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