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Birdsong field guide

Emerald Tanager

Tangara florida

A small, brilliantly colored neotropical passerine characterized by its shimmering green plumage and active foraging behavior in the humid forest canopy.

What it sounds like

Thin, high-pitched 'tsip' or 'seee' notes, often delivered in rapid, high-frequency successions.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Jonas Nilsson · EcuadorCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Males feature a prominent golden-yellow patch on the back of the crown, which is much duller or absent in females.
They are highly social birds, frequently joining mixed-species flocks to forage for insects and fruit alongside other tanager species.
Their diet is omnivorous, primarily consisting of small berries from melastome trees and arthropods gleaned from foliage.
They are specialized foragers that often search for prey specifically among epiphytes and moss-covered branches.
The species is an inhabitant of the Chocó bioregion, one of the most biodiverse and highest-rainfall areas on Earth.

Habitat

Humid montane forests, foothills, and the canopy of mossy cloud forests.

Range

Humid lowlands and foothills of Costa Rica, Panama, western Colombia, and northwestern Ecuador.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotis Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannae Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmaresti Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventris

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