Golden-hooded tanager

Stilpnia larvata

The golden-hooded tanager (Stilpnia larvata) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

Family: Thraupidae Order: passerines Conservation: Least Concern

About the Golden-hooded tanager

The golden-hooded tanager (Stilpnia larvata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. Adult golden-hooded tanagers are 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weigh 19 g (0.67 oz). The adult male has a golden head with a black eyemask edged with violet blue above and below. The upperparts of the body are black apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump and edgings of the wings and tail. The flanks are blue and the central belly is white. Females have a greenish tinge to the head, sometimes with black speckling on the crown, and more extensively white underparts. Immatures are duller, with a green head, dark grey upperparts, off-white underparts, and little blue in the plumage. The golden-hooded tanager's call is a sharp tsit and the

Fun Facts About Golden-hooded tanager

It resides from sea level to 1,500 metres (4,920 ft) altitude in the canopy of dense forests and semi-open areas like clearings, second growth and well-vegetated gardens.
Adult golden-hooded tanagers are 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weigh 19 g (0.67 oz).
The golden-hooded tanager's call is a sharp tsit and the song is a tuneless rattled series of tick sounds.
The cup nest is built in a tree fork or in a bunch of green bananas, and the normal clutch is two brown-blotched white eggs.
The adult male has a golden head with a black eyemask edged with violet blue above and below.

Conservation Status

The Golden-hooded tanager is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.

Taxonomy & Classification

Order	passerines
Family	Thraupidae
Genus	Stilpnia
Species	Stilpnia larvata

Range & Habitat