White-shouldered Tanager

Loriotus luctuosus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

13–14 cmLength13 gWeight

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador

White-shouldered Tanager has been recorded at 368 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

PN Carara-Entrada principal [senderos Quebrada Bonita y Universal]Costa Rica3,193 records
Parque Natural MetropolitanoPanama2,556 records
Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto)Panama2,265 records

More places

Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica2,148 records
Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador1,873 records
Panama Rainforest Discovery CenterPanama1,864 records
Canopy TowerPanama1,705 records
Pipeline Road – Parque Nacional SoberaníaPanama1,610 records
Pipeline RoadPanama1,544 records
PN Carara – Sendero La MeandricaCosta Rica1,252 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Panama Costa Rica Ecuador Colombia Peru Brazil Trinidad & Tobago Honduras

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the White-shouldered Tanager?

The White-shouldered Tanager is about 13–14 cm long and weighs around 13 g.

Where does the White-shouldered Tanager live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Honduras to Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the White-shouldered Tanager?

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

What does the White-shouldered Tanager eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-shouldered Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Length: 13–14 cm
Weight: 13 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)

More measurements

Wing: 62 mm
Tail: 54 mm
Bill: 14 mm
Tarsus: 17 mm

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

Range

Middle America, South America: Honduras to Bolivia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order: Passerines Passeriformes
Family: Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus: Loriotus

Other birds in the genus Loriotus

Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus

Yellow-crested TanagerLoriotus rufiventer

PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema

Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma

Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei

Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis

Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata

Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei

Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus

White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata

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