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Birdsong field guide

Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

The Paradise Tanager is a brilliantly multicolored Neotropical songbird known for its vibrant plumage and high-canopy lifestyle. It is a social species often seen as a core member of mixed-species foraging flocks in the Amazon.

What it sounds like

High-pitched, thin, squeaky 'tsit' notes and rapid, twittering series.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · BrazilCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Despite its scientific name 'chilensis', the species is not found in Chile; the name likely resulted from an 18th-century geographical labeling error.
The bird possesses a complex plumage pattern featuring a neon-green head, sky-blue underparts, and a rump that is either brilliant scarlet or yellow depending on the subspecies.
It is a highly social bird that typically forages in groups of 5 to 20 individuals, often leading mixed-species flocks through the rainforest canopy.
There are four recognized subspecies, and their primary morphological difference is the coloration of the lower back and rump.
While primarily frugivorous, they are exceptionally acrobatic foragers, often hanging upside down to glean insects from the undersides of leaves.

Habitat

Humid lowland evergreen forests, forest edges, and mature secondary growth.

Range

Amazon Basin and the Guianas, including parts of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia.

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 Emerald TanagerTangara florida Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii

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