
Yellow-green Tanager
Bangsia flavovirens (Lawrence, 1867)
25 gWeight
Busiest months: October · Most records: Colombia, Ecuador
Where and when it's recorded
Yellow-green Tanager has been recorded at 21 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- El Pangán ProAves reserveColombia120 records
- La Delicia – Guayabillas roadEcuador86 records
- RN Río NambíColombia38 records
More places
- PNN Tatamá – Camino MontezumaColombia21 records
- San Jorge de MilpeEcuador12 records
- Reserva Mashpi-AmagusaEcuador10 records
- Camino Montezuma – Río ClaroColombia9 records
- Reserva Rio CanandeEcuador7 records
- Las Tangaras ProAves ReserveColombia7 records
- Milpe Bird SanctuaryEcuador6 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.
Questions
How big is the Yellow-green Tanager?
The Yellow-green Tanager weighs around 25 g.
Where does the Yellow-green Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Colombia and Ecuador.
When is the best time to see the Yellow-green Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Yellow-green Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-green Tanager as Vulnerable.
What does the Yellow-green Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Yellow-green Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 25 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 78 mm
- Tail
- 58 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Bangsia
Other birds in the genus Bangsia
Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei
Gold-ringed TanagerBangsia aureocincta
Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsi
Golden-chested TanagerBangsia rothschildi
Black-and-gold TanagerBangsia melanochlamys
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
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In other languages
- EnglishYellow-green Tanager
- 简体中文黄绿灌丛唐纳雀
- 繁體中文黃綠灌叢唐納雀
- 日本語キミドリヤブフウキンチョウ
- DeutschOlivbergtangare
- FrançaisTangara jaune-vert
- EspañolTangara verdiamarilla
- Portuguêssaíra-verde-amarelada
- ItalianoTanagra di macchia gialloverde
- NederlandsZwartvoorhoofdtangare
- РусскийЖёлто-зелёная танагра
- Svenskagulgrön tangara
- DanskGyldengrøn Krattangar
- Polskitanagra oliwkowa